M/BITS of Nashville began the installation of the new high definition studio facility in Jennings Hall on July 27th. The HDTV equipment, replacing the studio equipment damaged in the February 5th storm that devastated the campus, will help prepare broadcast journalism and digital media students for ... READ MORE
POSTED: Jul 30, 2008 - Broadcasting  Digital Media  Film Studies  

The Communication Arts department is pleased to announce the launch of several new majors and a university-wide debate team starting this fall semester. The department will begin offering new majors & minors in Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Media Communications, and Public Relations, in additio... READ MORE
POSTED: Apr 10, 2008 - Broadcasting  Digital Media  Film Studies  Journalism  Photojournalism  Public Relations/Advertising  Theatre  

Four Communication Arts students won all of the student ADDY awards given at the West Tennessee Advertising Federation’s 2007 ADDY Awards, held February 19th at the Doubletree Hotel in Jackson.  Kathryn Douglas, senior Photojournalism minor, won a Bronze ADDY for a photograph titled READ MORE
POSTED: Feb 22, 2008 - Digital Media  Photojournalism  Public Relations/Advertising  

Here is some summary information that I hope will help clear up some confusion, at least with your COM major or minor.  First, all of the classes that were originally meeting in Jennings Hall have been relocated to other classrooms across campus. Due to the damage to the roof and the subsequent... READ MORE
POSTED: Feb 16, 2008 - Broadcasting  Digital Media  Film Studies  Journalism  Photojournalism  Public Relations/Advertising  Theatre  

Union sustained heavy tornado damage Tuesday evening at approximately 7:00 p.m. when a line of heavy thunderstorms rushed through the area. Those seeking the most recent information concerning students or the recovery effort should visit Union's emergency s... READ MORE
POSTED: Feb 6, 2008 - Broadcasting  Digital Media  Film Studies  Journalism  Photojournalism  Public Relations/Advertising  Theatre  

The media and its influence on society will be the topic for the next Center for Media, Faith and Culture series at Union University on Thursday nights from Oct. 25-Nov. 29.  “This is a unique opportunity for people in Jackson to have professionals of this quality and caliber talking about the ... READ MORE
POSTED: Oct 24, 2007 - Broadcasting  Digital Media  Film Studies  Journalism  Photojournalism  Public Relations/Advertising  

A. R. Gurney's The Dining Room is a drama as well as a comedy, set in a single dining room where scenes from different households overlap and intertwine. Presumably, each story is focused around a different family during different time periods who has in their possession the... READ MORE
POSTED: Oct 3, 2007 - Theatre  


The Union University Players will present their production of William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” in the W.D. Powell Theatre March 8-13.  The play is a comedy, featuring lovers who learn the importance of abstinence and brothers who learn to forget and forgive.  Prospero, played by senior ... READ MORE
POSTED: Mar 8, 2007 - Theatre  

Union University’s student newspaper, Cardinal and Cream, received first place for Division I Best Overall newspaper at the Baptist Press Excellence in Journalism Contest Oct. 7 at the Global Café in Nashville, Tenn.  The contest was part of the sixth annual Baptist Press national Collegiate Jo... READ MORE
POSTED: Oct 23, 2006 - Journalism  Photojournalism  


Fall 2008 First Day of Classes Sep 8, 8am

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

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


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!

The Trip to Bountiful May 2, 11pm: 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 2, 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 1, 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!