Old news
While doing some research, we were interested to read some of the stories in the September 1968 issue of the Chronicle, then a monthly.
Here are a few lead paragraphs:
“A faculty-student committee has recommended that Union become a co-educational institution by the fall of 1970 at the latest.
“The College opened for business this year with the largest enrollment in its history – some 1,521 students – the first time since 1795 that the student population has topped 1,500.
“With more than 97 percent of its million dollar goal given or pledged, the Union College Capital Campaign has announced plans to move on to the Glens Falls and Saratoga Springs areas this fall.”
The issue also featured a photo of a bulldozer demolishing the old biology building, once the site of Charles P. Steinmetz's lab. The structure was replaced by Science and Engineering, which then cost $6 million.
New News
In other (current) news, Loren Rucinski was named acting director of facilities services, succeeding Dave Grzybowski, who has accepted another position. Rucinski has been with the College since 1986, most recently as associate director.