The Union University College of Pharmacy welcomed its first students in Fall 2008. Union University's overall commitment to integrating rigorous academics with a Christian worldview is exemplified in the credentials of the College of Pharmacy faculty. The Doctor of Pharmacy program offers academically qualified students an opportunity to study with some of the finest Christian scholars in the field. The College reflects the four core values of the University, fulfilling its vision and mission by: - promoting an excellence-driven academic culture that instills knowledge and advances understanding of the biomedical, pharmaceutical, social/behavioral/administrative, and clinical sciences, - providing a Christ-centered environment that focuses on the intellectual, spiritual, and moral development of students in committing themselves to the service and needs of society, - developing pharmacy students as practitioners who are people-focused, equipped to provide optimal care, in an interprofessional environment, based on evidence and best-practice standards, - and supporting an academic environment that fosters the future-directed growth of students and faculty as it relates to education, practice, research, and scholarship initiatives.