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 2008 \| Summer 2008 \| Fall 2008 Winter 2009 (tentative)

Department of Engineering

Union University's new 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
9/6/06 - 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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9/27/07 - Union students share their time and knowledge about engineering at a Boys and Girls Club. - Neisha Fuson

9/27/07 - Union students share their time and knowledge about engineering at a Boys and Girls Club. (ID: 8402) - Neisha Fuson
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9/27/07 - Danielle Blackstone and Kent Willis make ice cream for a Boys and Girls Club meeting, where students from the physics, chemistry and engineering departments gave presentations. (ID: 8404) - Neisha Fuson
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9/27/07 - Jay Bernheisel, assistant professor of engineering, sets up a science demonstration for the Boys and Girls Club. - Neisha Fuson

9/27/07 - Jay Bernheisel, assistant professor of engineering, sets up a science demonstration for the Boys and Girls Club. (ID: 8406) - Neisha Fuson
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