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 8/25/07 | 7798 | XL Approaching the opening hour of move-in, many families arrived to beat the heat and were lined up outside of Watters Commons as they waited to take their first steps towards moving into their dorms. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7799 | XL Approaching the opening hour of move-in, many families arrived to beat the heat and were lined up outside of Watters Commons as they waited to take their first steps towards moving into their dorms. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7833 | XL Cars filled the parking lots and roads during the 2007 Freshman move-in day. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/25/07 | 7800 | XL Cassie Badillo, a nursing major from Brownstown, MI, carries her stuff to her new room in Hurt Residence Complex. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7801 | XL Ray Van Neste receives a little assistance from his son as they both help new students move into their dorms in Hurt Residence Complex. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7802 | XL Many mothers made sure their new student were well stocked with the necessities to survive dorm life as a new college student. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7832 | XL Incoming Freshman Business Marketing Major Brittany Denson of Decatur, Alabama begins putting away her things on Freshman Move-in day. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/25/07 | 7803 | XL Cars lined up on the newly paved utility road behind McAfee Residence Complex as friends and families helped new students move into their dorms. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7804 | XL James Williams, a facilities management worker, Bobby Allen and Sam Chhim, both from Poplar Heights Baptist Church, help Mark Gage unload his daughter's bike. Gage and his daughter, Laura Gage, an undeclared major, are from Soddy Daisy, Tenn. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7805 | XL Lacy Ellington, nursing major, and her mom, Debbie, from Middleton, Tenn., experience the frustration of unloading their vehicle and moving into the dorms in smaller parking lots due to the construction of new dorms. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7806 | XL President Dockery meets Joy Howard, an elementary education major from Memphis, and her mom Denise during Freshman move-in day. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7807 | XL President Dockery talks with Joy Howard, an elementary education major from Memphis, and her mom Denise. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7835 | XL Transfer Nursing Major Sandrell Murphy starts unpacking her things for the upcoming school year during Freshman move-in day. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/25/07 | 7836 | XL A new Unionite shows their school spirit on their truck on Freshman move-in day. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/25/07 | 7810 | XL Keith Absher helps Carolyn and Bruce Smith move their daughter Bonnie, undeclared major, from Essex, Vt., into McAfee Residence Complex. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7812 | XL Tommy Holden peeks out the door below a sign welcoming girls to Lee for their first year. Holden's daughter Amy, an elementary education major, and her family are from Germantown, Tenn. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7860 | XL Freshman Blake Emerson, digital media studies major, signs into his room in the Watters commons as his father Steve Emerson looks on. - Matthew Diggs |
 8/25/07 | 7861 | XL Junior Focus Group Leader Mark Trammell helps new students move into their dorm rooms. - Matthew Diggs |
 8/25/07 | 7816 | XL New students of McAfee Residence Complex take care of the residency paperwork before they receive their keys for the first time as Union students. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7814 | XL Reneé Jones of career services holds a sign up for students to know where exactly the end of the line is as she stands in the McAfee commons. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7818 | XL Keith Absher helps Hank Techentin and his daugters Mary Alisa, undeclared major, and Ally, from Thompson Station, TN, move into McAfee Residence Complex. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7820 | XL Cars stream past the welcome house onto campus as returning students and Union flags welcome them. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7824 | XL Many local churches provided assistance and water for everyone as they moved in new students during one of the hottest move-in days Union has experienced. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7822 | XL Dump trucks were among the many vehicles that traveled the roads of Union's campus during Freshman move-in as construction on new dorms was in progress. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7942 | XL Emily Watlington talks with Andy Pettigrew as they take a break from helping freshmen move in during some of the hottest days of the summer. - Kathleen Murray |
 8/25/07 | 7944 | XL SGA provided water to everyone around campus as they moved into the dorms during some of the hottest days of the summer. - Kathleen Murray |
 8/25/07 | 7948 | XL Hurt Residence Assistant Suzanne Short checks in freshmen as they arrive to move into their dorm room. - Kathleen Murray |
 8/25/07 | 7952 | XL SGA provided water to everyone around campus as they moved into the dorms during some of the hottest days of the summer. - Kathleen Murray |
 8/25/07 | 7993 | XL Amber-Rose Hawkins, a nursing major from Nashville, unloads her car during Freshmen Move-In Day. - Kathleen Murray |
 8/25/07 | 7995 | XL SGA provided water to everyone around campus as they moved into the dorms during some of the hottest days of the summer. - Kathleen Murray |
 8/25/07 | 7946 | XL Katelyn O'Roark, from Kingsport, Tenn., and her mother are greeted in the Hurt commons as they arrive for Freshman Move-In Day. - Kathleen Murray |
 8/25/07 | 7829 | XL Little arrows around campus provided directions to the various offices to complete the necessities of being a new student at Union University. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7825 | XL Trey Barnett, Christians Studies transfer student from Olive Branch, Miss., fills out the necessary paperwork for a parking permit from Safety & Security. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7830 | XL Name tags are issued to new students for use during orientation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7828 | XL Many students and parents lined up at Union Station's desk to handle financial situations for the upcoming semesters. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7827 | XL Brittany Howerton, senior public relations major and Focus leader, gives Rebecca Montgomery, an engineering major from Memphis, Tenn., and other new students their name tags they use for orientation before classes begin. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7834 | XL The chapel had to be filled with an extra row of chairs for the family chapel service during orientation. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/25/07 | 7794 | XL Jessica Yates and her family sings along during the family chapel on the first day of orientation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7795 | XL Sophomore Carter Collins raises his hand in praise as he sings along during the family chapel on the first day of orienation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7796 | XL Parents and families encircled the new students during the family chapel as President Dockery prayed over them and their first year at Union. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7797 | XL Union freshman Emily Payden, of Decatur, Ala., gives her mom Jonie a goodbye hug after the worship service on the first night of orientation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 7831 | XL Freshmen Anna Wicker and Lauren Smith gets to know some other incoming students at an ice cream break after the family worship service during orientation. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/25/07 | 7859 | XL Senior Kinsey Bolinger, Biblical studies languages major, participates in the dating game during the Focus Show. - Matthew Diggs |
 8/26/07 | 7838 | XL Sophomore Public Relations Major Elizabeth Wood explains the rules of a scavenger hunt to her Focus group. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/26/07 | 7839 | XL Focus Leader Elizabeth Wood looks at pictures on Freshman Chemistry Major Ashley Pugh's cell phone. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/26/07 | 7840 | XL Students in Elizabeth Wood's Focus group chat after a scavenger hunt. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/26/07 | 7862 | XL Callie Davenport takes a tour of Jackson with her Focus group during new student orientation. - Matthew Diggs |
 8/26/07 | 7884 | XL Jill Dake, business major from St. Louis, Ill., Jana Lawson, spanish TESL major from Memphis, Tenn., and other girls from Kirby Maxwell's Focus group blow kisses at Ronald McDonald during their scavenger hunt through Jackson. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/26/07 | 7885 | XL Kirby Maxwell's Focus group stands in front of the Hollywood movie theater posing with dramatic faces as part of their scavenger hunt through Jackson. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/26/07 | 7886 | XL Kirby Maxwell's Focus group creates a pyramid in front of Englewood Baptist Church as part of their scavenger hunt through Jackson. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/26/07 | 7887 | XL Kirby Maxwell's Focus group stands in front of Blockbuster posing with the take two motion as part of their scavenger hunt through Jackson. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/26/07 | 7837 | XL New students play in the SAC Gameshow to win various prizes during orientation. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/26/07 | 7869 | XL Kasey Kobb, Josh Clarke, Brittany Howerton, Wende Jackson and other SAC members cheer on and welcome the freshman as they enter the chapel for SAC's Game Show during Focus orientation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/26/07 | 7870 | XL Kinsey Bolinger and Kieler Henry host the SAC game show during orientation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/26/07 | 7871 | XL Freshmen participate in the SAC game show as Kinsey Bolinger and Kieler Henry host. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/26/07 | 7872 | XL Freshmen participate in the SAC game show as Kinsey Bolinger and Kieler Henry host. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/26/07 | 7873 | XL Kinsey Bolinger and Kieler Henry host the SAC game show during orientation. Bolinger prepares to shoot nerf balls at the crowd in order to choose the next contestants. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/26/07 | 7874 | XL Kinsey Bolinger and Kieler Henry host the SAC game show during orientation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/26/07 | 7875 | XL Ronald Long played the mountain man and had to climb the mountain as participants guessed the price of various items during the SAC game show at orientation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/26/07 | 7876 | XL Katie Veach plays Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em Robots to determine the next contestant during the SAC game show at orientation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/26/07 | 7877 | XL Cassie Badillo and Katie Veach play Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em Robots to determine the next contestant during the SAC game show. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/26/07 | 7878 | XL Kinsey Bolinger played hostess during the SAC game show at orientation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/26/07 | 7880 | XL Kinsey Bolinger oversees a game of Barrel of Monkeys during the SAC game show at orientation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/26/07 | 7881 | XL Esperanza Aguilar drops a disk as she tries to win a prize playing Disko during the SAC game show. Bekah Long was the assistant to hosts Kinsey Bolinger and Kieler Henry. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/26/07 | 7882 | XL Esperanza Aguilar drops a disk as she tries to win a prize playing Disko during the SAC game show. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/26/07 | 7883 | XL Kinsey Bolinger and Kieler Henry stand in front of the big wheel at SAC's game show during orientation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/25/07 | 8221 | XL Junior Kieler Henry, DMS major, takes a break from the heat and helping move in to get some water provided by the SGA. - Matthew Diggs |
 8/25/07 | 8222 | XL Freshman Austin Camp pushes his refrigerator toward his new dorm room in the Watters Residential complex on move-in day. - Matthew Diggs |
 8/25/07 | 8223 | XL Jeremiah Hawkins finds creative ways to move a computer tower during move-in day. - Matthew Diggs |
 8/27/07 | 7783 | XL Tyler Jackson adds some whipped cream to his ice cream at the Ice Cream Social at President Dockery's home. - Morris Abernathy |
 8/27/07 | 7784 | XL Freshmen enjoy fun and fellowship at President Dockery's house for the annual ice cream social. - Morris Abernathy |
 8/27/07 | 7785 | XL Freshmen enjoy fun and fellowship at President Dockery's house for the annual ice cream social. - Morris Abernathy |
 8/27/07 | 7786 | XL Gary Carter and Tim Smith serve ice cream to incoming freshmen at President Dockery's house for the annual ice cream social. - Morris Abernathy |
 8/27/07 | 7787 | XL Freshmen enjoy fun and fellowship at President Dockery's house for the annual ice cream social. - Morris Abernathy |
 8/27/07 | 7788 | XL President Dockery welcomes new students at the annual ice cream social held in his backyard. - Morris Abernathy |
 8/27/07 | 7865 | XL Senior Focus group leader Erin Brassart, English major, interacts with her group of new students during the ice cream social held at President Dockery's home. - Matthew Diggs |
 8/27/07 | 7866 | XL Gary Carter, senior vice president for business and financial services, serves ice cream to new students at an ice cream social held at the home of President Dockery. - Matthew Diggs |
 8/27/07 | 7888 | XL Greg Thornbury, dean of the school of Christian studies, talks with Hunter Bragg from Birmingham, Ala. during the Dinner with your Department event at New Student Orientation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/27/07 | 7889 | XL Troy Riggs, mathematics department chair, talks with an MK Isaac Evans during the Dinner with your Department event at New Student Orientation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/27/07 | 7890 | XL Nigerian Toyin Adedokun talks with Jan Wilms, computer science department chair, during the Dinner with your Department event at New Student Orientation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/27/07 | 7891 | XL Lori Nolen, assistant professor of art, talks with Lori Landon, of Memphis, Tenn., and Elisabeth Crecink, of Virginia Beach, Vir., during the Dinner with your Department event at New Student Orientation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/27/07 | 7892 | XL Mary Alisa Techentin, of Thompson Station, Tenn., and Rachel Pettigrew, of Jackson, Tenn., talks with Stephen Carls, history department chair, during the Dinner with your Department event at New Student Orientation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/27/07 | 7893 | XL Freshmen enjoy fun and fellowship at President Dockery's house for the annual ice cream social. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/27/07 | 7895 | XL Jana Lawson, a Spanish TESL major from Memphis, enjoys some ice cream in President Dockery's backyard as her friend and fellow freshman Erin Liddle, an art major from Memphis, looks on. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/27/07 | 7896 | XL Once the big purple ball was brought out, students had a blast playing in a circle trying to keep it up in the air as long as possible without hitting the ground during the annual ice cream social at President Dockery's house. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/27/07 | 7897 | XL Dean of Students Kimberly Thornbury joins the Focus group leaders in a huddle after having completed some fun while imitating High School Musical at the annual ice cream social held at President Dockery's house. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/27/07 | 7898 | XL Sarah Kim, a pre-med transfer student from Livingston, N.J., talks with Provost Carla Sanderson at the annual ice cream social held at President Dockery's home. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/27/07 | 7899 | XL Freshmen and FOCUS Leaders gathered in President Dockery's backyard for some ice cream and fun during new student orientation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/27/07 | 8034 | XL Andrew Courtner and other Focus leaders hosted the Open Mic night and start the party with a few rounds of the Wave. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/27/07 | 8036 | XL The transfer Focus group, co-led by Lily Zopfi, decided to join in on the fun at Open Mic night by singing a song together. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/27/07 | 8038 | XL Anna Britt demonstrated that there were more than just musical talents in the freshman class at Open Mic night. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/27/07 | 8039 | XL Sophomore Jewel Marshall (center in white) enjoyed some laughs with her friends while watching Open Mic night. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/27/07 | 7863 | XL Freshmen enjoyed the talents of their fellow class members at the Open Mic night during New Student Orientation. - Matthew Diggs |
 8/27/07 | 7864 | XL New students enjoyed the talents of their fellow class members at the Open Mic night during New Student Orientation. - Matthew Diggs |
 8/27/07 | 8041 | XL Freshman international business major Dennis Regalado of St. Louis, Mo., sang a song at Open Mic about the first few days at college as a freshman. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/27/07 | 8042 | XL New students have already been taught the dart game by upperclassmen during the Open Mic night. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/27/07 | 8043 | XL New students were given the chance to hit all of their Focus leaders during an unfair round of the dart game, a tradition at Union. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/27/07 | 8083 | XL Senior Brian Emerson sang at Open Mic night about how he never wanted to date a Union girl. Brian is now married. He met his wife at Union. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/27/07 | 8084 | XL Chawalit Wongkhaio entertains at Open Mic night by telling funny stories about his new life in the United States. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/27/07 | 8085 | XL Open Mic night seemed to be a huge success with laughter, clapping, and smiles all around. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/27/07 | 8086 | XL Senior Tyler Whetstone participated in Open Mic night by telling a few funny stories about he and his grandpa. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/28/07 | 7901 | XL Spencer Plott, a sports medicine major from Paris, Tenn., displays his Play-Dough figure reflecting a bull that he owns to the rest of his Focus Group. Students were instructed to use the Play-Dough to create a material possession they value. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/28/07 | 7902 | XL Spencer Plott, a sports medicine major from Paris, TN, displays his Play-Dough figure reflecting a bull that he owns to the rest of his Focus Group. Students were instructed to use the Play-Dough to create a material possession they value. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/28/07 | 7908 | XL Toyin Adedokun, from Nigeria, flashes a smile as he is welcomed into the small gym for a Life Group presentation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/28/07 | 7909 | XL Kesley Nagey, a graphic design major from Memphis, flashes a smile as she is welcomed into the small gym for a Life Group presentation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/28/07 | 7921 | XL New students and transfers learn about Life Groups for the 2007-8 school year. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/28/07 | 7922 | XL Junior Lydia Marshall watches the video presenting Life Groups to the new students. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/28/07 | 7923 | XL A full gym housed students interested in Life Groups. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/28/07 | 7925 | XL Freshman Katie Mohler signs up for Life Groups with her fellow incoming freshmen. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/28/07 | 7924 | XL Senior Bonnie Duffield hands Elizabeth Becraft a card to sign up for Life Groups. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/28/07 | 7900 | XL Mikaela Owens-Hughes works on a Play-Dough sculpture in her Focus group that will describe some aspect of her life. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/27/07 | 8037 | XL Dave Darty shares his singing ability with new students in the student lounge on Open Mic night. - Neisha Fuson |
 8/27/07 | 7894 | XL Freshmen Hannah Harvell, an MK from the Phillipines, and Trey Wilcox spread chocolate chips on their ice cream during the annual ice cream social at the home of President Dockery. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/26/07 | 7879 | XL Brianna Merante plays Barrel of Monkeys during the SAC game show at orientation. - Stephanie Schroeder |
 8/27/07 | 8035 | XL Freshman Joey Easterling participated in the Open Mic night sharing his talent with his future classmates. - Neisha Fuson |
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