(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)