Posted on Apr 1, 2005

Thursday, March 31, 3 p.m.
Central Park ball field
Men's baseball vs. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Friday, April 1, through Monday, April 4, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Reamer Campus Center Auditorium
Movie: Meet the Fockers

Friday, April 1, 9 a.m.
Olin Center
Third Annual Irving Langmuir Chemistry Laboratory Competition for local high school students

Friday, April 1, 10 p.m.
Reamer Campus Center
Club U: Part II

Saturday, April 2, 1 p.m.
Frank Bailey Field
Men's lacrosse vs. St. Lawrence

Saturday, April 2, 1 p.m.
Central Park ball field
Men's baseball vs. RIT

Sunday, April 3, 3 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
Diane Bish, solo organ recital

Wednesday, April 4, 12:30 p.m.
Old Chapel
“Hindu Ethics,” a talk by Swami Tadatmananda

Friday, April 5, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
College Park Hall
Tech Valley Engineering Symposium

Tuesday, April 5, 3 p.m.
Alexander Field
Women's softball vs. Russell Sage

Tuesday, April 5, 7:30 p.m
Viniar Athletic Center
“Kristen's Story” a talk by nationally known speaker on rape and sexual assault.

Tuesday, April 5, 1:45 p.m.
Humanities 116
Jack Ling of Skidmore College on “Will Asian Americans be forever foreigners or honorary whites?”

Wednesday, April 6, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Humanities Gallery, second-floor of Humanities Building 
Opening reception for Arlene Baker's “Silk Spaces” exhibit

Wednesday, April 6, 4 p.m.
Tennis Courts
Men's tennis vs. Skidmore

Thursday, April 7, 4 p.m.
Tennis Courts
Men's tennis vs. Hartwick

Thursday, April 7, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Arts 215
Chamber Music with George Gibson

Friday, April 8, through Monday, April 11, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Reamer Campus Center Auditorium
Movie: Hotel Rwanda

Friday, April 8, 4 p.m.
Frank Bailey Field
Women's lacrosse vs. Rochester

Friday, April 8, 3 p.m.
Alexander Field
Women's softball vs. Rensselaer

Saturday, April 9, 12 p.m.
Union College Boathouse
Men's and women's crew vs. Hamilton

Saturday, April 9, 2 p.m.
Frank Bailey Field
Women's lacrosse vs. William Smith

Posted on Apr 1, 2005

World-renowned organist Diane Bish will perform a solo organ recital on the historic 50-rank Casavant pipe organ at Memorial Chapel on Sunday, April 3, at 3 p.m.

The performance will feature traditional organ classics by Bach, Haydn and Widor, and some of Bish's own hymn arrangements.

Bish is a concert and recording artist, composer, and conductor. Her performances have been hailed by critics as “stunning, virtuosic, fiery, and astonishing.”

Tickets are $20. Admission is free with Union College ID and to members of the Eastern New York Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. For more information, contact Prof. Dianne McMullen at 388-6202, or Al Fedak at 427-7744 or 436-8544.

Posted on Apr 1, 2005

Twelve Tibetan monks from the Gaden Jangtse Monastery in India will be visiting April 12 through 15 for a series of events, including a meditation lesson, multi-tonal chanting concert, a philosophical debate, and the four-day construction of a colorful “Sand Mandala of Wisdom” in the Nott Memorial.

The monks visited Union in 2001. They are visiting several colleges in the U.S. and Canada from their home monastery in Mundgod, South India, to share their heritage and sacred arts of Tibet.

The visit is sponsored by East Asian Studies.

Posted on Apr 1, 2005

The Schenectady County Public Library is planning to recognize Union President Roger Hull's commitment to the community through a collection of material by local artists about Schenectady.

The Roger Hull Schenectady Collection will be part of the proposed $5 million wing at the library's main branch in Schenectady. The addition will be constructed next year.

“This is to honor him for all the things he has done for the city,” said Esther Swanker, president of the library's board of trustees. “He does love the city and he's a great reader.”

Hull will step down in June after 15 years as president.

Posted on Apr 1, 2005

Eric McDowell has been named the director of sports information. He succeeds George Cuttita, who is starting a new career in Florida after 24 years with the College.

McDowell comes from the State University of New York College at Brockport, where he served as the SID since 2001. He has held sports information positions at institutions including the University of New Haven, the University of New Hampshire, UMass Lowell, Cornell University and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

He also was a media relations director for the NBA's Golden State Warriors, the AHL's Lowell (Mass.) Lock Monsters and the 2000 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta.

He has worked and hosted numerous ECAC and NCAA post-season events including seven NCAA Div. I men's basketball post-season tournaments.

An active member of CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) and ECAC-SIDA (Eastern College Athletic Conference Sports Information Directors Association), McDowell has hosted numerous panels and table topics for both bodies.

He is this year's Irving T. Marsh Award College Division honoree from ECAC-SIDA, which recognizes excellence in the field.