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Remember Me Walk for homicide loss survivors set for Oct. 7

October 4, 2024 - Union University will host the 16th annual Remember Me Walk for survivors of homicide loss Oct. 7.  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 program featuring Union’s musical group Voices of Proclamation.  After the program, participants will take a short walk around the Great Lawn in m... READ MORE

McRoberts to headline 35th annual Carolyn Townsend McAfee Concert Oct. 21

October 3, 2024 - Longtime Union University music professor Terry McRoberts will be the featured organist at the 35th annual Carolyn Townsend McAfee Concert at Union Oct. 21.  An Ohio native, McRoberts retired from teaching at Union after the spring 2024 semester. He taught piano, organ and related courses, and he served as university organist, university carillonneur, coordinator of keyboard studies and coordinator of concerts and recitals.  McRoberts holds degrees from Manchester, Youngstown State an... READ MORE

Westad to deliver Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lectures Oct. 14

October 1, 2024 - Odd Arne Westad, Elihu Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale University, will serve as the 2024 Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecturer at Union University Oct. 14.  Westad will deliver two lectures. His first lecture, “On Major War: The United States, China, and Lessons from the Past,” will take place at 2 p.m. At 7:15 p.m., Westad will discuss “The Hinge: British Imperial Administrator James Bruce and the Re-ordering of Empire, 1840-1860.” Both lectures will be held in Union’s G. M.... READ MORE

Psallos releases new album of congregational hymns

September 27, 2024 - Christian music group Psallos has released a new full-length album called “A Sure Hope: Hymns of Romans” on all streaming platforms.  The new album is a theologically rich collection of congregational hymns designed for singing in a worship service. It covers themes of grace, living by faith and hope in the gospel and is composed to an indie-folk sound similar to the foot-stomp beat of The Oh Hellos and The Arcadian Wild.  Writer and composer Cody Curtis, Union’s assistant director o... READ MORE

Union’s Family Weekend 2024 set for Sept. 27-28

September 19, 2024 - Union University will host Family Weekend 2024, one of the university’s favorite annual traditions, Sept. 27-28 with a variety of events and activities for the whole family.  Key events include the Make-a-Wish cookout on Friday night from 5-7 p.m. (advance tickets required) and a movie on the lawn, where “The Lego Batman Movie” will be shown in Grace Quad at 8 p.m. that evening.  On Saturday, early risers can join in Buster’s 5K Dash beginning at Miller Tower at 8 a.m., while the Presi... READ MORE

Emery named Union SOAPS dean

September 16, 2024 - Brooke Glover Emery, who joined the Union University faculty in 2010, has been named dean of the university’s School of Adult and Professional Studies and Graduate Admissions.  She replaces Renee Dauer, who has retired from Union.  “Dean Emery’s long and deep devotion to Christ and to Union University is evident in the way she pours herself out for students and relentlessly pursues the good of the university community,” Union Provost Jacob Shatzer said. “I’m thankful to God for calling... READ MORE

Stout exhibit on display through Oct. 17 in Union art gallery

September 13, 2024 - Union University’s art gallery is hosting an exhibit by Jason Stout through Oct. 17. The exhibit, entitled “In My Room, Alone with Everyone,” includes paintings and drawings that examine the ideas of absence, loss, presence and memory.  “Ultimately the work engages in the notion of temporality,” Stout wrote of the exhibit. “The objects and other visual elements that are present in the work function within the environment of the pieces to shape narrative. This narrative seeks to explore th... READ MORE

October 1: S2E4 - Let's Talk About Being Tristan Kelly

October 1: #21 Let’s Talk About Being Tristan Kelly

September 20: A Campus Tour of Union University

September 17: S2E3 - Let's Talk About Social Media with Dr. Mollie Carter

September 17: #20 Let's Talk About Social Media with Dr. Mollie Carter

September 11: Harris-Trump Presidential Debate

September 6: Dedication of Union University's Wellness Center