Posted on May 7, 1999

At a breakfast meeting Tuesday with the Schenectady Chamber of Commerce, President
Roger Hull quipped that the College's admissions picture looked good enough that
admissions can “close up shop and leave.”

But no one is “doing a Roger Hull and heading off to the Adirondacks,” says
Dan Lundquist, vice president for admissions and financial aid. There's still lots of
work to do.

At 2:25 p.m. on Wednesday, Union had received deposits from 534 members of the Class of
2003. In about a week, as more replies trickle in, Lundquist says admissions could be
“knocking on the door of 550,” a reasonable number considering that a typical
“summer melt” of 30 will bring in a class close to the budgeted 520.

The best news may be the quality of the class, Lundquist says. There are more high-end
students than before, with some 50 Union Scholars. That's 10 more than last year and
nearly twice that of two years ago. “There are a lot of kids who were 1200 testers
with B averages who did not get in,” he says. “Those are students that we were
recruiting just a few years ago.”

As the class settles in, Lundquist said he hopes to see little use of the wait list by
other colleges. “This is the one time of the year that I wish my competitors
well,” he said.

Posted on May 7, 1999

Donald Arnold, professor of GMI, and Presha Neidermeyer, assistant
professor, presented a paper, “European Materiality Estimates: The Effect of Client
Integrity, Culture, and Litigation” at the annual conferences of the British
Accounting Association and the National British Auditing Conference. Neidermeyer also
presented a paper, “An Investigation of the Impact of Disclosure on Perceptions of
Risk: A Study of Initial Public Offerings” at the British Accounting
Association's annual conference. Arnold also lead a debate session at the 1999 annual
conference of the Northeast Region of the American Accounting Association in which he
argued against the hypothesis that “Public Accounting Firms Remain
'Independent' While Doing Both Auditing and Consulting.”

Stephen Horton, assistant professor of biology, gave a paper titled
“Regulation of dikaryon-expressed genes by FRT1 in the basidiomycete Schizophyllum
commune” recently at the 20th Fungal Biology Conference in Pacific Grove,
California. He co-authored a paper of the same name with students William Smith '97
and Gail Palmer (M.S. student), published in the March issue of Fungal Genetics and
Biology (26: 33-47). A graduating senior research student, Richard Simmons '99,
presented a paper titled “Site-directed mutagenesis of the suspected ATP-binding site
of the FRT1 protein in Schizophyllum commune” at NCUR. One of
Horton's current research projects involves the students of Bio 140 (Molecular
Genetics), who are studying genes involved in the process of light reception and the
resetting of biological clocks.

Posted on May 7, 1999

From weekend joggers to seasoned racers, employees are sought for the
College's entry in the 1999 Corporate Challenge, a fun, 3.5-mile road race on
Thursday, May 27, at 6:25 p.m. at Albany's Empire State Plaza.

Union's 1998 co-ed entry finished seventh of 155 teams.

Entries, at $14, are due May 12. Call Charlie Casey, ext. 6090.

Posted on May 7, 1999

Health Services is offering meningitis immunizations for students on Wednesday, May
12, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Hale House. Cost is $75. For information, call Health
Services at ext. 6120.

Posted on May 7, 1999

April 19, 1999

1. The minutes of April 12 were approved.

2. The courses brought forward by Courses and Programs were approved as well as the
changes in the Computer Science Minor and the Political Science major. In addition, the
changed requirements for the honors program in Political Science were approved.

3. A timetable for the calendar proposal was discussed. Meetings will be held with the
Divisions and the Student Forum in September in order to discuss the “Calendar
Discussion” document distributed during the Winter Term to students and faculty. The
“Calendar Discussion” document is available in the Library, the Mail Room and on
the web at: http://www.union.edu/Academics/AcademicAffairs/Committees/AAC/Calendar

A memo will be sent to the faculty and students prior to this meeting to request
suggestions for issues to be addressed in a final proposal. Points raised during these
discussions will then be used to shape the proposal that will be drafted during the Fall
Term and submitted to faculty and students. A second round of discussions will be held to
consider the proposal itself. A vote will be taken following this. A subcouncil which will
include members of the current AAC will be appointed to formulate the proposal.

4. Discussion of GMI 200 was reopened. Linda Cool pointed out that this is the kind of
course that can benefit liberal arts students in their future careers. Other members
expressed concerns about weakening a liberal arts curriculum with “professional”
courses. The course proposal was again tabled.

April 30, 1999

1. Minutes of April 19 approved.

2. The discussion of GMI 200 was renewed. It was suggested that the course be limited
to just seniors rather than juniors and seniors or to just five undergraduates. The motion
to approve GMI 200 for juniors and seniors but not for sophomores was approved.

3. TAB 126A and B, “Water Resources of Sao Paulo, Brazil,” was discussed. It
was pointed out that the B version might be listed as an engineering course. A suggestion
was made to call it “International Water Resources” and the name of the
designated country, for example, “International Water Resources: Brazil.” The
TAB 126A was approved with a title change. It was moved to send TAB 126B back to
engineering for approval as an engineering course.

4. A Psychology seminar that would continue throughout the year for one course credit
was approved. The AAC asked that the course number be changed to one under 200.

Posted on May 7, 1999

Weekend events listed

“Steinmetz is a way for the faculty to say to the students, 'We take you seriously as an academic,'” says Bradley Lewis, associate dean for undergraduate education.

This Friday and Saturday, the College recognizes student creative scholarly and research achievement through the Steinmetz Symposium and Prize Day. For the first time, the celebration is part of a special Parents' Weekend.

Following is a schedule of events. Further details are available in the Steinmetz Symposium program, available throughout campus.

Friday, May 7

Session I: 9:20 to 10:40 a.m. – Concurrent oral sessions in Olin and Social Sciences;

Session II: 10:50 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. – Oral sessions in Olin, Social Sciences and Steinmetz Hall;

Session III: 12:20 to 1:50 p.m. – Sessions in Performing Arts Studio;

Session IV: 2 to 3:20 p.m. – Oral sessions in Olin, Social Sciences, Steinmetz Hall, Science and Engineering and Arts Building;

Session V: 3:30 to 4:50 p.m. – Oral sessions in Olin, Social Sciences and Steinmetz Hall, and a performance (at 3:30) by the Union College Choir in the Arts Building;

Session VI: 5 to 6 p.m. – Oral sessions in Olin and Social Sciences;

6:30 p.m., Upperclass Dining – Steinmetz Symposium banquet;

8 p.m., Yulman Theater – Theater production of “Jack and Jill.”

8:30 p.m., Memorial Chapel – Union College Orchestra performs “Romantic Favorites.”

Saturday, May 8

10 a.m., Nott Memorial – Welcome by President Roger Hull;

11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Nott Memorial – Poster sessions;

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Reamer Campus Center – Union Jazz Ensemble;

1:30 to 2:45 p.m., Memorial Chapel – Prize Day ceremony (reception to follow in Hale House);

8:30 p.m., Yulman Theater – Theater production of “Jack and Jill.”