Posted on Apr 28, 2009

Hundreds of students will present research in all forms, from the artistic to the scientific, at the campus-wide Steinmetz Symposium Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2.

With classes cancelled, most sessions will be held Friday.

Among the research topics: The mainstream press in times of foreign conflict (Cara Gallivan ’09), medical memoirs (Randel Bleeker ’09) and snowflake analysis using a scanning electron microscope (Konstantin Avdashenko ’10).

Sixty-five students will take part in the Steinmetz dance concert at the Nott Memorial Friday at 4 p.m. They will perform scenes from the Winter Dance Concert, “Theatre of Worlds: The Voyage,” as well as new student choreography and music. Bhangra Union, the Ballroom Club and the Union College Dance Team also will present.

Student art in a variety of media will be on view in the Burns Arts Atrium Gallery in the Visual Arts Building.

The Becker Career Center will hold an open house 1-4 p.m., and AEPi and Golub House are sponsoring Cinco de Mayo festivities 5:30-8 p.m. at Golub House.

A concert featuring the Union College Choir and the Union College and Community Orchestra, with Victor Klimash conducting, is set for Friday, 8 p.m. in Memorial Chapel for student presenters, parents, guests and faculty sponsors.

Steinmetz Symposium coincides with Prize Day, which takes place Saturday, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Memorial Chapel, with a reception following on the Reamer Campus Center patio. Students are honored for achievement in academics, research, service, governance and athletics.

Also on Saturday, the Union College Jazz Ensemble will perform 1-2 p.m. in the Fred L. Emerson Foundation Auditorium in the Taylor Music Center.

This is the 19^th year for Steinmetz Symposium, named for Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1865-1923), who taught electrical engineering and applied physics at Union. Also chief consulting engineer for the General Electric Company, he was widely regarded as America’s leading electrical engineer.

For more information and the full symposium program, visit: http://www.union.edu/Academics/Steinmetz

Posted on Apr 28, 2009

The results of Henry Hanley's senior thesis, "Financial Literacy among Union College Faculty and Staff" was featured in the Times Union.

Hanley's thesis was written under the supervision of Tomas Dvorak, associate professor of economics.

To read about what Hanley discovered, click here (registration may be required).

Posted on Apr 28, 2009

Christopher F. Chabris, an assistant professor of psychology,  reviewed the book, "Why Don't Students Like School?" for the Wall Street Journal.

Chabris joined Union in the fall of 2007. He earned his Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard University, where he was a research associate and lecturer.

To read his review, click here (registration may be required).

Posted on Apr 28, 2009

Union President Stephen C. Ainlay delivered the commencement address at his alma mater, Goshen College, Sunday, April 26, 2009. The title of his talk was  “A Pilgrim’s Mind.”

Ainlay, a native of Goshen, earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the Indiana school in 1973.

To read a report in The Elkhart Truth, click here. 

Posted on Apr 23, 2009

Cybil Tribie ’10 was just one of many members of the Union community who put her greenest foot forward Wednesday. In celebration of Earth Day, she led a cleanup effort at a park located at Park Place and South Avenue.

Other students spruced up Hans Groot Creek or manned educational tables highlighting the Union Environmental Club, Octopus’ Garden and U Sustain. Passersby learned about a variety of earth-friendly topics, from Union’s own sustainability initiatives to greener living in general.

Posted on Apr 23, 2009