Dockery: Ecclesiastes author models God-centered approach to higher educationChristians can learn much about engaging society, culture and the great ideas of their day by following the model of Qoheleth, the author of Ecclesiastes, Union University President David S. Dockery said Aug. 27.
“Qoheleth does not retreat from fully exploring the meaning of life under the sun,” Dockery said. “Instead he chooses to engage it, analyze it and evaluate it.”
Dockery addressed the university community during the annual fall convocation and used Ecclesiastes and its author as a pattern for what a Christian learning community should be.
Congressional candidates Fincher, Herron to debate Oct. 5 at Union UniversityEighth Congressional District candidates Stephen Fincher and Roy Herron will participate in a debate Oct. 5 at Union University.
Union University’s Senior Vice President for University Relations Jerry Tidwell has confirmed that both campaigns have accepted Union’s invitation for a two-man debate. Details about the debate’s format will be announced at a later time.
The hour-long debate ...
Union enrollment of 4,186 marks 13th straight year for increaseEnrollment at Union University for the fall semester is a record-high 4,186 students – a 3.3 percent jump from a year ago and the 13th straight year for an enrollment increase at the university.
Nearly all the growth came in Union’s undergraduate programs, which showed a 4.6 percent increase in enrollment since last fall.
“It is with gratitude to God that we celebrate another wonderfu...
Union dedicates new Hope QuadThe name of the Hope Residence Complex at Union University will tell future generations the story of how God saved the university from the 2008 tornado and provided opportunities to move forward, Union President David S. Dockery said.
“Hope Quad comes as a testimony to the hope that God gave to us as a gift to sustain us coming out of Feb. 5, 2008,” Dockery said at a special dedication cerem...
Dockery: Ecclesiastes author models God-centered approach to higher educationChristians can learn much about engaging society, culture and the great ideas of their day by following the model of Qoheleth, the author of Ecclesiastes, Union University President David S. Dockery said Aug. 27.
“Qoheleth does not retreat from fully exploring the meaning of life under the sun,” Dockery said. “Instead he chooses to engage it, analyze it and evaluate it.”
Dockery addres...
Union dedicates Providence Hall, a testimony to God’s care for the universityWith thanksgiving to God for his sustaining grace to Union University over the past 30 months, President David S. Dockery and other university leaders dedicated Providence Hall – the new home for Union’s School of Pharmacy -- during an Aug. 25 ribbon-cutting ceremony.
“While there are many people deserving of having their name on this building, they all agreed that what we needed was a marke...
New students arrive to begin their Union educationMichael Cole first became aware of Union University through an advertisement he heard on a Christian radio station in his hometown of Pueblo, Colo., about a Christian college guide.
As he looked through the guide, Union caught his attention. He researched a bit more, was impressed with what he saw about the digital media studies program and decided to come to the campus for a visit.
“...
Union moves into top 15 in U.S.News & World Report rankingsUnion University has moved into the top 15 universities in the South, according to the annual rankings of colleges and universities by U.S.News & World Report.
Union was tied for the 15th spot in the “Best Regional Universities – South” category, up one spot from last year’s ranking of 16th. The position is the highest ever for Union and marks the 14th straight year for the publication to li...
Garcia to study film in Los Angeles during fall semesterLos Angeles, the center of the entertainment industry, will gain a bright, new mind this fall.
Union University junior Josh Garcia will spend the fall 2010 semester studying at the Los Angeles Film Studies Center, a Christian program affiliated with the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities that introduces students to the Hollywood entertainment industry through classes and an inte...
Doctoral dissertation examines Dockery’s leadershipGodly leadership is visional, relational and influential, and all three of those characteristics are present in Union University President David S. Dockery, according to doctoral student Tanner Hickman.
Hickman, a Doctor of Education student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, examined Dockery’s leadership for his dissertation, entitled “The Integration of Jesus’ Great Commandment ...
Union honors Brewer by naming dining hall in her honorUnion University’s student dining hall has been renamed the Brewer Dining Hall in honor of Maggie Nell Brewer, Union’s longtime vice president for student affairs.
“Maggie Nell Brewer is certainly worthy of praise,” Union President David S. Dockery said Aug. 11 at a luncheon celebrating the new name. “We are pleased to introduce students to her great legacy in student life, and we are thank...
Union University named among best colleges in the Southeast by Princeton ReviewUnion University is one of the best colleges in the Southeast, according to The Princeton Review.
Union is one of 133 institutions The Princeton Review recommends in its “Best in the Southeast” section of its website feature, “2011 Best Colleges: Region by Region,” that posted Aug. 2, 2010, on PrincetonReview.com.
In the profile of Union on its site, The Princeton Review describe...
Union recognized for providing access and opportunity to underserved studentsUnion University is one of four institutions in Tennessee included in the new “College Access and Opportunity Guide” that highlights colleges and universities committed to academic rigor and accessibility.
The book includes profiles of 284 colleges that are committed to serving low-income, first-generation college-bound students.
“We are extremely thankful for the recognition of Unio...
Graduation concludes record year at Union UniversityTwo hundred fifty-six students graduated from Union University July 31 during the summer commencement service of the 185th graduating class on the university’s Great Lawn.
The day was the culmination of what Union University President David S. Dockery called a “record-setting year in every way” on the Union campus.
The 256 graduates brought the total number of Union graduates for the...
Union completes construction on School of Pharmacy’s Providence HallSheila Mitchell looks around the halls and rooms of the new home for the pharmacy program on the Union University campus and can hardly believe what she sees.
Just more than two years ago, Mitchell, the founding dean of Union’s School of Pharmacy, and her colleagues were busy recruiting their first class of students, who were scheduled to begin their studies in the fall of 2008. Their task ...
Union announces changes to administrative structureA new organizational structure will make Union University more efficient and help ensure the sustainability of the institution’s mission and vision in the future, according to Union President David S. Dockery.
“This is an attempt to refine the structure to match the university in the second decade of the 21st century,” Dockery said. “We’re a much different institution in terms of size, scope...
Mission to Haiti: Nursing students serve in the aftermath of January's devastating earthquakeWithin two weeks of the deadly earthquake in Haiti, two teams of Union University nursing students and faculty went to work helping victims. They served in a makeshift hospital at Fond Parisien, Haiti, and a few miles to the east at a similar facility just across the border in Jimani, Dominican Republic.
The teams worked long hours in separate one-week shifts, but they brought home similar s...
Martin’s first book explores works of Isabel AllendeKaren Martin, associate professor of Spanish at Union University, merged her interests in literature and Hispanic culture in writing her first book, “Isabel Allende’s House of the Spirits Trilogy: Narrative Geographies.”
Martin’s book studies the works of Isabel Allende, a famous author of Hispanic literature. The three novels by Allende addressed in Martin’s book follow a Chilean family thr...
Lowry to speak at Union Forum Sept. 29National Review editor Rich Lowry will speak at Union University Sept. 29 as part of the ongoing Union Forum luncheon lecture series.
Lowry, a syndicated columnist and a commentator for Fox News Channel, has written for such publications as The New York Times, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Reader’s Digest and others.
Lowry joined National Review in 1992 after finishing se...
Union professors play leading roles in creation of new BibleMesh websiteStudents of the Bible will soon have a new resource at their disposal, thanks in part to the efforts of Union University faculty.
BibleMesh, a new, interactive, subscription-based website that will launch later this month, was designed for individuals, church groups and teachers to use as an online educational platform for pursuing biblical literacy.
“One of the greatest challenges o...
A broken vessel restored: Despite turbulent childhood, Brown finds healing in the arms of ChristThe alarm blares, and 10-year-old Amy Brown rouses herself from sleep and prepares to face yet another haunting day. It’s her responsibility to wake her brother, one year older than she is, and get both of them off to school. Because if Amy doesn’t do it, nobody will.
She walks by her parents on her way out the door. Both of them are passed out from the previous night’s drinking binge. When ...
Monahan presents research on Parkinson’s disease at Ireland conferenceUnion University pharmacy professor Angela Monahan presented her research findings related to Parkinson’s disease at the 17th annual Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society meeting June 2-5 at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
Monahan, assistant professor of pharmacology, earned a scholarship to attend the event, where she was able to meet other professionals in her field. The trainee schol...
Jimmy Davis, vice president for Union University Germantown, was included as one of the 2010 “Power Players” in Memphis by Memphis Business Quarterly.
The magazine features 413 people in 34 different employment categories.
“Their selection was the result of innumerable staff gatherings, consultation with dozens of ‘experts’ in the various categories presented, and more than a few disc...
Fowler called as pastor of Germantown Baptist ChurchCharles Fowler, Union University’s senior vice president for university relations and executive director of the Union University Foundation, has been called as pastor of Germantown (Tenn.) Baptist Church.
Fowler, who has served in various roles at Union for more than 15 years, will assume his new role with the church Aug. 1.
“It is with such conflicting emotions that our family accepts...
Green’s ‘Shapers of Christian Orthodoxy’ now availableA new book edited by Union University Christian studies professor Brad Green examines the thinking of key ancient and medieval theologians.
“Shapers of Christian Orthodoxy: Engaging with Early and Medieval Theologians” is published by InterVarsity Press-United Kingdom and consists of eight chapters on such theologians as Irenaeus, Tertullian, Origen, Athanasius, the Cappadocian Fathers, Augu...
Union University is one of only four Tennessee universities to be included in the 2010 “Colleges of Distinction” guide.
“To once again be included among the distinctive listing of highly acclaimed ‘Colleges of Distinction’ is a wonderful tribute to the quality teaching faculty, the excellent staff and engaged students at Union University,” Union President David S. Dockery said. “We are imme...
More than 550 new students – both freshmen and transfers – will be on campus June 21 as part of new student registration.
“We are pleased to welcome this year's class of high quality students,” Union University President David S. Dockery said. “I am confident that each member of this large entering class will be exceedingly blessed by the privileges that will be theirs to study with Union’s ...
Union dedicates Smith Memorial Soccer ComplexUnion University dedicated the new Smith Memorial Soccer Complex in a special ceremony May 21.
Named in honor of the late Frank Smith, the facility consists of two lighted competition fields, which have been in use since 2005. Bleachers to accommodate 1,000 spectators, a press box, concession stand and restroom facilities now complete the facility.
Smith’s wife, Nancy Smith New, and so...
Union graduates largest class in history at 185th spring commencementNearly 530 Union University graduates received degrees May 22 on the university’s Great Lawn during the 185th annual spring commencement ceremony.
That brings to 1,130 the number of Union graduates from the class of 2010 – the largest class in Union’s history, surpassing last year’s total of 975 graduates. The class of 2010 represented 25 states and 13 different countries, including Kenya, ...
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