BP REPORT: SBC PRESIDENT CALLS FOR HELP TO REBUILD UNION February 27, 2008
- 5:12:00 PM
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--Southern Baptist Convention President Frank Page called for Southern Baptist churches to give generously to Union University as the campus seeks to recover from more than $40 million in damages sustained in a Feb. 5 tornado. Read More...
FIRST-PERSON: MOVING BEYOND FEB. 5 February 27, 2008
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JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--C.S. Lewis in "The Problem of Pain" says that God often uses the experiences of suffering as a megaphone to awaken us. Suffering and pain, Lewis said, are often the essential means by which God brings about dependence, fortitude, patience and forgiveness in His children, while also arousing acts of mercy and compassion. Read More...
FEB. 26 UPDATE FROM UNION PRESIDENT DAVID DOCKERY February 27, 2008
- 12:34:00 PM
For the Lord's most evident blessings and guidance for Union University this past week, we are most grateful. What an amazing week it was! The move-in process went extremely well. The Lord's presence was obvious at the worship service on Tuesday night (Feb. 19). Everyone has adjusted rather easily to the new class schedules on Wednesday and Thursday. We experienced a historic day on Friday with the groundbreaking service. The packed gymnasium on Thursday night with two wins over our friends from FHU was certainly a "welcome back" highlight. Read More...
BP REPORT: UNION GROUNDBREAKING SIGNALS NEW START February 22, 2008
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JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)—-"Today," Union University President David S. Dockery said, "in what seems almost beyond comprehension -- two weeks and three days after a tornado destroyed large portions of this campus -- we gather together to give thanks to God for a new beginning and the opportunity to build again." Read More...
BP REPORT: PRECIOUS POSSESSION RECOVERED FROM RUBBLE February 22, 2008
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JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--When a tornado ripped through her Union University residence hall Feb. 5, all freshman Hillary Bush could think about was her mother's engagement ring. Read More...
BP REPORT: TEXTBOOK DONATIONS EXCEED EXPECTATIONS February 22, 2008
- 8:35:00 AM
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--While the initial days after the tornado that hit Union University Feb. 5 were filled with frantic trips to stores to replace necessities like underwear and toothbrushes, now students face new, more costly items that must be replaced -- textbooks. Read More...
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--Colleges and universities across the country have stepped up to help Union University recover from the devastation left by an EF-4 tornado Feb. 5.
BP REPORT: UNION SERVICE MARKS NEW BEGINNING February 21, 2008
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JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--A standing-room-only crowd of 1,500 people gathered in Union University's G.M. Savage Memorial Chapel Feb. 19 to reunite for the first time since a tornado battered the campus Feb. 5. Read More...
BP REPORT: UNION CLASSES RESTART WITH OPTIMISM February 21, 2008
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JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--Only two weeks after a tornado ripped through Union University, students and faculty brought a sense of optimism in returning to their classes Feb. 20. Read More...
BP REPORT: TORNADO UNITES LADY BULLDOGS, RIVALS February 21, 2008
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JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--For members of Union University's Lady Bulldogs basketball team, sports has been a source of comfort and peace in the aftermath of the Feb. 5 tornado that completely disrupted their lives. Read More...
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--UnionUniversity will break ground for a new student residence complex Feb. 22. Representatives from Union's board of trustees are continuing to work on details with contractors, but the university has scheduled site work to begin Feb. 25 followed in early March by contractors to begin building the new facilities.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee voted Feb. 18 to give $100,000 to help UnionUniversity rebuild from the devastating tornado that wrecked the campus almost two weeks earlier.
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--More than $50,000 has been raised for Union University's tornado recovery through fundraising efforts initiated by Criswell College in Dallas.
Dear students and parents, We are looking forward to the return of our students to campus for move-in day on Tuesday, Feb. 19, and to the start of classes on Wednesday, Feb. 20. After twelve days of giving our full attention to the initial recovery efforts after the Feb. 5 tornado, we are now focused on the new beginning for the spring semester.
