About the Center

The Thomas R. Rosebrough Center for Educational Practice is located at Union University's School of Education. The Center aims to promote the work and interests of the School of Education, its faculty, staff, students, and alumni across Union's three campuses located in Jackson, Germantown, and Hendersonville, Tennessee.

Union has established academic centers to promote the ideals of different academic departments to deal Christianly with issues. The Rosebrough Center for Educational Practice is one of several Centers established by Union University, and is focused on promoting educational excellence within the context of Union University's School of Education.

The Union Difference

The Thomas R. Rosebrough Center for Educational Practice aims to promote and recognize excellence in education from preschool through higher education. The manner in which the Center for Educational Practice defines its work can be found within the context and mission of Union University and the School of Education.

Union University has identified four core values to provide a vision for the work of its faculty, staff and students. These core values indicate that educators should aim to be Excellence-Driven, Christ-Centered, People-Focused, and Future Directed. Likewise, the guiding, conceptual framework for Union's School of Education is: A Teacher-Student Dynamic of Sensitivity, Reflection and Faith. Furthermore, Union's School of Education, under the leadership of Executive Dean Rosebrough, has identified the importance of educators to be effective scholars, practitioners, and relaters, as they become transformational in their work. It is within these contexts that the Rosebrough Center for Educational Practice aims to enact its mission.

Mission

The mission of the Thomas R. Rosebrough Center for Educational Practice is to promote excellence in education in ways that reflect:

• Union University's four core values (i.e., Excellence-Driven, Christ-Centered, People-Focused, and Future Directed),
• The conceptual framework of Union's School of Education (i.e., A Teacher-Student Dynamic of Sensitivity, Reflection and Faith), and
• Transformational Teaching (e.g., Educators need to be effective scholars, practitioners, and relaters.).

Purpose

The Thomas R. Rosebrough Center for Educational Practice promotes and recognizes excellence in education by:

• Publishing news articles about the work of faculty, students and alumni at Union University's School of Education.
• Publishing white papers, book reviews, and practical academic thought pieces on educational topics.
• Distributing Focus on Education, a podcast that brings attention to quality in education.
• Communicating and hosting educational events.
• Awarding quality education at the preschool through higher education levels.

Director: Eric Marvin, 901-312-1915, emarvin@uu.edu