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Senior feature: Gideon Logan
As a graduating International Rescue and Relief and Biomedical Science double major, Gideon Logan’s time at Union offered him countless adventures. When first starting college, Logan planned on becoming an ecologist. Around the time he…
Honoring Eagle Fire and Rescue and the Clements Noyes Art Gallery
During this year’s annual Community Appreciation Breakfast on February 10, Union Adventist University rolled out the red carpet to welcome friends and dignitaries while honoring community organizations who help the university fulfill its educational mission. …
From Crisis Zones to Campus Life
Tom Benton, the new expedition coordinator for the International Rescue and Relief Program, appears to be as calm and serene as a mountain lake at sunrise. He speaks softly and thoughtfully. But the world keeps…
Disaster Response team heads to Diaz, Arkansas
Update: reports from the team in the field Alan Stafford, a senior biomedical science major, shares the story of a family of survivors he met. Jackson Teller and Jacob Sauser, both junior international rescue and…
Disaster Response Team deploys to North Carolina
Give online About IRR IRR Facebook Photo album Oct. 6 update: Today, the IRR response team arrived in Newland, NC, and hit the ground running, collaborating with the local community. We supported a food and…
Senior puts international service before med school
Any senior applying to medical schools could use a prayer or two. Then there’s Adam Anderson. The international rescue and relief (IRR) major will be applying to highly competitive programs while volunteering in a country…
Students head to Arkansas for tornado relief
Nestled in the forest between a state park and a national park, Hot Springs Village, Arkansas is normally a quiet retirement community, but on Thursday, March 14, an EF-2 tornado touched down with winds up…
Flipping the script on ADHD
Union student’s research shows experiential learning improves academic performance. When you find out that Lauren Richert has ADHD, you might feel a twinge of sympathy that she has to face such a challenge. But that…
From IRR to MPH: Joshua Reyes-Meiring
“I never felt alive until I started working in healthcare,” said 2022 international rescue and relief graduate Josh Reyes-Meiring. Reyes-Meiring was interested in science and medicine, but until he started in the IRR program, he…
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…
Expedition Malawi 2023
Union College’s International Rescue and Relief (IRR) is a four-year bachelor’s degree training in emergency medicine, disaster response, and sustainable community development. Before graduation from the program, students are given a three-month overseas semester in…
Tethered to hope
A cliffside rescue began with rope skills taught at Union When Kasondra Reel signed up to spend her summer working with Big Lake Youth Camp in Sisters, Oregon, she had no idea she would be…