Posted on Oct 18, 2006

Thursday, Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. / Old Chapel / Film, “Sir! No Sir!” and discussion with Political Science Prof. Robert Sharlet; sponsored by Campus Action

Friday, October 20, 3:30 p.m. / Rm. 410, Reamer Campus Center / “Chinese Conversion to Protestant Christianity: Implications for the Study of Conversion and Church Growth,” talk by Andrew Abel, department of Sociology, Keene State College; sponsored by the John and Jane Wold Program in Religious Studies and the Department of Anthropology. 

Friday, Oct. 20, 4 p.m. / Frank Bailey Field / Field hockey vs. Rochester

Friday, Oct. 20, 4 p.m. / College Park Field / Women's soccer vs. Hamilton

Friday, Oct. 20, 5–7 p.m. / Burns Atrium Gallery, Arts Building / Artist's reception with Stephen Pentak '73

Friday, Oct. 20, 7 p.m. / Messa Rink, Achilles Center / Women's ice hockey vs. Sacred Heart

Friday, Oct. 20, 10 p.m. / Old Chapel / Step Afrika

Friday, Oct. 20, through Monday, Oct. 23, 8 and 10 p.m. / Reamer Campus Center Auditorium / Movie: Talladega Nights

Saturday, Oct. 21, 9:30 a.m.–noon / Schenectady / John Calvin Toll Day of Community Service; meet at Old Chapel

Saturday, Oct. 21, 11 a.m. / Rugby Field / Women's rugby vs. Oneonta

Saturday, Oct. 21, 2 p.m. / Messa Rink, Achilles Center / Women's ice hockey vs. Sacred Heart

Saturday, Oct. 21, 2 p.m. / College Park Field / Women's soccer vs. William Smith

Saturday, Oct. 21, 2 p.m. / Frank Bailey Field / Field hockey vs. William Smith

Sunday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m. / Memorial Chapel / Chamber Concert Series: Florestan Piano Trio

Monday, Oct. 23, 5 p.m. / Becker Career Center / Internship and job search prep program

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. / Reamer Campus Center / Peace Corps information table

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 4 p.m. / College Park Field / Field Hockey vs. Castleton

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 5:30 p.m. / Becker Career Center / Peace Corps information session

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 7 p.m. / Memorial Field House / Volleyball vs. Saint Rose

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 7 p.m. / Reamer Campus Center Auditorium / Author Elizabeth Rosner lecture, “Healing the Wounds of History: One Writer's Journey”

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m. / Nott Memorial / Perspectives at the Nott speaker with Union's 44^th Watson Fellow, Adam Grode '05

Wednesday, Oct. 25, 7 p.m. / College Park Field / Men's Soccer vs. Utica

Friday, Oct. 27 through Monday, Oct. 30, 8 and 10 p.m. / Reamer Campus Center Auditorium / Movie: World Trade Center

Saturday, Oct. 28, 1 p.m. / Frank Bailey Field / Football vs. St. Lawrence

Saturday, Oct. 28, 1 p.m. / College Park Field / Women's Soccer vs. Nazareth

Saturday, Oct. 28, 10:30 p.m.–3 a.m. / Old Chapel / Phi Iota Alpha

Posted on Oct 18, 2006

Campus Action will show the award-winning David Zeiger documentary, “Sir! No Sir!,” Thursday, Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Old Chapel.

The film gives a soldier's perspective of the Vietnam anti-war movement, detailing defiance and dissent in the military and releasing unseen archived documents. 

With support from an Intellectual Enrichment Grant, this showing is dedicated to Jeff Sharlet (1942-1969), founder of Vietnam GI, one of the first GI underground anti-war newspapers, and brother of Political Science Professor Robert Sharlet. Prof. Sharlet will be on hand to discuss the film.

“Sir! No Sir!” is part of Campus Action's bi-weekly film series with Schenectady Neighbors for Peace. For more, contact Campus Action at progressive@vu.union.edu or visit http://www.vu.union.edu/~progressive or www.sir.com.

Posted on Oct 18, 2006

The Committee on Teaching is hosting “Advising at Union: How Can We All Do It Better?,” a moderated discussion of the recently released Advising Report, on Thursday, Oct. 26, 12:50-1:50 p.m. in Everest Lounge. Lunch will be provided, beginning at noon.

Responsibilities, expectations, institutional recognition and evaluation are a few of the possible topics open for discussion. A follow-up discussion is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 31, in Old Chapel, 12:50-1:50 p.m., with lunch available in Everest Lounge at the Tuesday Soup Club.

Posted on Oct 18, 2006

The Department of Music will present five concerts this term, beginning Monday, Oct. 30, 6:30 p.m. with an Asian percussion workshop in the Nott Memorial. Other concerts include:

Union College and Community Orchestra, Sunday, Nov. 5, 3 p.m., Memorial Chapel;

Union College Jazz Ensemble, Prof. Tim Olsen, director, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 8 p.m., Reamer Auditorium;

Union College Choir, Prof. Victor Klimash, conductor, Sunday, Nov. 12, 3 p.m., Memorial Chapel; and

Student recital, Monday, Nov. 13, 5 p.m., Memorial Chapel.

All events are free and open to the public.

Posted on Oct 18, 2006

Through Feb. 4

Curated by Nadine Wasserman and Mandeville Gallery Director Rachel Seligman, this group show by contemporary artists features sculpture, collage, photography, painting and drawings that explore the human obsession with weapons. Artists include: Associated Artists For Propaganda Research, Robert Beck, Susan Graham, Gregory Green, Michael Millspaugh, Michael Oatman, Kristin Oppenheim, David Rees, Margaret Roleke, Simone Shubuck and Type A. There will be an artists' reception and panel discussion, Thursday, Jan. 25; 4:30-7:30 pm; panel discussion begins at 5:30 p.m.

Through Jan. 7

Wikoff Student Gallery

Nott Memorial

Time Capsule: 2006

Features selections from 60 students who took Visual Arts Professor Fernando Orellana's Intro to Digital Art class last year. When the exhibit ends, all of the work will be locked inside a time capsule and buried.