Stories tagged with: 2008 union university tornado

• Union to open 14 student housing buildings

  by Tim Ellsworth, posted Tuesday, August 26, 2008 (16 years ago)

  JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--Union University students will move into 14 new student housing buildings when they return to the campus for the fall semester, less than seven months after a tornado destroyed much of the university's existing student housing.

  Incoming freshmen and transfer students will move onto campus Sept. 4, with upperclassmen returning Sept. 6. Classes for the fall semester will begin Sept. 8.

  "We are delighted to announce that all of the 14 buildings will be ready by Septem... Read More

• Union honors Wilkey, Hall for coverage

  by Staff, posted Friday, August 08, 2008 (16 years ago)

  JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--Lonnie Wilkey, editor of the Baptist & Reflector, and Will Hall, executive editor of Baptist Press, became the first two fellows inducted to Union University's Center for Media, Faith and Culture during Union's summer commencement ceremony Aug. 2.

  As part of the ceremony in Union's Fred DeLay Gymnasium, 290 students received degrees, bringing to more than 950 the number of Union graduates from the class of 2008 -– the largest class in Union's history. The service also f... Read More

• Baptists' gifts to Union surpass $3M

  by Tim Ellsworth, posted Wednesday, July 16, 2008 (16 years ago)

  JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--Total giving from Southern Baptist churches and entities has topped $3 million for Union University's recovery from a Feb. 5 tornado that destroyed much of the housing and caused major damage to other academic buildings at the Jackson, Tenn., campus. Read More

• Rainer receives Union's Dodd Award

  by Staff, posted Tuesday, June 17, 2008 (16 years ago)

  JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--Union University presented Thom S. Rainer, president of LifeWay Christian Resources, with its M.E. Dodd Denominational Service Award during a June 10 dessert reception at the Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis.

  The Dodd Award is named for the man who was a Union alumnus, served as president of the SBC and is considered the father of today's Cooperative Program, the method by which Southern Baptists fund their missions and ministry work.

  The award is given ... Read More

• Hug your kids a little longer

  by Tim Ellsworth, posted Friday, June 13, 2008 (16 years ago)

  JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--Hanging in my son Daniel's room is a baseball rack that I've had since I was a little boy. Read More

• Union tornado recapped in upcoming book

  by Staff, posted Monday, April 28, 2008 (16 years ago)

  

  JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--A forthcoming book tells the story of the tornado that hit Union University Feb. 5 and includes stories from students and others who point to God's care and protection that night.

        "God in the Whirlwind: Stories of Grace from the Tornado at Union University" by Tim Ellsworth ... Read More

• Dockery: Union is 'grateful … hopeful'

  by Lonnie Wilkey, posted Thursday, April 17, 2008 (16 years ago)

  MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (BP)--Christians can have hope under even the most difficult circumstances because of a providential God, Union University President David S. Dockery said April 13 at Northside Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

  In his first public speaking engagement beyond the Jackson, Tenn., campus since a tornado caused more than $40 million in damages 68 days earlier, Dockery told the congregation, "Our world at Union changed at 7:02 p.m. on Feb. 5. ... [W]e live each day with gr... Read More

• Tennessee Baptist Convention president reissues call for Union University offering

  by Tim Ellsworth, posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 (16 years ago)

  JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--Tennessee Baptist Convention President Tom McCoy reiterated his request for a special offering April 6 in the state's churches to help Union University recover from a Feb. 5 tornado that caused an estimated $40 million in damage to the campus.

  "What an amazing Christian impact this university has on young adults from Tennessee and around the world," McCoy said during a visit to Union's campus in Jackson, Tenn., March 25. "It's been 50 days since that tornado ripped thro... Read More

• $270,000 gift to aid Union students

  by Tim Ellsworth, posted Monday, March 24, 2008 (16 years ago)

  JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--Scholarship America has made a $270,000 donation to Union University to help students with financial needs following the Feb. 5 tornado that did $40 million in damage to the Jackson, Tenn., campus.

  Barb Weber, Scholarship America's assistant vice president for scholarship management services, presented the check to Union President David S. Dockery March 18. The funds for the donation were provided by a grant from the Lumina Foundation for Education.

  "The last month... Read More

• Still hospitalized, prayer lifts UU duo

  by Claire Yates, posted Thursday, March 20, 2008 (16 years ago)

  JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--David Wilson and Matt Kelley were among hundreds of Union University students who experienced the 10 seconds that it took for a tornado to devastate the campus.

  That night, Feb. 5, they found themselves trapped with numerous other students beneath piles of rubble in dorms that had taken on the look of a battlefield in Jackson, Tenn.

  But it took several hours to rescue Wilson and Kelley.

  Emergency crews rushed both students to Jackson-Madison County Hospital on... Read More