Posted on May 6, 2005

Four members of the Union College men's lacrosse team have been named to the 2005 Liberty League all-league teams. Senior attack Pete Gross (Larchmont, NY/Salisbury), junior attack Dan Myerow (Sudbury, MA/Lincoln-Sudbury) and senior midfielder Mike Sparico (Riverside, CT/Greenwich) all were selected to the Liberty League men's lacrosse all-league second team Thursday. Senior defender Sean Clifford (Shelburne, VT/Holderness) earned honorable mention honors.

In 14 games, all starts, Gross scored 22 goals with 31 assists for 53 points. He also had 100 ground balls, two game-winning goals, and wn 63 of 134 face-offs (47%). The co-captain finished his career fifth all-time at Union in points with 149 points, and was tied for fourth with 68 assists. His 81 goals ranks 10th in Union career annals.

Gross led the Dutchmen in ground balls, faceoffs, assists and points, and was fourth in the league in points per game. He led the Liberty League with an average of 7.31 ground balls per game, and received Liberty League Offensive Performer of the Week honors earlier this season.

Myerow also started all 14 games for the Dutchmen, and has 20 goals and 24 assists for 44 points. He had a 71.4 shot on goal percentage, and recorded 39 ground balls. Myerow was second on the team in both assists and points and fourth on the squad in goals. He ranked fifth in the league in assists per game with 1.62, and was sixth in the league with a 3.08 points per game average.

Sparico started 12 of the 14 games he played in during the year, and posted 27 goals with five assists for 32 points. He had a 72.6 shot on goal percentage and finished with 22 ground balls. Sparico led the team in goals and was third in points. His five man-up goals tied for the team lead, and he ranked eighth in goals per game in the Liberty League with an average of 1.77 per contest.

Clifford started in all 15 games for the Dutchmen this season. He collected 70 ground balls and scored his lone goal in a win against Merchant Marine Academy. He anchored a Union defense that killed off 72.8 percent of the team's penalties.  

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Posted on May 6, 2005

The University at Albany Citizen Laureate Awards have been honoring business, government and academic leaders for more than a quarter century. So it's easy to take them for granted. It's also a big mistake to do so.

These awards are more than just an opportunity to thank distinguished men and women who have made a lasting contribution to life in the Capital Region. More often than not, they also provide a glimpse into the region's future, as was the case with the four recipients who were honored as Citizen Laureates on Thursday night at a black-tie dinner at the Hall of Springs. To read their resumes is to see a common thread: All four have played major roles in preparing the Capital Region to grasp tomorrow's potential.

Two of the names are instantly recognizable Morris “Marty” Silverman, who has been a looming presence in this area's advances in higher education and technology, and John Egan, who is overseeing Mr. Silverman's University Heights project that will combine the resources of Albany College of Pharmacy, Albany Law School, Albany Medical College and the Sage colleges. He also is leading the effort to convert the Harriman State Office Campus into a tech park. (Of course, this is only a bare sketch of what these two honorees have done for this area.)

The other two names are less familiar, but no less vital to the region's future. John E. Kelly III, senior vice president of technology and intellectual property for IBM, was the guiding force behind IBM's $100 million investment in the University at Albany's Center of Excellence in Nanoelectronics. Meredith Butler, who received the Academic Laureate Award, was the guiding force behind the university's science library on the uptown campus, which opened in 1999. A year ago, she established a fund for new initiatives at all of the university's libraries, including the uptown campus library and the Thomas E. Dewey Graduate Library of Public Affairs and Policy, on the downtown campus.

All four of these honorees could have chosen to devote their time and treasure to causes far beyond the Capital Region. The fact that they did not is a testament to the potential this area has for a bright future in higher education and technological innovation. And, of course, to the laureates themselves, who are helping to lead the way.

 

 

 

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Posted on May 6, 2005

Through May 29
Wikoff Student Gallery, third floor, Nott Memorial
“Visions and Revisions: Recycled and Environmental Art” sponsored by the College's Environmental Club. Exhibit of 25 environmentally themed artistic works include sculpture, painting, photography, collage, and other mixed media.

Through spring term
Humanities Gallery
“Silk Spaces” by Arlene Baker. Opening reception on Wednesday, April 6, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Through spring term
Burns Arts Atrium Gallery
Senior art exhibits

Through spring term
Grant Hall (Admissions)
“Imaging China,” photography by Jeff Roffman and Annemarie Mica.

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Posted on May 6, 2005

Thursday, May 5, 12:30 p.m.
Yellow House
Lunch and discussion with Cornell Professor Daryl Bem on “Does ESP exist? Experimental Evidence for Prerecognition”

Friday, May 6 through Sunday, May 8
Parents' Weekend

Friday, May 6
Various campus locations
Steinmetz Symposium

Friday, May 6 through Monday, May 9, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Reamer Campus Center Auditorium
Movie: Hitch

Friday, May 6 through Monday, May 9
Outing Club Trip to the Southern Adirondacks

Friday, May 6, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
Performances by Union College and Community Orchestra and Union College Choir

Saturday, May 7, 11 a.m.
Frank Bailey Field
Women's Lacrosse Liberty League Semifinals

Saturday, May 7, 12 p.m.
Central Park ball field
Men's baseball vs. Hartwick

Saturday, May 7, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Blue House
Free BBQ and HYJINX Band

Saturday, May 7, 8 p.m.
Old Chapel
Destination Desserts

Sunday, May 8, noon
Frank Bailey Field
Women's Lacrosse Liberty League Championship

Sunday, May 8, noon
Central Park ball field
Men's baseball vs. SUNY Utica

Monday, May 9, 7 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
Fashion show

Wednesday, May 11, 8 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
Union College Concert Series presents Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Thursday, May 12, TBD
Old Chapel
“Slant” – A Kaleidoscope

Thursday, May 12, 6:30 p.m.
Performing Arts Studio
Jesse Rose jazz dance class

Thursday, May 12, 4:30 p.m.
PBK Room, Schaffer Library
Julia Driver lecture on “Moral Mathematics”

Friday, May 13 through Monday, May 16, 8 p.m.
Reamer Campus Center Auditorium
Movie: The Aviator  (One show per night.)

Friday, May 13 through Sunday, May 15, 8 p.m.
Yulman Theater
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

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Posted on May 6, 2005

“Imaging China” a photography exhibit at Grant Hall showcases digital photography of China by Jeff Roffman and Annemarie Mica. The show is sponsored by the Union College and Hobart and William Smith Colleges Partnership for Global Education, which has also unveiled volume 4 of Aleph: A Journal of Global Perspectives. The journal features the work of Roffman, Mica and 13 other Union students.

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