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A tool to help navigate the college recruiting process and protection for hockey players win top honors at SparkLab business competition

When infielder Ryan Kolodziejczyk ’27 was going through the college baseball recruiting process, he found the experience to be overwhelming. “I spent months reaching out to schools I was never going to play at, either my baseball level wasn't high enough, my test scores weren't good enough, or both,” said Kolodziejczyk, a computer science and mathematics double major from Old Saybrook, Conn. “The silence from coaches who never responded or ghosted me was draining, and the stress it put on my family was real

Union College Jazz Ensemble to open Jazz on Jay series

The series presents free jazz concerts Thursdays from noon to 1:30 p.m. through August 27. In case of inclement weather, the series moves indoors to Proctors Arcade on State Street.

he Union College Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Tim Olsen, professor of music, will open this year’s Jazz on Jay concert series with a June 4 performance at Jay Square (across from City Hall in downtown Schenectady). The series presents free jazz concerts Thursdays from noon to 1:30 p.m. through August 27. In case of inclement weather, the series moves indoors to Proctors Arcade on State Street.

May 11, 2026

President Elizabeth Kiss featured in Inside Higher Ed

April 25, 2026

Union student quoted in Wall Street Journal about internships

April 18, 2026

New partnership with University of Rochester’s Simon Business School featured in local media

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February 23, 2026

Steinmetz Lecture speaker featured in the Daily Gazette

January 28, 2026

Local media chronicles journey of victim of Schenectady Massacre in Union's archives

May 14, 2026

As part of NASA's Aerogel Lecture Series, Mary K. Carroll '86, the Dwane W. Crichton Professor of Chemistry, and Ann M. Anderson, the Agnes S. MacDonald Professor of Mechanical Engineering, gave a virtual seminar titled "Rapid Aerogel Fabrication Facilitates a Range of Applications."

May 10, 2026

Man of the century

John Wold '38, who died in 2017 and was a longtime supporter of Union, is the subject of "Wyoming People: ‘Man Of The Century’" in Cowboy State Daily.

March 9, 2026

Alum's book makes NYT nonfiction list

Joanna Stern's new book, I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything, has made the New York Times' list, "26 Nonfiction Books We're Excited About this Spring." Stern is The Wall Street Journal’s senior personal technology columnist and a member of the Class of 2006.

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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?