**This schedule is subject to change**
| Week | Date | Topic | Due |
| 1 | Aug. 26 |
Syllabus Famous Photographer Assignment – Due 9/23/25 Discuss Community Video Story – Due 9/23/25 |
Choose Photographer Choose Website Platform |
| 2 | Sept. 2 |
Assign Personal Vision Assignment – Due 9/9/25 Discuss Community Video – Due 9/23/25 College Photographer of the Year Contest – Entry Deadline 5:49pm 9/15/25 |
Equipment Checkout Procedures Work on Entries for College Photographer of the Year Contest Practice lighting/audio for Video Interviews |
| 3 | Sept. 9 |
Assign Sports Stills – Due 9/16/25 Discuss Final Project “Community” Proposals – Due 9/30/25 Critiques |
Work on Entries for College Photographer of the Year Contest Practice lighting/audio for Video Interviews |
| 4 | Sept. 16 |
Assign Sports Video – Due 11/04/25 Assign Homecoming Video – Due 11/04/25 Assign Final Project “Community” – Due 12/9/25 |
Personal Vision Profile Presentations Critique – Sports Stills Assignment |
| 5 | Sept. 23 |
Guest Speaker Rick Brewer from WCMU Student Presentations Online Portfolio Assignment – First Draft Due 10/21/25, Final Due 12/9/25 |
Critique – Community Video World Famous Photographer Presentations |
| 6 | Sept. 30 |
Guest Speaker Community Journalist Krista Tacey-Cater Discuss Final Project “Community” – Proposals |
Final Project “Community” Proposals Get Started on Final Project |
| 7 | Oct. 7 | No Class – Fall Wellness Break | Do Not Meet For Class |
| 8 | Oct. 14 |
Guest Speaker – Neil Blake from MLive |
Hands-on Video Editing with Neil |
| 9 | Oct. 21 |
Guest Speaker – Richard Tsong-Taatarii – Minneapolis Star Tribune Discuss Final Project |
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| 10 |
Oct. 28 |
Guest Speaker – Eric Limarenko Online Portfolio |
Critique – Online Portfolio Draft – If Time |
| 11 | Nov. 4 |
Critique Sports Video Final Project |
Critique – Homecoming Video Critique – Sports Video Online Portfolio First Draft – Career Goals Paper |
| 12 | Nov. 11 |
Discuss Final Project Critique Portfolio Draft |
Final Project Singles/Video footage World Famous Photographer Presentations |
| 13 |
Nov. 18 |
Critique/Final Project Singles/Video footage Critique Portfolio Draft |
Final Project Singles/Video footage Online Portfolio |
| 14 |
Nov. 25 |
Critique/Meetings Critique Portfolio Draft Gallery choices and logistics |
Final Project Singles/Video footage Online Portfolio |
| 15 | Dec. 2 |
Critique/Meetings Critique Portfolio Draft SOS and Assessment Exam |
Final Project Singles/Video footage |
| 16 | Dec. 9, 7p.m.-8:50p.m. | Final Project Presentation Celebration |
Due – Final Project Final Online Portfolio |