Union students were honored Monday by the Schenectady City Council with a resolution citing their volunteer contributions to the community.
Included in the citation was student involvement with Big Brothers/Big
Sisters, community service day during orientation and a number of mentoring programs.
Accepting on behalf of the students were Chris Brantigan '98,
president of Student Forum; Maria Vianna '99, head of UCARE, the volunteer
coordination office; Dennis McNerny '99, head of We Care About Union –
Schenectady, which rebuilds homes for purchase; and Alex Polemeropoulos '98 of Wells
House, the community service theme house.
About 40 Union students attended the meeting.