IRR – Union Adventist University

Disaster Response team heads to Diaz, Arkansas

madmin — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:37:19 +0000

Update: reports from the team in the field Alan Stafford, a senior biomedical science major, shares the story of a family of survivors he met. Jackson Teller and Jacob Sauser, both junior international rescue and…

Disaster Response Team deploys to North Carolina

madmin — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:32:45 +0000

Give online ��ӰƬ IRR IRR Facebook Photo album Oct. 6 update: Today, the IRR response team arrived in Newland, NC, and hit the ground running, collaborating with the local community. We supported a food and…

Senior puts international service before med school

madmin — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:23:42 +0000

Any senior applying to medical schools could use a prayer or two. Then there’s Adam Anderson. The international rescue and relief (IRR) major will be applying to highly competitive programs while volunteering in a country…

Students head to Arkansas for tornado relief

madmin — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 19:40:03 +0000

Nestled in the forest between a state park and a national park, Hot Springs Village, Arkansas is normally a quiet retirement community, but on Thursday, March 14, an EF-2 tornado touched down with winds up…

Flipping the script on ADHD

madmin — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 21:51:42 +0000

Union student’s research shows experiential learning improves academic performance. When you find out that Lauren Richert has ADHD, you might feel a twinge of sympathy that she has to face such a challenge. But that…

From IRR to MPH: Joshua Reyes-Meiring

madmin — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:58:42 +0000

“I never felt alive until I started working in healthcare,” said 2022 international rescue and relief graduate Josh Reyes-Meiring. Reyes-Meiring was interested in science and medicine, but until he started in the IRR program, he…

Eric Barber: Finding fulfillment in service

madmin — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 15:00:22 +0000

Union College’s International Rescue and Relief Program is comprised of bold and adventurous students. The IRR program’s new expedition coordinator matches their energy perfectly. Eric Barber comes to Lincoln from the state of Washington where…

Expedition Malawi 2023

madmin — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 15:23:29 +0000

Union College's International Rescue and Relief (IRR) is a four-year bachelor's degree training in emergency medicine, disaster response, and sustainable community development. Before graduation from the program, students are given a three-month overseas semester in…

Tethered to hope

madmin — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 18:22:05 +0000

A cliffside rescue began with rope skills taught at Union When Kasondra Reel signed up to spend her summer working with Big Lake Youth Camp in Sisters, Oregon, she had no idea she would be…

Building community and competency: welcome back, Noah!

madmin — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 08:44:30 +0000

Noah Kruzich is back at Union as the International Rescue and Relief Program’s newest lecturer and EMS coordinator. After graduating with an IRR degree in 2019, Kruzich worked as a paramedic in the emergency department…

Union students leapt to action in mid-air medical emergency

madmin — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 07:44:15 +0000

When a fellow passenger had a medical emergency on their flight, international rescue and relief senior Allen Stafford and junior Christian Thomas sprung into action. Stafford and Thomas were flying home to Washington State for…

IRR students report from South Florida

Marcus McConaghy — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 20:13:30 +0000

Our disaster response team in South Florida gives us a glimpse into the work they’re doing and what they need to finish the mission. To support the disaster response team, give online at uau.edu/disaster-response

Students respond to Hurricane Ian

madmin — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 22:17:12 +0000

Helping those who need it most When a natural disaster tears through communities, it doesn’t discriminate based on affluence, race, or socioeconomic status. Anyone in its path is affected. When disaster response teams arrive on…

Union graduates provide critical support in Haiti

madmin — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 19:22:52 +0000

When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck southwest Haiti on August 14th, 2021, the international community rushed to send aid. But for three Union College alumni, simply sending supplies wasn’t enough. International Rescue and Relief graduates…

Union IRR students help with Hurricane Ida cleanup (updated Sept. 13)

madmin — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 17:34:44 +0000

Support Union College disaster response efforts. Videos from the relief effort September 13 Sunday brought rain to Grand Isle, but the IRR teams where able to finish tarping all but one of the houses they…