A message from Kent Thompson, campaign chair

Union College has plans for a new Science and Mathematics facility to attract and retain scholars, teachers and researchers. This new complex will enhance student learning by blending the lectures of skilled professors with hands-on application of new principles and Union’s tradition of individual attention.

A $14.5 million campaign is currently underway to support these plans. This project serves as a blueprint for the future of this institution. With that in mind, the Board of Trustees, faculty and staff have worked diligently to ensure Union’s preparedness as we launch this campaign.

We cannot, however, realize this vision alone. The time has come to partner with the alumni, friends, community members, foundations and corporations—those who share our goals for the future. The cost of this campaign is an investment in the lives of students and faculty members and the many people in Lincoln and abroad served by Union’s graduates as they embark upon their careers.

Your collaboration will give shape to this important vision for Union College. Your participation will make possible the education of students prepared to make a difference in our community, our nation and our world.

Science and Mathematics: the foundation of the future

• At Union, classes and labs are taught not by teaching assistants, but by professors, many of whom possess the highest degrees in their fields.
• Experiential learning is incorporated through experimentation and team-based collaboration to solve multi-disciplinary problems.
• More than 95 percent of medical school applicants have been accepted into respected medical programs over the last decade.
• Biology graduates consistently score higher than the national average on the Educational Testing Service major field exam, a standardized test evaluating skills in a student’s major area of study.
• Students from all disciplines take mathematics and science classes as part of their core curriculum.
• New technology and research facilities will help retain and attract faculty with a passion for research, enhancing the academic experience for students.

Health care professions to the next level

• The curriculum of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, established in 1946, reflects a commitment to wholeness, strong values and the well-being of patients.
• Union’s nursing graduates have consistently higher NCLEX-RN passing rates than the state and national norms.
• Union recently expanded the annual capacity for nursing program admission in response heightened student interest and an increased need for nurses.
• Union is expanding enrollment capacity for the physician assistant (PA) master’s program from 75 to 90 students over three years.
• Union’s PA graduates work in hospitals and private medical practices across the country.
• The International Rescue and Relief (IRR) program is the first baccalaureate program of its kind in the nation.
• Union’s IRR program prepares graduates to respond to disaster situations or augment scarcities in underserved areas of the world.

Points of Interest

Blue Prints (PDF files):

Floor Plans

Southwestern View

Northeastern View

Lobby

Class Lab

Ampitheater

Research Lab

Building features

• Biology
  • two combination lab/lecture spaces
  • five dedicated laboratory spaces

• Chemistry
  • five laboratory spaces.

• Physics and pre-engineering
  • two combination lab/lecture spaces
  • one lab space for modern physics

• Research Labs
  • Seven research labs for faculty and students to engage in personal research projects
  • Student and teacher interaction
• Four student commons and study spaces will have seating capacity from five to 24 each
• Fourteen faculty offices for teacher and student interactions such as advising and tutoring
• Two configurable classrooms for lecture or team learning