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Cardinal & Cream
The Cardinal & Cream is an excellent opportunity for photojournalism students to gain experience and develop a portfolio of quality work. Under the guidance of Jim Veneman, photographers cover the main events of the campus for both the campus newspaper and the Office of University Communications. Check out photojournalism students’ work on the Union Photo Project. Web Resource
Southwestern Photojournalism Conference
Southwestern Photojournalism Conference is an annual conference sponsored by Christians in Photojournalism for those to believe photojournalism to be a calling and the act of bearing witness to be important. Coordinated by Union’s Jim Veneman the conference, held in Ft. Worth, Texas, brings together photojournalists from across the world to share their work and their passion with one another. Web Resource
Baptist Press Collegiate Journalism Conference and Competition
Students interested in photojournalism can participate in a separate track designed for aspiring photojournalists lead by Jim Veneman and Morris Abernathy of Union University, Bill Bangham of the International Mission Board, as well as Gary Fong of the San Francisco Chronicle and Jessica Webb Sibley of the Daytona Beach News-Journal. Students also submit their work in the Excellence in Journalism competition. Union students have won numerous first place awards in photography.
Photojournalism Internships
Union faculty help students connect with professionals in their fields through internships. Recent photojournalism students have interned at the Louisville Courier-Journal, Joe McNally Photography in Connecticut, the International Mission Board; the Cortez Journal in Colorado, The Jackson Sun, and the Baptist Times in Oxfordshire, England.
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   Union's Association of Photographers
Open to all faculty staff and students of Union University who enjoy photography on any level.
Advisor: Jim Veneman Facebook Group MORE OPPORTUNITIES 
Scholarship Banquet with Tony Blair Oct 3, 6:00pm: Carl Perkins Civic Center, Jackson, Tennessee
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will be the keynote speaker for Union University’s 14th annual Scholarship Banquet Oct. 3 at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in Jackson, Tenn. : more event info Fall Classes Begin Aug 23, 8:00am Fall Convocation Aug 26, 10:00am: G.M. Savage Memorial Chapel FOCUS: New Student Orientation Aug 19, 9:00am Freshmen Registration Jun 20, 9:00am Communication Arts Awards Banquet May 10, 5:00pm: Grant Events Center Come out to enjoy a great dinner and celebrate the end of the 2010-2011 school year with all of the Com. Arts faculty and staff. Tickets are $5.00 and will go on sale at the end of April. Southwest Photojournalism Conference Mar 3, 8:00am: Ft. Worth, TX Conference is being held March 3-6, 2011 at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, TX Southeast Journalism Conference Feb 17, 6:00pm: Troy University Conference held February 17-19 at Troy University in Troy, Alabama Union Scholarship Symposium May 4, 9:00am: Jackson Campus Southeastern Journalism Conference Feb 11, 12:00pm: Southeastern Louisiana University | ||||
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