JACKSON, Tenn. — March 1, 2023 — Union University Germantown marked its 25th birthday Feb. 28 with a celebration for faculty, staff, administrators and community leaders.
Andre Jones, campus and facilities director for Union University Germantown, said the campus has made a significant impact on the community since it opened in the fall of 1997.
“There are several leaders from the community here who are Germantown alumni,” Jones said. “We’re really the only major Christian university here within the city. Union is a fixture that has been a consistent beacon of light here in this community.”
Union President Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver and the rest of Union’s Executive Council held their weekly meeting at the Germantown campus to celebrate the milestone birthday, and Union trustees and Germantown community and civic leaders were also in attendance. In addition, faculty and staff from Union University Germantown and the Memphis College of Urban and Theological Studies also were on hand.
Union University Germantown provides graduate degrees, undergraduate degree completion programs and professional development opportunities for adult students in the Memphis region. More information is available at uu.edu/germantown.