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Union Where You Are: Plans for 2020-21

Union Where You Are

Whether you are on campus, near campus or anywhere else in the world, our plan is designed to meet the needs of our community and provide every student with an exceptional academic experience.

What's New?

We know you will continue to have questions about Union and our plans. We are updating this site regularly. To help you locate the newest information, here is a short list of the most recent additions.

Spring 2021 Study Spaces

Community Updates:

Hours of Operation:

Spring 2021 Athletics Schedule Changes - view the latest schedule changes related to adherence to safety and wellness protocols established by Union College, the Liberty League, and the NCAA during the Spring 2021 season.

NYS Vaccine Distribution Plan | Am I Eligible? | Schenectady County Vaccine Appointments

Spring Term Options

As in the winter, our spring term Union Where You Are plan includes three broad modes of course instruction: in-person, hybrid (available both in-person and remotely) and online. Our listing of courses denotes their modes of delivery (see the Location and Meeting Time column).

“COVID has taught us a very special lesson about new virtual experiential education opportunities,” said Muhammad (Talha) Mushtaq ’23. “We are living in a virtual era. Union did something out of the box with this virtual global internship course. It is really accessible, and I’ll remember it for a lifetime.”

Engaging Experiences for Remote Students: Following the success of our fall and winter programs, Union this spring will offer a variety of compelling remote courses and internships for students (excluding first years) who choose to study remotely (i.e., not on campus). Students who complete the remote experiential courses will receive a Robert J. Moser ’99 Experiential Learning Award of $2,000 to help offset any related expenses.

Minervas Online

Our world has become more complex, and the big questions we face are increasingly difficult to answer. Union's world-class faculty from a variety of disciplines have created Minervas Online, a suite of interdisciplinary opportunities to explore major societal challenges such as climate change, sustainability, criminal justice and mass incarceration, and global citizenship.

Learn more about spring term Minervas Online

Experiential Education

Students can participate in virtual internship opportunities in education, health care and social innovation; student-arranged internship courses based on individual interests; and Global Virtual Internship Courses given in collaboration with the College’s study abroad partners.

Learn more about spring term Experiential Education

Spring Terms: Key Dates

Below are key dates for the spring terms. For additional dates, please visit the academic calendar.

Mar.
1
Students elect mode of engagement for spring term
Mar.
8-11
Spring-term course registration
Mar.
22
Students who were not on campus for winter term must sign the revised COVID-19 Policy Agreement by this date
REVISED COVID-19 POLICY AGREEMENT FORM
Mar.
25-28
Modified spring break
Mar.
29
First day of spring term

Mar.
29
March 29 - April 8
Students and employees who are on a weekly testing schedule must test twice a week
Jun.
13
In-person Commencement for the Class of 2021, conditions permitting