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TRUE TO OUR NAME

At Union, things come together in ways that energize our community with opportunities for all.

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ACADEMICS

EXPLORE 62+ AREAS OF STUDY

U.S. News and World Report
'Best Colleges'

#22

Engineering programs (non-doctoral)

Princeton Review 'Featured Colleges'

#1

Best Science Lab Facilities

Princeton Review 'Mental Health Services Honor Roll'

Money 'Best Value' colleges

4.5 stars

(out of 5)

U.S. News and World Report
'Best Colleges'

#22

Engineering programs (non-doctoral)

Princeton Review
'Featured Colleges'

#1

Best Science Lab Facilities

Princeton Review 'Mental Health Services Honor Roll'

Money
'Best Value' colleges

4.5 stars

(out of 5)

FEATURED NEWS

A group of students in Union’s Leadership in Medicine program recently finished second in the Penn State Health Policy and Administration Virtual Case Competition. Hosted by the Department of Health Policy and Administration and sponsored by Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, the competition featured students from 20 undergraduate institutions. Students were asked to create a schedule for overlapping TKA’s (total knee arthoplasty or replacements). This would allow the attending surgeon to d

LIM students finish second in national competition to solve a healthcare challenge

On a recent weekday afternoon, Cole Belmont, Union’s Makerspace director, stood beside a CNC router (computer numerical control) in a lab in the Feigenbaum Center for Visual Arts. Enoch Fashola ’30, a mechanical engineering major from Houston, listened intently as Belmont explained how they were going to use the automated, computer-driven cutting and milling machine to create three-dimensional tiles for display in the lab. “We can make complex, precise cuts with this,” Belmont said. “It opens up a whole ran

Cole Belmont, Union’s Makerspace maven, to be honored as Innovator of the Year

Calder Baker ’29 was sorting through material in Special Collections when he discovered an old student scrapbook. Belonging to Frederick Richards, Class of 1888, the weathered book contained what one would expect for chronicling a student’s time on campus: menus, newspaper clippings and information related to his fraternity. Placed prominently at the front of the book, however, were mementos of a long-dead tradition: the burial/cremation of textbooks. This included special programs for the “Burial of Algebr

Death of a textbook: 19th-century mock funerals used to mark the end of a term

Junko Ueno, professor of Japanese, grew up in Fukuoka, one of the prefectures of Kyushu Island, Japan. She loved learning English as a child, and a part-time job teaching English during her college days inspired her to study abroad after graduation. While working on her M.A. in TESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages) and applied linguistics at Indiana University, Bloomington, Ueno started teaching Japanese as well. She found tremendous joy in teaching and relearning her native language and

Catching up with...Junko Ueno

ACADEMICS

RESEARCH REIGNS

No matter your major(s), you’ll dive into hands-on research alongside expert faculty in labs, archives, studios, or out in the field.

Students testing the soil as part of a research project

Students strolling down Jay Street in Schenectady, NY

ABOUT UNION

THE ELECTRIC CITY

Schenectady blends city energy and outdoor adventure, offering restaurants and cafes, shops and boutiques, theaters and events, plus hiking, biking and skiing just minutes from campus.

STUDENT LIFE

CURRENT INTERESTS + NEW PURSUITS

From beekeeping club and an off-road racing team to music festivals and movie nights, Union’s 130+ clubs and organizations ensure there’s always something to do and someone to do it with.

Students at the Club Expo seated at a table with model rockets placed nearby.