Posted on May 2, 1997

Since it's spring, it had to happen – a party celebrating, well, a mess. A “Deconstruction Party” planned for Friday, May 2,
at 4 p.m. east of Reamer Campus Center will feature a picnic with free food, music and entertainment that will include a mudslide and a visit from Joseph Jacques Ramée. The event has been planned by the Olin/Schaffer Impact Committee to “celebrate the
beginning of construction projects and to encourage people to think positively about the temporary inconvenience of the building projects.”

With pile driving continuing at the Schaffer Library construction site,
the College has awarded the contract for the F.W. Olin Center to Pike Construction Co. of
Rochester, N.Y., the same firm that is managing the library project.

Posted on May 2, 1997

A committee has been formed to conduct a reappointment review of
Prof. James Adrian, chemistry. Students, faculty and staff are invited to send comments on
his teaching, service and scholarship to Prof. David Hayes, committee chair, chemistry, by
May 9.

Posted on May 2, 1997

President Bill Clinton announced a proposal Monday at the Summit on America's Future in Philadelphia that would give student volunteers a break on their student-loan interest, a program that is similar to the CAUSE program in place at
Union since 1991.

The CAUSE program forgives student loans at a rate of 20 percent for each year that a student pursues public service after graduation – in five years, the total CAUSE award is forgiven.

Union has committed forgivable loans totaling $386,000 since the program
began. Funding has been through a number of private donations. Current average annual
CAUSE awards are between $3,500 and $4,000 – or between $14,000 and $16,000 over four
years. There are 25 students currently enrolled in the CAUSE program; 11 have already
graduated as CAUSE scholars.

Present to hear President Clinton's remarks on Monday was John Vero
'97, an Albany native and a member of the Albany delegation to the volunteer summit.

“I have been very fortunate to have attended great schools, and to
have had various opportunities to witness how community service can benefit Albany,”
Vero said in a press conference before the delegation left. “However, most of our
young citizens do not realize what a positive impact they could have.”

Vero, a political science major who is active in a range of campus
activities, plans next year to attend Albany Law School and continue his service as a
community volunteer mediator.

Posted on May 2, 1997

Friday, May 2, 4 p.m. “Deconstruction Party” kicks off construction projects. (Story in this issue.)

Monday, May 5, 4 p.m. Old Chapel. Irwin L. Kellner, chief economist at the Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City, speaks on “The Current State
of the Economy.” The lecture, part of the Kenneth B. Sharpe Lecture series, is
co-sponsored by the Graduate Management Institute and the Department of Economics.

Monday, May 5, 8 p.m., Memorial Chapel. Soprano Anne Azema and
Friends perform a program of Medieval French music to conclude the Schenectady
Museum-Union College chamber music series.

Tuesday, May 6, 8 p.m., Nott Memorial. Neil Levine, art and
architecture authority, speaks on architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. (See story in this
issue.)

Friday, May 9, and Saturday, May 10. More than 200 students are
to participate Friday in the seventh annual Steinmetz Symposium, an exhibition of student
scholarly and creative achievement. About 100 students are to be honored at Prize Day on
Saturday at 11 a.m. in Memorial Chapel.

Posted on May 2, 1997

The late David C. Mandeville '45, a long-time benefactor of the College, has left approximately $5 million to the College through a bequest, it was announced by Union President Roger H. Hull.

“That David was so generous comes as no surprise to anyone who knew him,” Hull said. “He had been a faithful and generous donor to Union and a number of organizations for a number of years. His support of Union will have a tremendous impact on furthering this institution.”

Mandeville, who died Sept. 16, 1996 at the age of 74, had pledged $1
million for the Nott Memorial's Mandeville Gallery in memory of his father and
grandfather, both of whom were also Union graduates.

The balance of his bequest will create the David C. Mandeville
Scholarship Fund.