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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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The Nursing Program welcomes back Kayla Johnson

Kayla (Baker) Johnson is coming full circle. A 2012 graduate of Union’s Nursing Program, she returned to her alma mater this summer as a nursing instructor. Passionate about both education and her faith, Johnson is eager…

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New Reiner Wellness Center Director Wants More than Workouts

David Gubbels arrived at Union Adventist University in June of 2025 to serve full-time as the recreational facility director. As a project 40 years in the making, there was a lot of excitement surrounding the launch of…

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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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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…

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Meet the largest freshmen class in five years

The dorms are buzzing with activity. General education classes are full. Saturday night events are drawing bigger crowds than they have for years. These are all signs of a great freshman class.  With 128 first-year…

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Union welcomes new instrumental music professor

“I just love bringing musicians together to a place where they make time stop for the audience,” said Fernando Schirmer Martins, Union’s new assistant professor of music. “I tell students that’s our goal: to make the…

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Help students continue their education at Union

The buzz on campus is so electrifying you might be able to feel it! The school year has officially begun. Our freshmen class has been on campus for more than a week already, and I…

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