Jump to:
- Teacher Toolbox downloadable resources
- List of attendees
- Request a visit or Zoom call with Workshop Director Sara-Beth Badalamente
- Schedule a video conference with MIPA Executive Director Jeremy Steele for yourself or with your students
- Request a letter to be mailed to your students/parents
- Visit your students on Adviser Day
- Scholarships, Grants and Fundraising help
Teacher Toolbox
Our Teacher Toolbox includes all kinds of downloadable resources you can use to encourage your students to attend the MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop, including:
- Handouts with information for students and parents
- A worksheet with all the information needed to complete the registration form
- A letter you can customize to send home
- Slides for a parent meeting/presentation
- A script for phone calls
- A “save the date” email
- And more!
The above resources are available for you to download here
List of attendees
The MIPA office updates a list of workshop attendees weekly so MIPA member advisers can see who has registered. You must be logged into MIPA’s website to view this list. If you are not a MIPA adviser, please contact us to check on the registration status of any of your students.
Request Sara-Beth!
MIPA Summer Workshop Director Sara-Beth Badalamente loves to visit MIPA member schools – either in person or virtually via web conference call – to talk to students about our program. If you’d like Sara-Beth in your classroom, please contact her directly at sarabeth@mipamsu.org. Please include preferred dates and/or times when your class meets, and a phone number where Sara-Beth can call you to finalize plans.
Talk with MIPA Executive Director Jeremy Steele
Have questions about registrations? Payments? Scholarships or fundraising? Campus rules? Choosing the right workshop course? Schedule an appointment with MIPA’s executive director to talk via phone or video conference. Jeremy can meet with advisers or advisers with students. Phone calls to the MIPA office, 517-353-6761, are also welcome any time!
We’ll mail your students (and their parents) info about camp!
We’ll mail a letter with detailed program information to up to five of your students and their parents. Just tell us about them! (We need an address so the letter reaches their home and information about your recommendations for what workshop classes they should consider.) Here’s an example of the letter we’ll send.
Tell us about your students who should come to MIPA
Visit your students on Adviser Day!
Adviser Day activities are returning! Tuesday is Adviser Day at the MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop. Come visit your students, check out their classes and have lunch. Please note: All Adviser Day visitors must submit to a background check by MSU’s HR office at least two weeks in advance so that MIPA can stay compliant with university policies for youth programs. You must pre-register at least one week in advance to participate in Adviser Day.
Learn more about Adviser Day and sign up!
Help your students pay for MIPA camp
MIPA BOMR Grant
Are you a new adviser or the adviser of a new program? MIPA has opportunities to help you pay to send a student to the workshop. Application review begins May 15 and continues until funds are awarded. Learn more and apply for a BOMR Grant.
SponsorMe Crowdsourcing Tool
We invite students to use our free crowdsourcing tool, SponsorMe, to raise money for their summer workshop registration. Learn more
Scholarships!
MIPA and our friends have a variety of scholarships to help students pay for MIPA camp. Deadline: June 1. Learn more