The College recently reached the $96.6 million mark of the Bicentennial
Campaign, with total receipts of $15 million for the last fiscal year, according to Dan
West, vice president for College Relations. The College's Annual Fund exceeded $4 million,
up from $3.3 million the year before, with contributions from 52.3 percent of the alumni,
one of the top participation rates in the country. The cost-per-dollar-raised was 13
cents, down from 13.3 cents last year. The College's fund-raising program recently
received a 1995 Circle of Excellence in Education Fundraising award from the Council for
the Advancement and Support of Education.
Safety precautions urged
In the wake of a recent off-campus incident, Campus Safety is urging students to use
precautions:
- Do not walk or jog alone off campus.
- Use the campus escort service, ext. 6386.
- Know the locations of emergency phones.
- Alert friends of travel plans.
- Keep doors and windows locked; do not prop doors.
- Report suspicious activity to Campus Safety (ext. 6911) or Schenectady police
(374-7744).
On Friday, Sept. 15, at 2:30 p.m., a female student who was Rollerblading off campus
was accosted by seven or eight youths, Campus Safety reported. During the incident, she
dropped about $25, which was taken by the youths.
Three elected to board
Three have been elected to the College's Board of Trustees: Mary Ann Shirley
MacLean, Philip R. Beuth '54 and Benjamin R. Jacobson '67.
- MacLean of Mattawa, Ill., is a member of the Illinois State Board of Education and chair
of its Assessment Committee. She is also a member of the advisory committee of the
Newberry Library in Chicago. - Beuth serves on the boards of UNICEF and DIFFA — the Design Industries Foundation
Fighting AIDS. This year the College awarded him an Eliphalet Nott Medal, which recognizes
the perseverance of alumni who have attained distinction. - Jacobson is on the boards of the Greater New York City YMCA, the Graduate School of
Business at New York University, and several businesses. He also is an adjunct professor
at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.
Coeducation to be celebrated
The first half of the two-weekend celebration of 25 years of coeducation begins
Friday, Sept. 29, with a panel discussion on using the Union alumnae connection to network
in the job market and a narrated dance performance, “Minerva's Daughters.”
The celebration continues on Saturday with events on athletics, health professions and
the transition to coeducation.
The celebration will continue on Parents Weekend, Oct. 6 through 8. Complete schedules,
including athletic and other events, are available in the Reamer Campus Center.
Here is a partial list of events for Sept. 29 and 30:
Friday, Sept. 29
- 5 p.m. Old Chapel. Panel Discussion: “How to Get What You Want: Using Your Union
Connections.” - 8 p.m. Arts Atrium/Dance Studio. “A Work in Progress: Minerva's Daughters,” a
narrated dance performance of the contributions of women during Union's first 175 years.
Saturday, Sept. 30
- 9:45 a.m. Old Chapel. Coaches' reception recognizing teams and athletes from the last 25
years. - 9:45 a.m. Hale House. Health professionals reception.
- 10:30 a.m. Old Chapel. Panel discussion on “Gender Equity in Intercollegiate
Athletics.” - 10:30 a.m. Hale House. Panel discussion on “Composing a Career in the Health
Professions.”
Review committees formed
Committees have been formed to review the tenurability of three faculty members:
Alan Bowman, assistant professor, Graduate Management Institute; Andrew Feffer, assistant
professor of history; and Suthathip Yaisawarng, assistant professor of economics.
Members of the College community may submit information on each candidate's teaching,
scholarship or College service to members of the review committees.
For Bowman, committee members are Julius Barbanel, committee chair, mathematics; Donald
Arnold, GMI; Harold Fried, Economics; and Brenda Wineapple, English. For Feffer, members
are Adrian Frazier, committee chair, English; Steven Berk, history; Susan Niefield,
mathematics; and Martin Strosberg, GMI. For Yaisawarng, members are David Hayes, committee
chair, chemistry; Sharon Gmelch, anthropology; James Kenney, economics; and Jan Ludwig,
philosophy.
Professional review committees have been formed to evaluate the performance of Pat
Adams, acquisitions and periodicals librarian; and Li Shan, catalog librarian; both of
Schaffer Library.
Members of the College community may comment on their professional performance,
professional development, scholarship or community service by contacting a member of the
committee.
For Adams, committee members are Jean Sheviak, committee chair, ext. 6621; Annette
LeClair; Cara Molyneaux and John Marincola. For Shan, members are Annette LeClair, chair,
ext. 6631; Mary Cahill, and Ellen Fladger.