Coordinates: 35°40′59″N 88°51′24″W / 35.68300836301137, -88.856520652771

Union University
Motto:	Religio et Eruditio
Established:	1823
Type:	Private
Faculty:	227
Undergraduates:	3,100
Postgraduates:	752
Location:	Jackson, Tennessee, USA
Campus:	Urban, 290 acres
Nickname:	Bulldogs
Colors:	Cardinal & Cream
Website:	www.uu.edu

Union University is a four year institution in Jackson, Tennessee, with an additional campus in Germantown, Tennessee, a suburb of Memphis. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common For the film of this title see Private School (film. Private schools, or Independent schools are Schools not administered A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Germantown is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. The university is affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention and relates to the Southern Baptist Convention. The Tennessee Baptist Convention is the Tennessee statewide organization of churches associated with the Southern Baptist Convention. The Southern Baptist Convention ( SBC) is a United States -based mostly conservative Christian denomination

Union University is the heir of some of the oldest universities in the country and is notable in the sports world as the place where Bear Bryant began his football coaching career. The school is a union of several different schools: West Tennessee College formerly known as Jackson Male Academy, Union University of Murfreesboro, Southwestern Baptist University, and Hall-Moody Junior College of Martin, Tennessee.

Union is one of the top tier institutions in the South, listed for each of the past eleven years by U.S. News and World Report. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D In 2008, U. S. News ranked Union in the top 10 in five subcategories and 20th of 574 in the “Southern Universities-Master’s: Top Schools” category. It has been recognized by Peterson’s Competitive College Guide, the Time/Princeton Review, and Templeton’s Colleges that Encourage Character Development. Union is a recipient of the President's Higher Education Community Service Award and has been listed among America's Colleges of Distinction and as one of America's Top 100 College Buys.

The college is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and it is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU). The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ( SACS) is a regional Educational accreditation agency for over 13000 public and private educational institutions The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU is an organization designed to help Christian institutions of Higher education cooperate and communicate

Rankings

Miller Tower at Union University

Union University has ranked as one of the South’s top tier universities for the 11th straight year by U.S.News & World Report. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D

Union also ranked in 6 subcategories:

• 3rd in “faculty resources” category (includes classes with fewer than 20 students, faculty salary and the proportion of professors with the highest degree in the field).

• 4th in the “percent of classes with fewer than 20 students” category - 73%.

• 4th (tied) for SAT/ACT score category.

• 5th (tied) for the “student/faculty ratio” category (ratio of 12/1), placing Union in the top 18 southern universities in this category.

• 7th (tied) in “selectivity rank,” which includes test scores and class rank for incoming students.

• 9th (tied) for “freshmen in top 25 percent of high school class"; 66 percent of freshmen meet that description.

Union is also recognized in:

• Peterson's Guide to Competitive Colleges;
• The Templeton Foundation Guide for Colleges That Encourage Chartacter Development;
• America's Best College Buys and
• America's Best College Scholarships.

History

Early History

Jackson Male Academy was founded in 1823 just after West Tennessee was opened for settlement ^[1]. Only five years earlier in 1818 was the land purchased from the Chickasaw Indians. The Chickasaw' are Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States (Mississippi Alabama Tennessee

In 1907, Dr. T. T. Eaton, a trustee of Southwestern Baptist University, left his 6,000 volume library to the college. Eaton was a former professor of Union University at Murfreesboro, where his father, Dr. Joseph H. Eaton, was a former president.

Southwestern soon changed its name to Union University in honor of the Eatons and others from Union at Murfreesboro who had impacted Southwestern as faculty, administrators, trustees, and contributors.

In 1925 the Tennessee Baptist Convention secured a charter that vested the rights, authority, and property of Union University in the Tennessee Convention. This charter included the election of the University’s trustees. Two years later, the Convention consolidated Hall-Moody Junior College at Martin (1900-1927) with Union University.

In 1948 the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools granted Union University accreditation. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ( SACS) is a regional Educational accreditation agency for over 13000 public and private educational institutions

In 1962 Union developed a nursing program with the assistance of Jackson-Madison County General Hospital at the request of local physicians.

In 1975 Union moved from downtown Jackson, Tennessee, to a new campus located near the Highway 45-Bypass in north Jackson. Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States.

The Craig and Barefoot Administrations

During President Robert Craig (1967-85) and President Hyran Barefoot's (1987-1996) administrations:

• enrollment increased from fewer than 1,000 students to more than 2,000;
• the Penick Academic Complex was enlarged several times;
• additional housing units were erected;
• and the Blasingame Academic Complex (1986) and the Hyran E. Barefoot Student Union Building (1994) were constructed.

From the early 1950s to the early 1970s, Union operated an Extension Center in the Memphis area. From 1987-95, Union offered the degree completion program leading to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN track) in Memphis. At that time there were over 300 graduates of this program.

David S. Dockery's Administration

Dr. David Dockery at Union University

David S. Dockery was elected as the fifteenth president of Union University in December 1995. Dockery brought a desire to take Union to a regional and national prominence in Christian higher education. Thus far he has realized:

• headcount increase from 2200 (in 1996) to more than 3500 (in 2004);
• increased giving to Union, including ten of the largest commitments in Union history;
• construction of two residence halls, Miller Tower, Jennings Hall, Hammons Hall, Fesmire Field House and the new White Hall science building;
• successful completion of the $60 million comprehensive “Building a Future” campaign (1998-2005) (now at $69 million);
• renewed commitment to scholarship and research among Union faculty-part of Union's new Center for Faculty Development;
• new undergraduate majors in political science, physics, theology, digital media studies, church history, ethics, sports management, sports medicine, engineering; and graduate programs in education (M. Ed. , Ed. S. , and Ed. D. ), nursing (MSN with tracks in education, administration, and nurse anesthesia), and intercultural studies (MAIS);
• SACS Level V accreditation was achieved;
• added programs in undergraduate research;
• Addition of LIFE group programs, student retention programs, student mission involvement, giftedness assessment program for freshman students;
• the establishment of an extension campus in Germantown, TN, which now has almost 700 students;
• the establishment of the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Christian Leadership;
• the establishment of the Charles Colson Chair for Faith and Culture;
• the establishment of the annual Scholarship Banquet (1997-2004);
• achieving top tier recognition in U.S. News and World Report and other important listings. Kingdoms in Conflict (1988 but I don't know where--> Charles (Chuck Wendell Colson (born October 16 USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D
• Implemented the $110 million "Union 2010" plan that includes the future addition of new tennis courts, new intramural fields, and an amphitheatre, which has already included the completion of a second soccer field,the Fesmire Fieldhouse, and the state-of-the-art science building, White Hall ^[2].
• a Doctor of Pharmacy program, with classes scheduled to begin as soon as the fall of 2008.

Tornado outbreak - February 5, 2008

One of the Union dorms that was destroyed by the February 5, 2008 tornado.

Radar loop of the Nashville, Jackson and Christian County, Kentucky supercells. Those supercells were responsible for at least 32 deaths (courtesy of NWS Nashville)

Main article: 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak

On February 5, 2008, the university was struck by an EF4 tornado, with winds between 166–200 miles per hour. The 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak was a deadly Tornado outbreak which affected the Southern United States and the lower Ohio Valley on Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Enhanced Fujita Scale, or EF Scale, is the scale for rating the strength of Tornadoes in the United States estimated via the damage they cause The school dormitories suffered a direct hit rendering almost 80% unlivable, although none of the approximately 1,800 students on campus at the time were killed. 51 students were taken to Jackson-Madison General Hospital. While most students were released after being treated, nine were kept overnight. Some students were trapped for hours while emergency crews worked to rescue them. A total of 31 buildings received damage of varying degrees. ^[3] The devastation captured nation wide attention and was featured by CNN, Fox News, the New York Times ^[4] and numerous regional news outlets. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, FEMA Director, R. David Paulison and Governor Phil Bredesen all visited the campus after the disaster. The United States Secretary of Homeland Security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the body concerned with protecting the American homeland Michael B Chertoff (born November 28, 1953) is the current United States Secretary of Homeland Security, and co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act The purpose of FEMA is to coordinate the response to a Disaster which has occurred in the United States and which overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities Robert David Paulison (born 1947) is a former Firefighter who is currently serving as the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA Philip Norman "Phil" Bredesen (born November 21, 1943) is the 48th Governor of Tennessee, having served since 2003 More information is available at the Union University Official Blog. ^[5]

The Commercial Appeal has reported that due to extensive damage, the campus will not reopen until February 18th. The Commercial Appeal is the predominant daily Newspaper of Memphis Tennessee and its surrounding metropolitan area. ^[6] Lambuth University, a rival area university, reportedly offered to open its dormitories to displaced Union students. Lambuth University is a small co-educational Liberal arts University located in Jackson Tennessee. The congregation of Englewood Baptist Church, which owns the Old English Inn in Jackson, voted unanimously to open the Inn to Union students. The church's move will accommodate almost three hundred students until December of 2008. The University also expected that around 200 students would be housed in the private homes of Union faculty, staff and friends.

The Board of Trustees announced a special fund created for the disaster, which can be reached at: Union University Disaster Relief Fund, 1050 Union University Drive, Jackson, TN 38305.

It was the second time in just over 5 years that the campus was hit by a tornado. On the evening of November 10, 2002, during the Veterans Day Weekend tornado outbreak, the school was struck by an F1 tornado, with winds of approximately 100 miles per hour, which did approximately 2 million dollars worth of damage to the school. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Veterans Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak was a massive rare outbreak of storms that occurred from the late afternoon hours on November 9 through the early morning hours The Fujita scale ( F-Scale) or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating Tornado intensity based on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures There were no serious injuries. ^[7] Union president David Dockery stated that the February 5, 2008 tornado was about fifteen times as bad at the 2002 tornado. The damage caused by the February 5th tornado is currently estimated at $40 million. ^[8]

Presidents

Campus

Jackson facilities

The campus is 290 acres and includes a 2,200-seat gymnasium, dormitories for men and women including a married housing complex, separate lodges for the fraternities and sororities, academic halls, an administration center, baseball and softball parks, two soccer fields, an indoor swimming pool, and wellness center. Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States.

Germantown facilities

Union also has a 35-acre campus in Germantown, Tennessee, (suburban Memphis) offering graduate degrees in business, education, Christian studies & nursing. Germantown is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County.

Olford Ministries International

In early 2007, it was announced that Olford Ministries would be merged into Union University. Olford is an institution that focuses on pastors' training and theological courses. The Olford campus is a 25-acre, wooded retreat setting in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County.

Housing

In Jackson, Union has apartment-style living. Each student has a separate private bedroom that shares a common living space with three roommates. All apartments feature a high-speed Internet connection, as well as kitchen unit. Some apartments feature private phone lines or a washer and dryer. All private living spaces have a window and the common areas have cable access. There is no student housing at the Germantown campus. Temporary off campus housing was at The Jett (the former Old English Inn) for the majority of the spring 2008 semester. The new dorms are planed to be ready by the fall 2008 semester.

Sports

The school sponsors intercollegiate sports teams that participate in the NAIA's TranSouth Athletic Conference. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ( NAIA) seeks to fully integrate life academics sport and fitness into the higher education environment The TranSouth Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference for smaller Colleges and Universities located in the Southern United States Its men's sports are soccer, cross country, basketball, baseball, and golf. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Its women's sports are soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, softball, and cheerleading. Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Softball is a team Sport popular especially in the United States. Cheerleading is a Sport that uses organized routines made from elements of Tumbling, Dance, jumps and stunting to direct spectators of events

The women's basketball team won national championships during the 1998, 2005, and 2006 seasons.

Greek system

Lambda Chi Alpha house at Union University

There are six social fraternities on campus, two music fraternities and numerous academic fraternities.

Fraternities

The fraternities represented on campus are:

Sororities

The sororities represented on campus are:

Academic

The academic fraternities are:

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The school also has chapters of the two largest fraternities in music which are not affiliated with the school's Interfraternity or Panhellenic councils: Sigma Alpha Iota music fraternity for women and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity for men. Sigma Alpha Iota ( ΣΑΙ) is a music fraternity Formed to "uphold the highest ideals of a music education" and "to further the development of music in America" Phi Mu Alpha (ΦΜΑ Sinfonia is a collegiate social fraternity for men with an interest in music

Publications

• The Cardinal and Cream is the campus newspaper
• The Torch is the English Department's award winning literary and arts publication

Guest Lecture Events

Annual Scholarship Banquet

Union's Scholarship Banquet has brought prominent national and international figures to Union including: former president George H.W. Bush, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, former Russian president and Nobel Prize winner Mikhail Gorbachev, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, former Senator Bob Dole, presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, former British Prime Minister John Major and Winston S. Churchill, Grandson of the former British Prime Minister. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 Colin Luther Powell, KCB (Honorary MSC, (born April 5, 1937) is a retired General in the United States Army. Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole (born July 22 1923 is an attorney and retired United States Senator from Kansas from 1969–1996 serving part of that time KBE Per, "Postnominal letters should be included when they are issued by a country or organization the subject has been closely associated with Sir John Major KG CH ACIB (born 29 March 1943 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Spencer-Churchill (born October 10, 1940) generally known as Winston Churchill, is a retired British Conservative Party

The Union Forum - Union's annual speaker series

Union's Forum has brought several national figures to Union including: Peggy Wehmeyer, William Kristol, Michael Medved, Robert Novak, Stephen Carter, Morton Kondracke, Clarence Page,Juan Williams, and Margaret Carlson. Peggy Wehmeyer (born 1955 Oklahoma City) is an American Journalist. William Kristol (born December 23, 1952 in New York City) is an American political analyst and commentator Michael Medved (born October 3 1948) is an American radio host, conservative political commentator, Film critic Robert David Sanders "Bob" Novak (born February 26, 1931) is a Conservative American political commentator syndicated columnist and journalist Stephen Carter may refer to Stephen L Carter (b 1954 American law professor and writer Stephen A Morton M Kondracke (born April 28, 1939) is an American political commentator and Journalist. Clarence Page (born June 2, 1947) is a Journalist, syndicated Columnist and member of the Editorial board for the Chicago Juan Williams (b April 1954 is an American Journalist, Author and Radio and Television correspondent Margaret Carlson is an American Journalist and a columnist for Bloomberg News.

Notable alumni

Academic

• Dr. Bob Agee, Executive Director for the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities, and President Emeritus, Oklahoma Baptist University. Dr Bob Agee is the Executive Director for the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities (IABCU and served as the thirteenth president of Oklahoma Oklahoma Baptist University is a Christian Liberal arts university located in Shawnee Oklahoma, and owned by the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma
• Dr. Joshua F. Drake - Musicologist and hymnist at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania. Dr Joshua F Drake is a Musicologist and Hymnist at Grove City College in Grove City Pennsylvania. Musicology ( Greek: μουσική = "music" and λόγος = "word" or "reason" is the scholarly study of Music A hymn is a type of Song, usually religious specifically written for the purpose of praise adoration or Prayer, and typically addressed to a deity/deities Grove City College is an Christian Liberal arts college in Grove City, Pennsylvania, about sixty-five miles north of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Grove City is a borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, approximately 50 miles north of Pittsburgh.
• Dr. George H. Guthrie - Benjamin W. Dr George H Guthrie is the Benjamin W Perry Professor of Bible and chair of the School of Christian Studies at Union University in Jackson Tennessee. Perry Professor of Bible and chair of the School of Christian Studies , Union University; one of the English Standard Version (ESV) Bible Translation Review Scholars. The English Standard Version (ESV is a revision of the 1971 edition of the Revised Standard Version. An expert in Greek Exegesis and writer known for his analysis and expertise on the Epistle to the Hebrews. Exegesis (from the Greek 'to lead out' involves an extensive and critical interpretation of an authoritative text, especially of a Holy The Epistle to the Hebrews (abbr Heb for Citations is one of the books in the New Testament.
• Charles N. Millican - founding President for the University of Central Florida. Charles N Millican was the founding President for the University of Central Florida (although UCF was originally named Florida Technological University
• Dr. L. Thomas Strong III - Dean of Leavell College and Professor of New Testament and Greek in Leavell College at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr L Thomas Strong III is the Dean of Leavell College at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and teaches New Testament and Greek in Leavell College The
• Dr. William E. Troutt - President, Rhodes College

Clergy

• Dr. William E Troutt is the 19th president of Rhodes College. He was installed as president on March 30 1999 and inaugurated on April 14 2000 Rhodes College is a four-year private perennial top tier liberal arts college located in Memphis, Tennessee. Steve Gaines - Pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr John Steven "Steve" Gaines (born December 31, 1957, in Corinth Mississippi) is a Southern Baptist Pastor. Bellevue Baptist Church is a large Southern Baptist Megachurch in the Cordova area of Memphis Tennessee, United States. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County.

• Dr. Monroe E. Dodd -- Pastor of First Baptist Church of Shreveport, Louisiana, 1912-1950; founder of Dodd College for Girls; and radio minister. Monroe Elmon Dodd Sr ( September 8, 1878 &ndash August 6, 1952) was an American Clergyman who was a pioneer Radio preacher Shreveport is the third-largest city and the principal city of the third largest Metropolitan area in the U Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Government

• Milton Brown (politician) (W) - U. Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=B000938 S. Representative and co-founder of Southwestern University (now Union University) and Lambuth University both located in Jackson, Tennessee. Lambuth University is a small co-educational Liberal arts University located in Jackson Tennessee.
• Pauline LaFon Gore - mother of United States Vice President Albert Gore, attended Union and was awarded an honorary degree. Pauline LaFon Gore ( October 6, 1912 &ndash December 15, 2004) was the mother of former United States Vice President The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former
• Tom J. Murray (D) - U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1943 to 1966. Thomas Jefferson Murray ( August 1, 1894 &ndash November 28, 1971) usually known as Tom J The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate.
• Herron C. Pearson (D) - U. Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=P000165 S. Representative from Tennessee.
• John May Taylor (D) - U. Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=T000090 S. Representative from Tennessee.
• Joshua Trent - Associate Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The United States Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS) is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting Fellow at the C. S. Lewis Institute, and 2006 Lincoln Fellow of the Claremont Institute. Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963 The Claremont Institute is a conservative Think tank based in Claremont California.

Musical

• Chris Rice - Christian recording artist

Professional

• John Dancy - Former NBC News Correspondent. Chris Rice is an American songwriter who works in the Contemporary Christian music, contemporary folk and adult contemporary genres with a style similar to David Wilcox NBC News is the news division of American Television network NBC, a part of NBC Universal, which is majority-owned by General Electric
• J. Thomas McAfee - president of Hallmark Systems, Inc. J Thomas McAfee is chairman and president of Hallmark Systems Inc in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Dr. Timothy Tucker - President-Elect of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). Dr Timothy Tucker is a pharmacist in Huntingdon Tennessee, and president of the American Pharmacists Association. The American Pharmacists Association (previously known as the American Pharmaceutical Association) founded in 1852, is the first-established Professional society Former president of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA), president of the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy, and Speaker of the House for TPA for more than 10 years. Winner of the Lambda Chi Alpha Order or Merit. Lambda Chi Alpha ( ΛΧΑ) headquartered in Indianapolis Indiana, is a member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC and one of the largest

Sports

• Gaylon Moore - American professional basketball player. Gaylon Moore (born June 15 1978 in Union City Tennessee, United States) is an American professional Basketball

Notable faculty - past and present

• Steve Beverly - professor of broadcasting and expert on British and American gameshows.
• Ed Bryant (R) - politician. Edward Glenn Bryant usually known as Ed Bryant (born September 7, 1948) American politician is a former Republican member of the
• David Gushee - ethicist, author of Kingdom Ethics
• George H. Guthrie - expert on the Epistle to the Hebrews. Dr David P Gushee is the distinguished university professor of Christian ethics at Mercer University, and was formerly the Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy Dr George H Guthrie is the Benjamin W Perry Professor of Bible and chair of the School of Christian Studies at Union University in Jackson Tennessee. The Epistle to the Hebrews (abbr Heb for Citations is one of the books in the New Testament.

References

External links

• Union University
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