Posted on Apr 20, 2001

Events

Friday, April 20, 4 p.m.
Frank Bailey Field
Men's lacrosse vs. St. Lawrence

Friday, April 20, 7:30 p.m.
F.W. Olin Center Auditorium
“Mysteries for the New Millennium” with Bob Berman, host
of NPR's “Sky Window,” will feature some of the most topical issues
in contemporary astronomy including dark matter, the
Kuiper belt, putative water (and microbial life) on Mars, and
the increasing uncertainty in the quantum realm. A 7
p.m. reception will precede this Dudley Observatory Sky Watch lecture
in celebration of Astronomy Week.

At 8:30 p.m., there will be an open house at the Union College Observatory. Weather permitting, visitors will have the opportunity to view the planets and stars using the 20-inch reflector telescope. Call the Observatory Hotline at 388-7100.

Friday, April 20, through Monday, April 23, 8 and 10 p.m.
Reamer Auditorium
Film committee presents What Women Want.

Saturday, April 21, 1 p.m.
Tennis Courts
Men's tennis vs. Vassar

Saturday, April 21, 2 p.m.
Frank Bailey Field
Men's lacrosse vs. Clarkson

Monday, April 23, 12:30 p.m.
Old Chapel
Lunchtime meditation lesson with Tibetan teacher, Lama
Tsultrim Yeshe. A free, one-hour meditation lesson for beginners.
Lama Yeshe is an American-born Tibetan monk who has
completed a traditional three-year silent meditation retreat. He is
the director of a meditation center in Wisconsin. Lama Yeshe will
offer instructions in meditation for the first half hour and will
answer questions about meditation practice in the second half
hour. The meditation lesson is co-sponsored by the East
Asian Studies Program and by an intellectual enrichment
grant from the college.

Tuesday, April 24 3 p.m.
Alexander Field
Softball vs. Oneonta (DH)

Tuesday, April 24, 3 p.m.
Central Park, Schenectady
Baseball vs. Williams (one game, 9 innings)

Tuesday, April 24, 4 p.m.
Frank Bailey Field
Women's lacrosse vs. Skidmore

Tuesday, April 24, 7:30 p.m.
Nott Memorial
The Laurence Levine `52 and Barry Traub `53 Lecture:
NASA astronaut Bonnie Dunbar on “From Apollo Into the
New Millennium — Human Space-Flight Exploration.”

Wednesday, April 25, 7 p.m.
Nott Memorial
MAG sponsors a panel discussion, “The Roots of
Homophobia.” Presenters are to include the Rev. Kathleen Buckley,
Skidmore Protestant chaplain and former Union Protestant chaplain,
on putting Biblical writings in perspective; Prof.
George Butterstein on the biological ambiguity of gender
determination; Prof. Suzanne Benack on gender roles in society; and
Prof. Ken DeBono on the psychology of prejudice.

Friday, April 27, through Monday, April 30, 8 and 10 p.m.
Reamer Auditorium
Film committee presents Finding Forrester.

Friday, April 27, 8 p.m.
Old Chapel
Student Activities and Performing Arts present a swing dance
with the Joey Thomas Big Band, one of the Capital Region's
leading ensembles. Tickets are $5. For more information, call ext. 6563.

Saturday, April 28, 1 p.m.Central Park, Schenectady
Baseball vs. Hamilton (DH)

Saturday, April 28, 1 p.m.
Frank Bailey Field
Men's lacrosse vs. Hamilton

Saturday, April 28, 8 p.m.
Memorial Chapel

Union College-Schenectady Museum chamber series presents Claude Frank, piano, in a program to include Bach – Fantasie and Fugue, BWV 561; Schubert – Sonata, D.960; Mozart – Rondo, K. 511; Beethoven – Sonata No. 32, Op. 111. (Originally scheduled as a joint recital with daughter, Pamela Frank, who has a hand injury.)

Posted on Apr 20, 2001

April 9, 2001

1. The minutes of the April 2, 2001 AAC meeting were approved.

2. The AAC passed a motion to create an additional tenure-track position for the Department of History that would be attached to Charlotte Borst as long as she will be at Union College. By doing this, Charlotte Borst will be made “tenurable” and her rank will be that of professor. This position will remain with the Department of History as long as Professor Charlotte Borst, Dean of Arts and Sciences, is employed at Union College. Upon her departure from the college, the tenure-track position in the Department of History will cease to exist unless specifically authorized by the Academic Affairs Council.

   An assurance was requested that this position would not influence present or future tenure-line allocations in the History Department.

3. The committee discussed possible improvements to the trimester system.

Posted on Apr 20, 2001

The Multicultural Affairs Group (MAG) is sponsoring a panel discussion titled “The Roots of Homophobia” on Wednesday, April 25, at 7 p.m. in the Nott Memorial.

Presenters are to include the Rev. Kathleen Buckley, Skidmore Protestant chaplain and former Union Protestant chaplain, speaking on putting Biblical writings in perspective; Prof. George Butterstein, biology, on the biological ambiguity of gender determination; Prof. Suzanne Benack, psychology, on gender roles in society; and Prof. Ken DeBono, psychology, on the psychology of prejudice.

Posted on Apr 20, 2001

NASA Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar will present the Laurence Levine `52 and Barry Traub `53 Lecture titled “From Apollo Into the New Millennium — Human Space-Flight Exploration” on Tuesday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Nott Memorial.

The talk, free and open to the public, is part of the College's Perspectives at the Nott Series.

Dr. Dunbar is a veteran of five NASA Space Shuttle flights. She has spent more than 50 days in space as a mission specialist and payload commander. She flew on Space Shuttles in 1985, 1990, 1992, 1995 and 1998. She was a mission specialist aboard the Atlantis in 1995, the first shuttle to dock and exchange crews with the Russian Mir. She was payload commander on Endeavour in 1998, which exchanged crew members and delivered 9,000 pounds of equipment to Mir.

She received bachelor and master of science degrees in ceramic engineering from the University of Washington. She earned her doctorate in mechanical and biomedical engineering from the University of Houston.

Dunbar will meet with elementary, high school and college students in events scheduled during the day before her talk.

Posted on Apr 20, 2001

The April 20 Union College-Schenectady Museum chamber series concert with Andreas Scholl, countertenor; and Edin Karamazov, lute, has been postponed due to illness.

The concert has been rescheduled for Nov. 14, when all tickets will be honored.