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.

Community Updates:

Relaxing COVID-19 restrictions/plans for the fall - June 21, 2021

Hours of Operation:

Athletic Facilities • Dining • Schaffer Library • Study Spaces

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

COVID-19 Dashboard

For questions email covid19@union.edu

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