Erin Slater, Residence Director of the Heritage Residence Complex, talks with the Guthrie family as they check in for move in day in the Fred Delay Gymnasium, Aug. 15, 2014. | Photo by Amanda Rohde
Resident Advisors assist students checking during move in day in the Fred Delay Gymnasium, Aug. 15, 2014. | Photo by Amanda Rohde
New students pick up their keys and fill out last-minute paper work on move in day in the Fred Delay Gymnasium, Aug. 15, 2014. | Photo by Amanda Rohde
Resident Advisors assist students with paperwork on move in day in the Fred Delay Gymnasium, Aug. 15, 2014. | Photo by Amanda Rohde
New students and their families check in for move in day in the Fred Delay Gymnasium, Aug. 15, 2014. | Photo by Amanda Rohde
Life Group leaders Isaac Lisle, junior conservation biology major, Nick Fleming, senior Christian ministry and missions major and Morgan Morfe, junior psychology major, welcome new students to campus, Aug. 15, 2014. | Photo by Amanda Rohde
Life Group leaders excitedly greet new students as they drive onto campus for move in day, Aug. 15, 2014. | Photo by Amanda Rohde
Ian Walker, senior business major and Life Group leader, welcomes students on campus for move in day, Aug. 15, 2014. | Photo by Amanda Rohde
Life Group leaders, Johnny Fulks, sophomore Christian ministry and missions major, Kristine Burgess, sophomore nursing major, Paige Tang, senior music major, and Zachary Taw, sophomore, welcome new students as they arrive on campus, Aug. 15, 2014. | Photo by MiKalla Cotton
Life Group leaders, Johnny Fulks, Kristine Burgess, Paige Tang and Zachary Taw welcome new students on move in day, Aug. 15, 2014. | Photo by MiKalla Cotton
Life Group leaders get excited for the arrival of new students on move in day, Aug. 15, 2014. | Photo by MiKalla Cotton
Life Group leaders, Tre Tharpe, sophomore social work major, Ruthie Johnson, junior Christian ministry and missions major, and Chris Mimms, junior Christian ministry and missions major, welcome new students as they arrive on move in day, Aug. 15, 2014. | Photo by MiKalla Cotton
Bethany Malchuk, sophomore music major, and Jan Shultz, administrative assistant, help new students move in to their dorms, Aug. 15, 2014. | Photo by Amanda Rohde
Union alumni and Jackson community members assist new students on move in day, Aug. 15, 2014. | Photo by Meg Rushing
Buster the Bulldog helps students move into their dorms on move in day, Aug. 15, 2014. | Photo by Emily Stookey
Life Group leader, Rebecca Shamblin, sophomore business major, helps unload a trunk for a new student, Aug. 15, 2014. | Photo by Emily Stookey
Life Group leaders, Morgan Morfe, junior psychology major, and Nick Fleming, senior Christian ministry and missions major, help new students carry their belongings to their dorms, Aug. 15, 2014. | Photo by Emily Stookey
FOCUS leader, Caleb Thompson, senior Biblical studies major, helps families move their children into their new dorm rooms, Aug. 15, 2014. | Photo by Emily Stookey
Courtney Stookey, freshman teaching English as a second language major, unloads her car on move in day, Aug. 15, 2014. | Photo by Emily Stookey
MiKalla Cotton, class of 2016, is photo editor for the Cardinal & Cream. She is originally from Princeton, Ky, and majors in Christian ministry and missions, and minors in photojournalism. She leads a small group for middle school girls at West Jackson Baptist church where she is also involved in the college ministry. MiKalla also has a passion for WinShape Camps, where she has served as photographer the last three summers.
