College Media Mega Conference

July 10-12, 2025 | Minneapolis

Join us
July 10-12, 2025,
for our hands-on
collegiate workshop.

Workshop registration

Early bird pricing is $229 until July 1 and is $259 after. Registration deadline is July 15.

Expert faculty

Learn more about this year’s conference faculty.

Accommodations on campus

Accommodation selections must be added to your registration no later than noon CST, July 3 to secure your spot. 

$65 per night
Private bedroom, community bath.

$50 per night
Shared bedroom, community bath.

Parking

$11 daily in East Bank Oak Street Ramp

Reserve your residence hall room/s first through workshop registration. ACP will send you information the second week of July.

Workshop photos by Bradley Wilson 

Get the training you need for what’s ahead

Make plans now for ACP’s annual summer workshop, the College Media Mega Workshop, July 10-12, 2025, at the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus.

This workshop has trained hundreds of collegiate journalists and advisers, and it’s prepared them for their challenges going into the academic year.

Our 2025 workshop offers specific tracks to prepare you for the year ahead.

Leadership • Advisers • Reporting • Advanced reporting • Sports journalism
• Photojournalism  • Basic design • Advanced design • Digital storytelling • Business/advertising
• Feature publications • Broadcasting

Scholarship opportunity

We are excited to announce the Bill Elsen Journalism Excellence Scholarship, an opportunity for aspiring journalists to advance their education and careers. Applications are welcomed until June 6. For more information and to apply, please visit the scholarship page. Don’t miss this chance to take the next step in your journalism journey!

Why this workshop?

  • Experienced advisers and professionals teach the training tracks you need — in a constructive, supportive environment.
  • Training tracks are built with you in mind. We’ll meet you where your skills are.
  • Registration and accommodations are easy on your budget. Check the details below.
  • Critiques help you with practical, constructive advice.
  • Ideas inspire you and your staff.
  • Working across platforms, we’ll offer the programming — and the insight — that you’ll need to succeed next year.