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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 supply…
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…
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…
Building community and competency: welcome back, Noah!
Noah Kruzich is back at Union as the International Rescue and Relief Program’s newest lecturer and EMS coordinator. After graduating with an IRR degree in 2019, Kruzich worked as a paramedic in the emergency department…
Union students leapt to action in mid-air medical emergency
When a fellow passenger had a medical emergency on their flight, international rescue and relief senior Allen Stafford and junior Christian Thomas sprung into action. Stafford and Thomas were flying home to Washington State for…
IRR students report from South Florida
Our disaster response team in South Florida gives us a glimpse into the work they’re doing and what they need to finish the mission. To support the disaster response team, give online at uau.edu/disaster-response