STUDENT MEDIA ADVISOR

Audrey Martin, M.A., is a journalism graduate of Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington with experience in newswriting, magazine features, public relations and marketing as well as project and event management. She has served as Student Media Advisor at TWU since fall 2004. She is also an alumna of Trinity Western University and member of the College Media Advisors' association in the U.S.  www.collegemedia.org  She has also mentored journalism students for the John H. McDonald Foundation of the Canadian University Press. www.cup.ca

Audrey offers professional input to students through coaching, mentoring and external journalism contacts to promote quality Student Media productions and publications. The Student Media Advisor is closely associated with the Department of Communications faculty and is acting chair of the Student Media Committee.

She can be contacted at the Student Media Office in upper Douglas Centre; 604.513.2121, ext. 3424 or audrey.martin@twu.ca

Student Media Committee

The Student Media Committee acts as an oversight committee for the various Student Media productions. It is composed of Student Media editors and representatives of TWU Student Council, Student Life and Media + Communication faculty and chaired by the Student Media Advisor.

The committee conducts interviews and approves candidates for leadership positions in the Student Media. It also assists in the development of and adherence to the TWU Student Council Operational Guidelines for Student Media.

Student Media Associations

Associated Collegiate Press

TWU Student Media is affiliated with Associated Collegiate Press (ACP), a U.S. based association of university and college student newspapers. This organization holds regular national and regional conferences for student media and hosts student newspaper and yearbook competitions. It is a division of the National Scholastic Press Association.   www.studentpress.org/acp

Canadian University Press

TWU's newspaper, Mars' Hill, is a member of the Canadian University Press (CUP), a national student-run association since 1938 that provides annual learning conferences on a national, regional and local basis. Students also participate in a listserv to assist one another in the operation of their newspapers.

Another unique aspect of CUP is its national student wire service in which member newspapers share stories across the country.   www.cup.ca