As Union Scholars focus their attention on finding solutions to global issues, they have the distinct advantage of having international travel and study built right into the honors curriculum.
The three week course in May 2010 began with a couple days of instruction at Union College then moved on to Sabah, Malaysia where students conducted "windshield" surveys of the village researching their needs. The trip concluded with visits to Hong Kong and China.
A Classroom with a View: A Literal Walk Through Tuscany (6.93MB PDF) is the culmination of a class project by Rachel Turner from an Honors Topics course; A Literary Walk in Tuscany.
Besides being both informative and enlightening, the trip to Dallas included much joy and laughter. I deeply appreciated the opportunity to learn more about such an ancient culture while relaxing in the tranquil atmosphere of the SWAU campus. This Scholars trip was truly a joy. ~ Serena Stevens – Psychology
The votes are in and the Union College Associated Student Body has chosen new leaders for the 2009-2010 academic year. Online voting began Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. shortly after the candidates presented speeches to the student body during convocation and closed Wednesday evening.
The four executive officers are:
The new Research Assistance Program (RAP) is being offered by Union's librarians to aid students with their research. Appointment forms for the program are at the library's circulation desk and on the library's Web site under "Reference Services." Bring the form to the library or send it via intercampus mail. When you complete the form before the interview, librarians a
As a communication major, Allyssa Gleason, a junior from Bella Vista, Calif., knows the power of words, and she used that power to help improve Union’s campus and preserve its history.
Originally, Alicia Archer’s plan for college did not include Nebraska.
In 1891 United Way, then called Charity Organizations Society, began changing lives in local communities. According to the United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County, Union’s employee contributions are a crucial part of helping keep that dream alive 118 years later as part of the Leadership Giving program.
Steve Herrera, Union College alumnus, grew up around cars. His father was an auto mechanic and, naturally, one of the first things he began drawing were cars—race cars, classics and street rods. The first pieces of art he sold in fifth grade were of cars.
A trial subscription to Gale's Literature Resource Center has been extended until February 5, 2009. Faculty and students are invited to try out the database and provide feedback to Sabrina Riley.
Using the new siteThose familiar with the old college Web site will find the redesign brings with it new ways of finding content. Tags: Surprised by Africa
Tags: Login to EBSCOhost With Your Union College BarcodeStudents, faculty, and staff can now login to EBSCOhost databases from off campus by entering the five-character barcode located on the reverse side of their Union College ID cards. In order for this feature to work, searchers must access EBSCOhost through the following link: http://sear You Can Get a Job with Any MajorWhat do these people have in common: Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, comedian and actor Steve Martin and former Attorney General Janet Reno? None of these highly successful people ended up pursuing a career relative to their college major. Reno was a chemistry major, Greenspan studied music and Martin earned a degree in philosophy. How can you expect to map your entire life with a college major when, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, the average person changes careers three times? Tags: Teaching Learning Center receives $6,500 planning grantFor many students with disabilities, college seems impossible and the opportunities offered by higher education seem closed off. For more than 30 years, the Teaching Learning Center (TLC) at Union College has been helping dispel these misconceptions and make college accessible. Tags: Literature Database Trial SubscriptionUnion College Library is currently running a trial to EBSCOhost's Literary Reference Center database. Students and staff may access the database between November 17, 2008 and February 14, 2009. Literary Reference Center is a completely fulltext database containing thousands of literary criticism articles, 'Prairie Project' Offers New PerspectivesHe's from Florida; she's from Texas. And although Alan and Rachel Orrison have lived in Nebraska for several years, the surrounding scenery is still new. While traveling through areas such as the Badlands and Mt. Rushmore, a focus on prairie scenes emerged in their photography. Tags: View a schedule of upcoming musical performancesThe Division of Fine Arts are presenting the following musical performances:
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Erin Gruwell, co-author of The Freedom Writers, will be speaking at 8:30 p.m., Nov. 13, at the Seventh-day Adventist College View Church, 4801 Prescott Ave., Lincoln, Neb. 
