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9:00am PDT

Coffee with the BEA Editors W311 Student Winners Celebration - BEA Student Festival of Media Arts Award Ceremony & Signature Station Awardsature Station Awards W316 Making Television History More Accessible: Exploring New Research Tools in the Vanderbilt Television News Archive W307 International Division - Top Research Presentation W313 Building Blocks of a Better Team W309 Our media: is it “mass” or is it just each pick and choose? And what does this mean to existing mass comm theory research? W312 Community News and Student Reporting W310 Finding Meaningful Professional Development for High School Teachers W308

10:15am PDT

RAB Student Scholar Mentor Match-Up - Julie Koehn, Lenwaee Broadcasting Company/WLEN Radio W313 RAB Student Scholar Mentor Match-Up - Linnae Young, Salem Media Group W313 RAB Student Scholar Mentor Match-Up - Rick Ramos, Katz Radio Group W313 How to Create and Grow a State Media Educators Association: A Collaborative Discussion W303 Alpha Epsilon Rho (AERho) Awards Ceremony W316 Advising Student Groups in an AI World: Mentoring the Next Generation W307 How to Successfully Include Non-Majors in a Study Abroad Documentary/Multi-Media Project W306 A Workshop: Audio Description - Making Media Accessible for People who are Blind or Have Low Vision W304 Integrating Virtual Production Technology Into Your Curriculum W310 The Future of Broadcast Journalism: Dual Enrollment High School Programs W311 Australian Youth Storytelling Exchange: Tips from the World’s Oldest Continuing Living Culture W305 Research Division Meeting W312 Two-Year/Scholastic Institutions Division Meeting W308

11:00am PDT

RAB Student Scholar Mentor Match-Up - Erik Hellum, Townsquare Media W313 RAB Student Scholar Mentor Match-Up - Kelli Frieler, Vibrant Impact W313 RAB Student Scholar Mentor Match-Up - Linnae Young, Salem Media Group W313 RAB Student Scholar Mentor Match-Up - Tim Clarke, TC Projects Media + Entertainment W313 RAB Student Scholar Mentor Match-Up - Erica Farber, RAB W313 Library of American Broadcasting Foundation Career Fair & Graduate Student Showcase W322-W327 - BEA Exhibit Hall BEA Coaching Lounge at the LABF Career Fair & Graduate School Showcase W322-W327 - BEA Exhibit Hall

11:30am PDT

Festival of Media Arts: Faculty Showcase Session & Awards - News, Film & Video and Audio Competitions W311 Mentoring 101: Building Faculty and Student Success from Campus to Career! W308 How to navigate the Film Festival World W306 From Policy to Practice: Supporting Students with Mental Disabilities W304 Revolutionizing Media Audience Analysis with A.I.: Tools, Trends, and Future Prospects W303 How to Speak to a Camera W312 High-Impact Multi-Semester Projects: Enhancing Interdisciplinary Pedagogy Through Film W305 Streaming, Scrolling, and Subscribing: Media Habits of Today’s Sports Fans W307 Seeing the game differently: Storytelling, Perseverance, and Sports Broadcasting. No Sight but all Vision W310 How college media are effectively utilizing social media to complement their broadcast W309 Show Bibles Competition & Showcase W302

11:45am PDT

RAB Student Scholar Mentor Match-Up - Aleece Southern, Bonneville International W313 RAB Student Scholar Mentor Match-Up - Julie Koehn, Lenwaee Broadcasting Company/WLEN Radio W313 RAB Student Scholar Mentor Match-Up - Kristin Cantrell, Seven Mountains Media W313 RAB Student Scholar Mentor Match-Up - Linnae Young, Salem Media Group W313 RAB Student Scholar Mentor Match-Up - Andrew Kalb, Skyview Networks W313 RAB Student Scholar Mentor Match-Up - Rob Babin, Cox Media Group W313

12:45pm PDT

AI and Program Assessment: Putting Your Digital Helper to Work W308 Defining the Documentary: Trauma and Documentary W303 Learning Through Experimentation: Students Share How AI Shapes Media, Ethics, and Creativity — and Prepares Them for Journalism Careers W304 Law and Policy Division Meeting W307 Embracing News Influencing: Combining traditional journalism standards and social media practices W311 On Air, On Site, On Point: College Radio's Pathway to Professionalism W312 From Collaboration to Creation: Building Student-Centered Media Projects W306 Academics Vs Athletics? The Opportunities and Challenges of Academic/Athletic Partnerships W313 Student Media Advisors: A Roundtable Discussion W309 Managing Equipment on a Shoestring Budget W310 Screenwriting Plus Production: How the Mixture Can Benefit Students W305 BEA STAR (Service, Teaching Assistance and Resources) Office Hours W315

2:00pm PDT

BEA Past President Meeting W313 Documentary Division Meeting W303 Rainbow Chalk Rebels: Gender Identity, LGBTQ+, Body Image, and Depiction of the “Other” in the Media W307 Student Success and Media Production: Experiential Learning through Intercultural Storytelling W309 Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Robotics in Broadcast Productions W304 Pitching Stories: Have We Lost the Meat and the Art? W312 Beyond Standardization: Exploring Alternatives in Evaluating Student Work W305 Resource Hurdles: Successfully Navigating Partnerships with DII and DIII Athletics W311 Your Media Job Search in the Age of AI W308 The King of Podcasting: Howard Stern W310

3:00pm PDT

Step Into the Newsroom: A KLAS-TV Experience W322-W327 - BEA Exhibit Hall

3:15pm PDT

New Frontiers in AI and Journalism Research W311 The First Amendment in an AI Society W310 Fireside Chat with Cameron Coats and Zach Sang W312 Beyond Traditional Media Writing: Integrating Social Media Shows to Bridge Professional Writing Skills W313

4:30pm PDT

RAB Radio & Audio Media Technology Tour West Hall - 3rd Floor Lobby Affordable, Game-Changing Production Technology Tour West Hall - 3rd Floor Lobby Film & Documentary Production Technologies Tour West Hall - 3rd Floor Lobby News & Sports Production Technologies Tour West Hall - 3rd Floor Lobby

5:30pm PDT

Closing Cocktails @ ZEN Westgate Hotel & Casino ZEN @ Westgate Hotel & Casino