Union’s first Minerva Fellows returned to campus last spring after nine months abroad serving the poor in several developing countries. The eight fellows from the Class of 2008 encountered bleak poverty but found inspiration in the resiliency of the human spirit.
Click here to read a PDF version of the features story "Minerva Fellows make a difference."
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From the big screen to the small screen, Union alumni have made their mark on Hollywood. Featured here are alumni in a range of show business professions, from producers to actors to writers on projects ranging from Rocky to Family Guy.
Click here to view a PDF version of the cover feature "Union goes to Hollywood."
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Mandeville Gallery
Nott Memorial
Green Light
This seventh annual juried exhibition for emerging artists with disabilities was organized by VSA arts and sponsored by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. The 15 participating artists were asked to consider the motivations behind their work and the infinite possibilities that creativity provides. They were also encouraged to contemplate the relationship between life, art and disability. Closing reception Friday, Sept. 18, 5-9 p.m. in conjunction with Art Night Schenectady.
Through Sept. 27
Wikoff Student Gallery
Nott Memorial
A Perfect Press, Printed by Union Students
Featured prints were created in “Printmaking: Etching,” taught by Sandra Wimer in the spring. The pieces employ a variety of techniques: etching, aquatint, soft-ground, pigmented inkjet and polymer photogravure printing. Many of the final prints combine several different techniques to create a single image.
Through Oct. 16
Schaffer Library
Thelma and Kenneth Lally Reading Room
Degas’ Contemporaries
Coinciding with the “Degas & Music” show currently on display at the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, N.Y., this exhibit features work from Union’s Permanent Collection by peers of famed French impressionist Edgar Degas.
Through Nov. 14
Visual Arts Building
Arts Atrium
Greg Eltringham, Paintings and Drawings
This exhibit features the work of Greg Eltringham, professor of painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga.
Through March 14
Schaffer Library Atrium
Union Notables
Union Notables celebrates the great men and women who have studied and worked at the College from its founding in 1795 to the present day. Every six months, a new group of three notables is featured. Currently featured are assistant professor and janitor Charles Frederick Chandler (1836-1925); actor, playwright, journalist and producer John Howard Payne (1791-1852); and College Librarian Ruth Anne Evans (1924-2001).
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Following is a list of upcoming events on campus. For a more complete schedule, including Minerva-sponsored activities, please go to www.union.edu/News/calendar.
Friday, Sept. 11, 4-7 p.m. / Burns Visual Arts Atrium / Gallery talk and artists’ reception for Gregory Eltringham of Savannah College of Art and Design, whose paintings and drawings are featured
Friday, Sept. 11, noon-1:30 p.m. / Old Chapel / Ozone Café
Friday, Sept. 11 – Monday, Sept. 15, 8 and 10 p.m. / Reamer Campus Center / Film: “Star Trek”
Saturday, Sept, 12, 1 p.m. / Frank Bailey Field / Football vs. Ithaca College
Saturday, Sept, 12, 3 p.m. / College Park Field / Women’s soccer vs. SUNY Cortland
Saturday, Sept, 12, 6 p.m. / Men’s soccer vs. Rochester Institute of Technology / College Park Field
Sunday, Sept. 13, 3 p.m. / College Park Field / Women’s soccer vs. St. John Fisher
Thursday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m. / Nott Memorial / “Race, Politics and the Supreme Court,” lecture on American constitutionalism by Lucas A. Powe Jr., the Anne Green Regents Chair in Law at the University of Texas School of Law. One of the nation’s leading Supreme Court historians, Powe has clerked for Supreme Court Associate Justice William O. Douglas and has written many award-winning books and articles, including “The Warren Court and American Politics.” He was one of the principal commentators on PBS's four-part documentary on the Supreme Court. Free and open to the public.
Friday, Sept. 18, 5-9 p.m. / Mandeville Gallery and downtown establishments / Art Night Schenectady, an arts, business and cultural showcase
Friday, Sept. 18 – Monday, Sept. 21, 8 and 10 p.m. / Reamer Campus Center Auditorium / Film: “Up”
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Lucas A. Powe Jr., an expert on the history of the U.S. Supreme Court and a respected First Amendment scholar, will present Union’s second annual lecture on American Constitutionalism on Thursday, Sept. 17.
His talk, entitled “Race, Politics, and the Supreme Court,” will be in the Nott Memorial at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
Powe, a professor of government who holds the Anne Green Regents Chair in Law at the University of Texas School of Law, was a principal commentator in a 2007, award-winning PBS series on the Supreme Court. He is the author of three award-winning books, and prior to 1971 when he became a professor, he clerked for Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas.
Assistant Professor of Political Science Brad Hays is pleased Powe’s coming to campus.
“For people like me, who study the constitution, this is a great chance to bring someone to campus who can present students with a perspective of constitutional law that they may not get otherwise,” he said.
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