A regular feature in which a faculty or staff member is profiled. Answering a series of short questions, the profiles are intended to be light, informative and conversational.
You could say Alicia Dang, assistant professor of economics, is seasonally adjusted. She grew up in Vietnam and lived all over the globe before settling in Schenectady.
For anyone who has business with the President’s Office, chances are their first point of contact is Pam Guidi. As the assistant, she is the greeter, gatekeeper and go-to in Feigenbaum Hall.
In winter 1992, his second term at Union, William García traveled with students for a term abroad in Seville. It would be the first of 23 Union terms abroad and mini terms he has led during his 30 years at the College.
Michael Moore has been guiding students and families through the admissions process for nearly 25 years, the last three at Union as associate dean of admissions and coordinator of multicultural recruitment.
Her research focuses on ultrathin materials and devices, but Yijing Stehle, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has a wide array of interests beyond her academic discipline.
Most work days, there is a good chance you will find James Ropitzky in Union’s testing center. When he’s not on campus, he’ll be somewhere outside – summiting an Adirondack peak, driving down the fairway or spending time with friends.
Helen Hanson '83 is an associate professor in the Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering Department. After graduate school in Cambridge, Mass., she was a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Ryan Keytack joined Union last winter as assistant dean of students for Campus & Community Living & Learning. He came to Union from Philadelphia in June, where he lived and worked in the College House system at the University of Pennsylvania.