CARSON-NEWMAN, UNION MOVE CLASSES ONLINE
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Union University and Carson-Newman University addressed the coronavirus pandemic with their respective campus communities on March 12. Union University in Jackson informed students, faculty and staff that it would move full semester classes on March 16 to an online or alternate delivery format. In a letter to the Union University […]
DOOLEY TO PREACH AT WEST TENNESSEE EVANGELISM RALLY
By Sarah Goff Union University news office JACKSON, Tenn. — Adam Dooley, senior pastor of Englewood Baptist Church in Jackson, will be the keynote speaker at the fifth annual West Tennessee Evangelism Rally March 1 at Union University. The rally, co-sponsored by the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board and Union University, is designed to strengthen and […]
UNION GRADUATES’ PLACEMENT RATE AT 98 PERCENT
Union University News Office JACKSON — Within six months of receiving their degree, 98 percent of Union’s class of 2019 were employed or enrolled in graduate school, according to an “Undergraduate First-Destination Survey” conducted by Union’s Vocatio Center for Life Calling and Career. Union’s 98 percent placement rate is about 12 points above the national […]
TOMLIN SHARES STORIES, SONGS AT UNION SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET
Union news office JACKSON, Tenn. — Chris Tomlin was 18 years old and had just finished leading worship at a weeklong youth rally. He’d never done anything like that. He hadn’t written any songs and admits that he had done a poor job. At the end of the week, the speaker for the week’s rally […]
UNION UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT EXCEEDS 3,100 STUDENTS
By Sarah Goff Union news office JACKSON — Union University recently welcomed 400 new students to the Jackson campus. The freshmen hail from 35 states and 10 countries and have an average ACT score of 26.2 and GPA of 3.85. “We are thrilled to welcome our bicentennial class of 2023 to campus,” Union President Samuel […]
NEPALI FRESHMAN TRAVELS 8,000 MILES TO ATTEND UNION
By Sarah Goff Union news office JACKSON — Vishal Gaurav Karmacharya traveled farther than most freshmen to Union University: about 8,000 miles from Kathmandu, Nepal, to Jackson. Vishal and his father, Bishwa, and mother, Ramila, arrived on campus Aug. 14 to move Vishal into his campus apartment. Bishwa and Ramila stayed in Tennessee for a […]
UNION TRUSTEES APPROVE MASTER PLAN ON CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT
By Tim Ellsworth Associate VP for Communications, Union University JACKSON, Tenn. — Union University trustees at their Sept. 6 meeting adopted a campus master plan that calls for new buildings and an extension of the university’s Great Lawn all the way to Highway 45 Bypass over the next 20 years. In other matters, trustees approved […]
UNION ALUMNI COUPLE USES ‘FAME’ TO SHARE FAITH
By Sarah Goff Union news office JACKSON — For Union alumni couple Ben and Juliana Wilson, 2019 has been a year of unexpected opportunities, from Ben competing on the “American Ninja Warrior” TV show to Juliana winning the Mrs. Tennessee United States crown and earning a top 10 finish in the recent 2019 Mrs. United […]
CONCRETE CROSS INSTALLED ON UNION UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
Construction crews recently installed a 17-foot high cross in Hadley Circle on the campus of Union University, Jackson. The concrete cross was made possible from donations through Leadership Union, a cohort of faculty and staff who are selected to serve by Union President Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver. Leadership Union member Nancy Cherry said the cross […]
UNION HONORS IMB PRESIDENT
From Union University JACKSON — Paul Chitwood, president of the International Mission Board, was the recipient of Union University’s M.E. Dodd Denominational Service Award this year. Union president Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver presented the award to Chitwood, a Tennessean who was reared in Jellico, earlier this month at Union’s alumni and friends dinner during the […]