13 Facts About Union University

Union University is a private evangelical Christian university in Jackson, Tennessee, with additional campuses in Germantown and Hendersonville.

Eaton was a former professor of Union University at Murfreesboro, where his father, Dr Joseph H Eaton, was a former president.

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

In 1975 Union University moved from downtown Jackson, Tennessee, to a new campus located near the Highway 45-Bypass in north Jackson.

From 1987 to 1995, Union University offered the degree-completion program leading to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing in Memphis.

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Union University previously worked at Baylor University and was president at East Texas Baptist University for five years.

Union University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools .

Union University has been a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities .

Union University is a recipient of the President's Higher Education Community Service Award and has been listed as one of America's Top 100 College Buys.

Union University began the three-year transition to full NCAA Division II membership in 2011.

Union University has won national titles in the NCCAA in volleyball, men's soccer, softball and women's basketball .

In 2008, Union University denied the Soulforce Equality Ride, a group advocating for the safe treatment of homosexual and transgender students, access to its campus.

Union University's Forum is an annual speaker series that has brought several national figures to Union University, including Peggy Wehmeyer, William Kristol, Michael Medved, Robert Novak, Stephen Carter, Morton Kondracke, Clarence Page, Juan Williams, and Margaret Carlson.