Union College (Nebraska)

Union College

Motto	Erunt Omnes Docibi Les Dei (Latin)
Motto in English	They shall be taught of God (from John 6:45)
Type	Private
Established	1891 (1891)
Affiliation	Seventh-day Adventist Church
President	Vinita Sauder
Academic staff	58 (Full-time) 73 (Part-time)
Students	911 (2013-14)
Location	Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Campus	Suburban
Newspaper	Clocktower
Colors	Red      and Black
Sports	men and women's basketball, women's volleyball, men's golf, team gymnastics
Nickname	Warriors
Affiliations	NAICU CIC
Website	www.ucollege.edu

Union College is a private Seventh-day Adventist four-year coeducational college located in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Founded in 1891, it is owned and operated by the Mid-American Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is accredited by the Adventist Accrediting Association (AAA) and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). The college is home to the Center for Interfaith Studies and Culture. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.

L. A. Hoopes and a committee of church leaders, including influential Adventist scholar and administrator W. W. Prescott, came to Lincoln, Nebraska in search of land to establish a college in the Mid-West. In September 1891, Union College opened its doors to students with Prescott serving as its first president. The present-day community of College View grew around the college campus. During the 1920s, the college experienced a difficult period due to the shrinking enrollment and budget deficits. In 1939, former Mayor of Lincoln Don Lathrop Love donated money for the college to build an industrial building and established a life annuity with the college a year later. The 1970s saw major expansion of the college, including the construction of the iconic 100-foot clock tower, Everett Dick Administration Building, the college's lab school George Stone School and College View Church. Founded on barren landscape, the college is the location of the Joshua C. Turner Arboretum, a site of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, hosting over 100 species of plants.