Catching up with...

Three years ago, Travis Carr hit rock bottom. He was working a dead-end job, playing video games non-stop and was unhappily single. He saw his weight balloon to 350 pounds.

Zoe Oxley, professor of political science, grew up in Etna, Maine, and spent her undergraduate years at Bowdoin College.

Becky Rapp came to her position as Accounts Payable Specialist with a wealth of experience in dealing with young children which makes her a natural to gently cajole certain employees to, ahem, “please sign off on your old transactions.”

David Cotter is a professor of sociology who specializes in the area of inequality with emphasis on gender, work and family, and rural poverty in the United States.

“When I saw an open position as coordinator of arts programs at Union, I knew it was made for me,” said Victoria Rotondi.

Schenectady is more than 5,000 miles from Michael Okwori’s birthplace in Nigeria but, thanks to advances in his field, he can easily connect with friends and family back home.

Soon after graduating from Union last June with a degree in sociology, Elena Montoya ’22 found herself back on camp

From basketball court to engineering labs, Amy Loya ’14 has always been on her game.

Originally from Long Island, Mark Yetman enjoys reading, gaming and convincing himself that he enjoys hot yoga. He has a cat named Ellie.

Robert Samet, associate professor of anthropology, grew up in High Point, N.C., which is known as the furniture capital of the world. His mother taught high school English, while his father was an attorney.