Posted on May 29, 1998

A production titled “Music, Medicine and Mozart.”
Minerva's footrace. An open house and “field day” with the College's
amateur radio station, W2UC. An alumni parade, convocation and picnic. Seminars on the
global economy, the American presidency, and changes in medicine. And, of course,
fireworks and ice cream.

Those are some of the events in ReUnion '98, which begins this
Friday and ends on Sunday.

Complete details are available at http://www.union.edu/ALUMNI/REUNION.
Here is a listing of some of the highlights:

Friday

12:30 p.m., Reamer 203. “Careers in Russia” with financier Peter Mansbach '58;

1:30 p.m., Alumni Gymnasium. Signup for Minerva's footrace, featuring one-mile and 5K events. (One mile at 2 p.m., 5K at 2:20, prizes at 3.);

2 p.m., Science and Engineering 106A. W2UC open house. (Also at 8 p.m. Friday and 8:30 p.m. Saturday);

3:30 p.m. Arts Studio. “Music, Medicine and Mozart,” a musical and historical exposition presented by Robert Howe '58 MD and Sondra Howe Ph.D., piano;

9 p.m. Jackson's Garden. Garden party;

Saturday

11 a.m. ReUnion Alumni Parade. Staging is near Frank Bailey Field, to South Lane, ending at Memorial Chapel;

Noon. Memorial Chapel. Alumni convocation and “required” chapel. Presentation of Alumni Gold Medals, Faculty Meritorious Awards, and parade trophies;

12:15 p.m., Alexander Field. All-You-Can-Eat Country Picnic with music of Skip Parson's Dixieland Jazz Band;

12:30 p.m. Alexander Field. “Radio Field Day” with on-site amateur radio contacts;

2 p.m. Old Chapel. “Prospects for the U.S. and Global Economy at the Dawn of the Millenium” with alumni business executives, moderated by Prof. Eshragh Motahar;

3 p.m., Humanities 104. “The American Presidency at the End of the 20th Century: Center for Leadership or Opinion Polls?” Alumni panelists discuss their views, moderated by Prof. Clifford Brown;

3 p.m., Humanities 115. “So You Want to Be a Doctor? Changes in Current Medical Practice.” Alumni practitioners discuss changes in health care and the role of the doctor, moderated by Prof. Carol Weisse;

9 p.m. Nott Memorial. “Jazz at the Nott” with Union's Jazz Ensemble;

10 p.m. Library Field. Fireworks and Ice Cream Social. Fireworks produced and donated by Steve Enté '75.

Posted on May 29, 1998

Friday, May 29, through Sunday, May 31. ReUnion '98. For information on-line, go to: http://www.union.edu/ALUMNI/REUNION(See story this issue.)

Friday, May 29, through Monday, June 1, 8 and 10 p.m., Reamer Campus Center Auditorium. Film, The Boxer, presented by film committee.

Through May 31, 8 p.m., Yulman Theater. “The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat As Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade” by Peter Weiss, directed by Prof. William Finlay.

Through June 5, Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial. Nikon Small World Exhibition: Photographs Through the Microscope.

Posted on May 29, 1998

On July 1, 1943 – the day Union became a site for the Navy's
V-12 officer training program – a contingent of 450 “kid sailors” marched
from the Schenectady train station, past applauding citizens and through Payne Gate.

With the new sailors, campus life changed dramatically. There were
classes six full days a week, dorms became “barracks,” walls became
“bulkheads,” toilets became “heads.” Reveille sounded at 5:45 each
morning with a shrill steam whistle, followed shortly by mandatory calisthenics. The pool
was used for “abandon ship” drills. Movies about the dangers of VD played in, of
all places, the chapel.

On Friday, May 29, some of those same sailors will arrive on campus
– this time without the march from downtown — to celebrate their 55th ReUnion.

The V-12 ReUnion begins on Friday, May 29, at 4 p.m. at the base of the
Library Field flag pole with a wreath ceremony for Union College alumni who served in wars
since the War of 1812.

The Union V-12 program produced four admirals, a commodore, a Marine
Corps general, a Nobel laureate, a college dean and others.

Posted on May 29, 1998

The Office of Public Relations has been re-named the Office of
Communications and will serve, in effect, as the College's media, design, production,
and communications agency, it was announced by Dan Lundquist, vice president for
admissions and financial aid.

“We are excited by these developments and expect to see a new level
of on-campus activity and public awareness of the many facets of the College,”
Lundquist said.

The change comes after months of discussion and consultation to
“re-engineer” Union's communications and public relations and broaden the
scope of its function, he said.

Designed as a collaborative operation — functioning in some ways
similar to academic departments — staff will have primary and shared areas of
responsibility. Peter Blankman will be in charge of publications, design, and
administrative operations; Bill Schwarz joins the staff to take the lead in media
relations, helping develop and place Union stories. Schwarz, of Averill Park, has
extensive experience in public relations as an account executive with an Albany firm. Most
recently, he was director of development and public relations for Schenectady County ARC.

Charlie Casey remains in charge of the News Bureau and on-campus print
communications; George Cuttita retains his role as director of sports information; Katie
Pasco continues as publications editor; Saul Morse is Webmaster, overseeing the Web,
Internet, and CD-ROM media; and Deb Ludke is publications assistant and alumni news
liaison.

A “User's Guide” to the Office of Communications is in
production and will be available this summer.

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The faculty on Wednesday approved the awarding of degrees to 619
students at Commencement on June 14. A total of 499 bachelor's, 117 master's and
four doctorates are to be awarded.

Faculty are to vote by mail ballot on the following positions:

— Secretary of the Faculty: Cliff Brown;

— AAC at-large (two positions): Hilary Tann, Ibon Izurieta, Barbara
Danowski, Andy Feffer;

— Faculty Review Board (one position): Dave Hannay, Kimmo Rosenthal

— Faculty Appeals Committee: Bob Baker;

— Faculty Appeals Alternate: Mark Toher;

— Trustees, Center 1: Anton Warde.

Faculty also heard that 563 students have reserved for the freshman
class, compared to 541 at this point last year, said Kris Gernert-Dott, associate dean of
admissions. The target is 525, but the final is expected to be around 540, she said.

Among the attributes:

— there are 37 Union scholars, compared to 31 last year;

— the class has the largest percentage of minorities; 14 percent
have identified themselves as “non-Caucasian;”

— 39 percent have said they are interested in science, 13 percent
in engineering. The rest are interested in humanities, social sciences or are undeclared;

— average SAT is 1235;

— 48 percent are female;

— 28 percent come from private schools;

Finally, faculty are to hold a reception and dinner for retiring
colleagues Theodore Bick, mathematics; and Joseph Board, political science, on June 11
starting at 6 p.m. in Reamer Campus Center.

Posted on May 29, 1998

The College has recognized five retirees and 61 employees for their
years of service.

Retiring this year are Theodore Bick, mathematics; Joseph Board,
political science; Harrison Overocker, campus operations; Ann Horan, dining services; and
Adelaide Annunziata, campus safety.

Honored for 25 years of service:

Thomas Dowling, Leslie Hull, James Kenney, Lucille Paludi, Charles
Scaife, George Schiller and Ruth Stevenson.

For 20 years:

Cynthia Bouck, Livia Carroll, Bruce Connolly, James McCord, Diane
Meyers, Rudy Nydegger, Kathryn Quinn and Dwight Wolf.

For 15 years:

Donald Arnold, Kent Brust, Frank Campanella, Joseph Casino, Donna
Davenport, Angelina Fiorillo, Adrian Frazier, Joanne Herrick, George McMillan, Gary
Reynolds, Steven Sargent, Jaclyn Smith, Marianne Snowden, Christina Sorum, Joanne
Tobiessen, Mark Toher and Patricia Tuccillo.

For 10 years:

Betty Allen, Michael Brown, Joanne Christensen, Linda Clayton, Ernest
Conti, Ann Facenda, Michael Frame, Daniel Gibson, Christopher Hayen, Thomas Heisinger,
Elias Majlaton, Judy Manchester, Sandra Marshall, Kathleen McCann, Therese McCarty,
Sharron McCullough, Teresa Meade, John Miller, Marianne Moore, Filomena Piccirillo,
Timothy Porter, Anna Riccio, Stephen Romanski, Bruce Senn, John Skumurski, William Sparre,
Renae St. Louis, Barbara Tricozzi and Mark Walker.