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Conn named Alumnus of the Year as part of Union’s annual Homecoming week
October 29, 2025 - Union University’s 2025 Homecoming celebration included the recognition of 16 alumni and friends of the university for outstanding achievements in their respective fields and the presentation of Union’s Homecoming Court, among other activities. “As we celebrated Homecoming, we saw the impact Union alumni and students have not only on campus but in communities near and far,” said Catherine Kwasigroh, Union’s vice president for institutional advancement. “Their commitment to service and excellence reflects the values at the heart of Union’s... READ MORE
Union serves local residents during 23rd annual Campus and Community Day
October 23, 2025 - For Union University junior Rebekah Ruth Basie, serving at Jackson’s Birth Choice pregnancy medical clinic on Tuesday was about more than simply lending a helping hand to a local nonprofit organization. “As a believer, if the Lord cares about life, I should care about life,” Basie said. “And not in name only.” Basie, a sociology major from Pine Mountain, Georgia, was one of more than 700 Union University students and employees who participated in the 23rd annual Campus and Community: A Day of Remembrance and Service. Each year, Unio... READ MORE
Janney challenges Union community to rethink Civil War history
October 8, 2025 - Think of Appomattox as a starting place rather than an ending point, Caroline Janney told a group of Union University students and Jackson community members Oct. 6 in the G.M. Savage Memorial Chapel. “Indeed, there are as many stories that begin in Appomattox as there were men there: Union and Confederate, black and white,” said Janney, the John L. Nau III Professor of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia. As the 28th annual Carls-Schwerdfeger Lecture Series speaker, Janney gave two addresses related to the American ... READ MORE
Union to serve Jackson at 23rd annual Campus and Community Day
October 7, 2025 - Hundreds of Union University students, faculty and staff members will participate in 30 projects in Jackson and West Tennessee Oct. 21 as part of Union’s 23rd annual “Campus and Community: A Day of Remembrance and Service.” The event is an opportunity for Union to show its appreciation to the community for its assistance after tornadoes hit the campus in 2002, 2003 and 2008. Union cancels most classes on this day each year to allow the university community to participate in projects at such places as local schools, churches, nursing homes... READ MORE
Union offering free Wellness Center access to Tennessee Baptist pastors
September 30, 2025 - Union University is extending a new benefit to Tennessee Baptist pastors, offering them free membership at the university’s Wellness Center, with discounted rates for their wives. Ray Van Neste, Union’s vice president for university ministries and dean for the School of Theology and Missions, said the benefit connects with Tennessee Baptist Mission Board’s initiatives emphasizing pastoral wellness. “Our Tennessee Baptist pastors are men who are faithful shepherds, and we are thankful for them,” Van Neste said. “At Union, we want to... READ MORE
Remember Me Walk for homicide loss survivors set for Sept. 29
September 26, 2025 - Union University will host the 17th annual Remember Me Walk for survivors of homicide loss Sept. 29. Each year, families come together on Union’s campus to honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones lost to homicide. Survivors are invited to a meal at 5:30 p.m. (no registration required) in the Carl Grant Events Center, followed by a brief program. After the program, participants will take a short walk around the Great Lawn in memory of their loved ones. The Union School of Social Work’s Center for Just and Caring Commu... READ MORE
Clifton encourages local pastors to be faithful with what God has given
September 18, 2025 - God is doing tremendous things in normative-sized churches, Mark Clifton said to a crowd of local pastors and their wives at Union’s annual Pastors and Wives Appreciation Banquet Sept. 16. “I am convinced, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that we really have gotten off track,” said Clifton, the North American Mission Board’s executive director of replant, revitalization and rural strategies. “We think that we've got to grow larger numerically to be faithful. The truth of the matter is that we just have to be faithful with the ones he’s given u... READ MORE