The Environmental Journalism Association (EJA)
The Environmental Journalism Association (EJA) at Michigan State University is the only student environmental journalism group in the country. It provides students interested in environmental journalism opportunities to build professional experiences, acquire knowledge and network with professors and reporters.
In addition to bi-monthly meetings, EJA hosts “Cookies and Milk Peer Review Nights” throughout the semester, where members can bring their stories to be edited by their peers. Cookies and milk will be provided and the events are usually hosted on a Sunday night. The group is also currently working on creating a calendar for the Knight Center, which includes nature photography from MSU student, staff and alumni.
The group also plans several field trips each year. In January, EJA members will go on a cross-country skiing day trip. Additionally, the group will also camp at Nordhouse Dunes on Lake Michigan in the spring.
EJA membership is open to all students and all majors. No dues are required. To join EJA's mailing list or for additional information, please e-mail EJA President Haley Walker at walkerh4@msu.edu.
The 2009/10 EJA officers:
Haley Walker, President
Haley Walker is currently a first-year masters student in the Environmental Journalism program. She also currently serves as the president of the Knight Center's Environmental Journalism Association and works for Great Lakes Echo. Haley Walker graduated from Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in Communication and a minor in International Studies. During her undergraduate career she completed internships with Drift Magazine, an arts and entertainment publication, and Close-Up Media, an independent digital media company. Freelance pieces have also been published in the St. Augustine Record and the independent newspaper, The Collective Press. She has also served in several leadership positions including Editor-in-Chief of the Flagler College Gargoyle and President of the Flagler College chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2008, she graduated from the SPJ Ted Scripps Leadership Training Institute in Indianapolis, Indiana. In her free time, Walker practices yoga, paints, and enjoys camping.
