March 2018 News Archive

Reappointment review committees have been formed for the following assistant professors: Ellen Gasparovic, Nelia Mann, Jennifer Mitchell, Laini Nemett and Heather Watson. Members of the Union Community may submit written comments on their teaching, service or scholarship to the committee chairs preferably by Friday, April 27. Committees are:

Ellen Gasparovic (Mathematics): Kimmo Rosenthal, chair; Christina Tonnesen-Friedman and William Zwicker.

It was just before dawn on a summer Sunday morning when a loud, steady hum emanated from Drew Lentz’s metal detector. The campus was nearly deserted and Lentz was surveying a grassy hill yards from the President’s House.

He bent down and gently sifted through the soft soil. He noticed the object buried about seven inches in the ground. It was not a quarter as he initially believed. A silver chain was partially exposed. He tugged on the chain and lifted it from the ground.

Violinist Stefan Jackiw and pianist Jeremy Denk perform on Sunday, March 25 at 3 p.m. in Memorial Chapel.

These audience favorites collaborate for a special program of the complete violin sonatas of Charles Ives. An iconoclast of his time, the American composer ushered in modernism through his innovative use of American folk songs in these masterworks of the repertoire.

Sam Hoyt ’18 has a passion for engineering and diving.

So it was only natural for those passions to align for the champion diver’s senior project.

Since last summer, Hoyt has created, built and tested a sparger system at the College’s pool and diving area inside Breazzano Fitness Center.

Four students are the latest to be named University Innovation Fellows, a highly-selective program designed to help foster entrepreneurship and innovation among students nationwide.

They are:

Marina DeLuca ’20, a music and biology major from East Marion, N.Y.; Samantha Kruzshak’19, a biology major from Newtown, Conn.; Ha An Nguyen ’20, an economics and computer science major from Hanoi, Vietnam; and J.P. Elmblad ’20, an economics major from Boulder, Colo.

More than 370 people gathered at Proctor’s GE Theater Tuesday to attend Film Studies’ Environmental Action Media Lab sustainable banquet and screenings. The media-making initiative had 40 students create short films to move people to action on pressing environmental concerns. From reusable batteries to sustainable periods the films not only informed but challenged the audience to alter behaviors to help save our planet.

George Shaw, professor emeritus of geology, is co-author of a recent book published by Springer. “Navigating the Energy Maze: The Transition to a Sustainable Future” provides specific policy proposals designed to move the U.S. to a low-carbon energy system.

With regular decision acceptance letters set to go out at the end of March, admissions officers are finalizing the Class of 2022.

The competition to land a coveted spot in the class remains fierce, with a record 6,701 students applying, a slight increase over last year’s record of 6,676. This includes 412 early decision applicants. Students applying under early decision have made a commitment to attend Union if they are accepted.

The Peace Corps recently ranked Union No. 22 among small schools on its 2018 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list.

There are 10 Union alumni currently volunteering worldwide in a number of capacities. Among those serving is Anna McGillicuddy ’15, a youth-in-development volunteer in Thailand.