Union in the Media

Sonia Sandoval '16 is Union's latest Mielke Fellow, a position reserved for recent graduates who are deemed capable of contributing to the college in a unique way. Her project involves creating a 3-D archive of Union artifacts.

The Daily Gazette recently caught up with Sandoval on campus (subscription may be required).

Bradley Hays, associate professor of political science, was a recent guest on WAMC, Northeast Public Radio. He discussed President Trump's low approval ratings.

Northeast Public Radio is a member of National Public Radio serving parts of seven northeastern states. These include New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

Matthew Liquori '18, Sydney Keane '18 and Kristen St. Andrews '18 are spending their summer helping care for terminally ill patients at two hospice residences. The eight-week Community Action, Research and Education (CARE) Summer Fellowship Program was created by Carol Weisse, professor of psychology and director of Health Professions.

Matthew Liquori '18, Sydney Keane '18 and Kristen St. Andrews '18 are spending their summer helping care for terminally ill patients at two hospice residences. The eight-week Community Action, Research and Education (CARE) Summer Fellowship Program was created by Carol Weisse, professor of psychology and director of Health Professions.

Read more in the Times Union.

Kaywana Raeburn, the Feigenbaum Assistant Professor of Behavioral Economics, is featured in the July/August issue of Women@Work, a publication of the Times Union.

The article focuses on women in finance.

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The latest issue of Insight into Diversity features advice from Gretchel Hathaway, dean of diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, to new chief diversity officers.

Insight Into Diversity is the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

Mechanical engineering students in Professor Ron Bucinell’s class collaborated with the Schenectady ARC on a prototype they designed that allows developmentally challenged individuals to use a machine that precisely places snaps onto clothing. The students were James Hawkins, Raquel Paramo and Lingzhi "Owen" Zhang.

John Sexton, the president-emeritus of New York University, was the featured speaker at Union's 223rd Commencement on Sunday, June 11.

475 students in the Class of 2017 received their degrees during the ceremony.

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Eight Union College seniors were chosen to represent the College's Minerva Fellows program.

They will travel the globe to work in developing countries while paired up with a social entrepreneurial organization. The students will work for nine months and return to the College and live in a Minerva house for one month, where they will participate in a social entrepreneurial course and educate current students about their experiences abroad.

This year's fellows are:

The College’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa recently announced the new inductees to the honor society.

From the Class of 2018:

Gianluca Avanzato, Andrew Forte, Aidan Pieper, Rebecca Shamah, Jason Turner and Maria Van Nostrand.

From the Class of 2017:

Sharmeen Azher, Noemie Bechu, Kimberly Bolduc, Jack Bragg, Julia Brooks, Morgan Clark, Loren Collado, Kent Curran, Christopher Di Capua, Melissa Epstein, Rachel Fried, Sierra Goodfellow, Molly Graether, Matthew Hacker, Sara Halsey, Connor Hurley, Ruoxuan (Rosie) Jia, Thomas Lawton, Kimberly MacLeod, Kathryn Martin, Molly McDonald, Laura Mueller, Brendan O’Connor, John (Pete) Peterson, Matthew Rametta, Matthew Ramotar, Francis (Frank) Rocco, Zachary Roth, Allison Schachter, Laura Schaffer, Joshua Schwartz, Maddison Stemple-Piatt, Kevin Tran, Lam Vo and Matthew Wu.

They join the members of the Class of 2017 elected last year:

Kathryn Evans, Chelsea Kaiser, Rebeka Kelmar and Emily Su.

Juniors and seniors of academic distinction who are candidates for the B.A. or general B.S. degree are eligible for membership in Phi Beta Kappa. Election is based on scholarship and character, with particular attention given to intellectual maturity and breadth.

Union’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter, Alpha of New York, was established in 1817 and is the fifth oldest in the country. Election to membership is one of the highest distinctions given for academic achievement. An exhibit honoring the College’s Phi Beta Kappa history is currently on display in Schaffer Library.