Mark your calendar for the next GSPA Fall Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, at the University of Georgia’s Tate Student Center. The event will feature several rounds of concurrent sessions covering a variety of topics of importance to scholastic journalists and advisers.

Registration details will be available in August 2026.

Format

Check-in will start at 8 a.m. and the conference will conclude at 3 p.m. There will be five rounds of sessions at the following times:

  • Round 1 - 9-9:45 a.m.

  • Round 2 10-10:45 a.m.

  • Round 3 11-11:45 a.m.

    Lunch on your own 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

  • Round 4 1:15-2 p.m.

  • Round 5 2:15-3 p.m.

The 2026 program will be available closer to the event. View the 2025 program here.

Access is provided for people with disabilities. Please contact gspa@uga.edu or 706-542-5022 for specific requests.

Minors on Campus

The University of Georgia has implemented a Minors on Campus Policy for youth events. The University expects advisers and chaperones to provide supervision of youth on university property throughout the event. Chaperones should not leave youth unsupervised and should be able to account for them at all times. They must retain care, custody and control of their student groups.

Fall Conference 2025: On the Pulse

Nearly 800 students and teachers from dozens of schools across the state attended GSPA’s Fall Conference on Oct. 28 at the University of Georgia.

The conference featured more than 40 sessions covering a wide range of topics, such as student press freedoms, media literacy, behavioral and mental health coverage and many more.

The highlight video was created by GSPA Student Ambassador Agreya Menon from Chattahoochee High School, The Speculator newsmagazine and news website.

Fall Conference 2024: Broadening Perspectives

Oct. 24, 2024 The theme “Broadening Perspectives” was conceptualized by GSPA Ambassadors Alex Taylor, Union Grove High School, and Camilla O'Connell, McIntosh High School. "As journalists, we must strive to get the whole story rather than just a single perspective,” said Taylor. “Seeing the world from other people’s vantage points may just be the solution to some of our problems."

Read a recap written by Alex Taylor, GSPA Student Ambassador from Union Grove High School, watch a highlight video, view the photo gallery and check out social/photo booth photos.

Fall 2023: “Momentum”

Oct. 24, 2023 The conference theme of “Momentum” was suggested by Wes Harrison, a senior GSPA Ambassador from Marietta High School. “As journalists, we’re constantly moving: toward the next story, toward new mediums, toward new horizons. For all this, we need ‘momentum’ to keep us moving forward,” he noted.

Fall 2022: “Multifaceted”

Sept. 20, 2022 The theme of “Multifaceted” was suggested by GSPA Ambassador Disha Kumar of Northview High School.

Winter 2022: “Back Together”

Feb. 10, 2022 The theme was “Back Together,” a celebration of returning to in-person programming. The idea was suggested by GSPA Ambassador Anna Rachwalski of Midtown High School.