This exhibition was on display from May 18 through November 30, 2018. These images are made available through the generosity of the estate of Kay Flickinger Dockstader and Protect the Adirondacks. Twenty people attended the first meeting of the 46ers in 1948 electing Grace Hudowalski (#9) as president and Kay Flickinger(#41) as secretary. This exhibit […]
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Celebrate the publication of Phil Terrie’s new book Seeing the Forest: Reviews, Musings, and Opinions from an Adirondack Historian
Wednesday, May 16 at 6:00 p.m. at the Kelly Adirondack Center Copies of the book will be available for sale. (cash or check only) Co-sponsored by Adirondack Explorer and UCALL, Union’s academy for lifelong learning This event is free and open to the public. For more information on Dr. Terrie’s book please visit the Adirondack […]
Jefferson Project Update 2018
Thursday, May 17, 2018 | 7:00 p.m. | Olin 115 The Jefferson Project is a collaboration between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, IBM, and The FUND for Lake George that studies the past, present, and potential future states of Lake George. Jefferson Project findings will feed back into improved decision and policy making in an […]
Attachment Bonds and Wild Places
with Jillmarie Murphy, PhD Associate Professor of English, Director of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 7:00 in Reamer Auditorium Refreshments from 6:30 This event is free and open to the public. This talk will focus on both the material and immaterial bonds that humans develop to place, specifically the […]
Exhibit: The High Peaks Photography of Manny Palacios
January 23 through April 6, 2018 at The Kelly Adirondack Center Meet the Photographer Night April 6, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday This event is free and open to the public. Preview select images at zone3photography.com.
Contesting Authentic Practice and Ethical Authority in Adventure Tourism
Contesting Authentic Practice and Ethical Authority in Adventure Tourism with Elizabeth S. Vidon, PhD Assistant Professor, SUNY College of Environmental Studies Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. in Old Chapel Refreshments from 5:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Dr. Vidon is a Cultural Geographer whose research seeks […]
Environmental Justice & Racism in the Food System
Leah Penniman January 30, 2018, 12:45- 1:45 Reamer Auditorium This event is sponsored by the Kelly Adirondack Center, the Multicultural Affairs Office, and the Sustainability Office. It is free and open to the public!
Union receives grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to highlight the Adirondacks
NOVEMBER 16, 2017 Union has been awarded a $250,000 presidential leadership grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to strengthen its Adirondack Studies initiative. The three-year grant will develop a new Adirondack mini-term, which will combine classroom work with experiential learning though guided trips to local communities, historic sites and places that will educate students […]
Quickstep Music and Dance with John Kirk and Trish Miller
with John Kirk and Trish Miller Thursday, November 16, 2017, 5:30 p.m. Refreshments from 5:00 p.m. Reamer Auditorium, Union College Free and Open to the Public Traditional and original Adirondack tunes and witty songs are presented with brilliant arrangements using fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, and warm clear vocals. Since 1988, John Kirk and […]
Adirondack Research Library
The Kelly Adirondack Center and the Adirondack Research Library are open to the public Monday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Adirondack Research Library is a vibrant educational and research unit of the Kelly Adirondack Center which supports Union College’s educational mission. The ARL actively collects and maintains a collection of archives, […]