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JACKSON — The Memphis Center for Urban and Theological Studies will merge with Union University in August and become the Memphis College of Urban and Theological Studies, an academic unit of Union University. [Read more…]
By Steven Aldridge
Union Sports Information Director
Union University coach Mark Campbell addresses his team during a timeout. He recently won his 600th game as a head coach. — Photo by Kristi Woody
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Mark Campbell, head women’s basketball coach at Union University, earned his 600th career victory Jan. 10 with the Lady Bulldogs’ win at Auburn University at Montgomery.
Campbell became the fastest college basketball coach in history, across all divisions, to reach 600 wins. [Read more…]
By Tim Ellsworth
Union University
JACKSON — Union University has begun a partnership with the Baptist Convention of New Mexico that will place students in New Mexico churches for mentoring by local pastors during the summer.
Todd E. Brady, vice president for university ministries at Union, said the program will meet the needs of both Union University students who are preparing for ministry and New Mexico churches by providing learning and service opportunities. [Read more…]
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JACKSON, Tenn. — Union University is accepting applications for committees that will plan events for the university’s bicentennial during the 2022-2023 academic year.
“Union’s bicentennial celebration will be a significant event in the life of the university,” said Catherine Kwasigroh, Union’s vice president for institutional advancement. “For 200 years, by God’s grace, Union has been a significant institution in the state of Tennessee with an impact that has been felt around the world. Our heritage and history is worth celebrating, and we’re looking forward to doing that during our bicentennial.” [Read more…]
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JACKSON, Tenn. — Rachel Glazebrook, assistant softball coach at Union University, was found dead in her home Wednesday morning. [Read more…]
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MercyMe lead singer Bart Millard sings during the band’s performance at Union University’s 21st annual Scholarship Banquet on Oct. 18. Photo contributed by Union University.
JACKSON, Tenn. — A concert by Christian recording artist MercyMe was the highlight of the 21st annual Union University Scholarship Banquet on Oct. 18, with more than 1,600 people in attendance at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. [Read more…]
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JACKSON — Traditional undergraduate enrollment for the fall semester at Union University is up 2.2 percent, the first increase in fall-to-fall enrollment in this category since 2010.
The number of new students at Union increased from 401 in 2017 to 450 this year, a 12.2 percent increase. Non-traditional enrollment is up 1.1 percent in headcount, but the number of student credit hours is 1,409 more than last year, a 16.8 percent increase. [Read more…]
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Chad Wilson, second from left, visits with Union faculty and staff during a Sept. 7 reception. Wilson, a member of First Baptist Church, Jackson, was elected chairman of Union’s board of trustees on Sept. 7 — Photo by Kristi Woody
JACKSON — Union University trustees celebrated the success of the university’s women’s basketball and debate teams, approved new officers and established tuition and fees for the 2019-2020 academic year during their Sept. 6-7 meeting on the Union campus. [Read more…]
By Nathan Handley
Union University
Union University President Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver delivers his address at Union’s Fall Convocation.
JACKSON, Tenn. — Union University President Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver said in pursuing a virtuous life, the biblical concept of self-control is counter-cultural. [Read more…]
By Tim Ellsworth
Union University News Office
Lisa Rogers, a member of The Church at Sugar Creek, has juggled duties as chair of the trustees of Union University and her profession as a physician while also performing the role she truly enjoys — the mom of a recent Union University graduate.
— Photo by Kristi Woody
JACKSON — Lisa Rogers was walking in the woods, one of her favorite pastimes, when she got a phone call from outgoing Union University trustee chairman Norm Hill. Hill asked Rogers if she’d consider serving as the next chairman for the Union board of trustees.
Rogers immediately knew the answer: No. But she told Hill she’d pray about it.
“I figured I’d pray about it and then tell him no,” she says.
But as she considered the opportunity, God began to reveal to Rogers that she should accept. In November, she will rotate off the board and conclude her three years as chairman. [Read more…]
