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April 23, 2026

President Elizabeth Kiss part of regional panel on the evolving state of higher education

President Elizabeth Kiss was among three newly appointed college presidents invited to share their thoughts on how they are redefining leadership at a time of rapid change and financial pressure for a panel, “New Leaders, New Lens: Inside the Evolving State of Higher Ed.” Hosted by the Albany Business Review, the panel also included Michael Brophy, president of Hudson Valley Community College and Matthew Shaftel, president of Russell Sage.

April 23, 2026

For the Record - Week of April 24, 2026

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April 23, 2026

Rocket Club soars to new heights with first-place finish at national competition

Last fall, members of Union’s Rocket Club gathered to begin work on building a rocket from scratch. Working primarily in the 3D print lab and the make lab, students needed to construct a rocket that could reach a maximum altitude between 700 and 1,200 feet, descend on a parachute at no more than 15 feet per second and use a built-in camera to record the rocket descent. They also needed to use an electronic payload to stream and graph velocity, rotation rate, acceleration, altitude, pressure and temperature

April 16, 2026

For the Record - Week of April 17, 2026

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April 15, 2026

Catching up with…Ellen Gasparovic

When she was growing up 15 minutes down the road in Latham, Ellen Gasparovic had no idea that she would one day end up teaching at Union.

Ellen Gasparovic

April 15, 2026

Project by Jillmarie Murphy examines the history of women during a critical period

Jillmarie Murphy, the William D. Williams Professor of English and director of Interdisciplinary Studies, recently completed “Women and the Environment in the Long Nineteenth Century 1775-1925.” The four-volume set considers varied interconnections between gender and the environment, broadly conceived, and includes extensive editorial commentary focusing on a variety of rare, unpublished and difficult-to-access archival documents, as well as more familiar published sources.

April 15, 2026

Union to offer active shooter training with local law enforcement agencies

AN aerial view of campus with the Nott Memorial featured prominently

April 9, 2026

Union announces new accelerated master’s degree through partnership with University of Rochester’s Simon Business School

A student listens closely during a political science class at the college.

April 8, 2026

New microcredentials to offer expanded career opportunities for Union students

Starting this fall, Union will begin offering academic microcredentials, which are designed to help students gain specific in-demand skills and competencies to make them more desirable to prospective employers. Complementing Union’s traditional liberal arts curriculum, the pilot microcredentials being offered will focus on personal finance, artificial intelligence and Microsoft Excel. They will be taught by Union faculty or alumni. Additional offerings are planned for later. The free microcredentials, a dis

April 8, 2026

For the Record - Week of April 10, 2026

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