Post by Will Brantley, senior enrollment counselor

A few weeks ago, we posted about our Preview Days and why they are so important. This past Friday, we had the pleasure of hosting around 100 prospective students and their families for one of three Preview Days this semester.

So what makes Preview Day such a fantastic day? Is it the hustle and bustle about campus? The excited students and their families? The really good food? The answer is “all of the above.” Students from all over the country come to see what makes Union so special. The day is packed full of activities such as a campus tour, a chapel service, student and parent panels, visits with professors and lunch with an address from our president, Dub Oliver. I personally love these days because we get to introduce students and their families to this wonderful institution and see them fall in love with this place.

Telling the Union story is one of my favorite things about being an enrollment counselor. Our faculty is one of the best teaching faculties in the entire country, using facilities that are state of the art. Our students are some of the best anywhere. They are winning awards, going on to top-notch graduate programs and participating in ministry here in Jackson and around the world. But perhaps more importantly, we are a tight-knit, close community that loves one another and seeks to honor Christ in everything we do.

Preview Days give prospective students a glimpse into what being a part of Union is really like and gives us a chance to show those students what an amazing community exists here at Union. If you’ve never been to a Union Preview Day and you or a student you know are searching for a home for college, I would urge you to check out Union’s next Preview Day on Nov. 14. You can sign up for a Preview Day on our website at www.uu.edu/campusvisits. Check out the photos below to see what you’ll experience during your visit!