The Department of Engineering at Union University

Contact Information
Don Van, Department Chair dvan@uu.edu - 731-661-5534

Catalogue Information
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Course Schedules
Spring 2009 Summer 2009 Fall 2009 Winter 2010 (tentative)

Department of Engineering

Union University's engineering program will prepare you to perform on the cutting edge from conceptual and planning stages to the design, manufacturing, construction, operation, and management of projects. The program will not only prepare you with a sound technical base that will make licensure as a professional engineer achievable but will also educate you with a distinctive liberal arts orientation that integrates faith and learning. (READ MORE)

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Educational Objectives

To provide a solid engineering education that is built on a strong science and liberal arts foundation.
To foster an instructional environment that promotes engineering design skills and inventive thinking.
To prepare students for successful careers or advanced studies in engineering or other professional fields.
To prepare students to think based on Christian principles and act ethically in providing service to their employers, communities, churches and humanity.

Recent Accolades

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Jeannette Russ and Bill Nance co-authored a paper entitled, “Learning Across Disciplines: A Case-Study Approach to Teaching Business Policy and Engineering Economics.” They presented the paper at the American Society of Engineering Education in Salt Lake City in June 2004.

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Union’s engineering program gets ABET accreditation
Union University’s bachelor’s degree program in engineering has been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET Inc., the recognized accrediting body of college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering and technology. The announcement came to unive... - (READ MORE)

Recent Photos

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5/24/09 - Will Trautman, engineering graduate, received the Elizabeth Tigrett Medal, which has been awarded since 1912 by vote of the entire faculty to an outstanding member of the senior class. (ID: 11294) - Jim Veneman
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5/23/09 - Will Trautman, engineering graduate, received the Elizabeth Tigrett Medal, which has been awarded since 1912 by vote of the entire faculty to an outstanding member of the senior class. (ID: 11250) - Morris Abernathy
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2/24/09 - Engineering students run experiments in the engineering lab. - Kristi McMurry

2/24/09 - Engineering students run experiments in the engineering lab. (ID: 10829) - Kristi McMurry
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