Student Publications

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The College publishes one student publication, Fieldstone, a literary annual. The College does not publish a student newspaper. College news is published by the Office of Marketing and Communications at News. The College’s radio station and its educational access channel are described at WDRO-LP 101.3 FM and Channel 21.

Fieldstone

Fieldstone publishes poetry, fiction, essays, photographs, and drawings by students of the College. It has been published each spring since 1978, when it was founded by students of the Bellweather Vocational Institute, except in 2020. The current issue is No. 48, Spring 2026.

Each issue is 40 pages including covers, saddle-stitched, 5½ by 8½ inches, printed in black ink in an edition of 400. The page count is fixed by the printing specification, and the editorial board selects work to that count. Copies are distributed without charge in the Library, the Commons, and the Bookstore while they last. Each contributor receives two copies. File copies of every issue are held in the Library’s College Archives collection and may be consulted on request.

Editorial board and adviser

The editorial board consists of up to six enrolled students, appointed each September by the adviser on written application. The board elects its editor. The editor for 2026–27, responsible for No. 49, is Rhea Szymanski, a second-year student in Insurance Fraud Investigation. The editor of No. 48 was Tamsin Pryde ’26, Fermentation and Brine Sciences.

The adviser is Hobart Nunley, M.L.I.S., Director, Library and Learning Resources, Room A-160, ext. 2270. Fieldstone is a publication of the College produced by its student editorial board. It is not a recognized student organization and is not funded from the student activity fee; printing is paid from the operating budget of Library and Learning Resources.

Submissions

• Eligibility. Any student enrolled in a credit or clock-hour program of the College during the academic year of the issue. Members of the editorial board may not submit work to the issue they edit.
• Submission period. November 1 through February 1. Work received after February 1 is held for the following year only at the writer’s request.
• Limits. Up to five poems; up to two prose pieces of no more than 3,000 words each; up to five photographs or drawings. Images are reproduced in black and white and should be supplied at 300 dpi at the printed size.
• How to submit. By e-mail to library@bellweather.tech with “Fieldstone” in the subject line, or in person at the Library circulation desk. Include your name, program, and DroverNet ID in the message, not on the work. Library staff remove identifying information before the board reads.
• Originality. Work must be the submitter’s own and not previously published. Work produced as assigned coursework is accepted with the instructor’s knowledge.
• Notification. Writers are notified of the board’s decision by March 15. The issue is distributed in April.

Rights

Contributors retain copyright in their work. By accepting publication, a contributor grants the College first serial rights and the nonexclusive right to keep the work in print in the issue, in the College Archives, and in any reproduction of the issue as a whole. Contributors are not paid.

Editorial standards

Work is selected by the editorial board on its merits. The adviser does not approve or reject work on the basis of its viewpoint. Before printing, the adviser reviews the issue only for material that would be unlawful to publish, such as defamation or the disclosure of another person’s private information, and for compliance with the College’s obligations under federal student privacy law.

• A photograph or drawing of an identifiable person requires that person’s signed release. Photographs made in clinical, practicum, or funeral service settings are not accepted.
• Work by a student under the age of 18 is published only with the written consent of a parent or guardian.
• The adviser and Library staff are College employees. A submission that indicates that the writer or another person may be at risk of harm is referred to the Dean of Students, ext. 2140, whether or not it is selected. A submission that describes conduct covered by the College’s Title IX policy may be subject to the reporting obligations of College employees; see Title IX.

No. 48, Spring 2026: contents

Programs are given as of the date of publication. Contributors are listed with their consent. The views expressed in Fieldstone are those of the contributors and not of the College.