Jacqueline Taylor - Assistant Dean of Students & Director of Career Services
phone: 731-661-5316
e-mail: jtaylor@uu.edu 

Jacqueline joined Union University in November 2000 and currently serves as the Assistant Dean of Students and Career Director.
Jacqueline holds the Master of Arts in Education with an emphasis in Educational Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Union University as well as an Associate of Applied Science degree in Business (Management concentration) from Jackson State Community College. She also has experience teaching adult continuing education in technology.

In addition to her 17 years of experience in higher education in the areas of student services and academics, Jacqueline is also knowledgeable of learning styles, personality testing/evaluation techniques, and educational research for program design and improvement, and she has gained a wealth of experience in cross cultural communication during her career in higher education.
Jacqueline truly enjoys working with college students in order to help them to discover their giftedness and the opportunities available to help them live out their uniqueness!

 

Reneé Jones - Assistant Director of Recruitment & Information Technology
phone: 731-661-5966
e-mail: rjones@uu.edu  

Reneé joined Career Services in 2002 and currently serves as the Assistant Director of Recruitment & Information Technology. She enjoys counseling and advising freshmen, sophomore, junior, senior, and BSOL students in all aspects of finding employment as well as preparing for graduate school. Reneé also serves as a direct contact to employers/recruiters while building and maintaining  relationships with them; the planning, implementing, and marketing of major Career On-Campus Recruitment Events: formal and informal interviews, Career "U"niversity, mini career fairs, the Job Market, fall etiquette dinner; coordinating internship and full-time job opportunities; designing & conducting career workshops; website development/maintenance and serving as the Technology Coordinator.

Reneé earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a minor in Accounting from Union University in December of 2002. In addition she serves as a licensed missionary and has over 9 years of experience with counseling both youth and young adults and over 8 years of experience in major event planning. She believes that the giftedness in all students should be discovered, developed, and mentored to a result of greatness in the individual.

 

Zachary Pendergrass - Coordinator of Career Planning and Development
phone: 731-661-5302
e-mail: zpendergrass@uu.edu  

Zachary is excited to serve you as the Coordinator of Career Planning and Development. He enjoys counseling with Freshman and Sophomore students helping them to discover their giftedness as well as what career to which God is calling them. He also serves as the coordinator of the Servant Leadership Award program, develops and implements career development workshops like “What Can I Do with a Major in Biology?”, coordinates part-time job opportunities, co-leads the MOSAIC Men’s Bible Study, and helps in planning Career “U”niveristy.

Zachary is a 2008 May graduate and he holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies with Languages. He enjoys teaching Bible studies and helping lead worship at his local church. He believes that all students should learn about how God has made them and gifted them as well as their strengths and weaknesses so that they may faithfully obey Christ in life and career.

 

 

Brandy Hudgins - Secretary
phone: 731-661-5421
e-mail: bhudgins@uu.edu  

Brandy Hudgins joined Union University in 2004 as a student and in 2008 joined the Union University staff as Secretary to the Assistant Dean of Students and Career Services. As a graduate of Union University, Brandy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with an emphasis in Psychology. As well as having 4 years of Christian higher education, Brandy is in avid pursuit of furthering her education in the area of Personality/Social Psychology.  Brandy is looking forward to serving Union students as well as applying her psychology and family studies background to the field of career development.

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