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    Be Their Family: UCU Invites YOU to Family Day

    September 11, 2026
    On Family Day, students from around our region have parents and grandparents in the bleachers. However, our international students’ parents aren’t always able to make that trip. That's especially true of our men's and women's soccer rosters, where most players are from across the globe, and the games fall at the end of
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    Union Anticipates Largest Freshman Class in Institution History

    By Maisie Nelson • August 6, 2026
    Union Commonwealth University is preparing to welcome what is anticipated to be the largest freshman class in the institution's history as students return to campus for the Fall 2026 semester.
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    Remembering Rev. Dr. Jack C. Phillips

    By Maisie Nelson • July 27, 2026
    Union Commonwealth University mourns the passing of former president, Rev. Dr. Jack Carter Phillips, who died on June 30, 2026, at the age of 91 in Brentwood, Tennessee.

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