Posted on Apr 12, 2002

Robert Hislope, assistant professor of political science,
is author of an essay, “Organized Crime in a Disorganized
State: How Corruption Contributed to Macedonia's Mini-War,” to
be published as the lead article in the spring issue of
Problems of Post-Communism, v.49, n.3 (May/June 2002), pp.1-9.

Posted on Apr 12, 2002

Donald T. Rodbell, associate professor of geology,
was elected to a four-year position as one of 14 councilors to
the American Quaternary Association. He will be one of
two councilors who represent terrestrial geoprocesses.
The association (AMQUA) is a professional organization
of North American scientists devoted to studying all
aspects of earth science over the last 2 million years, a time of
frequent and dramatic environmental changes, exemplified by
growing and decaying continental ice sheets and mountain
glaciers. Beyond understanding the forces that shaped our
modern environment, studying the Quaternary Period is
significant because the “Ice Age”
environmental changes were the backdrop for global changes
in floral and faunal communities, including extinction of a
diverse megafauna, and for the evolution of modern humans
and their dispersal throughout the world.

Posted on Apr 12, 2002

Events

Friday, April 12, through Monday, April 15, 8 and 10 p.m.
Reamer Auditorium
Film: Ocean's Eleven

Saturday, April 13, 7 p.m.
Nott Memorial
“The Tabla – Indian Classical Percussion Music,” a
lecture-demonstration on the tabla, the main classical
percussion instrument of India, by Divyang Vakil, a world renowned
tabla-artist and teacher. He is in the U.S. from Gujarat, India for a series
of lectures and concerts.

Monday, April 15, 3 p.m.
Alexander Field
Softball vs. St. Rose (2)

Tuesday, April 16, 3 p.m.
Campus tennis courts
Men's tennis vs. Oneonta

Tuesday, April 16, 7:30 p.m.
Kosher Kitchen, West Hall
Zeidan Atashi, an Israeli Druze Arab who is a diplomat
and author, will be speaking on the current crisis in the Middle
East. Atashi was the former senior advisor to the minister
of education and cultural affairs of Israel and is the author of
the recent book Druze and Jews in Israel – A Shared
Destiny?

Wednesday, April 17, 7:30 p.m.
Old Chapel
Ethicist and philosopher Robert Audi will speak on
“Religion, Politics and International
Justice.” Audi, the Charles J. Mach Distinguished Professor
of Philosophy at the University of Nebraska, is
internationally known for his contributions to ethics, epistemology and
philosophy of mind and action. He is
also co-director of the
University of Nebraska's Center for the Teaching and Study of
Applied Ethics. His talk is the Spencer-Leavitt Lecture sponsored by
the Philosophy Department. Audi will also be visiting a number
of classes during the week. For more information, call ext. 6376.

Thursday, April 18, 4 p.m.
Reamer Auditorium
Bioethicists Dan Brock and Bernard Gert join
Philosopher Robert Audi (see above) for a discussion titled “What Ethics
and Bioethics Can Teach Each Other,” on the new eugenics (stem
cells, cloning, sex selection). Brock is from the National Institutes
of Health and Brown University; Gert is from Dartmouth
College. For more information, call ext. 6376.

Thursday, April 18, 4 p.m.
Frank Bailey Field
Women's lacrosse vs. Hartwick

Thursday, April 18, 7 p.m.
Frank Bailey Field
Men's lacrosse vs. Western New England College

Friday, April 19, 1:30 p.m.
Old Chapel
Bioethicists Dan Brock and Bernard Gert on “From
Chance to Choice: Ethics and the New Eugenics.” For more
information, call ext. 6376.

Friday, April 19, through Monday, April 22, 8 and 10 p.m.
Reamer Auditorium
Film: Black Hawk Down

Exhibits

Through April 25
Arts Atrium Gallery
Photography exhibits: “Pilgrimage” by Kevin Bubriski of
visitors at the World Trade Center site; and “Clips,” curated by
Prof. Martin Benjamin, a collection of news clips about
photography coverage of recent world events.
The show has been extended from its original closing on March 21.

Through May 19
Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial
“Orchestrated Objects” a joint exhibition of works by
photographers Jed Devine and Abelardo Morell. Reception and gallery
talk with Devine is Monday, April 22, at 5 p.m.

Through June 7
Social Sciences Faculty Lounge Art Gallery
Exhibit of baseball memorabilia collected by Union faculty
and staff
Includes Union College trophies and game programs from
the 1920's, souvenirs from Japanese baseball, a fan letter to
Hank Aaron (and his response), Pirates memorabilia, a Yankees chess
set and lots of autographed baseballs, hats and banners.
Gallery hours are weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Posted on Apr 12, 2002

Wallace Altes, former president of the
Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce, will join Union College's MBA
@ Union program as executive-in-residence beginning in August.

Altes, who was chamber president for 11 years, has
held several state and national leadership positions.

He will support the MBA program's effort to create
and enhance business partnerships with firms throughout the
Capital Region. In addition to his work with Union, Altes serves
as executive counsel to Sawchuk, Brown Associates, an
Albany-based public relations firm.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for the
MBA program at Union,” said Susan Lehrman, director of the MBA
@ Union program. “Wally has distinguished himself as a
leader in the region's business community, and we look forward
to tapping into his keen knowledge of emerging trends and
his impressive contacts in the business community.”

Posted on Apr 12, 2002

Zeidan Atashi, an Israeli Druze Arab will be speaking
on the current crisis in the Middle East on Tuesday, April 16, at
7:30 p.m. at the Kosher Kitchen in West Hall.

Atashi was the former senior advisor to the minister
of education and cultural affairs of Israel and is the author of
the recent book Druze and Jews in Israel – A Shared
Destiny?

He has had an extensive career in the Israeli
Foreign Service, including postings to the United Nations and as consul
in New York City, becoming the first non-Jewish Israeli to hold
a diplomatic post. From 1977 to 1989 Atashi served two terms
in the Knesset as its first Druze member.

The talk is sponsored by the College's Israel Culture Club.