Posted on May 4, 2007

Steinmetz 2007: Members of the dance troupe Against the Music perform at the Nott Memorial. The performance featured 14 student dancers and was choreographed by six of those dancers.

Hundreds of students unveiled their scholarly and creative talents at the 17th annual Steinmetz Symposium Friday and Saturday. The event coincided with Prize Day, where awards were given to recognize student achievement.

Classes were cancelled Friday as about 400 students delivered some 250 scholarly presentations along with a major dance recital featuring 60 students, music performances and art exhibits.  

The event is named for one of the most renowned members of the Union College faculty, Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1865-1923), who was also a leading General Electric engineer.

Steinmetz 2007: Nancy Borowick '0X spoke about the efforts by the Guyanese population of Schenectady to maintain cultural tradition. Local man Deryck Singh, who helped move the Guyanese from New York City to Schenectady, joined Borowick during a speech o

“The symposium gives students a wonderful opportunity to showcase their creative and scholarly work to the rest of community,” said Mary K. Carroll, director of Undergraduate Research and professor of Chemistry. “And it also forces students to put their work into a context that will be understood by an audience of their peers, faculty and family members.”

The diverse mix of student research topics ranged from a model for a fuel-efficient car to a cultural study of people living and working in rural Colombia.  

To read profiles of some of the student presentations, click here.

For more pictures from the symposium, check out our photo gallery.

For a complete schedule or additional information, visit http://www.union.edu/Steinmetz/

For a complete list of Prize Day winners, click here.