Harris House

Harris House is named in honor of David R. Harris, 19th president of Union College, his wife Anne, and their daughters Eve, Olivia, and Maya.

An inspiring leader, mentor, and powerful voice for the student experiences, David Harris has devoted himself tirelessly to advancing Union's vision: To develop every student to lead with wisdom, empathy and courage, in ways large and small, now and across multiple tomorrows.

He has challenged the Union community to "be comfortable being uncomfortable" and to embrace constructive dialogue. A champion of greater access to education for all students and stronger ties between the college and the city of Schenectady. His legacy will be enduring.

This house was dedicated on May 8, 2025.

Building Information

Harris House is one of two conjoined Minerva Houses on South Terrace Lane, sharing a building with Sorum House. Harris is home to approximately 50 upperclassmen students.

Upperclass Harris House members have the option of applying to live in Harris during their sophomore, junior, and senior years. The house is a mix of single and double rooms, with priority for room selection based on Minerva housing application score. Harris House has 12 single rooms and 17 double rooms.

Minerva House Contacts

Faculty Rep: Christopher Chandler chandlec@union.edu
Student Rep: Jonathon Dietchman deitchmj@union.edu
Council Chair(s): Erika Cole colee@union.edu & Strahlia Durr durrs@union.edu

Harris House Faculty and Staff Affiliations

Faculty Members

First	Last	Department
Samuel	Amanuel	Physics & astronomy
Prateek	Arora	Economics
Kenneth	Aslakson	History
Charles	Batson	Modern Languages
Louisa	Catalano	Mathematics
A. Michelle	Chilcoat	Modern Languages
Linda	Cool	Anthropology
James	De seve	Film Studies
Tomas	Dvorak	Economics
Andrew	Feffer	History
Marianna	Ganapini	Philosophy
Ashraf	Ghaly	Environmental Engineering
Joshua	Hart	Psychology
Walter	Hatke	Visual Arts
Bradley	Hays	Political Science
Kurt	Hollocher	Geology
Sanjay	Hosur	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Hugh	Jenkins	English
Sarina	Kuersteiner	History
Bernhard	Kuhn	English
Amy	Loya	Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
Laura	Macmanus-Spencer	Chemistry
Seyfollah	Maleki	Physics & Astronomy
Matthew	Manon	Geology
Lori	Marso	Political Science
Daniel	Mosquera	Modern Languages
Jillmarie	Murphy	English
Jay	Newman	Physics & Astronomy
David	Ogawa	Visual Arts
Zeynep	Orhan	Computer Science
Rosemary	Patterson	Sociology
Andrea	Pedeferri	Philosophy
Chad	Rogers	Psychology
Timothy Jacob (TJ)	Schlueter	Computer Science
Jordan	Smith	English
Yijing	Stehle	Mechanical Engineering
Strom	Thacker	Academic Affairs
D. Catherine	Walker	Psychology
Laura	Winters	Classics
Buchin	Zachary	Psychology
Leonardo	Zaibert	Philosophy
Cheikh	Ndiaye	Modern languages

Staff Members

First	Last	Department
Emily	Brown	President's Office
Niamya	Canady	Intercultural Affairs
Tara	Canniff	Diving Coach
Rochelle	Caruso	Career Services
Christopher	Comino	Faculty
Tonie	Cross	Career Services
Daniel	Gabelman	Athletics
Carol	Gagliardi	Dining Services
Emma	Gray	Admissions
Courtney	Hall	Women's Ice Hockey
Kelli-Anne	Hays	Office Coordinator
Lauren	Hyde	Health Services
Genghis	Khan	Religious Life
Katie	Marcella	Women's Basketball
Ashley	Martinez	Athletics
Matthew	Masciocchi	Admissions
Jim	McLaughlin	Athletics
Amanda	Morrenda	Res Ed & Housing
Paul	Mound	Baseball
Laura	Nardelli	Track and Field
Isabel	Norman	Class Deans
Yonna	Palmer	Admissions
Gavin	Perrine	Facilities
Karen	Perron	Women's Soccer
Mike	Polsinelli	Women's Soccer
Adonis	Richards	OIA
Samantha	Soons	Director of Annual Giving
Adrianna	Symicek	Athletics
Paul	Tompkins	Enginerring Machine Lab
Makayla	Wahaus	admissions
Phillip	Wajda	Communications
Tom	White	Crew
Mike	Zannella	Men's Hockey