Photo of Drs. Bazan and Sauder holding a sign saying In with the new Union Adventist University

President to president: the joys and challenges of Adventist higher education

Note: this article appears in the June issue of Outlook Magazine. Dr. Vinita Sauder is retiring after leading Union College as president for ten years. Following months of prayerful searching, the university’s Board of Trustees chose Dr. Yami…

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Mid-America Union launches $40,000 scholarship for theology, education, IT and accounting

An eager employer is offering students at Union Adventist University up to $40,000 in scholarships and a guaranteed job after graduation. That employer is the Mid-America Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. This new award will…

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Amalia Hidalgo: finding art and her voice at Union

For Amalia Hidalgo, choosing a college was the easy part. Not only was Union an easy three-hour drive from her home in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, it came with friends pre-made. “In high school, we came to Union all the…

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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…

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MPH director arrives in a cloud of dust

After a long and varied career in the public health field, Eric Aakko is ready to give back. “I’m excited about teaching students how living Jesus’ model of ‘love your neighbor’ can be applied to…

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Bazan named Union’s next president

The Union College Board of Trustees has invited Dr. Yamileth Bazan to take the reins as Union’s 30th president. Her term will begin on July 1, which is soon after the official transition to the…

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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…

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Meet me in St. Louis

St. Louis area, here we come! You have two opportunities to spend time with your Union family on April 13 and 14.  First, worship with Buell Fogg and students at 11 a.m. on Sabbath, April…

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Writing for Hope

When Hannah Drewieck graduated from Union in 2022, she had two majors but no clear idea where she wanted to work. “I knew ultimately I wanted to find meaning in my work,” she said. “I wanted to…

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Prayers and scholarships: a journey to nursing

Juanita Nicolas’ road to Union was not a straight line due north from her home in Dallas. Through all the detours life has thrown at her, she is confident of one thing: God has been with her…

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Of mice and Duchenne muscular dystrophy

For Erynn Johnson, a 2019 Union College graduate, every day looks different. As a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate working in a biochemistry research laboratory, she is responsible for running experiments, training undergraduate students, documenting and presenting her results,…

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