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December

• 12/21/07 - Baldwin honored as TSTA Educator of the Year
• 12/21/07 - Smith commentary on Isaiah published
• 12/17/07 - SACS affirms Union’s accreditation
• 12/17/07 - 263 receive degrees in Union’s largest December graduation
• 12/10/07 - 280 to graduate from Union Dec. 15
• 12/10/07 - Union provides shelter for homeless in community
• 12/5/07 - Trustees approve debate team, Germantown campus expansion; Dockery reports on record financial year

November

• 11/30/07 - ‘A champion’: Blackstock to retire after 34 years as athletic director
• 11/27/07 - Dockery calls for Great Commission resurgence
• 11/26/07 - ‘A Union Christmas’ set for Dec. 4
• 11/21/07 - Pettigrews commissioned as missionaries to Botswana
• 11/21/07 - Union delegation has prominent role at TISL
• 11/20/07 - Cross country team places eighth nationally
• 11/20/07 - Ringers to perform Christmas music Nov. 29
• 11/19/07 - Former Union trustee Dehoney dies at 89
• 11/19/07 - Choral Union to present ‘The Messiah’ Nov. 27
• 11/14/07 - Society encourages critical thinking
• 11/8/07 - Five years of gratitude: Union thanks Jackson community by serving
• 11/6/07 - Maxwell crowned 2007 Homecoming Queen
• 11/5/07 - Campus and Community day set for Nov. 7
• 11/1/07 - Grants give $2.5 million for Union’s Germantown campus

October

• 10/31/07 - Union to present children’s musical Nov. 5-8
• 10/30/07 - Five to receive alumni awards from Union
• 10/30/07 - Union to induct sports legends into Hall of Fame
• 10/29/07 - Noted poet Pinsky to speak Nov. 1
• 10/26/07 - Union students win awards at BP journalism conference
• 10/26/07 - Shroyer exhibit on display until Nov. 9
• 10/25/07 - Union alum Dehoney dies at 82
• 10/25/07 - Union students win stock market contest
• 10/25/07 - Union’s School of Pharmacy to begin accepting applications Nov. 1
• 10/24/07 - Card, Panetta recount White House experiences, encourage active participation in politics
• 10/24/07 - Town and Gown series to address media’s influence on society
• 10/17/07 - Union University’s economic impact $126.9 million
• 10/17/07 - Union to host ‘Career U’ Oct. 25
• 10/17/07 - Union preparing for Homecoming Oct. 29-Nov. 3
• 10/17/07 - Chi Omega grants wish to 8-year-old boy
• 10/16/07 - Union history professors to discuss Burns’ ‘The War’
• 10/15/07 - Card, Panetta to talk about White House experiences at annual Scholarship Banquet
• 10/12/07 - Social Justice Symposium set for Oct. 16
• 10/11/07 - Latry to perform at annual McAfee Organ Concert Oct. 16
• 10/9/07 - Civil War scholar to speak tonight
• 10/9/07 - ‘The Dining Room’ runs through Oct. 15
• 10/5/07 - Union forum addresses Jena 6 controversy
• 10/2/07 - Best-selling author Trelease to speak at Union Oct. 11
• 10/2/07 - Union named one of America’s top education buys
• 10/1/07 - Penny to present recital Oct. 8

September

• 9/27/07 - Caixa Percussion Trio to perform Oct. 1
• 9/27/07 - Dockery’s ‘Renewing Minds’ available Oct. 1
• 9/24/07 - Livingstone to lecture at Union Oct. 1
• 9/20/07 - Union alum Crabtree dies at 83
• 9/19/07 - Civil War scholar to speak at Union’s history lecture series
• 9/19/07 - Union to host early childhood education conference
• 9/17/07 - Van Neste, Burk pushing for change to ETS doctrinal statement
• 9/12/07 - Union enrollment reaches record high for 10th straight year
• 9/11/07 - Union professors to discuss church-state relations
• 9/7/07 - Baptist Memorial Health Care donates $1 million to Union University
• 9/6/07 - Forster exhibit to open Sept. 14
• 9/5/07 - Union University leaders praise Kennedy for his leadership among evangelicals

August

• 8/31/07 - Dockery challenges Union to enhance its global vision
• 8/30/07 - Dockery to give convocation address Aug. 31
• 8/30/07 - Christianity Today publishes interview with Dockery
• 8/29/07 - Phi Alpha Theta chapter wins fifth straight national award
• 8/28/07 - Union honored by Princeton Review, Colleges of Distinction
• 8/27/07 - Freshmen arrive, settle into university life
• 8/24/07 - State Farm donates laundry bags to Union freshmen
• 8/21/07 - Union University honors Jim Moss with degree
• 8/21/07 - Hathcox memorial service set for Aug. 29
• 8/17/07 - Union cracks top 20 in U.S.News annual rankings
• 8/6/07 - August graduation ceremony closes out record year at Union
• 8/2/07 - Land to address Union graduates at August commencement

July

• 7/27/07 - Hathcox’s students, colleagues reflect on the legacy of a man ‘bigger than Texas’
• 7/25/07 - Physics professor Hathcox dies at 64
• 7/23/07 - Jeffery donates kidney to fellow Union student
• 7/14/07 - Construction begins on new student housing facility
• 7/9/07 - Union joins forces with preaching greatness
• 7/5/07 - Gushee leaving Union after 11 years

June

• 6/29/07 - Raising Alexander: Barhams open home and hearts to a young man who needed both
• 6/20/07 - Propst finds fulfillment in inner-city classroom
• 6/19/07 - Union campus to be used for earthquake simulation June 20
• 6/13/07 - Union presents Dodd Award to Page
• 6/6/07 - Dockery, George book to be distributed at SBC annual meeting
• 6/5/07 - Union to offer degree with concentration in project management
• 6/4/07 - Brady to leave Union for pastorate in Kentucky
• 6/1/07 - Union welcomes 500 students for registration

May

• 5/25/07 - Mitchell to lead Union’s new pharmacy program
• 5/19/07 - 392 students graduate in Union’s 182nd commencement
• 5/16/07 - 400 to graduate from Union May 19
• 5/15/07 - Union University leaders reflect on Falwell’s legacy
• 5/11/07 - Union dedicates White Hall to God’s glory
• 5/9/07 - Union to offer computer camp for middle school students
• 5/7/07 - Union to dedicate White Hall May 11
• 5/1/07 - Etiquette luncheon set for May 3

April

• 4/30/07 - Fant named dean of College of Arts and Sciences
• 4/27/07 - Union to hold annual Scholarship Symposium April 30
• 4/26/07 - ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ runs through May 1
• 4/24/07 - Union to host Teacher Expo 2007
• 4/23/07 - Union trustees approve record $54 million budget
• 4/16/07 - Union University Singers to present concert April 22
• 4/13/07 - Olford Ministries to become part of Union University
• 4/10/07 - Leverett receives Jefferson Award
• 4/3/07 - Day to present recital April 10

March

• 3/29/07 - Union to launch pharmacy program; WTH provides $2 million foundation gift
• 3/27/07 - Union Scholarship Banquet to feature ‘An Inside Look at the Bush and Clinton Administrations’
• 3/22/07 - Union’s community service efforts draw national attention
• 3/19/07 - Discounted NAIA tickets available today
• 3/16/07 - Union trustees give green light for student housing, dining hall projects
• 3/15/07 - Prominent international artist to speak at Union March 16
• 3/13/07 - Social work forum to address immigration issues
• 3/13/07 - Ryan Center conference April 27-28 to explore Scripture's unity
• 3/9/07 - Williams: It’s time to move beyond old civil rights discussions
• 3/7/07 - SIFE to host sixth graders March 9 for trade show
• 3/6/07 - Chi Omega to sponsor 5K race March 10
• 3/5/07 - Williams to speak at Union Forum March 7

February

• 2/28/07 - Chow to present piano recital March 5
• 2/28/07 - 94 students to compete for Union’s top academic scholarships
• 2/28/07 - Black History Month program examines legacies of Washington, Du Bois
• 2/27/07 - ‘The Tempest’ runs through March 13
• 2/26/07 - Claims in ‘Lost Tomb of Jesus’ documentary unsupported by historical evidence, Union professors say
• 2/23/07 - Union to host 16th annual Job Market career fair
• 2/22/07 - Dockery, George call for a renewed emphasis on Baptist history to foster greater cooperation today
• 2/22/07 - Day examines future of associations, state Baptist conventions
• 2/21/07 - Thornbury encourages young pastors not to abandon ship on the SBC
• 2/20/07 - Charen to speak Feb. 21 at Union Forum
• 2/19/07 - Proclamation to give concert Feb. 20
• 2/19/07 - Top seminary leaders call on Southern Baptists to embrace historic examples of faith
• 2/19/07 - Union to host Black History Month program
• 2/16/07 - Page cites areas of concern in future viability of Cooperative Program
• 2/15/07 - Baptist Identity Conference to be broadcast live online
• 2/13/07 - SBC president to speak at Union
• 2/13/07 - DiSimone to present guest recital Feb. 19
• 2/9/07 - Union announces minor changes to Baptist Identity Conference schedule
• 2/7/07 - Stewart challenges Union students to reach their potential
• 2/7/07 - Baptist Identity Conference to begin Feb. 15
• 2/7/07 - McRoberts to present recital Feb. 13
• 2/5/07 - Atkisson sculpture exhibit runs through Feb. 26

January

• 1/29/07 - Union to launch Master of Christian Studies program in Nashville
• 1/26/07 - Dockery named chairman of CGE board
• 1/25/07 - Blogger runs five-part interview with Dockery
• 1/22/07 - Charen, Williams headline Union Forum
• 1/19/07 - Livingstone to lecture at Union Jan. 22
• 1/15/07 - Tidwell appointed to vice president position at Union
• 1/12/07 - UNION PERSPECTIVE: ‘Doing’ the Word: Using the Bible in discipleship and worship
• 1/11/07 - Union to honor King’s legacy by serving community
• 1/9/07 - Town and Gown series on war runs through Feb. 5
• 1/2/07 - Union students’ medieval quires praised by paleography expert

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