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Leadership & Governance

Samuel W. "Dub" Oliver was elected as Union's 16th president in 2014.

Under his leadership, Union began and completed construction of The Logos, a new 54,000-square-foot library that opened in November 2015. The three-story facility is a state-of-the-art academic resource center for the university featuring expanded space for library holdings, study and meeting rooms, the Modero coffee shop, administration offices and archives. In 2019, Oliver led Union to merge with the Memphis Center for Urban and Theological Studies (now the Memphis College for Urban and Theological Studies). A new Business, Engineering, and Computer Science building is currently being constructed, and it is on schedule to be dedicated during the spring of 2025.

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Executive Council

Bryan L. Carrier

Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students

Daniel W. Griffin

Vice President for Enrollment Management

Catherine Kwasigroh

Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Jacob Shatzer

Jacob Shatzer

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; Professor of Theological Studies

Rick Taphorn

Vice President for Business Affairs
Ray Van Neste

Ray Van Neste

Dean; Professor of Biblical Studies; and Vice President for University Ministries

Listing of Offices