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From Musical Theater to Registered Dietitian Nutritionist: One Student’s Journey
This article is the second of a three-part series on students in the M.A. in Applied Nutrition and Dietetics program. The Union curriculum prepares students to be socially responsible practitioners…
Healthy food tastes good
This article is the first of a three-part series on students in the M.A. in Applied Nutrition and Dietetics program that prepares students to take the Commission on Dietetic Registration…
A traumatic brain injury changed this graduate’s life forever
Julia Miller proudly walked across the stage to receive her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Humanities & Culture at the Union Institute & University National Commencement on…
Historic articulation agreement with the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica results in Union’s first graduate
Three and a half years ago, on January 9, 2019, Union Institute & University (Union) entered into a historic articulation agreement with the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ)…
Police Sergeant Uses Union Curriculum to Help Mentally Ill, Homeless, and Addicted
Police Sergeant Lenny La France used his Master of Science in Organizational Leadership (MSOL) curriculum as the foundational knowledge to create the Community Safety Engagement Team (CSET) in the…
What is a dissertation committee?
Award-winning professor and UI&U alumnus Dr. Jeffrey Ferezan (Ph.D. ’10) has been a higher education instructor since 2000. His knowledge of dissertation committees is extensive. As adjunct faculty at Franklin…
Recent Ph.D. Graduate Empowered to Make a Difference
Retired Army Master Sergeant Hubert C. Jackson, Jr. graduated with a Ph.D.in Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies at the Union Institute & University National Commencement on July 10, 2022. As he…
National Commencement News
On Sunday, July 10, 2022, the National Commencement ceremony of Union Institute & University will be at the Hilton Netherland Plaza, Hall of Mirrors in Cincinnati, OH, at 2 p.m.…
Happy July 4th from Union Institute & University
Dear Team Union: I am pleased to announce that the university will be closed on Monday, July 4th. This July 4th holiday gives us all a special opportunity to gather…
Union Institute & University Alumna makes history
Rev. Betty Whitted Holley, Ph.D. made history last week. On June 14th, Dr. Holley was the first African American woman elected to serve as the Chair of the Board of…
Memorial Day remembrance 2022
This Memorial Day weekend, we remember and commemorate our fallen service members. On this day of remembrance, let us express our deepest gratitude for the sacrifices of the men and…
People Chica Magazine features faculty member
Dr. Lisette Rodriguez, professor of Human Lactation in the M.A. in Health and Wellness Program, is featured in People Chica magazine about her new cookbook, My Homemade Baby: Food Introduction Guidebook,…
Alumnus credits core faculty with confidence to pursue writing
Dr. Fred Sokol (Ph.D. ’76) thought he might have a talent for writing. It wasn’t till he started his Union doctoral work that he was encouraged to pursue this passion.…
The Source of the Question is Found in Poetry
To Peter Caccavari, poetry is in part getting to the source of the question. In this Authors of Union podcast, Caccavari reads from his first chapbook of poetry, Minor Loss…
Appreciating our alumna during Teacher appreciation week
Dr. Jay M. Keehn, Union’s Dean of Students / ADA Coordinator, surprised Union alumna, Vedra Roker, in her classroom during Teacher Appreciation Week with a proclamation of congratulations from President Karen Schuster…