Photos of found subject matter (unposed and uncontrolled) documenting your university or college-related events as they occur naturally. Photographs in this category must adhere to accepted photojournalistic standards.
Hand raised, feet moving, crowd gathered along the route. October light, KSU blue in every direction. A moment that doesn't need explaining — just documenting.
Springfield College physical education students work with local 1st graders in the Field House during a day-long campus visit.
Emily Sandoval gives the Kilter Board, an interactive climbing wall, a try during day one of the REP4 2025 Learner Design Summit July 23.
Students, alumni, and other university community members participate in Oozefest, a mud volleyball tournament in May 2026 at the Mud Pit on North Campus. Oozefest is a favorite tradition since 1984.
The annual Celebration of Student Academic Excellence student showcase was held in Broadview Arena in April 2026. The event recognizes the acclaimed academic accomplishments and research projects of students.
A student attempts to bite an apple and win a prize at a student union board activities event.
After much rescheduling, the Field Sciences program was able to burn the campus prairie... on the same day as our institution's Founders Day Celebration (of course). I was able to book it down there for the second half of the burning. In the process, I managed to catch this shot of Roe R. Cross Award-winning professor, Bill Jensen, with a gas can, crossing into a portion of the unburned land to remedy that issue.
During the annual Glass Guild Blowout, a visiting artist is assisted by an alum of the program. She brought a small glass bubble on the end of her pipe over to the artist, and he is placing it atop the stem of a goblet they are creating together, while an audience watches in awe. Glassblowing is an incredibly community-oriented medium, and this image highlights that.
Adrian King, of the Ojibwe and Oneida nations, performs during the All Walks of Life Traditional Pow Wow at the Fieldhouse on April 4, 2026.
Streamers shower down upon jubilant gradates at spring commencement, May 17, 2025, Hilton Coliseum.