Posted on Nov 12, 1999

On Saturday, Nov. 13, at 10:30 a.m. the College will

host a reception to dedicate the Joseph B. Board Jr. Seminar Room in the

Social Sciences building.

The richly-appointed room, which features a large

conference table with multi-port Internet access and mahogany cabinetry

equipped with a retractable projection screen, is a “state-of-the-art

setting for intensive seminars, writing workshops, and even

mini-conferences,” according to Terry Weiner, department chair.

“I'm terribly proud of the students I've had at

Union, ” said Board, who retired last year. “This dedication is

really a reinforcement of what I've done as a teacher. My feelings are

beyond description.”

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Posted on Nov 12, 1999

Nov. 1, 1999

1. The minutes of Oct. 25 meeting were approved.

2. The draft of the letter to the Visual Arts Department

concerning allocation of a minority tenure line was discussed and

approved.

3. The minimum course requirement for students taking

two minors was discussed. The AAC unanimously passed the resolution that

students who declare a double minor must take a minimum of 23 courses in

the major and combined minors.

4. Student credit for internships was discussed.

5. The committee continued its discussion of the

academic calendar.

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Posted on Nov 12, 1999

“I don't plan on selling any of my

books,” says junior Alana Benoit. “I'm trying to build up my

library.”

Besides adding to her book collection, the aspiring

writer is adding to the list of authors she has met.

Recently, she had the chance to meet some of the stars

of contemporary literature when she received the Fuller-Turner-Kent-Gail

Award for Literary Criticism at the ninth annual Gwendolyn Brooks Writing

Conference for Black Literature and Creative Writing in Chicago.

Among those at the Chicago conference were Brooks, Nikki

Giovanni, Sonia Sanchez, Marie Evans and Atallah Shabazz.

“I was overwhelmed being in the presence of so many

prominent black writers,” she said.

Benoit won the award based on her essay “Binary

Oppositions: The 'Divide' Between the Talented Tenth and the Ninety

Percent.” In the essay she wrote originally for Prof. Carolyn

Mitchell's class on Black Critical Thought, she argues that the

so-called divide between black intellectuals and “the other 90

percent of black society” is more perceived than real since a number

of the “talented tenth” overlap both groups.

Benoit, who is pursuing a double major in English and

philosophy and a minor in Africana studies, is a graduate of A. Philip

Randolph High School in New York City. Among her extracurricular

“I don't plan on selling any of my

books,” says junior Alana Benoit. “I'm trying to build up my

library.”

Besides adding to her book collection, the aspiring

writer is adding to the list of authors she has met.

Recently, she had the chance to meet some of the stars

of contemporary literature when she received the Fuller-Turner-Kent-Gail

Award for Literary Criticism at the ninth annual Gwendolyn Brooks Writing

Conference for Black Literature and Creative Writing in Chicago.

Among those at the Chicago conference were Brooks, Nikki

Giovanni, Sonia Sanchez, Marie Evans and Atallah Shabazz.

“I was overwhelmed being in the presence of so many

prominent black writers,” she said.

Benoit won the award based on her essay “Binary

Oppositions: The 'Divide' Between the Talented Tenth and the Ninety

Percent.” In the essay she wrote originally for Prof. Carolyn

Mitchell's class on Black Critical Thought, she argues that the

so-called divide between black intellectuals and “the other 90

percent of black society” is more perceived than real since a number

of the “talented tenth” overlap both groups.

Benoit, who is pursuing a double major in English and

philosophy and a minor in Africana studies, is a graduate of A. Philip

Randolph High School in New York City. Among her extracurricular

activities, she is co-chair of the African-Latino Alliance of Students.

She plans to enter graduate school in Africana studies

and then pursue a career in writing and teaching at the college level.

She plans to enter graduate school in Africana studies

and then pursue a career in writing and teaching at the college level.

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Posted on Nov 12, 1999

Have questions about changes in your flexible

benefits program? Bring them to the Benefits Fair on Thursday, Nov. 18,

from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Old Chapel.

Due to changes in medical and dental options, all

employees need to re-enroll. Also, re-certification of non-smoking and

health screening is required if not documented in the last three years.

Free flu shots will be available to the first 200

people.

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Posted on Nov 12, 1999

Walter Hatke, May I. Baker

Professor of Fine Arts, has two full-color reproductions of his paintings

in Recovering the Prairie, edited by Robert F. Sayre (University of

Wisconsin Press). The compilation of works by various painters and

reproductions of works by 16 contemporary artists also quotes Hatke in the

text.

Jon Marr, assistant professor

of physics, gave a presentation titled “The Spectral Turnover in the

GPS Radio Galaxy 0108+388 Is Due to Free Absorption in a Disk of Gas”

recently at the Astronomical Society of New York's annual meeting held

at the College.

Maribeth Krupczak, collection

development librarian at Schaffer Library, has received the New York

Library Association Section on Management of Resources and Technology's

Professional Achievement award. It was presented at the Association's

annual conference in recognition of “distinguished and dedicated

service.”

John Sowa, professor of

chemistry and the College's radiation safety officer, authored an

article, “The First Year as a Neophyte RSO at a Liberal Arts

College,” in a recent issue of Operational Radiation Safety.

Bill Schwarz, director

of media and government relations, spoke on the Union-Schenectady

Initiative, a revitalization program in the College Park neighborhood, as

a panelist in a Syracuse conference on “Rebuilding Upstate New York:

What Works.” It was sponsored by the Neighborhood Reinvestment

Corporation, Freddie Mac Funding Corp. and HUD.

Frank Wicks, associate

professor of mechanical engineering, has written an article,

“Renaissance Tool Man,” about James Hartness, a major inventor

of machine tools and measuring instruments, in the November issue of Mechanical

Engineering. Hartness also was president of the American Society of

Mechanical Engineers, an aviator and governor of Vermont.

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