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![]() 8/27/05 | 3726 | XL New roommates Lukas Burke of Jackson, Tenn. & Jonathan Choi of Charlotte, N.C. hook up the television in their dorm room during Freshman Move-In Day. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3727 | XL Jonathan Choi interacts with his little brother while moving in during Freshman Move-In Day. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3724 | XL Robbie Graves, director of enrollment services, and Don Morris, golf coach, were two of the many members of the Union community that helped new students move into their dorm rooms on Freshman Move-In Day. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3776 | XL SGA President Brad Spencer lends a helping hand to a new student during Freshman Move-In Day. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3779 | XL Laura Herrell of Nashville, Tenn. unpacks photos in her new dorm room during Freshman Move-In Day. - Heather Phillips |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3780 | XL Buster meets a special friend, Hailey Jackson, during Freshman Move-In Day. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3784 | XL Alum Lindsay McDonald of Calvary Baptist Church and Senior Brent Jones lend a helping hand to new students during Freshman Move-In Day. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3731 | XL Mark Mogle of Vestavia Hills, Ala. and his mother Sandy work on setting up his new new dorm room during Freshman Move-In Day. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3732 | XL Johnny Waite of Vestavia Hills, Ala. and his parents document the moment during Freshman Move-In Day. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3790 | XL Sam Myatt, director of academic services for continuing studies, helps new students move in under some menacing clouds on Freshman Move-In Day. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3797 | XL First Baptist Church of Jackson welcomed new students with bottles of water in their dorm rooms during Freshman Move-In Day. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3733 | XL Jim Veneman, director of visual communications, helps his son Nathan Veneman move into the dorms during Freshman Move-In Day. - Kathleen Murray |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3734 | XL Jim Veneman, director of visual communications, helps his son Nathan Veneman move into the dorms during Freshman Move-In Day. - Kathleen Murray |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3793 | XL Freshman Lydia Bond, of Madison, Ala., and her father fellowship with her new roommates during Freshman Move-In Day. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3794 | XL Freshman Lydia Bond, of Madison, Ala., unpacks her books on Freshman Move-In Day. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3796 | XL Buster gets out to meet the new students during Freshman Move-In Day. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3736 | XL Tiffany Fredericks (left) and her mother Cindi (right) of Delmar, N.Y. participate in the worship service during New Student Orientation. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3737 | XL Debbie Spence of Mount Olive, Ala. holds on to her daughter Elizabeth during the worship service held on the first day of New Student Orientation. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3738 | XL Parents surround their children in prayer at the worship service held on the first day of New Student Orientation. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3741 | XL President Dockery welcomes Freshman Stephanny Rodriquez of Miami, Fla. & her father David shortly after the worship service during New Student Orientation. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/28/05 | 3747 | XL Julie Buie of Summertown, Tenn. talks with Sophomore Sarah Santiago-Bullington at the Meet and Greet Party during New Student Orientation. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/28/05 | 3811 | XL During New Student Orientation, Senior Brent Jones addresses his Focus group about the importance of keeping their relationship with Christ their top priority. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/29/05 | 3813 | XL New Students gathered for Open Mic Night in the Student Lounge during New Student Orientation. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/30/05 | 3814 | XL Senior Brad Moore describes the Union Association of Photographers to Freshman Stephanny Rodriquez during the Student Life Fair. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/30/05 | 3817 | XL Junior Zeta Jennifer Tharp talks to Hannah McKinney and Ashley Schreiber, both freshmen about greek life. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3778 | XL Enrollment Counselor Chad Cossiboom and Junior Chris Arnold talk with Freshmen Kirk Johnston and Mark Inman after they sign in at McAfee Commons on Freshman Move-In Day. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3781 | XL Senior Daniel Holsinger interviews Freshman Holly Foster of Franklin, Tenn. for a LIFE Group video while she and her family wait to sign in at McAfee Commons on Freshman Move-In Day. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3787 | XL Freshman Josh Hays of Murfreesboro, Tenn. cleans off his desk before unpacking on Freshman Move-In Day. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3789 | XL Freshman Josh Hays of Murfreesboro, Tenn. begins the unpacking process during Freshman Move-In Day. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3792 | XL Freshman Josh Hays begins the unpacking process during Freshman Move-In Day. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3799 | XL Freshman Christa Smith, music management major, and her mother, Cathy, pick out a shower curtain at Target for her dorm room. Christa and her family came to Union from South Korea, where her father works for the Department of Defense. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3798 | XL Hannah Holliday of Winder, Ga. arranges her room during Freshman Move-In Day. - Heather Phillips |
![]() 8/28/05 | 3748 | XL Freshmen Josh Hays, Matt Elia, and Parker Shipp participate in a Bible study with their resident assistant during New Student Orientation. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/28/05 | 3749 | XL Freshmen Parker Shipp (foreground), Ben Farrow, Josh Hays, and Matt Elia participate in a Bible study with their resident assistant during New Student Orientation. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/28/05 | 3751 | XL Freshmen Matt Elia of Bartlett, Tenn. and Parker Shipp of Murfreesboro, Tenn. pray during a Bible study with their resident assistant during New Student Orientation. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/28/05 | 3802 | XL Junior Focus leader Rachel Melton demonstrates a game to Freshman Jenna Cherry of Friendship, Tenn. during New Student Orientation. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/28/05 | 3803 | XL Freshmen Morgan Channell, Stephen Carroll, and Katie Chin play a bonding game with their Focus leader Rachel Melton (center right) during New Student Orientation. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/28/05 | 3804 | XL New Students Stephen Carroll (foreground), Kyle Clark, Joshua Brooks, and Joshua Armacost strike poses at one of their Focus sessions during New Student Orientation. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/28/05 | 3805 | XL New Students Morgan Channell, Katie Chin, Joshua Armacost demonstrate their technique to their Focus leader Rachel Melton during New Student Orientation. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/28/05 | 3806 | XL Freshmen Laura Wilber of Imperial, Mo. and Lindsay Ranew of Rockledge, Fla. get tangled up at one their Focus group meetings during New Student Orientation. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/28/05 | 3807 | XL Freshmen Matthew Taylor, James Ashe, and Rob Crouch get to know each other at one of their Focus group meetings during New Student Orientation. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/28/05 | 3808 | XL Freshmen Joy Wynn of Natchez, Miss. and Anna Townsend of Franklin, Tenn. share at one of their Focus group meetings during New Student Orientation. Also pictured: Kathleen Cooper, Kayli Anthony (2nd row); Heather Childers, Jessica Vanderpool, Kacy Coble (3rd row). - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/28/05 | 3809 | XL Freshmen Joy Wynn of Natchez, Miss. and Anna Townsend of Franklin, Tenn. get to know each other at one of their Focus group meetings during New Student Orientation. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/28/05 | 3810 | XL Freshmen Kathleen Cooper of West Columbia, S.C. and Kayli Anthony of Humboldt, Tenn. share a moment at one of their Focus group meetings during New Student Orientation. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/30/05 | 3815 | XL Senior Amber Lutz describes the Greek system to Freshmen Jesikah Stahl of Greenbriar, Tenn. and Felicia Morgan of Greenfield, Tenn. at the Student Life Fair during New Student Orientation. - Heather Phillips |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3725 | XL President Dockery enjoys time with LIFE Group leaders Emily Oakley & Bethany Hobbs during Freshman Move-In Day. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/30/05 | 3819 | XL Tyler Whetstone (center) & Cam Armstrong (right) enlightens Kristmar Rawlins & Stephanny Rodriquez about GO Trips at the Student Life Fair during New Student Orientation. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3783 | XL Residence Assistants check new students into the McAfee complex during Freshmen Move-In Day. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3785 | XL Ben Farrow of Jonesborough, Tenn. carries a load of belongings to his room during Freshman Move-In Day. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3786 | XL Melanie Shipp (Parker Shipp's mother) gives her son's kitchen a thorough cleaning before leaving him on Freshman Move-In Day. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3795 | XL Kelly Northam of Houston, Tex. takes a look at a skirt with one of her roommates' mothers while her father Bruce finishes a project in her room. - Heather Phillips |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3841 | XL During the annual Focus chapel service, new student Jessica Bandy bids farewell to her family as they pray together. This year's freshman class boasts the largest enrollment in Union history with over 400 students. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/29/05 | 3843 | XL Nic Pfost and Bryan Emerson perform at the Open Mic night during New Student Orientation. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/30/05 | 3816 | XL Sophomores Julie Mitchell and Brian Burns describe GO Trips to new students at the Student Life Fair during New Student Orientation. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3735 | XL Gary Stephens and Alyssa Jones look over their program during the New Student Orientation Chapel. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3739 | XL Nicole Hamilton, sister of Ashley Hamilton, prays with her family for her sister after the New Student Orientation Chapel. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3791 | XL Freshman Lydia Bond gets a chance to meet Buster as he makes the rounds during Freshman Move-In Day. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/28/05 | 3745 | XL Ben Glass, Kieler Henry, Ben Trail, and Christian Christensen socializing at the Meet and Greet Party during New Student Orientation. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/28/05 | 3750 | XL Resident Assistant D.L. Fruge' leads a Bible study during New Student Orientation. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/29/05 | 3964 | XL President Dockery visits with Elizabeth Walker of Louisville, Ky. and friends at the Ice Cream Social during New Student Orientation. - Morris Abernathy |
![]() 8/30/05 | 3818 | XL Freshmen John Taylor & Martha Metcalf signup for free water bottles at the Student Life Fair during New Student Orientation. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/30/05 | 3820 | XL Junior Kat Kiper and Senior Cindy Harrell talk about life at the Student Life Fair during New Student Orientation. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3740 | XL Brittany Hamilton (right) hugs her freshman sister Ashley Hamilton after the fall orientation chapel service. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3782 | XL Daniel Holsinger and Scott Griffin hand out goody bags to freshmen while making a LIFE Group video during Freshman move-in day. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3788 | XL Senior Justin Belsly assists a parent on Freshman Move-In Day. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3777 | XL Volunteers from First Baptist were on campus to offer a helping hand during Freshman Move-in Day. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3728 | XL Mike MacPherson moves into his dorm room during Freshman Move-In Day. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3729 | XL Mike MacPherson's mom enjoys some time with her son before leaving him at Union during Freshman Move-In Day. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3730 | XL Jonathan Waite says a few goodbyes to his mother as he and Clayton Sanderson finish unloading his car on Freshman Move-In Day. - Kyle Kurlick |
![]() 8/27/05 | 3800 | XL Stephanie Berry hauls in another load of clothes on Freshman Move-In Day. - Morris Abernathy |
![]() 8/27/05 | 5492 | XL Freshman Daniel Palmer of New Johnsonville, Tenn. enjoys some picnic fare during New Student Orientation. - Heather Phillips |
![]() 8/27/05 | 5493 | XL Freshman Andrea Burns of Ramer, Tenn. enjoys some apple cobbler during New Student Orientation. - Heather Phillips |
![]() 8/28/05 | 5497 | XL Brad Spencer goes over the Focus schedule with his group during New Student Orientation. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/28/05 | 5498 | XL Brad Spencer takes roll with his Focus group during New Student Orientation. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/28/05 | 5499 | XL New students worshipped in the chapel during New Student Orientation. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/28/05 | 5500 | XL Freshman Lydia Livingston looks skyward as Renee Hayes and Jill Zimmer sing during worship at New Student Orientation. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/29/05 | 5503 | XL First Lady Lanese Dockery fellowships with freshmen at the Ice Cream Social during New Student Orientation. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/29/05 | 5504 | XL President Dockery fellowships with Brad Spencer and a group of freshmen at the Ice Cream Social during New Student Orientation. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/29/05 | 5505 | XL President Dockery officiates an intense game of spoon hockey between Lydia Livingston & Luke Pruett during the Ice Cream Social at New Student Orientation. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/29/05 | 5506 | XL President Dockery officiates an intense game of spoon hockey between Lydia Livingston & Douglas Martin during the Ice Cream Social at New Student Orientation. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/29/05 | 5507 | XL A crowd gathers as President Dockery officiates an intense game of spoon hockey during the Ice Cream Social at New Student Orientation. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/29/05 | 5508 | XL The crowd goes wild as they watch the intense game of spoon hockey between Cassie Harris & Lydia Livingston during the Ice Cream Social at New Student Orientation. - Brad Moore |
![]() 8/28/05 | 3801 | XL Chase Raines plays a little football with his Focus Group during New Student Orientation. - Heather Phillips |
![]() 8/28/05 | 5501 | XL Allison Martin & Andrew Jackson go on a tour of Jackson with their Focus group during New Student Orientation. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/28/05 | 5502 | XL Lydia Marshall & Austin Jones go on a tour of Jackson with their Focus group during New Student Orientation. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/29/05 | 5509 | XL Linn Stranak, chair of the physical education, wellness and sport department, talks with freshmen during a New Student Orientation dinner. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/29/05 | 5511 | XL Kevin Cooney, associate professor of political science, talks with history and political science students during New Student Orientation. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/29/05 | 5512 | XL Sherry Tignor, co-director of the center for new students, talks with students during a New Student Orientation dinner. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/29/05 | 5514 | XL Richard Joiner, chair of the music department, talks with freshmen during New Student Orientation. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/29/05 | 5515 | XL Steve Beverly, acting chair of communication arts, talks with incoming communication arts students during a New Student Orientation dinner. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/29/05 | 5516 | XL Jim Veneman, instructor of communication arts, makes a point during a New Student Orientation dinner which Steve Beverly, acting chair of communication arts, and Wayne Johnson, associate professor of communication arts, find amusing. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/29/05 | 5517 | XL Terry Weaver, associate professor of special education, talks with incoming education students during a New Student Orientation dinner. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/29/05 | 5518 | XL George Guthrie, Benjamin W. Perry professor of Bible, talks with incoming Christian studies students during a New Student Orientation dinner. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/29/05 | 5520 | XL George Guthrie, Benjamin W. Perry professor of Bible, talks with incoming Christian studies students during a New Student Orientation dinner. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/29/05 | 5521 | XL Roommates Ben Farrow (left) and Josh Hays (right) stand at the back of the crowd with their guitars during a New Student Orientation open mic event in the student lounge. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/29/05 | 5522 | XL Ben Lancaster acts out a very dramatic scene from a very dramatic drama while Whitney Culver holds the mic and Tyler Whetstone watches during an open mic event in the student lounge. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/30/05 | 5528 | XL Ally Martin & Audrey Lynn laugh it up in their Focus group during New Student Orientation. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/30/05 | 5529 | XL Mark Inman & Jonathan Moore get organized in their Focus group during New Student Orientation. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/27/05 | 5494 | XL Jordan Hall, Kirk Childers and Graham Stirling get to know each other during New Student Orientation. - Heather Phillips |
![]() 8/27/05 | 5495 | XL Matt Elia and Daniel Cathey grab some barbeque during New Student Orientation. - Heather Phillips |
![]() 8/29/05 | 5513 | XL Chris Blair, associate professor of communication arts and coordinator of digital media studies, talks with Drew Rhodes during New Student Orientation. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |
![]() 8/30/05 | 5527 | XL Jonathan Moore & Megan Johnson shoot ice cubes at each other during a New Student Orientation game. - Kristen Nicole Sayres |