Posted on Mar 10, 2000

A gift of $43,000 from Barbara M. Burgh of Roaring Gap, N.C., toward
the William A. Gietz Scholarship is among a number of recent gifts to the
College.

Also received was a bequest from the estate of Richard M. Baird '30
for a scholarship in his memory; $25,000 from Matthew J. Nagorsky '79 of
Media, Pa., for the Harold and Ellen Nagorsky Memorial Endowment; a gift
of $44,000 from Donald E. Reed '50 of Kensington, Md., for the Preston
Reed and Donald Reed Academic Success Fund; a trust from Willard G. Taylor
'52 for an endowed scholarship in his name; and a gift from John L.
Beattie '50 of Stuart, Fla., toward the H. Gilbert Harlow Civil
Engineering Equipment Endowment.

Schenectady County Embraces Diversity, a consortium of area
organizations (including the College) that promotes diversity awareness,
is forming “study circles” to promote safe, honest and effective
communications about race relations.

Groups of 8 to 12 people will meet with a facilitator for five
sessions.

For more information, contact Gretchel Tyson, director of affirmative
action and community outreach, at ext. 6609.

Posted on Mar 10, 2000

Thomas D'Agostino has been named executive director of the Union
College and Hobart and William Smith Colleges Consortium for International
Study, it was announced by Christie Sorum, acting dean of the faculty.

D'Agostino will work with both campuses to develop collaborative
off-campus programs, coordinate current offerings and establish a cadre of
International Cultural Assistance program students on both campuses.

He will start full-time in July, but will spend time on both campuses
this spring to get acquainted with the programs, Sorum said.

D'Agostino earned his B.A. from St. John Fisher College and his M.A.
and Ph.D. in political science from Syracuse University. An associate
professor of political science at Siena College, he specializes in Latin
American and Caribbean politics.

Posted on Mar 10, 2000

Hilary Tann, professor of music, is to premiere a new work on March
10 in Tuscon, Ariz. In the First, Spinning Place, a concerto for
alto saxophone and orchestra was commissioned by the North American
Saxophone Alliance (NASA), and will be performed and recorded for CD
release by the Arizona Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jindong Cai during
the NASA 2000 conference. The concerto, published by Oxford University
Press, takes its title from Welsh poet Dylan Thomas' exuberant poem
about youth, Fern Hill.

Charlotte N. Eyerman, assistant professor of art history, presented
a lecture at the Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif., last October on
“Domesticity and Politics in 19th-century French Art and
Culture.” She also contributed an essay to Piano Roles: 300 Years
of Life with the Piano, James Parakilas, ed. (Yale University Press,
1999).

Posted on Mar 10, 2000

NewsChannel 13 was at Achilles Rink recently to shoot a segment for
Monday's Child, in which they profile some of the “Bigs” and
“Littles” from the Big Brothers and Big Sisters program.

The subject of Monday's piece was Mark Lyons, a fifth-grader at
Hamilton Elementary School, and his “big,” Jeff Hutchins, a
sophomore and forward on the hockey team.

The filming began in the locker room with Hutchins lacing up Lyons'
skates, putting on his jersey and then fitting him for a helmet.

Then it was out to the ice for some skating lessons and passing drills.

After the practice, reporter John Gray sat the pair in the team box for
an interview. When he asked Lyons the predictable question – “What
do you want to be when you grow up?” – the youngster's response
was instantaneous: “A basketball player.”

Hutchins, undaunted, went on to speak about the activities they share:
video games, hockey games (Jeff plays, Mark watches) and just sitting
around talking. Hutchins also used the opportunity to appeal for more
“bigs,” particularly men, to match with the long waiting list of
“littles.”

The segment is scheduled to air on Monday, March 27, during both the
morning and 6 p.m. newscasts on NewsChannel 13, WNYT.

Union's program is nearing 100 matches, according to Stephanie Wolos,
the College's BB/BS coordinator, who has been joined by assistant Julie
Firman '98 to meet the demands of the campus program. “It hasn't
been this high in the six years I've been here,” Wolos said.
“Once I match somebody up, other students see how great the kids are
and others follow. That is our best recruitment tool.”

Posted on Mar 10, 2000

This is the last issue of the Chronicle for the winter term.

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