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Seminar | Dining | Local Activities | Checks | Final Check | Picnic | Housing
THE INFORMATION HERE IS FROM SUMMER 2012: It will be updated in June with 2013 information.
For current information about the stipends see the 2013 Application Page.
Information about Summer Research Checks
Some time after May 15 and before you start doing summer research go to Human Resources (17 South Lane) and fill out the necessary paperwork so that you can be paid. Also check that your mailbox has been left open so that your check will be delivered. The default is to close it at the end of the year, so you need to speak to the mailroom to have it kept open.
The schedule for checks for summer research students is as follows:
8-Week Fellowships:
$1000 each on June 29, July 13 and July 27
The final check of $600 will be issued once your final report has been submitted to the Undergraduate Research office and we have received your summer research evaluation survey results.
The final deadline for reports is Fri., Sept. 14, 2012.
4-Week Fellowships:
$600 each on June 29 and July 13
The final check of $600 will be issued once your final report has been submitted to the Undergraduate Research office and we have received your summer research evaluation survey results.
The final deadline for reports is Fri., Sept. 14, 2012.
2012 Summer Research Seminar Series
View the schedule and list of presenters.Talks are on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning July 10 and ending August 2 from 12:15-1:15PM in Olin 115. They should be 15 min. long with 5 min. for questions.
Posters are on Wednesday, July 11 and Wednesday, August 1. They should be 4 feet wide by 3 feet high. They can be printed at the Copy Center in the Mailroom for $10. Minimum notice is 24 hours and more is better.
On July 11 the poster session will be held at the Adirondack Center in Niskayuna.
- To get to the Adirondack Center, buses will run from campus at 11:45am and 12 noon, returning at 1 pm and 1:15 pm. Meet the bus at Old Chapel Circle. There is no parking at the Adirondack Center, so everyone must take the bus.
- Pizza from off campus will be served.
- Presenting students should take the 11:45 bus.
On August 1 the poster session will be in the Wold Atrium.
On August 1, posters can be put up between 10-11AM, students should stand by their
posters from 12:15-1:15 and posters should be down before 3PM. Lunch
will be served at 12 noon.
Organizational Meeting, Thursday, June 28 at 12:15 in Olin 115. Learn about summer events and activities and sign
up for a presentation/poster slot at this meeting.
Organizational Meeting Powerpoint
Other Summer Opportunities
For all Workshops listed below lunch is served at 12 noon and the workshop begins at 12:15 in Olin 106.
Mon., June 18 Learning Styles (led by Maggie Tongue, Director of Scholarships and Fellowships)
Wed., June 20 Scholarships and Fellowships (led by Maggie Tongue, Director of Scholarships and Fellowships)
Thurs., June 21 Leadership and Teamwork (led by Maggie Tongue, Director of Scholarships and Fellowships)
Mon., June 25 - Wed., June 27 Career Workshops - signups TBA
Local Activities
FREE outdoor summer performance schedules:
Saratoga Shakespeare Company Several Union students and faculty are involved in this production.
“Twelfth Night” July 17-29
Jazz on Jay Street
Freedom park summer concerts (Scotia)
Other Schenectady events
Theater in Washington Park, Albany
How do I receive my Final Summer Research Check?
1. Work with your summer research faculty advisor to write a report that summarizes your summer work. This report may take any form that is acceptable to your faculty research advisor. When your advisor has approved this report, send the report as an attachment (.pdf or .doc/.docx format) to undergradresearch@union.edu.
2. Christopher Barrette will forward your report to your faculty research advisor. Your advisor will reply to this message indicating his/her official approval of the final report.
3. Fill out the Evaluation of Summer Research Survey.
When we have received completed versions of all of the above, your final check of $600 will be issued by the Payroll office.* The final deadline for completing all of this is Friday, September 14, 2012. Students who do not complete the requirements by the deadline will forfeit their final check.
*Checks are issued once every two weeks. Depending on when you submit your report, it could be up to 3 weeks before you receive your check.
Housing
Sign up for on-campus Summer Housing here. When you fill out the form, choose either "Bill my student account" or "Pay up front". You are responsible for paying for your housing since your salary will include housing funding ($600 for full, 8-week fellowships and $300 for half, 4-week fellowships). All housing arrangements are made through Residential Life. This summer housing will be available for students in the four Minerva Houses in North and South. Students will have access to the kitchens in all four Minerva Houses. Dutch Hollow will be open for breakfast and lunch. Upper Class will be open for meals when camps are in session (check http://uniondining.com/ for the schedule once the summer begins).
The block available for student summer housing extends from Monday, June 1, through Friday, August 10, 2012. Students doing 8-week fellowships may begin any time between June 11 and 18. Students applying for summer housing will indicate on their housing forms which of these weeks they expect to be on campus. It may be possible for students to arrange campus housing later in August, but the students interested in doing so must make individual arrangements with the Office of Residential Life. (Mid- to late-August is a “transition time” for the Office of Residential Life, so students staying on campus might have to move from one room to another.)
Summer Research Picnic
The summer research kickoff picnic will be held on Tuesday, June 19 at 12 noon on the RCC Patio (Rain Location: Wold Atrium). All students and faculty involved in summer research are encouraged to attend.
Dining
Students will have access to the kitchens in all four Minerva Houses.
You must provide your own cooking utensils. Dutch Hollow will be open
for breakfast and lunch. Upper Class Dining Hall will be open for meals
when camps are in session (schedule with hours and prices is here)*.
*It
is possible that if there are too few people on campus that some meals
may be canceled. Also, from July 28-30th a very large group will be on
campus, so access may be restricted to those campers.
Shuttles to Wal Mart will run Wednesdays at 6:00pm and 6:30pm with return trips at 8:00pm and 8:30pm.