Chris Blair Details on the HDTV studio by Chris Blair, Chair, Associate Professor & DMS Coordinator
For those of you techie types interested in the details of the new studio equipment being installed in Jennings Hall, here you go. Click on the links to go to detailed info about each item.

Video:
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POSTED: Jul 31, 2008 - Broadcasting  Digital Media  
Michael Chute Howerton honored as top collegiate journalist by Michael Chute, Professor of Communication Arts
Brittany Howerton, a 2008 Union graduate, has been named to the inaugural UWIRE 100 list, which honors the nation’s top 100 collegiate journalists.  Howerton, a Public Relations/Advertising alumna, served as managing editor of the Cardinal & Cream, Union’s student newspaper, and played a key ro... READ MORE
POSTED: Jun 19, 2008 - Journalism  Public Relations/Advertising  
Chris Blair New software, hardware for HD Editing Suite by Chris Blair, Chair, Associate Professor & DMS Coordinator
Be sure to come by and check out the updated High Definition editing suite in Jennings 204. This last semester we have upgraded to Final Cut Studio 2, featuring Final Cut Pro 6, DVD Studio Pro 4, Motion 3, Soundtrack Pro 2, Compressor 3, and the new color correction app, Color. We also upgraded to C... READ MORE
POSTED: Feb 1, 2008 - Digital Media  Film Studies  
Allison Ball What Public Relations means to me by Allison Ball, PRSSA President
Hello there! My name is Alison Ball, I am a senior Public Relations major and a Photojournalism minor that would like to share my love for our department with you.  The first day I stepped foot on Union’s campus I knew Public Relations was the path God had for me. The benefits of small class s... READ MORE
POSTED: Nov 20, 2007 - Public Relations/Advertising  
Chris Blair Check out the Gillette/Tracy Film Series if you can by Chris Blair, Chair, Associate Professor & DMS Coordinator
If you get a chance, be sure to go to one of the screenings at the Gillette/Tracy film series, held throughout the year at the homes of Jonathan Gillette, assistant professor of art, and Cam Tracy, web development agent and instructor of digital media studies. The series explores "the strange and un... READ MORE
POSTED: Nov 19, 2007 - Digital Media  Film Studies  
Michael Chute Baptist Press Collegiate Journalism Conference by Michael Chute, Professor of Communication Arts
Congratulations to the Union students who submitted their work to the Baptist Press Collegiate Journalism Conference, Oct. 11-13. It was an excellent conference and our students represented Union well, earning honors in a number of the award categories. Here's the list of winners:

 Column Wri... READ MORE
POSTED: Nov 13, 2007 - Journalism  Photojournalism  

Chris Blair Read This Book! by Chris Blair, Chair, Associate Professor & DMS Coordinator
I discovered a great book when I was in LA last year at a CCCU Cinema Studies conference. The book is Behind the Screen: Hollywood Insiders on Faith, Film and Culture, edited by Spencer Lewerenz and Barbara Nicolosi of Act One, Inc., a non-profit training and formation program for Hollywood writers ... READ MORE
POSTED: Nov 13, 2007 - Film Studies  
David Burke Alexander, who's not, not, not, not, not going to move! by David Burke, Professor of Theatre & Director of Theatre
The Union University Players performed Judith Viorst's Alexander, Who's Not, Not, Not, Not, Not, Not Going to Move to over 2500 elementary school students from over 20 schools in the region, including a school from Mississippi. The play, which ran from Nov. 5-8, continues the story of Alexa... READ MORE
POSTED: Nov 8, 2007 - Theatre  
David Burke Tennessee Theatre Conference by David Burke, Professor of Theatre & Director of Theatre
Congratulations to senior Matt Stimmell, who received a number to go to the Southeast Theatre Conference Auditions this spring. There were few audition slots this year, and many schools did not get to audition at all. Six Union students were able to audition.  The 40th Annual Tennessee Theatre... READ MORE
POSTED: Nov 1, 2007 - Theatre  
Steve Beverly Union Welcomes Wink Martindale by Steve Beverly, Associate Professor of Communication Arts
Wink Martindale, a Jackson native whose broadcasting career spans more than 50 years, will visit Union Communication Arts students Thursday, Oct. 25th, during the 12:15 hour.

 Mr. Martindale will conduct and Q&A session with students in the Television Studio on the second floor of Jennings Hall... READ MORE
POSTED: Oct 22, 2007 - Broadcasting  

Archives

Baptist Press Collegiate Journalism Conference Oct 9, 2pm: Nashville, Tennessee
Fall Break 2008 Oct 16, 8pm

Day of Remembrance Nov 5, 8am

International Digital Media and Arts Conference Nov 6, 12pm: Savannah, GA
Fall 2008 Thanksgiving Break Nov 26, 8am

Fall 2008 Final Exams Dec 15, 8pm

Southeastern Journalism Conference Feb 12, 9am: Nashville, Tennessee
Southwestern Photojournalism Conference Feb 27, 1pm: SWBTS, Fort Worth, Texas
For those who believe photojournalism to be a calling and the act of bearing witness to be important.: more event info

Southeastern Theatre Conference Mar 4, 9am: Birmingham, Alabama


Birmingham Career Trip Sep 25, 8am: Birmingham, Alabama
Journalism, Photojournalism and Public Relations students will travel to Birmingham to visit the headquarters of Southern Living magazine, The Alabama Baptist newspaper, and Hunter Street Baptist Church.

Tennessee Communication Association Conference Sep 12, 12pm: Montgomery Bell State Park

Fall 2008 First Day of Classes Sep 8, 8am

Freshmen Registration Jun 27, 9am: PAC

Scholarship Symposium May 9, 12pm: All over campus
The Trip to Bountiful May 6, 8pm: W. D. Powell Theatre
A story of a woman's journey home to Bountiful!
"The Trip to Bountiful" features.... Catherine Schulz, Jonathan Skagfield, Caitlin Riggs, Jill Casey, Dustin Perry, Ian Miller, Melissa Miller, Kyla Lockhart, and Natalie Newberry!

The Trip to Bountiful May 5, 8pm: W. D. Powell Theatre
A story of a woman's journey home to Bountiful!
"The Trip to Bountiful" features.... Catherine Schulz, Jonathan Skagfield, Caitlin Riggs, Jill Casey, Dustin Perry, Ian Miller, Melissa Miller, Kyla Lockhart, and Natalie Newberry!

Cinco de Mayo End of the Year Event May 5, 5pm: Coburn Dining Room

All Comm. Arts students! Come join fellow students and professors for a Cinco de Mayo party to celebrate the end of the year! Mexican food will NOT be served, but we will have a delicious meal (i.e. steak, not regular cafeteria food!), department awards, pinatas and plenty of Cinco de Mayo decor.

Tickets are on sale now from most Comm Arts faculty for $5 through noon on Wednesday, April 30th (we need to know how many are coming by then for the food!). They won't be sold at the door.

Come party with us on May 5th (it really is Cinco de Mayo) at 5:30 in Coburn. Afterward, we'll go to the theatre for the end-of-the-year production of "Trip to Bountiful."

: more event info


The Trip to Bountiful May 4, 2pm: W. D. Powell Theatre
A story of a woman's journey home to Bountiful!
"The Trip to Bountiful" features.... Catherine Schulz, Jonathan Skagfield, Caitlin Riggs, Jill Casey, Dustin Perry, Ian Miller, Melissa Miller, Kyla Lockhart, and Natalie Newberry!

The Trip to Bountiful May 3, 8pm: W. D. Powell Theatre
A story of a woman's journey home to Bountiful!
"The Trip to Bountiful" features.... Catherine Schulz, Jonathan Skagfield, Caitlin Riggs, Jill Casey, Dustin Perry, Ian Miller, Melissa Miller, Kyla Lockhart, and Natalie Newberry!