Union in the Media

Marcus Hotaling, director of the Counseling Center, has been elected to the board of directors for the Association of University and College Counseling Center. The AUCCCD is the largest organization of campus mental health leaders in the world. The term is for one year. In his role, Hotaling will help guide campus mental health policy and initiatives at the national level. Hotaling joined Union in fall 2007.

An essay by Jillmarie Murphy, associate professor of English and director of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, was published in Victorian Ecocriticism: The Politics of Place and Early Environmental Justice. The piece is titled “The Politics of Place Attachment and the Laboring Body in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles." Read her essay here.

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The Daily Gazette asked prominent people in the Capital Region to share the titles of their books and reveal their personal reading habits.

Among those interviewed was President Stephen C. Ainlay.

Vincent Bonventre '70 recently appeared on "Capital Tonight" to answer questions about the new U.S. Supreme Court term, which began Oct. 2. Bonventre is the Justice Robert H. Jackson Distinguished Professor of Law at Albany Law School.

He has also offered his expertise on "The Capitol Pressroom" and KJZZ-FM, NPR's Phoenix affiliate. At Union, he was a member of Sigma Chi and the men's swimming and diving team.

Artist Laini Nemett explores the concept of home through collaged architectural environments she creates from cardboard models and large-scale oil paintings in “When We Lived Here,” now at the Mandeville Gallery in the Nott Memorial.

The exhibition includes 32 works by Nemett, the John D. MacArthur Assistant Professor of Drawing and Painting at Union.

A forthcoming article by economics professors Lewis Davis and Steven Schmidt and Jack Mara ‘10, “Social Animal House: The Economic and Academic Consequences of Fraternity Membership,” has been covered by a number of national media outlets, including CNBC, Bloomberg View, Mother Jones, Market Watch, Yahoo Finance, and Real Clear Life. The working paper version of the article has over 45,000 views and 2,400 downloads. The article began as Mara’s senior thesis project.

Brad Hays, associate professor of political science, offered commentary on the controversy surrounding athletes protesting during the national anthem to WRGB, the local CBS affiliate. Watch that here.

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Bob Bernhardt '73 was recently featured in the Times Free Press. The story focused on a career milestone -- the start of his 25th year working with the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera.

At Union, he played baseball and soccer, was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and student government, and was a resident advisor.

The campus community gathered in the Nott Memorial early Thursday evening for a moving service to celebrate the life of Alexander Askenazy ’20.

The 19-year-old passed away in his residence hall Sunday from an existing medical condition.

The Daily Gazette attended the service.

A story also appears on the College's news site.

Dr. John Fildes '77 of University Medical Center in Las Vegas has appeared on a number of news programs (PBS, CBS, NBC), discussing hospital responses/preparedness and patient care in the wake of the city's massacre Sunday night.

He is medical director of UMC's Trauma Center, the only Level I trauma center in Nevada.

At Union, he was a member of Beta Theta Pi and played intramural sports.

Holli Frey, associate professor and chair of the Geology Department, has received a $307,000 grant through the National Science Foundation’s Major Research Instrumentation program. This grant supports the acquisition of a state-of-the-art inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer to support faculty and undergraduate research. Also included in the grant are John Garver, professor of geology; David Gillikin, associate professor of geology; Kurt Hollocher, the John and Jane Wold Professor of Geology; and Donald Rodbell, professor of geology. Learn more about it here.

Deidre Hill Butler, associate professor of sociology, has a new elected position with the National Women’s Studies Association. She will serve as the constituency group chairperson of the Feminist Mother Caucus.

Brad Hays, associate professor of political science, was recently featured on several segments of WAMC’s “Congressional Corner.” Over three recent episodes, Hays discussed a range of topics including health care policy in other countries and President Trump’s approval ratings.

Kevin Flike '06 was recently featured in the Times Union newspaper.

A retired staff sergeant who was critically wounded in Afghanistan while serving as a Green Beret, the story focused on his time in the Army and his efforts to help similarly injured soldiers and veterans. Flike spends much of his free time updating his weekly “Wounded by War” blog and giving motivational speeches around the country.

At Union, he was a member of Theta Delta Chi, played football and studied abroad in China.