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UNION’S CLASS OF 2020 PLACEMENT RATE AT 98 PERCENT DESPITE DIFFICULT YEAR

Union University news office JACKSON — Ninety-eight percent of Union University’s class of 2020 were employed or enrolled in graduate school within six months of receiving their degree, according to an “Undergraduate First-Destination Survey” conducted by the Vocation Center for Life Calling and Career. The placement rate for Union’s class of 2019 was also 98 […]

‘MK’ FROM ITALY FINDS NICHE AT UNION

By Sarah Goff Union University news office JACKSON — Like so many seniors, Union University freshman Emma Worthy’s last year of high school looked very different because of the COVID-19 pandemic. What makes her story different is she was separated from her family by hundreds of miles and a few countries. Worthy’s parents are International […]

UNION MOURNS LOSS OF FORMER FIRST LADY JOYCE BAREFOOT

Union University news office JACKSON — Former Union University First Lady, Joyce Lynn Barefoot, wife of Union’s 14th president Hyran Barefoot, died Jan. 23 at Maplewood Nursing Home in Jackson at age 93. “Joyce Barefoot was a Union treasure,” Union President Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver said. “Her graciousness and encouragement were hallmarks of her faithful […]

UNION TRUSTEES APPROVE NEW DEGREE IN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP, WELCOME NEWCOMER

Union University News Office JACKSON — Union University trustees approved a new bachelor’s degree in Christian leadership, received an annual audit report and welcomed a new trustee during their Dec. 4 meeting on the university campus. The meeting was the first for new trustee Chuck Baker, of Hixson. Baker recently retired as vice president of […]

PASTOR EXPLORES RISE OF BAPTIST AMERICA

By Sarah Goff Union University news office JACKSON — At Union University, Eric and Candace Smith were preparing for their life in ministry. Eric and Candance met as sophomores while Eric was studying theology and Candace was studying nursing. They both graduated in the spring of 2008. Today, Eric is the senior pastor of Sharon […]

UNION AWARDS DOCKERY 2020 DODD AWARD

Union University news office JACKSON — Union University has presented former university president David S. Dockery with its M.E. Dodd Denominational Service Award. The Dodd Award is the highest denominational service award Union gives. It is named for the man who was a 1904 Union graduate, served as president of the SBC and who was […]

UNION TRUSTEES KEEP STRATEGIC PLAN IN PLACE

Union University JACKSON — Union University trustees extended the university’s strategic plan during their Sept. 11 meeting on the Union campus. “Our trustees provide consistently strong leadership, and they have continued to do so in the midst of a global pandemic that has disrupted so many lives, plans and activities,” said Union president Samuel W. […]

UNION UNIVERSITY BANQUET ENCOURAGES WEST TENNESSEE PASTORS TO ‘STAND FAST’

Union University new office JACKSON — The labor of pastors as they seek to lead their congregations in a time of pandemic is not in vain, Ray Van Neste told a group of pastors and their wives at Union University on Sept. 8. Van Neste, dean of Union’s School of Theology and Missions, spoke as […]

PRO-LIFE ADVOCATE JOHNSON URGES BELIEVERS TO ‘WORK TO SAVE EACH AND EVERY ONE’

By Sarah Goff Union University news office JACKSON — The Union University Auxiliary hosted “An Evening with Abby Johnson” in the G.M. Savage Memorial Chapel on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Johnson is a pro-life advocate and author of the award-winning book, “Unplanned,” which has been adapted into a movie of the same title. “Unplanned” chronicles both […]