Arkansas Tech Student Journalists Attend Conference

ATU Students at Journalism Conference Spring 2025
Photographed (from left-to-right): Emily Tyler, Madelyn Wheat, Kiya Lawson, Nikki Victory and Tommy Mumert.

Arkansas Tech University students Emily Tyler of Searcy, Madelyn Wheat of Sheridan, Kiya Lawson of Dover and Nikki Victory of Mayflower attended the 38th annual Southeast Journalism Conference on the campus of Mississippi State University in Starkville.

The conference took place Jan. 31-Feb. 2. Isabelle Taft, reporter for the New York Times, provided the keynote address.

Victory won a third-place award for design during an on-site competition at the conference.

Tommy Mumert, ATU assistant professor of journalism, led the ATU delegation to Starkville.

A total of 27 universities were represented at the conference.

Learn more about the ATU Department of Communication and Media Studies at www.atu.edu/cj.