Union University - Lest We Forget Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

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President ' s Welcome The President ' s Reception is an annual affair to which the student body, the faculty, administration and staff are invited. This year, as in the past, it was held in the cafeteria. Each guest is greeted by a reception line and then moves to elaborately set tables filled with many delicious foods and punch, which faculty members serve. This year ' s attendance was high due to the large enrollment. The reception was held in two shifts to provide for an uncrowded atmosphere and a better opportunity to become acquainted with faculty members. It also gave the student and administration a chance to meet one another and to establish a line of communication. A friendly handshake and sincere greeting welcomed all.

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Signing Up; Moving In Congratulations students! Your waiting in seem- ingly endless lines and hassling through registration makes you Union ' s largest enrollment. The fall enrollment increased to 1,382 students during the summer and fall registration process. This is up three percent from the previous year ' s. Due to the large enrollment, all campus housing was filled, and the overflow was housed in the married housing complex and on the East Jackson campus. The college ' s resident student population jumped nearly 17 percent to 882. The resident population now comprises nearly 64 percent of the student body. , x r y-r tea ' 3™ Sharing lightens the load.

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f Eight apartments, added to Warmath Complex, are home for 32 students. Signs of Growth As Union ' s enrollment has steadily increased, so has the need for more space. This year the first tangible signs of the Union University Expansion Program can be seen. Additions include more space in the cafeteria, three classrooms, increased student housing, a lecture hall, and seven faculty offices. This growth is part of the Expansion Program to enlarge Penick Academic Complex, and adds 7,500 square-feet of space to the complex. Other additions include the $6,500 set of English handbells given to Union by Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Argo, Jr., of Trezevant, and two concrete benches, donated by the class of 1979, which were added to replace Union ' s beloved Rapture Rocket. Dr. Blass and Dr. Hartley admire the handbells. ff ... A campus landmark is removed.