Posted on Feb 27, 1998

A grant of $30,000 from the Jerome A. Schiff Charitable Trust of Wellesley, Mass., will allow up to nine additional students to participate in concentrated summer research programs with faculty, according to Peter Tobiessen, who urges faculty to submit nominations by March 4. Students who receive support through this program will be
designated Jerome A. Schiff Fellows. Up to 50 students will be involved in summer research
on campus this year.

Posted on Feb 27, 1998

Union College is hosting a series of exhibits and special events designed to teach a new generation the lessons of the Holocaust: how prejudice led to genocide, and how to understand and counteract racism and discrimination.

The program runs March 15 through April 23.

Featured will be two simultaneous photo exhibits in the Nott Memorial: French
Children of the Holocaust — A Memorial Exhibition and Of Light Amidst the
Darkness — The Danish Rescue.

The program opens March 15 with a visit to Union by Serge and Beate
Klarsfeld, internationally known since the 1960s for their determined campaign to bring
former Nazis and French collaborators to justice. (Mr. Klarsfeld is author of the book on
which the French Children of the Holocaust exhibit is based.)

Of Light Amidst the Darkness — The Danish Rescue features
photographs by Judith Ellis Glickman, who in 1992 photographed Danish resistance leaders,
rescuers, survivors, and sites relating to the Resistance.

Specially trained docents will lead exhibit tours and discussions for
local students and members of local organizations. A study guide will be available to help
teachers and students continue the discussion in their classrooms.

More details will follow in future editions of the Chronicle.

Posted on Feb 27, 1998

A tradition returns to campus on Friday, March 6, with the rededication of W2UC, Union's amateur radio station, at 5:30 p.m. in Science and Engineering N106.

The station will be rededicated in memory of Ted Goble, professor of physics who was active in amateur radio most of his life and a strong leader of W2UC.
Prof. Goble's widow, Ethel, is to attend the ceremony. The station will be in operation during the rededication, with demonstrations of various forms of amateur communication.

The historical record of W2UC is a bit sketchy, but there is little doubt that the static-filled transmissions from the likes of Steinmetz nearly a century
ago were among the first amateur radio experiments in the country. Station operation has
been limited the past decade, when equipment was housed at the Schenectady Museum.

Brian Macherone, senior computer systems consultant at Union, was
instrumental in bringing the newest incarnation of W2UC back to campus and on the air in
December. Among the station's first experiments, they received a signal from a
replica of Sputnik, which was launched from the Mir space station in commemoration of the
satellite's 40th anniversary.

“Amateur radio is many things to many people,” Macherone said.
“To some, it represents public service, providing aid to disaster victims and
communications when traditional means fail. (The station has emergency power.) To others
it is an opportunity for international cultural contacts. Others prefer the cutting edge
of technology, speaking with space-based stations such as Mir or the shuttle crew.”

The station will serve as a focus for academic, cultural and public
service activities, Macherone said, adding it is not an activity for engineering students
only. “The station will be the voice of Union College around the globe and into space
as well as a point of contact for the many licensed amateur radio operators in the ranks
of Union's alumni.”

Station trustee is Robert Leiden '70. Licensed faculty include
William Fairchild, James Hedrick (advisor) and George Williams. A number of students and
faculty are in various stages of the licensing process.

Regular meetings of W2UC are scheduled for Tuesdays at 7:15 p.m. at the
station. Drop-ins are welcome. For more information about W2UC, visit the Web site at http//:w2uc.union.edu

Posted on Feb 27, 1998

Friday, Feb. 27, through Monday, March 3, 8 and 10 p.m., Reamer
Campus Center Auditorium. Film, Starship Troopers, presented by film committee.

Through Saturday, Feb. 28, 8 p.m., Yulman Theater. Shakespeare
in Cameo: “Two Gentlemen of Verona.” Also runs March 4 through 7.hakespeare in Cameo: “T

Sunday, March 1, 3 p.m., Memorial Chapel. Concert of Daniel
Pinkham's The Christmas Cantata conducted by the composer.

Monday, March 2, 4:30 p.m., Social Sciences Faculty Lounge. Opening
reception for exhibit of paintings by Robert Henry and Selina Trieff.

Tuesday, March 3, 7:30 p.m. Old Chapel. History Club presents
English country dancing taught by Prof. Sarah Henry.

Wednesday, March 4, 8 and 10 p.m., Reamer Campus Center Auditorium.
Movie, Searching for Bobby Fisher.

Through March 6, Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial. Abstract
drawings and sculptures by Prof. Chris Duncan on display.

Saturday, March 7, 8 p.m., Memorial Chapel. Union College
Orchestra, directed by Prof. Hilary Tann, presents Dvorak's Cello Concerto
with soloist Euna Chung '99; Sibelius' Finlandia; Mendelsohn's Capriccio
Brilliant with piano soloist Feng Degang; and Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet
Overture-Fantasy.

Posted on Feb 27, 1998

With admission staffers “still nursing their paper cuts,” the final count of applications for the Class of 2002 could total around 3,600, breaking a three-year-old record, said Dan Lundquist, vice president for admissions and financial aid.

But the best news, Lundquist said, is the academic quality. Objective
descriptors – grades and test scores – show that the entire pool is as strong as
the recently-matriculated Class of 2001; the applicant pool for the Class of 2002 has an
average SAT of 1220 (math 620, verbal 600). More than 80 percent are in top third of their
class, with almost 40 percent in the top 10.

“All the academic indicators go up from here,” he said.
“As we admit, we 'cut' the bottom out of the pool, resulting in a very
highly-qualified admit group,” he explained. “Two-thirds of the admit group will
go elsewhere, leaving us with a class with higher indices than the applicant group and
lower ones than the admit group.”

Thirty foreign countries and 38 states are represented in the pool.
Lundquist said, and gender, academic major, and racial balance are similar to recent
years. Forty-five percent of applicants are from New York State, down from a high of 70
percent about 10 years ago.

On-campus and alumni interviews were up14 percent this year, almost 50
percent since 1995, Lundquist said. “Our research shows that people have a good
experience on campus and with alumni.”