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 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 role in the coverage of the Feb. 5 tornado that devastated the Union campus.
“As the campus lay in shambles, Brittany led the staff to move beyond their own problems and concerns and focus on telling the story,” said Union journalism professor Michael Chute. “We set up a make-shift newsroom in Penick Academic Center, which was also damaged by the tornado, and the facility had no heat. Students worked in coats and gloves in the frigid newsroom, making periodic treks out to the devastated areas to cover the news events.”
Among other stories, Howerton reported on the campus visit by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen, and she ... READ MORE
POSTED: Jun 19, 2008 - Journalism Public Relations/Advertising 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 Writing
Kyle Kurlick, 1st place, “Coin links father and son” Feature Article Allison Hayes: 2nd place, “Deaf population lost in translation” Tyler Whetstone: 3rd place, “Autism challenges whole family” News Photo Kyle Kurlick, 1st place, “Freshman come from near and far” Stephanie Schroeder, 2nd place, “GOP retains Tennessee” Feature Photo (B&W) Stephanie Schroeder, 1st place, “Illusionist dispels stereotypes” Feature Photo (Color) Kyle Kurlick, 1st place, “Virtue and vengeance brew in Union’s rendition of Tempest” Portrait Personality (Color) Stephen Beckham, 1st place, “Tattoos not taboo” POSTED: Nov 13, 2007 - Journalism Photojournalism |
Fall Break 2008 Oct 16, 8pm
Day of Remembrance Nov 5, 8am Fall 2008 Thanksgiving Break Nov 26, 8am Fall 2008 Final Exams Dec 15, 8pm Southeastern Journalism Conference Feb 12, 9am: Nashville, Tennessee   Cardinal & Cream
The Cardinal and Cream is the official campus newspaper of Union University.
Budgeted as a part of the Communication Arts Department, the newspaper is published
biweekly and is distributed to students, faculty, staff and administration without charge.
Advisor: Michael Chute Website Facebook Group MORE OPPORTUNITIES 
Baptist Press Collegiate Journalism Conference Oct 9, 2pm: Nashville, Tennessee
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 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 infoThe 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! | ||||
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