Union Adventist University offers a wide range of services to help students succeed academically, both directly and indirectly. These range from services related to classes themselves to overall wellbeing/safety to records needed for advising, graduation, and more.
Mental Health Challenge or Crisis: In the case of emotional or pyshcological emergency (your own or someone else's), call 988. The 988 Lifeline is a free, confidential, 24/7 service connecting people in distress (or their loved ones) with trained counselors for support, resources, and referrals. You can reach them by calling or texting 988, or through online chat at 988lifeline.org.
Medical Emergency: In the case of a medical emergency, call 911.
Campus Health is a non-urgent health clinic on campus committed to providing quality health and well-being care in a compassionate environment. Its purpose is to enhance academic excellence and support student experience by providing high-quality and accessible physical and mental health services to students.
Mental Health Resource Coordinator/Advisor: Benji Bollinger at (402) 486-2600 ext. 2055 or benji.bollinger@uau.edu
Nurse: Sue Cole at 402.486.2600 ext. 2069 or sue.cole@uau.edu
For various reasons, students may find it necessary to voice a concern related to a class. In those cases, issues should be addressed as follows:
The Title IX Educational Act of 1972 prohibits violence, harassment, and discrimination based on sex and gender. This definition of gender-based violence includes sexual assault; rape; dating/domestic violence; stalking; sexual harassment; harassment based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression; stalking; cyber-stalking; etc. If you or someone you know experiences such a crime, you have options for support.
Law Enforcement + Emergency Services
Lincoln Police: (402) 441-6000
911
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Local + National Hotlines
Friendship Home (Lincoln) / Domestic Violence Support, Shelter, and Advocacy for Adults and Children Hotline: (402) 437-9302
Voices of Hope (Lincoln) / Relationship Violence, Sexual Assault, and Abuse Hotline: (402) 475-7273
RAINN / National Sexual Assault Hotline: (800) 656-4673
National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233
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Title IX Coordinator
Fara Adams: titleix@uau.edu or (402) 486-2600 ext. 2481
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Pastoral Counseling
Mollie Dupper: mollie.dupper@uau.edu
Note that counselors and pastors are not mandatory reporters; they can keep confidences. All other employees are mandatory reporters under state law.
Because we are created in the image of God, we have immeasurable value. In harmony with our calling as followers of Jesus, Union Adventist University celebrates our many ways of being diverse and aims to offer every person an equitable learning and working environment as well as foster a sense of belonging among all on campus.
At Union, we are committed to ensuring a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for all students. We have assembled a team of Solution Seekers to assist you. The uSeek form is a confidential resource that allows students to seek assistance in various areas, including: Title IX concerns, harassment, Campus Safety, disability access and information, diversity and inclusion, mental health, and pastoral care.
Every student is expected to know and uphold standards of intellectual, ethical, and moral integrity, including with the (un)acceptable use of Artificial Intelligence. Please refer to the entry titled “Integrity of Scholarship” in the Union Adventist University Bulletin as well as the document titled “Academic Integrity Policy and Procedures” that is linked below.
Union's Crandall Library leads the campus in the utilization of information resources and preservation of institutional heritage and serves students, faculty, staff, and community members in their intellectual and spiritual growth.
The Writing Studio is staffed with both professional and peer consultants to support you at any stage of a writing or speaking project. This service is provided at no cost to students and is offered in person on a first-come, first-served basis in Library 243.
Union recognizes the promise and challenge of generative artificial intelligence (AI), machines and programs that learn from input and are capable of producing text, image, audio, code, and more. Examples include ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Open AI Codex, DALL-E, Runway, etc.
Generative AI is an emerging and swiftly-evolving technology. At Union, we aim to support students’ generative AI literacy while maintaining the highest standards of ethical conduct. Syllabi provide course-specific policies for use or non-use, varying from discipline to discipline and even assignment to assignment. However, students may encounter guidelines such as the following:
● Use prohibited—no generative AI may be used in the course. Students are expected to complete all assignments without significant support from others, including AI, except those technologies supplied through formal accommodations from the director of Disability Information and Access.
● Use only with permission and guidance—generative AI may be used on assignments only with the professor’s expressed permission and guidance, which may include acknowledgement and/or documentation according to the discipline’s preferred documentation style (e.g., AP, AMA, APA, CMS, MLA, Turabian, etc.). Without permission, students are expected to complete all assignments without significant support from others, including AI, except those technologies supplied through formal accommodations from the director of Disability Information and Access.
● Use unrestricted—generative AI may be freely used on assignments; no permission, guidance, acknowledgement, or documentation is required.
Unauthorized use of generative AI violates the University’s Academic Integrity Policy. See that policy for an explanation of violation levels and consequences.
To foster academic integrity by learning and applying ethical practices in research and writing, some courses use Turnitin software to generate a similarity report along with grammatical and mechanical guidance for students. This software compares your writing to the writing of other students in the Turnitin repository, internet sources, and academic databases. It also stores your submissions for future use. The goal of employing Turnitin is to help students develop a better grasp of their paraphrasing, summarizing, and citing skills.
Life coaching is a collaboration between the coach and the student. It is an individualized process to help students identify their scholastic or personal goals and support students toward achieving these goals by providing structure, support, feedback, and encouragement.
All incoming first-year students are assigned a Certified Life Coach who becomes their person for selecting courses, exploring major options, and adjusting to college life through the first academic year.
We are here to help Union students prepare for their career including coaching, internship or job search, resume reviews, practice interviews and more. We look forward to working with you!
We are here to support you and want to see you thrive. Receiving tutoring could be your next step to help yourself succeed! Student Success connects students to free campus tutoring options for any class taken at Union.
Teaching, Learning, Collaborating (TLC) is a partnership initiative involving students with disabilities, instructors, administrators, and campus members. This partnership focuses on strategies to improve access design, incorporating universal design, and increase disability culture awareness.
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The bulletin provides a comprehensive look at Union's academic policies, procedures, degrees, course descriptions, and more.