Posted on Apr 9, 1999

Friday, April 9, through Monday, April 12, 8 and 10 p.m.
Reamer Auditorium.
Film committee presents Stepmom.

Tuesday, April 13, noon.
Hale House Dining Room.
Employee Recognition Luncheon honors years-of-service employees and retirees.

Thursday, April 15, 11:15 a.m.
Arts 215.
Photographer Thomas Roma gives a slide lecture on his work.

Thursday, April 15, 1:30 p.m.
Performing Arts Studio.
Workshop by Ken Pierce Baroque Dance Company.

Friday, April 16, 7 p.m.
Nott Memorial.
Poetry reading by Haki Madhubuti. Also will present workshop on Saturday, April 17, from 1
to 5 p.m. in Old Chapel.

Friday, April 16, 8 p.m.
Memorial Chapel.
Lecture/concert by Ken Pierce Baroque Dance Company.

Through April 17.
Union Unite, a series of events aimed at fostering diversity. See story this issue for
schedule.

Through May 30.
Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial.
Work by painter Stephen Pace on exhibit.

Posted on Apr 9, 1999

Officers Joseph Glasser, left, and Edward Teller visit with students Tuesday on
the first day of the Campus Safety bike patrol. Besides the obvious benefits to community
relations, the bike officers are especially suited to respond quickly to emergencies on
the pedestrian-based campus, according to William Sickinger, director of Campus Safety.
The bike patrols also are expected to play an important role in the College Park
neighborhood to the west of campus, where the College and city have begun the
Union-Schenectady Initiative.

Posted on Apr 2, 1999

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Posted on Apr 2, 1999

An ad hoc committee has been formed to consider the tenurability of Susan Lehrman,
assistant professor in the Graduate Management Institute. Members of the campus community
may submit oral or written testimony to committee members. They are: Josef Schmee, GMI;
Charles Scaife, chemistry; Steven Sargent, history; and Hilary Tann (committee chair),
performing arts. Prof. Tann is at ext. 6566 or tannh@union.edu.

Posted on Apr 2, 1999

March 8, 1999

1. The minutes of March 1, 1999 were approved as corrected.

2. The chairs' responses to the memo on the common lunch hour were discussed. It
was pointed out that the “Late Morning Common Hour” system does not allow
sufficient time for lab setup. Linda Stanhope urged us to consider a compromise. It was
moved and seconded that the staggered lunchtime be implemented and that it be reviewed in
Fall 2000. This was approved unanimously.

Staggered Lunchtime System

This system involves only small changes to the current system; it moves MWF afternoon
classes to 1:40 p.m. but makes no other significant changes in the schedule. It uses an
unusual method of dividing students into two groups for lunch; the 10:55 a.m. to noon
“period” would in fact be two periods, one meeting from 10:55 to noon and the
other meeting 11:10 to 12:15. Students would therefore arrive at the lunch facilities in
two groups rather than one, reducing congestion. Its main advantage is that it involves
very few changes to the current system; its main disadvantage is the unfamiliarity of the
staggered class period.

Common: MTWTh 12:25-1:30

Classes:

MWF 8:25-9:30, 9:40-10:45, 1:40-2:45, 2:55-4:00

MWF Staggered: Either 10:55-12:00 or 11:10-12:15

TTh 9:15-11:05, 1:40-3:30

TTh 11:15-12:20 and F 12:25-1:30

Labs:

MWF 1:40-4:30

TTh 8:15-11:05 and 1:40-4:30

X hours:

TTh 8:15-9:05, 3:40-4:30

MWF 4:10-5:00

The AAC will send a memo to all chairs concerning the allocation of classes on the new
schedule.