2004-2005 News Release Archive

July

7/25/05 - Union junior experiences politics, fast-paced life as D.C. intern
7/21/05 - UNION PERSPECTIVE: Believing the Bible
7/20/05 - Fowler starts first term as trustee for International Mission Board
7/15/05 - Union graduate called as pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church
7/7/05 - Bishop to speak at Union’s summer graduation
7/6/05 - Supreme Court nominee won’t lead to radical change, Evans says
7/5/05 - Union presents M.E. Dodd Award to Adrian Rogers

June

6/30/05 - Jackson Reads to begin July 11
6/15/05 - Union alumni honored by UT Health Science Center
6/10/05 - Union to welcome 6,000 for Centrifuge

May

5/31/05 - Registration open for summer youth physics program
5/27/05 - Culbreath wins Rotarian of the Year award
5/25/05 - Union to launch new higher education doctorate
5/23/05 - Largest class graduates from Union University
5/23/05 - Union SIFE team wins first place in Aflac-sponsored competition
5/19/05 - UNION PERSPECTIVE: A future graduation
5/18/05 - Union senior wins Alpha Chi fellowship
5/17/05 - Union student to spend four weeks studying journalism in D.C.
5/13/05 - Two hours short no longer: After 50 years, Morris finally completes college degree
5/6/05 - Awards Day honors achievement of Union students
5/6/05 - Union to offer summer art workshops for children, youth
5/5/05 - Researcher at Union to study local climate trends
5/4/05 - Comedy play runs through May 10
5/4/05 - Scholarship Symposium highlights student research projects
5/3/05 - Andringa to retire from CCCU presidency; Dockery to appoint search committee
5/2/05 - Choral Union to present Mozart’s ‘Requiem’ May 10

April

4/29/05 - Mohler to speak at Union spring graduation
4/28/05 - Union Auxiliary hears from retired professor, administrator
4/27/05 - Teacher Expo set for April 28
4/26/05 - Scholarship Banquet to feature Robert Dole
4/19/05 - Dockery, Akin profiled in UTA alumni magazine
4/19/05 - New pope will serve Catholics well, Dockery says
4/18/05 - Union University SIFE team wins 12th straight regional title
4/18/05 - Union University, Cypress Grove Nature Park to establish partnership
4/15/05 - Hammons Foundation commits $125,500 for Union University scholarships
4/15/05 - Sex trafficking expert to speak at Union’s Social Justice Symposium April 18
4/14/05 - Award-winning poet to speak at Union April 19
4/8/05 - Union mission team takes gospel to Romania
4/8/05 - Guatemalan team ministers to children over spring break
4/7/05 - National champions: Lady Bulldogs season in review
4/7/05 - Humphreys headlines Union conference on business and faith
4/6/05 - Coldiron to give recital April 11
4/5/05 - Music students to present opera scenes April 8
4/4/05 - UNION PERSPECTIVE: Remembering Pope John Paul II
4/4/05 - Polarization of political parties is leading to gridlock in Washington, Kondracke says
4/1/05 - Union trustees adopt record budget at spring meeting

March

3/28/05 - SWBTS professor and Union alumnus Curtis Vaughan dies at 80
3/28/05 - Union to host regional science fair March 29
3/18/05 - ‘Town and Gown’ series on urban ecology to begin March 29
3/17/05 - Fee, Card to headline Bible conference at Union
3/17/05 - Tanner to discuss Social Security at town hall meeting
3/17/05 - God’s ‘awful grace’ necessary in the lives of believers, Smith says
3/15/05 - Six students present research findings at national chemistry conference
3/11/05 - UNION PERSPECTIVE: 'Napoleon Dynamite' reflects worldview of pessimism and triviality
3/11/05 - Two spring tours set for Union University Singers
3/10/05 - Agee to lead new Christian studies graduate degree program at Union
3/9/05 - Union SIFE to deliver 500 books to local elementary students
3/9/05 - Brazilian art auction to benefit children’s home in Brazil
3/9/05 - ‘Shadowlands’ opens tonight
3/8/05 - Record numbers attend Union Forum luncheon with Clarence Page
3/7/05 - Inmate discovers redemption through Union University program
3/7/05 - Sears to present piano recital at Union March 14
3/7/05 - Brady encourages Union students to learn their roles in the body of Christ
3/7/05 - Career fair open to Union students
3/4/05 - Herron’s photography rates high in national competition
3/3/05 - Phi Alpha Theta chapter presents funds to library
3/2/05 - Union chapel speaker poses worship goals
3/2/05 - Traveling art exhibit visiting Union gallery
3/1/05 - Award-winning poet to speak at Union March 3

February

2/28/05 - Carroll to give piano recital March 8
2/28/05 - Union to add women’s soccer team, build athletic field house
2/28/05 - Boylan named head coach of new Union women’s soccer team
2/28/05 - Weeks receives Honorary Alumnus Award from Union
2/22/05 - Union student newspaper named second best college newspaper in the South
2/21/05 - Homecoming 2005 a success for Union University and alumni
2/18/05 - Jones living her dream as NASCAR promoter
2/18/05 - Ghana trip provides Van Neste with opportunities for teaching, evangelism
2/17/05 - Spring enrollment figures up at Union
2/15/05 - Union art department hosts annual alumni show
2/15/05 - SIFE team teaches global marketing to local sixth graders
2/15/05 - Alexander to explore history of Union, Jackson in Founders’ Day address
2/15/05 - Union to honor five with alumni awards
2/10/05 - School of Education wins Model of Excellence award
2/8/05 - Gray to speak about family, sexual issues in Union’s ‘Family Life Series’
2/8/05 - Dockery calls for ministers to be 'convictional' and 'above reproach'
2/7/05 - Actress to present play on biblical women
2/4/05 - Dockery addresses significance of Union’s new statement of faith
2/4/05 - Union GO teams minister worldwide during January
2/2/05 - Erickson to serve as Scholar-in-Residence at Union
2/2/05 - Hope for the hopeless: Union senior helps transform Indonesian village
2/1/05 - Dockery elected chairman of CCCU board

January

1/26/05 - UNION PERSPECTIVE: My birthday epiphany
1/24/05 - Livingstone to lecture Tuesday at Union’s ‘Town and Gown’ series
1/21/05 - Union senior heading to Indonesia to help with tsunami relief
1/20/05 - Two Union students attending presidential inauguration
1/19/05 - Page, Kondracke to speak at Union Forum
1/18/05 - New dean joins Union’s School of Nursing
1/18/05 - Union honors King’s legacy by serving community
1/12/05 - Union to participate in service projects to honor King’s legacy
1/12/05 - Charles book addresses idea of ‘just war’
1/6/05 - ‘Town and Gown’ series on war to begin Jan. 11
1/5/05 - Union collecting donations for tsunami victims
1/4/05 - Poe explores concept of sin in new book

December

12/20/04 - Record-high 275 graduate from Union University
12/15/04 - Moss to receive Craig Service Award from Union University
12/14/04 - Despite politics, prayer remains key component of Christian life
12/14/04 - Union faculty and students help bring ‘A Christmas Carol’ to life
12/9/04 - WLJT to broadcast “A Union Christmas” three times
12/9/04 - Union students spread Christmas cheer to needy children
12/7/04 - Three past TBC presidents to lead Union in response to doctrinal study
12/6/04 - UNION PERSPECTIVE: Reading redemptively: Why Dan Brown should matter to Christian leaders
12/3/04 - Union trustees approve “Union 2010” proposal
12/3/04 - Union celebrates accomplishments from 2005 long-range plan
12/2/04 - Student directors showcase one-act plays Dec. 9-12
12/2/04 - Art gallery hosts work of Union University seniors
12/1/04 - Van Neste book explores Timothy, Titus epistles

November

11/29/04 - Alpha Tau Omega helps send message of love to troops overseas
11/29/04 - Union University Singers to present "Christmas Gift to the Community" Dec. 3
11/24/04 - Union’s community Christmas service set for Dec. 7
11/22/04 - BSOL program provides supplies to needy children
11/18/04 - Dockery article included in prestigious German reference set
11/18/04 - Paper-making experiment gives elementary education students material for future classroom use
11/16/04 - Chaplain Black to speak at December graduation ceremony
11/12/04 - Forum to focus on identifying and responding to child sexual abuse
11/11/04 - More than 800 participate in Day of Remembrance projects
11/11/04 - Lyceum sponsors regional filmmaker’s screening at Union
11/4/04 - Union University Art Gallery Displays Faculty Work
11/4/04 - Day of Remembrance will benefit local organizations
11/3/04 - Union students gather to watch election returns
11/3/04 - Union University To Present Annual Children’s Show

October

10/26/04 - Union’s Phi Alpha Theta continues to rack up awards
10/21/04 - Smiley to share thoughts on Great Depression
10/12/04 - Union student newspaper wins 25 awards at national conference
10/11/04 - Blackaby tells Union students ‘to see, hear and obey God’
10/11/04 - Union University Players to present Metamorphosis
10/8/04 - Union hosts career workshops in 4th annual Career University
10/7/04 - Childers giving historical lecture at Union University

September

9/28/04 - Town and Gown series at Union to focus on presidential election
9/28/04 - Union University Art Gallery hosts Preston Saunders
9/28/04 - ’What are you looking for?‘ TBC president challenges Union University students
9/24/04 - “Guardian” installed for 2004-2005 Jackson/Union Sculpture Tour
9/22/04 - Union Scholarship Banquet Most Successful in School History
9/22/04 - Union Capital Campaign Wraps Up Ahead of Expectations
9/16/04 - McAfee Organ Recital to feature Marilyn Keiser
9/14/04 - Union ranked nationally in top 10 Christian business schools
9/10/04 - Jackson inducted as fellow of R.G. Lee Society
9/10/04 - James Emery White challenges freshmen to expand idea of God’s calling
9/9/04 - Union University enrollment tops 2,900
9/9/04 - ‘When we say no to God, He ceases to be Lord,’ Jackson tells Union University students
9/3/04 - Absher installed as dean of Union’s business school
9/3/04 - Dockery calls for interdisciplinary focus, asks campus ‘to do’ the Word
9/2/04 - Worship and dedication time helps new students transition into life at Union

August

8/31/04 - Union Executive Committee votes to proceed with science building, send CRNA program for full board vote
8/30/04 - Freshmen greeted by servant leadership at Union University
8/30/04 - Hymnology students encounter prolific hymn writer while touring England
8/26/04 - Online courses in Old and New Testament offered through Union University
8/20/04 - Union represented at 2004 national political conventions
8/20/04 - Union in top tier of U.S. News rankings for eighth year
8/17/04 - Doors to China opened for faculty and student exchange from Union University
8/9/04 - Union graduates 820 in 2003-2004
8/5/04 - First doctoral degree to be awarded by Union University Aug. 7

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