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2008 News Releases

May 2008

Union College Celebrates 115th Commencement

April 2008

Bob Duricko Recognized for Volunteer Service
Jean Ritchie, Virginia Grady Carter to Address Union Graduates
Union & Community Volunteers Team Up for Repair Affair
Distinguished Alumna Scholar Visits Union College
Union College Regional Chorus to Perform Sunday, April 27
Congressional Candidate Tours Union Energy Project
Knox County Prepares for Repair Affair
Union Students Earn First-Ever Psych Bowl Win
Award-Winning Songwriter to Perform April 9 at Union

March 2008

Union College London Center to Hold Open House
Union, KCTCS Partnership Brings New Programs, Scholarships
Redbud Festival begins April 10
Student video work to appear on KET March 29
“Discover U” at Union March 29
Mischief begins Feb 28 at Union College Theatre
Union to Host Three-Day Series on Faith
Union National Bank Presents Donation to Union College

January 2008

Union College Announces Fall ’07 Presidential Laureates
Union College Announces Fall 2007 Dean’s List
UC’s Minorities Day to Explore Affrilachian Experience
Children’s Art, Tutoring, Mentoring Resume at Union

2007 News Releases

December 2007

Author, Hip Hop Artist, Prison Activist to Speak at Union College

November 2007

Last “Bulldog Buddies” Session on November 11
Career Fair at Union College November 8
Homecoming Brings 300 to Union College
Evangelical Environmental Activist to Speak at Union College

October 2007

Union College To Host Forum on Religion and the Environment
Union College Announces Award Winners
Another Antigone Comes to Union College Theatre
Union College Hosts Blood Drive
Union College Heads Out with “Heads Up”
Irishman Brings Passion for Art to Knox County

September 2007

Union College Upward Bound Program Receives Funding
Union College to Host Kentucky Chautauqua Performance
Let the Games Begin: Union’s Turf Project on Track for First Home Game
Union College Welcomes Eight New Faculty

August 2007

Union’s Welcome Weekend Brings 200 to Campus
Alumni and Friends Gatherings held in Louisville
UC Alumni & Friends Gatherings held in Northern KY and Nashville
New York Based Biddies Return to Perform at Union
Union Announces Saturday Workshop Series
Author Silas House to Discuss Novel with First-Year Students
Surf & Turf: Union’s New Turf Project is Live on the Web
Union Hosts KTIP Training for Area Educators
D.C. Alumni & Friends Meet in Alexandria
Union College & SKCTC Bring Grad Program to Middlesboro

July 2007

Michigan Alumni and Friends Gather in May & June
Dancing in the Streets: Union’s Summer Orientation Goes Beyond Nuts & Bolts

June 2007

Union College Welcomes First Honors Community Students
Eastern Kentucky Educators Leave for Africa
Union College Alumni & Friends Gather in Hazard
Union College Alumni & Friends Gather in Paintsville

May 2007

Union College Addresses Addiction Through New Certification
Union College Hosts Knox County Friends & Alumni
Union College Holds 128th Commencement
Chief Judge Sara W. Combs to Give Commencement Address at UC
Union to Celebrate Baseball Alumni and Service on April 28
Union College Regional Chorus to Perform Brahms’ Requiem
Some Spots Still Available for Teachers’ Trip to Africa

April 2007
Union College Students Present Food Pantry with Gift
Union College Program To Take Kentucky Teachers to Africa
Union College’s Football Alumni Day on April 14

March 2007
Union’s Tech Staff Recognized by United Way
Knox Central FEA Students Hosted by Union
“Concert for the Mountains” Features Authors, Activism, Entertainment - Bios
Philip Jenkins Discusses Christianity in the Global South
Steve Hoskins Named Union’s CFO
Author of “The New Faces of Christianity” to Speak at Union
Union College Alumnae Receive 2007 Kentucky Teacher Awards
Legal Community Assists Union College Theatre with A Case of Libel
10th Anniversary “Repair Affair” Taking Applications

Febuary 2007
Grammy-Nominated Musician to Perform at Union on Friday
Union College Adds Social Work Program
Public Invited to Explore “Religion and the Public Arena”

January 2007
Matthew Hampton Joins Union College Staff
Timeless Tales Tutoring and Children’s Art Programs Begin This Week
Union College to Host “College Goal Sunday” on January 28
Union’s Spring Convo Honors Mary Alice Lay
Mary Alice Lay to Receive Honorary Doctorate
Hallerin Hilton Hill to Speak at Union’s Spring Convocation

2006 News Releases

December 2006
UC at the Bennett Center to Give Laptops to New Degree Completion Students
Foundation Grant and Local Gift Launch Renovation of Historic UC Building
Junior Woman’s Study Club Gives Largest Donation Ever to UC’s Timeless Tales
Christmas Season a Time for Service and Celebration at Union College

November 2006
Christmas Festival Scheduled for December 2
Union Tackles Hunger with Pennies, Cans, Banquet
Report Notes Union College’s Impact on Community
G.R. Hampton Elementary School Students Visit Union
Big Sound and a Large Crowd at Lascivious Biddies Concert at UC
Union’s “Hanging of the Greens” Service Marks Beginning of Holiday Season
Union College Joins in Halloween Fun and Festivities
UC Volunteers Celebrate National Make a Difference Day
Visiting Speaker Talks to UC Community about World Hunger

October 2006
Union College Breaks Ground on Energy Conservation Initiative
Christian Scholar to Speak at Union November 6 and 7
UC to Break Ground for Energy Conservation Project
Local Residents Help Bring Nationally Recognized Musicians to UC
UC Celebrates Homecoming and Honors Outstanding Alumni
National City Contributes to Union College
OAK Award Presented to Union College Alumna
Enrollment Up at Union College
Union College Students Offer Literacy Help
Participants Wanted for Union College Children’s Programs
UC Bonner Program Welcomes New Members

August 2006
Union College Offers Graduate Degree in Psychology

May 2006
Union College Holds 127th Commencement Exercises

April 2006
Union College Offers Four-Year Scholarships to Rogers Scholars Graduates
Distinguished Christian Scholar to Speak at Union College
Featured on Oprah’s Book Club – Novelist Gwyn Rubio to Appear at UC

March 2006
UC Awards 4-Year Scholarship to Honor Dr. Phillip and Ann Holcombe Sharp
Congressman Hal Rogers to Introduce First Redbud Festival Debutante
Dr. Erwin Bradley, Former Union Professor, Celebrates His 100th Birthday
UC Joins other Students in Frankfort to Celebrate Independent Higher Education in KY
Redbud Trail Quilting Workshop and Festival
Union College Theatre Presents Unhealthy To Be Unpleasant
Harlan High School Juniors Visit Union College

February 2006
Repair Affair Date is Set

January 2006
Kentucky Secretary of State to Visit Union College
UC Professor, Dr. Joni Caldwell, Honored for Service to Her Community
PT Pros 5k Race Fund the Union College Scott Butler Annual Scholarship

2005 News Releases

December 2005
Union College Reaffirmed for Accreditation by SACS
Santa Claus Makes Stop at Union College

November 2005
Union College Christmas Festival Concert Set for December 3, 2005
UCT Takes a Bite out of Wilder

October 2005
UC Supporters Attended Gala to Celebrate Re-Opening of Newly Renovated Library
Union College Receives Funding for Econ for Kids Club
Nappy Roots to Hold Concert at Union College
The Skin of Our Teeth to be Performed at Union College
Union College Holds Annual Homecoming and Presidential Inauguration
Homecoming Royalty Crowned
Union's Willson-Gross Lectures Take the Form of Two One-Man Plays
Five Union Alums Receive Awards at the Annual Homecoming Awards Banquet

September 2005
Union College Fall 2005 Convocation
Union College Opens its Doors to Students Displaced by Hurricane Katrina

August 2005
Union Welcomes One of the Largest Classes in Recent History to Campus
Renowned Film Producer to Speak at Union College
Lay Teacher Dena Cole Selected as State Consultant
Union College Students Offer Literacy Help
Union College Calls for Local Child Artists

July 2005
Bonner Scholars Program Welcomes New Members
Union SID Office Receives Three Awards

June 2005
Union Colleges names 17 Presidential Laureates
Union College Attends UMC Kentucky Conference

Union College Graduate Studies Expands Online Courses
Union College Receives Donation from NCS Pearson
Union to Host Country Schoolhouse Conference

May 2005
New Computer Major Offered at Union College
Union College Hosts the Appalachian Local Pastors School
Union to Host Country Schoolhouse Conference
Kentucky Private College Week 2005
UC Graduate Named Miss Photogenic at KY Mountain Laurel Festival

Union College Receives Commercial Lawnmower from Board Chairman
UC's Center on Economic Ed. and National City Bank Host Econ for Kids Clubs
Union Confers Degrees on 232 New Graduates at Commencement

April 2005
Union College Students Serve Low-Income Families During Spring Break
Cecil Rhodes Awarded the Distinguished Athletic Service Award
Lexington Philharmonic String Trio and the UC Regional Chorus to Perform
Nearly 80 Volunteers Provided 500 hours of Service for UC's Annual Repair Affair
Testimonials from Union's Alumni Explain the Importance of Local Support
Union's Baccalaureate and Commencement Scheduled for May 7
Boone Principal Named Highly Skilled Educator
New York City Theatre Comes to Union College with a Message of "Hope"
Union's 2nd Annual Knox Fund Drive Scheduled for Next Monday
Union College Receives Contribution from TruSeal Technologies

March 2005
Union Presents New York Actor Sharon Hope
UC Freshman and Kentucky Chautauqua Performer Scheduled to appear on Campus
A Warrior Leaves His Mark: Union's Beloved Dr. Ron Rosenstiel Passes Away
Three Local Union Students to Attend National Conference in California
Distinguished Christian Leader to Speak at Union College
Union Students Organize a Tsunami Relief Fundraising Event
The plot keeps twisting in Union's production of "An Act of the Imagination"

February 2005
$1000 Union College Scholarship Up For Grabs at Local College Prep Workshop
An Act of the Imagination, Mystery Thriller Opens at UC's Rector Little Theatre
Union receives $75,000 for Library Renovation
The Barbourville Women's Study Club Contributes $600 to Library Renovation
Union's Econ for Kids Program Proves to be Greater than ever Envisioned
Volunteers, Dust Off Your Hammers! Repair Affair Date is Set
Union College Offers New Grant Program - Students Could Attend Tuition-Free
Union's Autumn Hicks Vies for Miss Kentucky Title
Union College Inducts First Members of New Honor Society, Psi Chi

January 2005
Union's Autumn Hicks Vies for Local Crown
Volunteers attempt to raise more than $35,000 during Phonathon
Union's Bonner Scholars Provide Community Service in Atlanta
Two Union College Seniors Selected for State Government Internship

2004 News Releases [Top]

November 2004
Union College Christmas Festival set for December 4, 2004
Scholar Visits Union to Lecture on Relationship Between Christian and Government
UC Alumni Inducts Two into Hall of Fame, Awards Others
The Band is Back at Union College
Knox County Kids Can Eat Breakfast with Santa
Union Hires New Dean
UC Holds 2004 Willson-Gross Lecture Series
de Rosset Appointed as 17th President of Union College
UC Theatre Brings Success to Tragedy - a review by Jonathan Hendrickson

October 2004
20th Annual Minorities Day
Urban Survival, Music for the Resilient Performs Live at Union College
Union College Theatre to Perform
Hecuba, a Greek Tragedy
Union Receives $6000 Check from National City Bank
Union Hosts Blessing of the Animals Ceremony on Campus
Union College to Host Jazz Quartet
Urban Survival, Music for the Resilient

September 2004
UC, community join forces for the 2nd annual Block Party and Pep Rally
UC Opens the School Year with Convocation Featuring Dr. Aaron Thompson
UC Freshman and Chautauqua Performer to Hear Fellow Council Member Speak

July 2004
Union College Opens Dorms to 200 Cheerleaders from all across Kentucky
225 Pre-school and Early Head Start teachers on Union's campus
Brad Jones Announced as Director of UC at the Bennett Center and Asst. Director of IT
Union receives $5000 grant from Household Consumer Lending
Union College receives $100,000 grant for library renovation
Union College's Kids College camp makes the Arts and Humanities fun for area children
Union hosts 225 missionaries from North Carolina
Miller Joins Union College Staff as Campus Minister

May 2004
Crowd Overflows Robsion Arena at Union College's 125th Commencement

March 2004
Union College Students Rally Against Education Cuts

February 2004
New Reading Room Introduced on Campus

January 2004
Union College Theatre Presents: The Nerd
Union College Welcomes New Development Officer
Union College Receives Grant from Brown Foundation

2003 News Releases [Top]

December 2003
Union Graduate Student Honored for Excellence in Teaching

October 2003
Six Inducted into Union Hall of Fame
Two Union Alums Receive Honors
Union plays host to 21 Chinese English Teachers
Football, Reunions and Memories: Homecoming '03

August 2003
Reid-Bullard named Director of Public Relations

June 2003
De Rosset Named as Interim Union College President

April 2003
Phi Beta Lambda Wins Several Awards at Conference

March 2003
Debora D'Anna Appointed Dean of Students
David Joyce Named President at Ripon College
Denise Wainscott Named VP for Advancement at Union College

January 2003
Dr. Tom McFarland Named VP of Academic Affairs at Union College
Union College Theatre Presents Tartuffe: Born Again

2002 News Releases [Top]

October 2002
Five Inducted into Union College Hall of Fame
Dr. Roberts Receives Distinguished Service Award
Lewis Receives Alumni Rising Star Award

August 2002
Students Find Changes at Union
UC Bonners Welcome Largest Class Ever
Wainscott Named Interim VP for Advancement

May 2002
Union Celebrates 123rd Commencement
Union Harmony Cuts CD in Nashville
Union College Presents Sacred Stories
UC Upward Bound Wins 2nd at Scholars Bowl
Union Receives Hearst Grant

March 2002
Two Hazard Area School Choirs Visit Union

February 2002
Union College Presents Kengmo
UC Students Present Paper at Recreation Conference

January 2002
Union Receives $300,000 Grant from Brown Foundation
Campaign for Union Reaches 85% of Goal

2001 News Releases [Top]

January 2001
Union Kicks Off $15 Million Campaign with Re-Opening of Campus Landmark

February 2001
Union College Theatre Presents Murder Mystery
Lilly Endowment Awards $48,000 to Union

March 2001
Bible College to be Named after Former Union Professor
Congressman Hal Rogers to be Commencement Speaker

April 2001
Repair Affair Returns to Knox County
Union Raises $1600 for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

May 2001
Union Celebrates Commencement with Congressman Hal Rogers
Technology Center to be Named after Ed Black

August 2001
Kleist Challenge Met: Stuart Apartments to be Dedicated August 6

September 2001
Johnson Foundation Funds Implementation of New Core

October 2001
Construction of Union's Tech Center Underway

November 2001
Union College Students Serve in NY, NJ
Dr. Marley-Fredrick Honored
Three Inducted into UC Hall of Fame
Gilpatrick receives Distinguished Service Award
Bonner Scholars Continue to Serve
UC Appoints Six to Faculty

2000 News Releases [Top]

July 2000
Union College Named Centernet Site

August 2000
Union College Grant to Fund Community Development Project

September 2000
Union College Reading Center Opens for Second Year

October 2000
Nobel- Prize- Winning-Alumnus Returning to Campus to Dedicate Academic Center
Six to be Inducted into Union College Hall of Fame

December 2000
Union Alumna Honored with $25,000 Gift
Union Receives $500,000 Grant from James Graham Brown Foundation
Union Unveils Historical Marker
Union Receives Eisenhower Science Grant

 

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