Catching up with...

"Catching Up With..." Each week a faculty or staff member is profiled. Answering a series of short questions, the profiles are intended to be light, informative and conversational.

Catching up with… Hans-Friedrich Mueller

Hans-Friedrich Mueller, the Thomas Lamont Professor of Ancient and Modern Literatures, grew up in Milwaukee, Wis., thinking sidewalks and walkability were a normal feature of the landscape.

Catching up with…Liz DeLorenzo

Liz DeLorenzo grew up in Saratoga Springs, where she currently lives with her fiancé, Tyler, and their two-year-old rescue pup, Luna.

Catching up with...Nicole de Silva

Visiting assistant professor of history Nicole de Silva grew up in Riverside, Calif., where a landscape once filled with orange groves is now more dominated by rows of midcentury suburban tract housing.

Catching up with...Luke Dosiek

Originally born in Saudi Arabia, Luke Dosiek spent his childhood in Upstate New York, developing a love for outdoor activities, fine cuisine (think: poutine and Michigan-style hot dogs) and collegiate sports.

Catching up with...Sarah Schmidt

As the director of Special Collections and Archives at Schaffer Library, Sarah Schmidt stewards some of the College’s most precious possessions and goes to great lengths to make what she can available to the campus community as well as the general public.

Catching up with...Jeff Jauregui

The lengths a woodworker will go to acquire a prime piece of wood can at times border on the extreme. This is certainly the case for Jeff Jauregui.

Catching up with...Leahanna Pelish ’07

An administrative assistant for the departments of Anthropology, Classics and Philosophy, and the Religious Studies program, Leahanna Pelish ’07 has worked at Union since 2016.