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Union University

History

Department of History at Union

Faculty

Keith Bates Keith Bates

Chair and Professor of History

  • Office: PAC J-7C
  • Box: 1903
  • Phone: 731-661-5593
  • E-mail: dkbates@uu.edu
  • Education:
    Ph.D, Kansas State University
    M.A., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
    B.A., Union University

Upcoming Courses

  • HIS-101-3 (2025FA): World Civiliz to 18th Century (M W F 11:00 AM-11:50AM in PAC D-48)
  • HIS-101-7 (2025FA): World Civiliz to 18th Century (M W F 1:00 PM-1:50PM in PAC D-48)
  • HIS-102-4 (2026SP): Wrld Civiliz From 18th Century (M W F 1:00 PM-1:50PM in PAC D-48)
  • HIS-212-1 (2026SP): United States from 1877 (M W F 11:00 AM-11:50AM in PAC C-15)
  • HIS-415-1 (2026SP): America & World War, 1914-1945 (Tu Th 9:25 AM-10:40AM in PAC C-15)
  • HIS-431-1 (2025FA): History Internship
  • HIS-431-1 (2026SP): History Internship
  • HIS-498-1 (2025FA): Seminar (Tu Th 10:50 AM-12:05PM in PAC J-7D)

NOTE: Courses for future terms are subject to change.


Christopher Jones Christopher Jones

Assistant Professor of History

  • Office: PAC J-9H
  • Phone: 731-661-5034
  • E-mail: cjones@uu.edu
  • Education:
    Ph.D, Columbia University, History
    M.A., Wheaton College, Biblical Archaeology
    B.A., University of North Carolina, Peace, War, & Defense; History

Upcoming Courses

  • HIS-101-1 (2026SP): World Civiliz to 18th Century (Tu Th 9:25 AM-10:40AM in PAC D-48)
  • HIS-101-2 (2025FA): World Civiliz to 18th Century (M W F 9:00 AM-9:50AM in PAC D-48)
  • HIS-101-6 (2025FA): World Civiliz to 18th Century (Tu Th 9:25 AM-10:40AM in PAC D-48)
  • HIS-102-2 (2026SP): Wrld Civiliz From 18th Century (M W F 9:00 AM-9:50AM in PAC D-48)
  • HIS-102-6 (2026SP): Wrld Civiliz From 18th Century (M W F 12:00 PM-12:50PM in PAC D-48)
  • HIS-245-1 (2025FA): History and Historians (Tu Th 12:15 PM-1:30PM in PAC C-15)
  • HIS-395-1 (2025FA): The World of Rome (M W F 11:00 AM-11:50AM in BWLD 121)
  • HIS-395-1 (2026SP): Modern Middle East (Tu Th 12:15 PM-1:30PM)

NOTE: Courses for future terms are subject to change.


Jason Strandquist Jason Strandquist

Associate Professor of History

  • Office: PAC J-9G
  • Phone: 731-661-5262
  • E-mail: jstrandquist@uu.edu
  • Education:
    Ph.D, Pennsylvania State University, History
    M.A., Pennsylvania State University, History
    B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, History

Upcoming Courses

  • HIS-101-4 (2025FA): World Civiliz to 18th Century (Tu Th 12:15 PM-1:30PM in PAC D-48)
  • HIS-102-1 (2025FA): Wrld Civiliz From 18th Century (M W F 12:00 PM-12:50PM in PAC D-48)
  • HIS-102-1 (2026SP): Wrld Civiliz From 18th Century (Tu Th 10:50 AM-12:05PM in PAC D-48)
  • HIS-102-3 (2026SP): Wrld Civiliz From 18th Century (M W F 11:00 AM-11:50AM in PAC D-48)
  • HIS-316-1 (2025FA): Renaissance & Reformation (Tu Th 9:25 AM-10:40AM in BWLD 215)
  • HIS-322-1 (2026SP): 20th Century Europe (M W F 1:00 PM-1:50PM in PAC C-15)

NOTE: Courses for future terms are subject to change.


David C. Thomas David C. Thomas

University Professor of History

  • Office: PAC J-9A
  • Box: 3130
  • Phone: 731-661-5261
  • E-mail: dthomas@uu.edu
  • Education:
    Ph.D, The Ohio State University
    M.S., University of Michigan
    B.S., The Ohio State University

Upcoming Courses

  • HIS-211-1 (2025FA): United States to 1877 (Tu Th 9:25 AM-10:40AM in PAC C-15)
  • HIS-414-1 (2025FA): Gilded Age & Progressive Era (M W F 9:00 AM-9:50AM in PAC C-15)

NOTE: Courses for future terms are subject to change.


Emeritus Status

Stephen Carls Stephen Carls

University Professor Emeritus of History

  • Served 40 Years (1983-2023)
  • E-mail: scarls@uu.edu
  • Education:
    Ph.D, University of Minnesota
    M.A., University of Minnesota
    B.A., Wheaton College

W. Terry Lindley W. Terry Lindley

University Professor Emeritus of History

  • Served 36 Years (1986-2022)
  • E-mail: tlindley@uu.edu
  • Education:
    Additional Study, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
    Ph.D, Texas Christian University
    M.A., University of New Orleans
    B.A., Texas A&M University