November 2018 News Archive

President David R. Harris has appointed Michele Gibson as the new vice president for Administration and Finance.

In her role as a member of the president’s senior staff, Gibson will oversee Finance, Human Resources, Facilities, Bookstore and Mail Room, and share supervisory responsibilities for Dining Services.

Union has been recognized by the Council on Undergraduate Research for excellence in its programs that offer high-quality research experiences for undergraduates.

The College joins the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as winners of this year’s Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments (AURA).

A team from Union took second place in a case competition at the fifth annual Wharton Undergraduate Health Management Conference in Philadelphia last weekend.

Ruchi Raval ‘20, (biology and political science), Julian Mak’19 (chemistry and philosophy), Dhruv Patel ‘19, (economics and mathematics) and team captain Marc Perlman ’19 (biology and economics) participated.

Union’s Kenney Community Center was recently honored by the Hamilton Hill Neighborhood Association for its volunteer work.

Student volunteers regularly participate in neighborhood cleanups, projects at the Hamilton Hill Arts Center and COCOA House, which provides afterschool tutoring and other programs to Schenectady children.

Union has been recognized as the “Community Partner of the Year” by the Schenectady ARC.

The award was presented Thursday night at the organization’s annual dinner. Jake Feinstein ’21, a student volunteer, accepted the award on the College’s behalf.

The College has had a longstanding community partnership with the Schenectady ARC (Advocacy, Resources, Choices).