Communications has produced a listing of winter and
spring arts events, concerts and speakers that is being sent to
departments.
With EDs Doubled, Admish Awaits Record Numbers
With early decision applications up 57 percent over last
year, and those for regular decisions up 20 percent, admissions appears
poised to break the 4,000 mark for applications, according to Dan
Lundquist, vice president for admissions and financial aid.
Last year's total of 3,800 applications was an
all-time high.
“If the trajectory we are on continues, and I think
it will, we should see somewhere between a good and dramatic increase in
the applicant level,” Lundquist said.
The College has received 152 early decision
applications, up from 97 last year.
“I attribute the increase, for the most part, to
the College's enhanced efforts in external relations and
recruitment,” he said.
Admissions last week added an online application to
their Web site. By early this week, it had produced some 50 applications.
Quality indicators appear to be up, but it may be
another month before all the information is collected. “We are coping
with paper cuts and overtime trying to get the applicant information
entered, corrected and verified,” Lundquist said.
Though demographics appear to favor the higher education
market in general — more students are graduating from high school now
than since the 80's – that doesn't necessarily mean a huge number
will be Union material, Lundquist said.
“Among the high ability-high aspiration candidates,
people understand the value of a Union education,” he said. “No
matter how good the market, when the rubber hits the road, no kid will
attend a college unless the academic program and physical facilities there
are very attractive.
“We are not nipping at the heels of the Ivies, but
our overlap schools are very aware of what's going on here.”
Is That Right? (photo)
Is that right? – Devis Ceci, a fourth grader at Van Corlaer Elementary
School who recently immigrated with his family from Albania, asks for a
hint on his multiplication problem from Lee Kaufman '02 on Monday at the
College's after school mentoring program in Fox Hall. About 40 Union
students are volunteer mentors for the program that is to become the
“Homework Center” at the Kenney Community Center when the former
Alps Grill at Park Place and Nott Street is renovated later this year.
Calendar of Events
Friday, Jan. 14 through Monday, Jan. 17, 8 p.m.
Reamer Auditorium.
Film committee presents Double Jeopardy.
Saturday, Jan. 15, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Olin Observatory.
Public open house.
Sunday, Jan. 16, 3 p.m.
Memorial Chapel.
Schenectady Museum-Union College chamber series presents the Emerson
String Quartet with Edgar Meyer, double bass, and Wu Han, piano. Program
to include works by Shostakovich, Meyer and Schubert.
Monday, Jan. 17, 4 p.m.
Reamer Auditorium.
Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Monday, Jan. 17, 6:30 p.m.
SS012.
Lewis Golub, chair and COO, Golub Corp. on “Facing the New
Millennium: The PC Way.”
Monday, Jan. 17, 8 p.m.
Yulman Theater.
Actor Vinie Burrows in one-woman show, “Walk Together Children,”
on the African American experience.
Wednesday, Jan. 19, 4 p.m.
Nott Memorial.
GMI forum on “New York Learns: High Stakes in High Standards.”
Thursday, Jan. 20, 1:30 p.m.
SS 103.
Sociology of Human Rights film series presents In
the Name of the Emperor about the rape of Nanjing.
Thursday, Jan. 20, 7 p.m.
Olin 115.
Sociology of Human Rights films presents Habitual Sadness about
women's vulnerability during war.
Friday, Jan. 21, 8 p.m.
Nott Memorial.
“Atlantic Fringe,” a concert of Celtic music by Kenny Kosek and
friends.
Through Feb. 5.
Arts Building Atrium.
“Photasm: Photography by Sculptors,” features 11 artists.
Through March 14.
Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial
“Walter Hatke: Paintings, Drawings & Prints.” Exhibit
includes about 40 works by the artist over the last 30 years.
Tuesday, Jan. 18, 7 p.m.
Reamer Auditorium.
International film series presents Earth.
Famulare to Lead Alumni Relations
Nick
Famulare '92 doesn't see much difference between his old job as
associate dean of admissions and his new one as director of alumni
relations.
“In admissions, I've been telling people why they
should come to Union,” he says. “In alumni relations, I want to
remind them why they came.”
Famulare has been named the new director of alumni
relations, a position he is taking on as he completes his duties in Becker
Hall this admissions season.
“Nick is ideal for this position because of his
longstanding loyalty to Union and his familiarity with admissions,”
said Tom Gutenberger, vice president for college relations. “Since
coming to Union a dozen years ago as a student, he has come to know
thousands of members of the Union family. His leadership will provide a
huge boost to our alumni relations effort.”
“We throw parties and we hope people will
come,” Famulare says, comparing admissions to alumni relations.
“People like the personal attention. It's worked in admissions and
that's what we need to do in alumni.”
Famulare already has been involved with planning campus
alumni events like ReUnion and Homecoming, and a number of alumni club
events around the country.
Famulare worked in admissions at Vassar College before
returning to his alma mater in 1994 as assistant dean of admissions. He
was promoted to associate dean of in 1997.