Catching up with...

Since arriving at Union the fall of 2020, Elena McGrath has quickly become one of the College’s most popular professors.

Whether she’s welcoming alumni back to campus for ReUnion or cheering on her kids at a weekend sports game, Ashley Breslin thrives on building connections and celebrating community.

These days, if Bunkong Tuon isn’t teaching, he’s learning fiddle tunes on the guitar. Why? So he can play with his colleagues, Jordan Smith and Hugh Jenkins, at the Beuth House Minerva Jams traditional music sessions.

For Matt Anderson, planning for his first Steinmetz Symposium as the new director of undergraduate research began last December.

Jessica Wenger ’10 wears Union on her sleeve. Or, more specifically, on her marathon jerseys.

From a young age, Colin Gleason was always curious about how the world worked. But it wasn’t until junior year of high school, in a classroom in upstate New York, that things truly started to come into focus.

Steve Sheridan always had a passion for writing. A dedicated reader of The Boston Globe, the Bay State native was especially captivated by the newspaper’s sportswriters and columnists.

A native of Columbus and alumna of the Ohio State University, Melinda Goldner, professor of sociology, has been a Buckeye fan her whole life (which might help explain her competitive side – Buckeye fans are notoriously passionate).

As a fixture in Human Resources for nearly two dozen years, Jennifer Blessing is intimately familiar with many of the 780 employees at Union.

Bob Dylan’s “You Ain’t Going Nowhere” certainly doesn’t apply to fellow Minnesotan Tim Olsen, born 20 years after the legendary folk artist.