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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 
Fall Break Oct 15, 8:00am
COMUnion New York trip Sep 30, 12:10pm: New York, NY Professional trip for students. Features visits to Fox News, NBC Studios, Good Housekeeping magazine. Opportunities to go to a Broadway show, the Empire State Building and Staten Island. Moe's Night for Union University Oct 1, 4:00pm: Moe's Southwest Grill, Vann Drive Moe's is sponsoring a special night for Union University student on October 1st. There are giveaways and music from 6–9 p.m. Tennessee Communication Association Conference Sep 11, 12:00pm: Natchez Trace State Park First Day of Classes Aug 25, 8:00am Freshmen Registration Jun 15, 8:00am: Grant Events Center Mass Media in a Changing World: Media Ethics May 14, 6:00pm: PAC D-52 Featuring Tom Cooper, professor of media and visual arts at Emerson College in Boston, Mass. Mass Media in a Changing World: Photojournalism May 7, 6:00pm: PAC D-52 Featuring Dave Harrison, director of photography at the Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky., and Helen Comer, multimedia editor for The Jackson Sun. 2009 Communication Arts Banquet May 5, 6:00pm: Grant Events Center The end of the year Communication Arts dinner, for all majors and minors in the Communication Arts department, featuring the Outstanding Student awards and several door prizes. Tickets are $5 and are available in the Comm. Arts suite. Tickets available until Friday, May 1st.: more event info Mass Media in a Changing World: Journalism Apr 16, 6:30pm: PAC D-52 Featuring Art Toalston, news editor of Baptist Press in Nashville, Tenn., and Steve Coffman, executive editor of The Jackson Sun. | ||||
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