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April 30, 2026

For the Record - Week of May 1, 2026

April 29, 2026

Catching up with...Rachel McNeil '18

Enjoy that clip on Union’s TikTok asking students what their major was when they arrived on campus? Or the Instagram post asking faculty “who are you wearing” at Commencement?

April 28, 2026

Spotlight on Steinmetz: Annual symposium showcases scholarly and artistic works of students

The first Steinmetz Symposium in April 1991 was a modest effort to showcase undergraduate research featuring presentations from 130 students over the course of an afternoon. When the 36th anniversary of the symposium arrives Friday, May 8, the number of students involved will have swelled to beyond 500 – including 190 oral presentations and 118 poster presentations. More than 200 students are involved in dance performances, two musical concerts and an art exhibit. The symposium is no longer squeezed into a

April 28, 2026

Lothridge Festival of Dance returns with celebration of artistry, culture and community

April 28, 2026

Ukrainian children affected by war focus of Projects for Peace winner Elsie Paxton '27

As a first-year student, Elsie Paxton '27 joined a project led by Kristin A. Bidoshi, professor of Russian, to teach English to Ukrainian children affected by the ongoing war with Russia. Since then, the mechanical engineering major has taught (via Zoom) more than 60 children aged 6-16. “Despite coming from families fractured by the war, our lessons are filled with silliness,” said Paxton, who recently completed her minor in English literature. “Laughter is a common language, connecting us even when words f

April 23, 2026

Rocket Club soars to new heights with first-place finish at national competition

Last fall, members of Union’s Rocket Club gathered to begin work on building a rocket from scratch. Working primarily in the 3D print lab and the make lab, students needed to construct a rocket that could reach a maximum altitude between 700 and 1,200 feet, descend on a parachute at no more than 15 feet per second and use a built-in camera to record the rocket descent. They also needed to use an electronic payload to stream and graph velocity, rotation rate, acceleration, altitude, pressure and temperature

April 23, 2026

President Elizabeth Kiss part of regional panel on the evolving state of higher education

President Elizabeth Kiss was among three newly appointed college presidents invited to share their thoughts on how they are redefining leadership at a time of rapid change and financial pressure for a panel, “New Leaders, New Lens: Inside the Evolving State of Higher Ed.” Hosted by the Albany Business Review, the panel also included Michael Brophy, president of Hudson Valley Community College and Matthew Shaftel, president of Russell Sage.

April 23, 2026

For the Record - Week of April 24, 2026

April 16, 2026

For the Record - Week of April 17, 2026

April 15, 2026

Project by Jillmarie Murphy examines the history of women during a critical period

Jillmarie Murphy, the William D. Williams Professor of English and director of Interdisciplinary Studies, recently completed “Women and the Environment in the Long Nineteenth Century 1775-1925.” The four-volume set considers varied interconnections between gender and the environment, broadly conceived, and includes extensive editorial commentary focusing on a variety of rare, unpublished and difficult-to-access archival documents, as well as more familiar published sources.