Posted on Jan 23, 2004

The College is showing recent woodcuts by
Mexican printmaker Humberto Valdez through Feb. 9 in the Arts Atrium Gallery.

Born in 1971, the Mexico
City printmaker studied at the Visual
Arts School
in the National Autonomous University of Mexico, the main university in Mexico.
He graduated with special honors and won a scholarship to study for one year in
Spain at the Valencia
University in the School
of Visual Arts. 

Humberto has shown his work in several
one-person shows throughout Mexico and also
exhibited his work in many group shows throughout Mexico and Europe.

Recently Valdez has been
focusing on making paintings as well as relief prints, concentrating in
linoleum. Because he prefers to work in large format, he uses a press to print
his work but on occasion he hand prints his pieces.

One of his biggest strengths is drawing. For a while he taught
drawing in the School of Visual Arts but now he is
working on his own, painting and printing.

Posted on Jan 23, 2004

The
Union College Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Prof. Tim Olsen,
will perform at the Van Dyck in Schenectady
from 7 to 10 p.m.
on Saturday, Jan. 24. Admission is free with Union
College ID;
general admission is $5. For more information, call 388-6563.

Posted on Jan 23, 2004

Carol S. Weisse, director of Health
Professions, published a paper in the November 2003 issue of the Journal of Pain with Rachel Dominguez
'02 and Paul Sorum M.D. from Albany Medical
Center: “The Influence of Gender
and Race on Physicians' Pain Management Decisions.”

Posted on Jan 23, 2004

Kristin Peterson-Bidoshi,
assistant professor of Russian, is co-director (with David Galloway and Kristen
Welsh of Hobart and William Smith Colleges) of
a project, “A Dynamic Application for Producing Language Exercises,” which has
been selected for funding by the Center for Educational Technology, a regional
technology center for Mellon-supported colleges in the Mid-Atlantic and New
England region (MANE). Reviewers said they selected
this project because it explores the creative uses of technology to enhance
Russian language learning.

Posted on Jan 23, 2004

From Mary Ann Baker, recently of Human Resources, comes a word of thanks
to all who wished her well upon her retirement last fall after 21 years with
the College. “I wish to thank everyone for such a memorable retirement open
house,” she said recently. “Everyone's generosity was greatly appreciated.” The
most memorable parts of her time at Union are the
friendships she formed with employees and students, she said.