Home away from home
I do enjoy reading about all the good things going on at Union and being done by the illustrious alumni. The piece on the Nott was enjoyable because during my years, '46 to '50, it was the library. It was my home away from home. In the basement, among the steam pipes and dusty shelves, there was a study cubicle. In the librarian's office was a record player from which one's choice of music was piped to that cubicle. Not i-pod but good!
-Don Boink '50
Printmaking memories
I was interested to see the article about the Nott Memorial. It's an unusual building, for sure. I was excited to see the illustration on page 4, as I was part of Charlie Steckler's printmaking class that created the image. Not that it matters to anyone, I'm sure, but the class wasn't in 1976. I graduated in 1974, and I believe the class was in the 1973-74 year.
Oddly enough, that page was spread out on my living room floor just a few weeks ago. My 17-year-old daughter has become a fan of printmaking, having explored it in high school art classes. A conversation we had led to me digging in a box to find the carefully wrapped package of 20 individual 1-foot squares that make up the print, and we laid out the 4 ft. x 5 ft. “Memorial” on the rug. She was pretty impressed! I can still identify the two squares I made, which must mean that there were ten of us in the class, each completing two. We all got a full set, so there are few more copies of that print around.
I was then, and still am, in awe of Charlie's vision in conceiving and carrying out this printmaking project. Brilliant!
-Patty Lyman Schremmer '74
Thanks
Thank you so much for this issue. I must admit, this is really the first time I've read this magazine from cover to cover. I never would have, except that I brought it to work, intending to read it there, because I saw my daughter ('04) reading her copy and enjoying the quiz. I figured that if this issue could spark her interest, then it must contain something I want to know. I attended my monthly Union College Club of Schenectady and asked if we could get a synopsis of professor and student research activities. To my surprise, the centerfold contained exactly the info I'd convinced the group we needed. Many thanks to you and staff.
Anxiously looking forward to your next issue,
-Priscilla J. Sweet '78
We also heard from a number of alumni who had trouble reading some of the sidebars in the last issue. We'll endeavor to use a darker ink, larger type or different background in the future.-Ed.
Union College does well because it deserves to do well
“As we see more and more of the best students in the United States and from around the world choosing Union, it is because they recognize the quality of the place,” says Dan Lundquist vice president for admissions.
“Whether through their direct support of admissions or their demonstration of Union pride in their daily lives, our alumni help bring Union College to life like never before for these top students.”
This fall's Class of 2009 comes from the largest applicant pool in Union history-4,230. Average SAT scores were 1300, and more than two-thirds came from the top of their high school class.
“There are a handful of great colleges out there,” Lundquist says. “Union's combination of quality, tradition, and innovation-topped off by strong alumni support-is moving us to the front ranks of that group.”
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