2026 Spring Tournament

College View boys and girls win 2026 Basketball Tournament

The College View Academy from Nebraska won both the girls’ and boys’ brackets at the 2026 Union Adventist University Basketball Tournament on Saturday night, February 21, 2026.The annual tournament got underway on Wednesday, February 18,…

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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. …

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$1 million endowment honors Christine Pfeiffer

Anyone who attended Union in the late 1990s and early 2000s probably remembers Christine Pfeiffer as someone always ready to lend a hand. She went as a student missionary to the Philippines, she worked in…

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Dr. Allen discusses new book

If you attended Union from 1980 onward, there’s a good chance you have been assigned to read Light Bearers to the Remnant, a hefty 656-page history of Adventism. During his years teaching religion at Union, Dr.…

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A “party maker” on a mission

Walterson Souza loves Union so much he graduated three times, and now he’s back as the university’s special events director for alumni and university relations. That title is a bit of a mouthful, and he…

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Adding SALT: It Is Written School of Evangelism coming to Union

Starting fall 2026, It Is Written’s Soul-winning And Leadership Training (SALT) program will be held on the campus of Union Adventist University. This new SALT initiative will be in addition to the existing SALT program…

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Union lands $1.36 million TRIO Student Support grant

In the summer of 2024, a small group of Union Adventist University staff and administrators put the finishing touches on a proposal for a TRIO Student Support Services (TRIO SSS) grant, sending with it their…

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Forest Lake, Ozark and Sunnydale win the Fall Tournament 2025

The Forest Lake Academy Panthers from Florida won the gold volleyball championship bracket and the Ozark Adventist Academy Ladyhawks from Arkansas won the red volleyball championship bracket, while the Sunnydale Adventist Academy Spartans from Missouri…

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Register for the Loma Linda-area alumni meeting

You are invited to meet with Yami Bazan, LuAnn Davis, and Ken Farrow at the Old Spaghetti Factory – Riverside for our Union Alumni Chapter Meeting on Sunday, December 7 at noon. Come eat a…

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A cold shower to boost brain power

Faculty research offers students a chilly path to better test scores Do cold showers make students smarter? Dr. Edsen Donato, assistant professor of biokinesiology and a 1985 graduate, recruited students to help him find out.…

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Gibson honored with lifetime achievement award

Generations of Union alumni know Dr. George Gibson, class of 1969, as a man who can speak insightfully — and at length — on nearly any topic. So when he was honored last month with…

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U.S. News names Union a best value and top performer for social mobility

Union Adventist University has once again been recognized in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings, earning accolades as both a “Best Value” and “Top Performer for Social Mobility.” In the 2026 rankings,…

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