SEJC2025 Schedule

(subject to change)

Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 

3 – 6 p.m. 

Check-In/Pick up Conference Bags 

Russell Inn and Suites 

7 p.m. – 

Student-Only Social Time 

Dave’s Dark Horse Tavern 


Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 

9 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. 

Opening Remarks 

Union Room 231  (2nd floor) 

9:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. 

“Covering Sports in the Age of Upheaval” 

with Philip Poe, Brian Hadad, and Craig Peters 

Colvard Student Union Room 328 

9:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.  

“Keeping up with AI Advances” 

with Mo Balaa and Joshua Britt  

Colvard Student Union Room 329

9:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. 

“Making Better YouTube Videos” 

with Jared Laster 

Colvard Student Union Room 330

10:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.

“Covering Sports in the Age of Upheaval” 

with Philip Poe, Brian Hadad, and Craig Peters 

Colvard Student Union Room 328

10:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. 

“Keeping up with AI Advances” 

with Mo Balaa and Joshua Britt  

Colvard Student Union Room 329

10:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. 

“The Story of Paul Leslie Guihard, Who Was Killed during the 1962 Ole Miss Riot” 

with Kathleen Wickham 

Colvard Student Union Room 330

10:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. 

“Digging for Information” 

with Ross Dellenger and C.J. LeMaster. Moderated by Liz Crisp. Fowlkes Auditorium (3rd floor) 

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. 

Advisor Lunch / SEJC Business Meeting 

Colvard Student Union Ballroom  (2nd floor) 

1 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. 

SEJC Student Research Presentations 

Fowlkes Auditorium (3rd floor) 

1 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. 

“Amazing Portraits” 

with Kamau Bostic 

Colvard Student Union Room 328

1 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. 

“Gen Z in the Field” 

with Heather Harrison, Pam Dankins, and Jared Conerly 

Colvard Student Union Room 329

1 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.  

“The Story of Paul Leslie Guihard, Who Was Killed during the 1962 Ole Miss Riot” 

with Kathleen Wickham 

Colvard Student Union Room 330

2 p.m. – 2: 50 p.m.  

“National Newsroom Culture” 

with Liz Crisp and Isabelle Taft. Moderated by Sid Salter

Fowlkes Auditorium (3rd floor) 

2 p.m. – 2: 50 p.m.  

“Amazing Portraits” 

with Kamau Bostic 

Colvard Student Union Room 328

2 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. 

“Gen Z in the Field” 

with Heather Harrison, Pam Dankins, and Jared Conerly 

Colvard Student Union Room 329

2 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. 

“Making Better YouTube Videos” 

with Jared Laster 

Colvard Student Union Room 330

3 p.m. – 6 p.m. 

Student-Only Social Time 

Bin 612 

6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. 

Best of the South Awards Banquet 

with keynote speaker Ross Dellenger 

Colvard Student Union Ballroom  (2nd floor) 

Advisor refreshments available in Colvard Student Union Lounge (2nd floor)


Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025 

9 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. 

Breakfast

Colvard Student Union Ballroom  (2nd floor) 

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 

Keynote address by Isabelle Taft 

Colvard Student Union Ballroom  (2nd floor) 

10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. 

SEJC On-Site Competition Results

Announcement of SEJC2026 Host School 

Closing Remarks 

Colvard Student Union Ballroom  (2nd floor) 

Promoting Journalism in the Southeast Region