Janney challenges Union community to rethink Civil War history
October 8, 2025 - Think of Appomattox as a starting place rather than an ending point, Caroline Janney told a group of Union University students and Jackson community members Oct. 6 in the G.M. Savage Memorial Chapel. “Indeed, there are as many stories that begin in Appomattox as there were men there: Union and Confederate, black and white,” said Janney, the John L. Nau III Professor of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia. As the 28th annual Carls-Schwerdfeger Lecture Series speaker, Janney gave two addresses related to the American ... READ MORE
Union to serve Jackson at 23rd annual Campus and Community Day
October 7, 2025 - Hundreds of Union University students, faculty and staff members will participate in 30 projects in Jackson and West Tennessee Oct. 21 as part of Union’s 23rd annual “Campus and Community: A Day of Remembrance and Service.” The event is an opportunity for Union to show its appreciation to the community for its assistance after tornadoes hit the campus in 2002, 2003 and 2008. Union cancels most classes on this day each year to allow the university community to participate in projects at such places as local schools, churches, nursing homes... READ MORE
Union offering free Wellness Center access to Tennessee Baptist pastors
September 30, 2025 - Union University is extending a new benefit to Tennessee Baptist pastors, offering them free membership at the university’s Wellness Center, with discounted rates for their wives. Ray Van Neste, Union’s vice president for university ministries and dean for the School of Theology and Missions, said the benefit connects with Tennessee Baptist Mission Board’s initiatives emphasizing pastoral wellness. “Our Tennessee Baptist pastors are men who are faithful shepherds, and we are thankful for them,” Van Neste said. “At Union, we want to... READ MORE
Remember Me Walk for homicide loss survivors set for Sept. 29
September 26, 2025 - Union University will host the 17th annual Remember Me Walk for survivors of homicide loss Sept. 29. Each year, families come together on Union’s campus to honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones lost to homicide. Survivors are invited to a meal at 5:30 p.m. (no registration required) in the Carl Grant Events Center, followed by a brief program. After the program, participants will take a short walk around the Great Lawn in memory of their loved ones. The Union School of Social Work’s Center for Just and Caring Commu... READ MORE
Clifton encourages local pastors to be faithful with what God has given
September 18, 2025 - God is doing tremendous things in normative-sized churches, Mark Clifton said to a crowd of local pastors and their wives at Union’s annual Pastors and Wives Appreciation Banquet Sept. 16. “I am convinced, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that we really have gotten off track,” said Clifton, the North American Mission Board’s executive director of replant, revitalization and rural strategies. “We think that we've got to grow larger numerically to be faithful. The truth of the matter is that we just have to be faithful with the ones he’s given u... READ MORE
Union art gallery hosts exhibit on German Expressionism
September 17, 2025 - An exhibit curated by Sandra Bowden that features the work of German Expressionists is on display in the Union University art gallery through Nov. 13. “Was God Dead? Biblical Imagination in German Expressionist Prints” explores the question of why biblical imagery saturates Expressionist literature and the visual arts. The exhibit includes nearly 50 works from such artists as Max Beckmann, Lovis Corinth, Kathë Kollwitz, Otto Dix, Christian Rohlfs, Schmidt-Rottloff, Vassily Kandinsky, and Edvard Munch, among others. Bowden is a renow... READ MORE
Handford to perform at annual McAfee Concert Sept. 30
September 12, 2025 - Kathrine Handford will be the featured guest organist at this year’s annual Carolyn Townsend McAfee Concert Sept. 30, presented by the Union University Department of Music. Handford has presented recitals in the United States, Canada, England, Italy, France and Scandinavia. She was the winner of the 35th International J.S. Bach Competition held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and she received first prize in the John R. Rodland Scholarship Competition in New Jersey. She is director of music and organist at the Church of ... READ MORE
Union’s annual Family Weekend set for Sept. 26-27
September 12, 2025 - Union University will host Family Weekend 2025, one of the university’s favorite annual traditions, Sept. 26-27 with a variety of events and activities for the whole family. The highlight of the weekend will be Union Night on the Great Lawn from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Saturday, with food trucks, a Ferris wheel, tents from various departments and student organizations and a fireworks display over Miller Tower. Other weekend events include the Make-a-Wish cookout on Friday from 5-7 p.m. (advance tickets required), movie on the lawn Friday ... READ MORE
Union’s 4th annual EQUIP Youth Apologetics Conference draws more than 300
September 9, 2025 - Listening carefully to the world is the way to build a connection with it, Joshua Chatraw advised a group of high school students on the Union University campus Sept. 6. “That's called double listening,” said Chatraw, the Beeson Divinity School Billy Graham Chair for Evangelism and Cultural Engagement at Samford University. “We listen to the word of God, and we listen to the world, but we listen differently. We listen to the world with critical alertness – anxious to understand it – but resolve to not necessarily believe it.” Chatr... READ MORE
Trustees honor departing members, celebrate Lady Bulldogs’ Final Four run
September 5, 2025 - Union University trustees during their Sept. 4-5 meeting on the Union campus recognized the service of three men ending their board tenure and celebrated the success of the Lady Bulldogs basketball team. At a Sept. 4 dinner preceding their meeting, trustees thanked Gil Fletcher, Kylan Mann and Brian Taylor, each of whom is rotating off the Board of Trustees after serving for nine years. “We are blessed at Union University to have so many men and women willing to sacrifice their time and provide leadership to the university as trust... READ MORE