Monday, June 5, 2000
9:30 a.m.
Webster Hall Room 105

Tuesday, June 6, 2000
9:30 a.m.
Webster Hall Room 105

Wednesday, June 7, 2000
9:30 a.m.
Webster Hall Room 105

Thursday, June 8, 2000
9:30 a.m.
Webster Hall Room 105

Friday, June 9, 2000
9:00 a.m.
Webster Hall Room 105

"Welcome and Why We Gather"
Dr. Chad Stebbins
Missouri Southern State College

Dr. Julio Leon, President
Missouri Southern State College

The Keynote Address

"Breaking the Silence on Communication’s Unspoken Message"

Dr. Kenneth Starck
University of Iowa

"Ethical Challenges in Medical Reporting"

Dr. Robert Logan
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
Professor, School of Journalism
University of Missouri-Columbia

"A Short Course in Multicultural Journalism"

Dr. Peter R. Rupert White
University of Birmingham, England
University of Wollongong, Australia

Student presentations from the University of Vienna

"The Global and the Indigenous in Media Practices"

(Exploring journalistic conventions across cultures and languages)

Dr. Peter R. Rupert White
University of Birmingham, England
University of Wollongong, Australia

Student presentations from the University of Vienna

"The Future of Covering the Gay/Lesbian Community"

Dr. Dane Claussen
Southwest Missouri State University

"The Chain Gang: One Newspaper versus the Gannett Empire"

Richard McCord
International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors

BREAK 11:30 to 1:30
1:30 p.m.
Webster Hall Room 129

CLOSING LUNCHEON 12:00
Guccione’s Italian Café
516 Joplin St.

"Journalism in a Multicultural World"

Dr. Thomas Bauer
University of Vienna

2:30 p.m.

"Be a Discoverer: Discover the Language, Discover the People, Discover New Media,

Discover Relationships"

Rod Surber
Missouri Southern State College

4 p.m.

Opening reception for African exhibit

Spiva Art Gallery

"How Can a Journalist’s Perception Be So Important Yet So Imperfect?"

Dr. Kenneth Starck
University of Iowa

"Racism and Implicit Subjectivity in ‘Hard News’ Reporting"

Dr. Peter R. Rupert White

Student presentations from the University of Vienna

"Covering the Small Communities: Journalism at the Grassroots Level"

A panel of newspaper editors from the area

"Covering the Native American"

Richard McCord

International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors

DINNER 6:30 p.m.

Schnitzel Bank
6 miles north of Stone’s Corner on Highway 43

DINNER 7:00 p.m.

Richard and Teresa Massa’s home
25399 Demott Drive

DINNER 7:00 p.m.

Scott Haar’s home
1854 Mountain Ash Drive