Changing the face of education

Jovannah Poor Bear-Adams remembers all the students who have come through Holbrook Academy. In her seven years there—first as girls’ dean and English teacher, then as vice principal, and now as Dean of Student Services…

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Photo of Liz Davis teaching class.

Putting the social in social work

Every educator knows the value of learning outside the classroom. Lizz Davis, director of Union’s social work program, found she learned the most from her own experiences—both good and bad—and now she intentionally takes her…

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International Rescue and Relief in Nicaragua

Note: Each year a group of Union College international rescue and relief student spend the spring semester in Nicaragua, learning about global health, tropical diseases, jungle survival and running medical clinics for remote villages. Learn more about…

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Red Cross group

Union to honor American Red Cross with Community Partnership Award

By Ryan Teller, executive director for Integrated Marketing Communications Wes Carle and his fellow Red Cross Club emergency responders arrived as flames engulfed the house and a family watched their home burn to the ground. The…

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Video: International Rescue and Relief responds to Hurricane Harvey

After Hurricane Harvey dropped torrential rains on Southeast Texas, a team of 24 Union students and faculty spent a week helping residents of Port Arthur, Texas, clean up their flood-damaged homes. In this short video,…

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The Traveling Classroom: Learning about life and service on Jerome Lang’s bus

When we picture a classroom, it’s often a sterile room with desks in a row facing a board and a teacher lecturing from the front. But across seven decades, Union College students who rode Jerome…

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Union College receives Nebraska service award

By Maren Miller, student writer Every year Union takes one day off from classes to send students into the Lincoln community and volunteer. Project Impact has been a part of Union’s campus life since the…

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Union Recycling Team

Union student wins nationwide recycling contest

By Maren Miller, student writer Many college students look for little ways to make the world a better place in their daily lives. But when Union student Victoria Nichols saw a big opportunity to change…

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Bob Harris to share stories of life-changing microloans

By Maren Miller, student writer See photos of the Bob Harris Leaderhship Symposium event. Bob Harris had the gig of a lifetime. Forbes Traveler sent him all over the world to stay in the most lavish hotels in…

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Caleb with the IRR group in Harvey

Called to serve. Trained to rescue.

By Becky Daniel, director of strategic marketing There’s a swarm of people stacking crates outside a trailer as Caleb Shetler, junior international rescue and relief (IRR) major, double checks gear and directs other Union College…

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IRR Group going to Harvey

Union students assist in Harvey recovery [updated Sept. 15]

Updated Friday, September 15, 2017 The Union College disaster response team will wrap up operations in Texas today and return to Lincoln over the weekend. During the five days the teams worked in the Port…

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Join the 5th annual Dash for Compassion

During the fifth annual Dash for Compassion, Union College PA students are raising money for one of their own, a classmate’s family who lost their beloved son/brother to suicide this past spring. On average, 42,773…

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