Profile

Location: Jackson, Tennessee (area population: 100,000), 80 miles east of Memphis and 120 miles west of Nashville. Forbes Magazine recently ranked Jackson as one of America’s top 150 cities for business and careers.

Student Body: About 3,300 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 40 states and 35 countries.

Student to Faculty Ratio: 11:1.

Percentage of Faculty with Highest Possible Degree in Field: 83%

Emphasis: A private, four-year, coeducational liberal arts-based university offering bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees.

History: Founded in 1823, Union is the oldest institution affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.

Technology: Each residence apartment is equipped with internet, cable, and phone connection.  In addition, wireless network access is available in residence commons areas, as well as in each academic building and the Student Union Building.  Students are provided with filtered internet access, a Union email account, and private file storage space as part of the Union network.

Activities: More than 50 major student-produced music and theatre events each academic year; 60 campus clubs, societies, fraternities, sororities  and other organizations; Cardinal & Cream student newspaper and The Torch, a literary journal.

Campus: Union is located on a 290-acre campus in north Jackson. Academic facilities include the 225,000 square-foot Penick Academic Complex, the 30,000 square-foot Blasingame Academic Complex. Union has invested more than $60 million in on-campus improvements in the past decade. Hammons Hall, Jennings Hall and White Hall are three new facilities providing modern classroom and office space for continuing studies, music, communication arts, Christian studies, nursing, chemistry, biology.  All residence halls include a private bedroom for each student.

Campus Visits: Visit our campus anytime to meet with faculty or visit a class. You are also invited to join us for a Union Preview Day. This year’s Preview Days schedule is found at http://www.uu.edu/campusvisits or call 1.800.33.UNION. Office hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., first and third Saturdays of the month from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Rankings:

• Listed in U.S. News & World Report’s top tier universities for ten consecutive years
• Carnegie Foundation’s “Top Tier University”
• Time magazine’s “500 Best Colleges”
• The Princeton Review’s five “highly selective” private universities in Tennessee
• The Templeton Foundation Guide for Colleges That Encourage Character Development
• America’s Best College Buys
• America’s Best College Scholarships

Accreditation: Union University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA, 30033-4097, Telephone 404.679.4501) to award baccalaureate, masters, education specialist, and education doctorate degrees.

Discipline Specific Accreditations:

• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
• National Association of Schools of Music
• Teacher Education Program of the Tennessee Department of Education
• Commission on Accreditation for Athletic Training Education
• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
• Council on Social Work Education
• National Association of Schools of Art and Design
• American Chemical Society
• Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology

Affiliations:

• American Association of Colleges of Nursing
• American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education
• Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
• Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education
• Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools
• Council of Independent Colleges
• Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
• Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences
• Council on Undergraduate Research
• National Art Education Association
• Service Members Opportunity Colleges
• Tennessee Association for Counseling and Development
• Tennessee Baptist Convention
• Tennessee Independent College and Universities Association

Athletics:

Varsity Sports

• Baseball (men)
• Basketball (men and women)
• Cheerleading (men and women)
• Cross Country (men and women)
• Golf (men)
• Soccer (men and women)
• Softball (women)
• Volleyball (women)

Intramural Sports offered in 2006-07

• Ultimate Frisbee
• Sand Volleyball
• Flag Football
• Indoor Volleyball
• Ping Pong (singles, doubles)
• Racquetball
• Bulldog Madness (free throw, hot shot contest, three-point contest)
• Basketball
• Walley Ball
• Wiffle Ball
• Softball
• Team Tennis
• Soccer
• Three-on-three outdoor basketball

Programs of Study

Art*

• Ceramics
• Digital Media Studies
• Drawing
• Graphic Design
• Painting
• Photography
• Sculpture

Biology*

Business Administration*

• Accounting
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing
• Organizational Leadership

Chemistry

• Chemistry*
• Medical Technology

Christian Studies

• Biblical Studies
• Biblical Studies – Languages
• Christian Ethics
• Church History
• Philosophy – Christian Studies
• Philosophy – General Studies
• Sport Ministry
• Youth Ministry

Communication Arts

• Broadcasting
• Digital Media Studies
• Film Studies
• Journalism
• Photojournalism
• Public Relations/Advertising
• Theatre and Speech*

Computer Science

• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science
• Digital Media Studies

Education*

• Early Childhood Education (Learning Foundations PreK-3)
• Elementary Education (Learning Foundations K-6)
• Middle School Education (Liberal Studies 4-8)
• Special Education K-12
  • Modified
  • Comprehensive
  • Early Childhood
• Teacher Licensure, Secondary Areas

Engineering

• Mechanical
• Electrical

English*

• Creative Writing
• Literature

History and Political Science

• History*
• Political Science*

Honors

• Interdisciplinary Honors
• Interdisciplinary Studies

Intercultural Studies

• Global
• Regional

Language

• French*
• Spanish*
• Teaching English as a Second Language*

Mathematics*

• Actuarial Science
• Mathematics

Music

• Church Music
• Christian Studies
• Communication Arts
• Music Management
• Music Marketing
• Music Education
  • Band
  • Choral
• Music Theory
• Performance
  • Organ
  • Piano
  • Voice

Nursing

Physical Education, Wellness and Sport

• Athletic Training
• Exercise Science
• Physical Education*
• Sport Communication
• Sport Management
• Sport Marketing
• Sports Medicine
• Sport Ministry

Physics*

• Engineering Physics
• Physical Science
• Physics

Pre-professional Programs

• Chiropractry
• Cytotechnology
• Dental Hygiene
• Health Information Management
• Medicine
• Occupational Therapy
• Pharmacy
• Physical Therapy
• Physician Assistant
• Podiatry
• Veterinary Medicine

Psychology

Social Work*

Sociology and Family Studies

• Criminal Justice
• Family Studies
• Sociology

*Teacher Licensure Available