fire on the mountain

fire on the mountain

One spark is all it takes. At Union College, we have a long history of helping students catch fire mind, body, and spirit. By the time you graduate, you ll glow with it.

Feed your intellectual fire. Small classes. Enlightening professors. The heat is on! You can t hide here most of our classes have no more than 20 students. You ll know your professors and they ll know you. Our faculty are experts in their fields and at spotting (and feeding) the fire within their students. unionky.edu/academics Your professors spirit and passion for their subjects will spread like wildfire in the best possible way. Don t be surprised if you suddenly find yourself immersed in a subject you d never even considered before. Our curriculum tends to do that. Union s liberal arts core means that no matter what your major, you ll take classes in subjects like history, English, science, math, language and culture, psychology, and religion. Think your brain can t sweat? It ll happen here. 30 majors to light up your brain. Majors Accounting* Athletic Training Biology* Business Administration* Chemistry* Computer Information Technology* Criminal Justice* Elementary Education English Exercise Science Fine and Performing Arts Health* History* History and Political Science Human Performance* Latin American & Iberian Studies* Management* Marketing* Mass Communications* Mathematics* Middle Grades Education Nursing Pre-licensure RN BSN Physical Education Psychology* Recreation Management* Religious Studies* Secondary Education Social Work Sociology* Sports Management * minor also offered Minors Appalachian Studies English/Communication Music Philosophy Physical Science Physics Political Science Pre-Law Pre-professional programs Dentistry Forensics Law Medicine Optometry Pharmacy Physical Therapy Veterinary Medicine

unionky.edu/alumni fire works. Our graduates are red-hot in the workplace. You ll find Union alumni across the country and around the world. Some are pursuing graduate and professional degrees. Others are teachers, coaches, doctors and surgeons, business leaders, Peace Corps volunteers, journalists, pharmacists, Secret Service agents, and Nobel Prize winners. Here are just a few of the places you ll find our graduates: American Greetings Corporation BellSouth Clear Channel Radio Cleveland Clinic Coca-Cola FedEx Kentucky public schools Proctor & Gamble Fund WLEX-TV 18 Boston University Duke University Johns Hopkins University Temple University University of Louisville University of Kentucky Vanderbilt University Whatever they re doing, you can be sure that they re inspiring others to catch fire.

be the spark. unionky.edu/get-involved Get involved. Inspire others. Blaze your path. Your studies are just the start: There s so much more to life at Union. Our gorgeous mountains, rivers, and lakes are a playground for hiking, biking, kayaking, or just hanging a hammock and relaxing. Major events including Welcome Weekend, Homecoming, and Springfest bring the entire campus together. And then there are 25+ clubs and student organizations. Gamer? You ll want to check out the Social Players Guild. Into service? Dig into Union s community garden, tutor local kids, or apply for our Common Partners program. With everything from intramural sports to faith groups to music and academic interest clubs, there s sure to be something that sparks your interest. As one of our students says, If you re bored here, it s your fault.

unionky.edu/student-life feel the warmth. You ll be right at home. Imagine living with a few hundred of your closest friends. You will be, in our three traditional residence halls or campus apartments. Residence halls are crackling with popular activities like movie nights and costume parties. Our dining hall serves up lots of options to fuel you. Conversations Coffee Shop is the spot on campus for your Starbucks fix. And you ll find everything from snacks to live music at the Café on the second floor of the Campus Center. Right next door is the Game Room billiards, ping-pong, video games, and board games are waiting for you. There s even a campus lake for fishing and paddling.

The Union Bulldogs know how to turn up the heat. 14 sports. 24 teams. More than 100 conference championships, 44 national tournament appearances, 2 national championship teams and we re just getting warmed up. Here s what it takes to be a Bulldog. Commitment. A never-give-up attitude. And plenty of fire on and off the field. (That s right we expect our studentathletes to tackle their classes with the same spirit as their sport.) Union is a proud member of the NAIA. Our teams compete in the Appalachian Athletic Conference, Mid-South Conference (football, bowling), and the Southeastern Collegiate Cycling Conference. Archery (Co-ed) Baseball (M) Basketball (M, W) Bowling (M, W) Cheerleading (coed) Cross Country (M, W) Cycling (coed) Dance (coed) Football (M) Golf (M, W) Soccer (M, W) Softball (W) Swimming (M, W) Tennis (M, W) Track & Field (M, W) Volleyball (W) unionky.edu/athletics get fired up.

unionky.edu/admissions ready to catch fire? start here. it s easy. 1 2 3 4 5 Apply online at unionky.edu/apply. Request official transcripts from all high schools you ve attended. Your guidance office can send them directly to Union. You must have at least a 2.0 and meet the required 22 high school credits as required by the Kentucky Pre-College Curriculum. We recommend: English (4 units); Mathematics (3 units); Laboratory Science (2 units); Social Science (2 units). We also recommend taking a foreign language. Take the ACT or SAT and have your scores sent to Union. Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) before February 1 or as soon as possible and have your results sent to Union (code: 001988). Come visit campus and feel the Union fire for yourself. Unionky.edu/campusvisit Have a question? We re happy to help. Call (toll-free) 800.489.8646 or 606.546.1657; or email (enrollme@unionky.edu).

firepower! 782 students (plus graduate students) 30 majors, 27 minors 72% of students call Kentucky home 100% of students receive grants or scholarships 57 faculty ready to help you catch fire 15 is the average class size 13:1 ratio Students come from 30 states and 13 countries 24 varsity sports 25+ clubs and activities 1 st Kentucky college in the mountains, founded 1879 <1 hour to Cumberland Falls, Pine Mountain & Chained Rock 310 College St, Barbourville, KY 40906 unionky.edu