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World church leader's talk to be webcast on UCLive
Pastor Ted Wilson, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church world church, will speak tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the College View Seventh-day Adventist Church located at 4801 Prescott Ave. He will be in the Grand Lobby at 6:30 p.m. to greet college students and visitors.
The talk will be streamed live and made available for later viewing at UCLive.
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The Annual Library Fair is September 15
Enjoy free food, prizes, and games at this year’s annual Library Fair at the Union College Library on September 15, 2011, from 3 to 7 p.m. Explore “Arts through the Ages” with your friends while learning about library resources for fine arts and music. Win prizes from places such as the Lincoln Racquet Club, Noodles & Co., Papa Murphy’s, Hot Wok, and Sam & Louie’s. With over 150 prizes, participants are almost guaranteed to win something!
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First Board of Trustees Writing Award recipients named
In a special ceremony during Union College’s first academic convocation of the year on August 30, the school named the first recipients of the Union College Board of Trustees Writing Awards for four students.
Introduced during the spring semester of 2010, the writing awards are intended to “recognize the abilities of our Union College students,” said Tanya Cochran, an associate professor of English who helped establish the award.
Warrior volleyball team to play two matches today
The Union College Warrior women's volleyball team will play two matches today—facing Nebraska Christian College (0-2) at 4:00 p.m., followed by Central Christian College (0-1) at 8:00 p.m. in the Thunderdome.
In their last match on September 1, the Warriors fell to a record of 0-4 with a loss to Concordia University JV.
After an extensive away stretch, volleyball team will be back in the Thunderdome on Sept. 27 to face Faith Baptist College.
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Thirty years of Project Impact
 Russell Huggins, a junior theology major, helped renovate a garden at Prescott Elementary School during Project Impact 2010. |
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Young Alumni Photography Exhibit in McClelland Art Gallery
 Bryon Lippincot '99 entered four images, including this architectural photo, in the Young Alumni Photography Exhibit on display in the McClelland Art Gallery now through September 18. |
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Welcome Union College's Newest Librarian
On June 20, 2011 Gillian Connors joined the library's staff as Technical & Electronic Services Librarian. Her responsibilities include maintenance of library catalog records, ordering new materials for the library's collections, and processing those new acquisitions for use by library patrons.
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What happened to NetLibrary?
If you have looked for NetLibrary ebooks recently you may be wondering what happened to them. EBSCO purchased NetLibrary from OCLC in the spring of 2011 and earlier this summer announced that they would discontinue use of the NetLibrary brand name. Ebooks originally part of NetLibrary were integrated into the EBSCOhost platform during the week of July 18. Readers will now find these books under the database title eBooks from EBSCOhost on the library
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Union participates in NICF College Week
This week, July 25-29, Union College will join the eight other member schools of the Nebraska Independent College Foundation in hosting College Week, a special visit event for prospective college students across eastern Nebraska.
During College Week, Union will host two visitation times each day, at 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., and will include a campus tour and a financial aid presentation. Each member school will follow the same schedule so perspective students can visit more than one college per day.
Union renews teacher education program accreditation
For nearly 50 years, the Union College education program has sought the highest standard of teaching excellence through accreditation from the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, or NCATE. Last school year, NCATE renewed Union’s accreditation, giving the education program a top score.
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Finding a comaraderie with compounds
Before I entered college, I felt terrified. I knew college would be difficult and wondered if I had what it would take to succeed. Now that I’m a senior, I see that even though the coursework can be very demanding, with the help of great professors here at Union, anyone can succeed.
IRR to offer firefighter emphasis
 Union's IRR students, already trained to respond to natural disasters, can now learn to respond to fires as well. |
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Union named interim president
 Dr. John Wagner, currently administrative pastor for the Sligo Adventist Church in Takoma Park, Md., has been named interim president of Union College. |
Union College launches campaign to build a new science and mathematics complex
 Excellent professors like Dr. Amy Utt-Rickard will be able to maximize interaction with students in the new facility. |
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[Video] Frankie Rose on Our Promising Future
Both an alumnus and a teacher, Dr. Rose explains how a new facility will help him inspire students at Union College.
[Video] David Smith on Our Promising Future
Dr. Smith, Union College's former president, shares how the decision was made to build a new science and math facility, and what it will mean for our students and our future.
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EBSCOhost Introduces Mobile App for Database Searching
EBSCOhost recently released a mobile app for searching the company's databases on an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. A mobile app for Android will be available soon.
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Teaching teachers at George Stone School
 Every year, the students at George Stone School help train new educators. |
Graduation 2011
During Sunday’s ceremony, Union College conferred 203 degrees to 194 students, including 21 students graduating with a Master of Physician Assistant Studies. Union’s class of 2011 represents seven countries, 35 states, and one US territory. Of the 32 different majors earned, the most popular are nursing with 40 graduates and international rescue and relief with 30.
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Disaster response team deployed to Alabama
Disaster response team back in Lincoln
 A trained search dog and its handler prepare to work with the Union College disaster response team. |
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College president to take pastoral position
 David Smith, president of Union College, and his wife, Cherie, will leave Lincoln this summer to take positions on the pastoral staff of the Collegedale Adventist Church in Tennessee. |
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Library Hours Extended April 25 to May 3
The library will be open until 11 p.m. Monday thru Thursday, April 25-28, and Sunday thru Tuesday, May 1-3 to accommodate those needing longer hours to finish class projects and to study.
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