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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…
More than paper: Peyton Ohnoutka’s winding road to a degree
Peyton Ohnoutka’s education took a few detours before she graduated from Union in December 2025. As a star volleyball player at Lincoln East High School, she had ended her college search early when McPherson College…
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…
Merry Christmas from Union Adventist University
For this year’s Christmas video, Union’s band chose to perform We Three Kings. Written by John Henry Hopkins Jr. in 1857 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, We Three Kings became the first widely popular Christmas carol written in…
One class, three publications
Sami Hoffer took Feature Writing class last spring, and now she is seeing her class assignments appear in print in three different magazines. The sophomore biomedical science major has added writing classes to her schedule…
Living the Language
Dr. Lena Toews spends her days immersed in Koine Greek. No other language is permitted. She has been in Sounio, Greece, for the past three months and will remain for another six. From 8 am…
Finding belonging: how small groups are shaping campus life
Three years ago, Union Adventist University’s Campus Ministries and Residential Life launched a new emphasis on small groups to provide students with meaningful worship and social opportunities against a cultural backdrop of increasing loneliness. Today, small group…
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…
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…
Phonathon: conversations that connect
You may have recently received a phone call from Union, and if you haven’t, you probably will soon. The annual Phonathon is well underway raising money for The Union Fund to support the university’s continuing mission. We asked…
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…
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.…