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Daniel Klein: discovering a passion for dentistry

When he first came to Union, senior Daniel Klein knew that he wanted to go into medicine. 鈥淚 wanted my college experience to prepare me to get a professional degree one day,鈥 he said. 鈥淪ince…

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Internship takes student home and to a new level of ministry

Gavin Forbes spent the fall semester away from Union College in his hometown of Apopka, Florida. It wasn鈥檛 because he wanted to trade the windy Nebraska autumn for the Florida sunshine 鈥 although he certainly…

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Caleb Wehling: choosing a career in healthcare

Although nursing student Caleb Wehling loves his major now, he didn鈥檛 always want to become a nurse. With a nurse and an anesthesiologist for parents, the junior from Kearney, Nebraska decided to forge his own…

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McClain Kuhel: making space for learning

As students return to school, a handful are preparing for a semester on the other side of the classroom. McClain Kuhel is a social science education major who will be student teaching this semester. He鈥檚…

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Taming the Amazon (financial disclosures)

Everybody knows Amazon, the trillion dollar website that can deliver your package in less than a day. But few understand it like Maurie Andino. A rising senior accounting and finance major, Andino is currently interning…

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Austin Hill: college is hard, but life can be harder

Sitting on a roof in the bitter cold of a Chicago November, joints aching, Austin Hill thought to himself: Going to school is better than working construction.  So he returned to Union.  Austin鈥檚 meandering journey…

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Christianna Nesmith: putting the community in college

Christianna Nesmith doesn鈥檛 make all of her decisions at summer camp鈥攋ust the big, life-changing ones. For example, she was working at Camp Wakonda in Wisconsin when she met her fianc茅 (they鈥檙e getting married this month).…

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Tanner Forde: finding a calling in the pandemic

Tanner Forde grew up hearing stories about Union College. The brother of Brooklynn Forde, son of Terry and Marijane Forde and grandson of Jim and Roxy Hoehn, Union College is the setting for many of…

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Jefferson Gibson: listening for God in the cafeteria

If you鈥檝e eaten at Union Market in the last four years, you鈥檝e probably seen Jefferson Gibson. The senior theology major serves meals, stocks shelves and rings up purchases, all with his characteristic easygoing smile. If you…

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Michael Amankwaa: campus weatherman

The source of weather information for many Union College students and employees isn鈥檛 the local news. It鈥檚 Michael Amankwaa, our campus weatherman. For three years, the senior from Killeen, Texas, has regularly posted forecasts on uGroups, Union鈥檚…

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Kailey Erkhart: A career in compassion

鈥淚 always knew I wanted to help people,鈥 said Kailey Erkhart, a senior from Denver, Colorado. 鈥淚 just didn鈥檛 know in what way.鈥 Halfway through her degree, she switched her major to social work, and…

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Jillian Dean: the nuts and bolts of advocacy

鈥淚鈥檝e learned social work isn鈥檛 just about counseling, school and hospital work,鈥 said Jillian Dean. 鈥淚t’s also about what you can do by advocating for the people of the state and even the country.鈥 A…

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