Union in the Media

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.

A group of Union students and faculty will travel to Washington, D.C. April 29 to protest the environmental policies of U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration.

Over 40 students, faculty and staff are representing the College at the Peoples Climate Movement. Angelica DeDona ’19 and Jeffrey Corbin, associate professor of biology, are organizing the group. The national march is being organized by 350.org, led by environmentalist Bill McKibben who was on campus last week to speak.

Participants will march from the U.S. Capitol building and surround the grounds of the White House, ending at the Washington Monument.

“I am hoping that this gives people the energy to keep fighting for their voices to be heard by the government,” said DeDona. “Constantly fighting for the earth, something we all benefit from, can be exhausting because it is so obviously important to those who have always cared.”

John Donohue '90 was recently featured in The New York Times.

The story focused on his drawing project, "All the Restaurants in New York." A selection of his work is on display in Brooklyn, where the prints are also sold. As a student, John was involved with Sigma Phi and spent a term abroad in China.

Read the story here.

Learn more about Donohue's project on his website here.

Noted historian David McCullough’s latest book, “The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For” is a collection of speeches culled from the scores McCullough has given over the past 25 years to a variety of audiences. Included is his 1994 commencement speech at Union.

McCullough talked about his speech at Union on WAMC, Northeast Public Radio, The Roundtable.

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.

Read more about his speech at Union.

Union's fly fishing club was recently featured in the Daily Gazette.

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A contingent of students and faculty from Union were headed to the March for Science in Albany, N.Y. and the People's March for Climate Change in Washington, D.C.

To read a story in the Daily Gazette, click here (subscription may be required).

As part of a feature on area colleges and its biggest supporters, The Albany Business Review talked to Kelly Williams '86 and David Breazzano '78 about their love for the College.

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The Council on Aging at the Kane Center recently honored Dr. Howard Voss '57 with the Charlie Kane Award, presented to a senior citizen who has provided preeminent service to the Martin County (Florida) community.

Voss, medical director and CEO of Volunteers in Medicine Clinic, was recognized for his decades of teaching, contributing to significant medical research, and treating patients without the ability to pay.

At Union, Howard was involved with Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Nu and Concordiensis.

Read more here.

Noted environmentalist, author and activist Bill McKibben spoke Monday in the Nott Memorial.

His talk, “The Adirondacks: Refuge in a Warming World?” was part of the Kelly Adirondack Center’s lecture series “Living with the Land.”

To read a story in the Daily Gazette, click here.

Nancy Miorelli '11 was recently profiled by NPR. The story focused on her career as an entomologist. You can follow her on Twitter here.

At Union, she spent a term abroad in Australia and participated in Ballroom Dancing Club and Steinmetz Symposium.

Read more here.