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- About Union Adventist University
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- About Union Adventist University
A private Seventh-day Adventist college in Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly known as Union College. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs in various fields, and has a history of service and disaster response.
Union Adventist University is a comprehensive, accredited university founded by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1891. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, diverse student body, active learning and Christian atmosphere in southeastern Lincoln, Nebraska.
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- Developments That Led to The Establishment of Union College
- Founding The School4
- Choosing A Name
- Constructing The Campus9
- The College Opens
- The Growth and Development of Union College (1891-1941)12
- The College in World War II
- Union College Reaches Maturity17
- Historical Role
- Fulfilling A Mission
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In 1889, there were only seven Adventist schools providing high school and college-level education in the United States. Five of the schools, located in Battle Creek, Michigan; South Lancaster, Massachusetts; and along the Pacific Coast, represented the pattern of American migration across the United States, which largely skipped over the central G...
The establishment of the “Western School”5featured prominently on the agenda of the 1889 General Conference session that met from October 17 to November 5. Key decisions included appointing a site locating committee and a board of directors, and creating a financial plan for raising the capital needed to construct the school. While the General Conf...
No remaining committee minutes document the decision to name Union College. Years later, in conversation with Everett Dick, Prescott claimed the name was his idea.7 The group of state conferences that financed the building of the college was referred to as “the union” and the name Union College probably grew organically out of the board of director...
When construction of the college began near the May farm in early 1890 Lincoln’s southeast city limit was nearly two miles away. It was understood by all parties that part of the 280 acres would be sold in town lots to incoming families who would staff the college and other families who might choose to move to the new community while their children...
In 1889, the General Conference had expected the college to begin classes in the fall of 1890, but construction took longer than planned. When Union College was dedicated on September 24, 1891, none of the three college buildings were completed. Despite their unfinished state classes began on September 30, 1891, with about eighty-five students and ...
W. W. Prescott was Union College’s president for the first two years. But as he was already president of Battle Creek College and he then assumed the presidency of Walla Walla College when it opened in 1892, Union College’s daily operation was supervised by a principal, James White Loughhead until Loughhead himself was made president in 1893. Union...
Union College also took the lead in preparation of its young men for a potential military draft. The Union College Medical Corps first met on January 8, 1934. The brainchild of a group of World War I veterans who were members of the faculty, Everett Dick became the principal leader of the program at Union College and was largely responsible for pro...
With the return of American servicemen to college campuses, enrollment boomed and Union College registered 1000 students for the first time in 1947-1948.Thereafter enrollment remained above 800 for many years, reaching above 1000 several times (with the exception of three years around the time of the Korean War), and peaking at over 1,200 in 1967-1...
Given its small size, Union College has produced a seemingly inordinate number of church leaders and missionaries. Of the twelve faculty members listed in the first bulletin for the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary in 1937, seven had a prior affiliation with Union College, as either alumni or former teachers, or both.23The graduating clas...
Union College was founded for the purpose of educating students for service to the world and the church through ministry, teaching, and medicine. The service mission has never changed, but Union College’s programs and education model have transformed in order to remain relevant in a shifting world. Traditionally a residential campus for young adult...
Learn about the history and development of Union College, a Seventh-day Adventist liberal arts college in Lincoln, Nebraska, founded in 1891. Explore the factors that led to its establishment, the site selection process, and the challenges and achievements of the school.
6. Okt. 2023 · In May 2024, the school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, will become Union Adventist University. “We believe this name will better communicate Union’s scope as we broaden our graduate offerings,” Gary Thurber, board chair, said.
11. Juli 2024 · Union Adventist University is an above-average private, Adventist university located in Lincoln, Nebraska. It is a small institution with an enrollment of 460 undergraduate students. The Union Adventist University acceptance rate is 99%.
