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May 2023 Nursing class posts 100% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate
May 2023 graduate Teddy Manase nervously refreshed the website that would tell him whether or not he passed the NCLEX-RN, the national licensing exam for nurses. “When the page finally loaded and it said ‘passed,’…
Union College earns high marks from U.S. News
U.S. News has once again ranked Union among the “Best Colleges” in America, placing the school at #15 in its category out of 83 Midwestern regional colleges. This is the highest position the publication has…
Nebraska Forest Service donates trees to Union’s arboretum
Fourteen young trees found a new home on the Union College campus this week thanks to the Ten Free Trees program, an effort of the Nebraska Forest Service and the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. During Project…
What’s in a name? Stakeholders weigh in.
Should Union change its name to university? Over the past several months, Union College has surveyed students, employees, alumni and the executive committees of the Adventist organizations in Mid-America asking that very question.Nearly 2,400 alumni…
Eric Barber: Finding fulfillment in service
Union College’s International Rescue and Relief Program is comprised of bold and adventurous students. The IRR program’s new expedition coordinator matches their energy perfectly. Eric Barber comes to Lincoln from the state of Washington where…
Kevin Flores: A life in leadership
Union College’s Master of Science in Leadership Program now has a complete faculty with the arrival of the founding director, Kevin Flores. Flores is no stranger to the city of Lincoln. He worked as Director…
Justina Clayburn: A new story begins
Many students come to Union College to grow in their walk with Christ. As the newest addition to Union’s English Program, Dr. Justina Clayburn hopes to help students do just that while also helping them…
Steve Hutchison returns to Union
First, he came to Union as a high school student for music festivals. Then he came to Union as a music major. Since then, he’s been bringing high school students to campus each year for…
Dennis Ray: two kinds of leader in one
Union College is known for creating leaders. Dr. Dennis Ray’s career is proof of that. Now preparing to teach leadership in Union’s new master’s program, Ray hopes to help students find the natural leader within…
President Sauder to retire in May 2024
Vinita Sauder, president of Union College, announced her retirement effective May 31, 2024, in a letter to the board and to the campus on Thursday, July 6, 2023. “I am excited to begin a new…
Megan Classen: building caregivers for the future
As Union prepares to launch its new Master of Occupational Therapy, Dr. Megan Classen is here to ensure students reach their full potential. Classen will be the new fieldwork coordinator for the graduate students, drawing…
Drew Mekelburg to lead Warrior athletics
First as a student athlete, then a coach and now athletic director, Drew Mekelburg has found his mission field and ministry by combining two constants in his life: sports and Union College. “I’ve been around…