About the Symposium

2023 Southwest Symposium
Arkansas State University
October 27th and 28th, 2023
Jonesboro, Arkansas

The Southwest Education Council for Journalism and Mass Communication is pleased to announce the 2023 Southwest Symposium to be held at Arkansas State University (A-State) on Friday, October 27th and Saturday, October 28th, 2023. Join journalism, strategic communication, mass communication, and media educators as we present cutting edge research, discuss innovative pedagogical practices, and reconnect with colleagues and friends from all over the southwestern United States and beyond.

Individual Registration Fees:

Faculty Member (Member Institution): $75
Faculty Member (Non-Member Institution): $85
Student: $45
Other: $85

 

If your institution is not a SWECJMC member, encourage your leadership to Join Today to save $10 on your conference registration.

Symposium Hotel: The symposium hotel is the Embassy Suites by Hilton Jonesboro Red Wolf Convention Center. Symposium attendees can take advantage of the group rate of $129 per night. The Embassy Suites is located at A-State and about 1 mile from Dean B. Ellis Library and Education/Communications Building.

Hotel Reservation Link: 2023 SW Mass Comm Symposium

Additional Lodging Options:

In addition to the Embassy Suites, SWECJMC recommends the following hotel options, though no group rate is available:

Airports:

  • Memphis International Airport (MEM): 79 miles from A-State, most major airlines
  • Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT): 130 miles from A-State, most major airlines

Conference Locations:

Friday, October 27th: 

Saturday, October 28th:

Tentative Schedule

For more inquires, please contact Po-Lin Pan at ppan@astate.edu or Kelly Kaufhold at kellykaufhold@txstate.edu and use SWECJMC in the subject line.