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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.

11.17.20 Potential COVID-19 Exposure - Alumni Gym / Lower Level Weight Room - Nov. 18
Update on 2020-21 Ice Hockey Season - Nov. 17
A message from President David Harris regarding new COVID-19 cases - Nov 14
Winter break - Follow up for employees - Nov. 12
Winter Term Return Update for students - Nov. 11
Winter Sports Update - Nov. 9
Quarantine Update - Nov. 5
Travel to and from N,Y. - Arrival Quarantine Protocols - Oct. 31

Archived Updates

Winter Term Options

As in the fall, our winter 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,” he said. “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.” - Muhammad (Talha) Mushtaq ’23

Engaging Experiences for Remote Students: Following the success of our fall programs, Union will offer a variety of compelling remote courses and internships this winter for students (excluding first years) who choose to study remotely (i.e., not on campus). Remote 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 winter term Minervas Online

Experiential Education

Students can participate in virtual internship opportunities in education, health care and social innovation; remote political internships in Washington, D.C.; 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 winter term Experiential Education

Winter and Spring Term: Key Dates

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

  • Oct. 26: Students elect mode of engagement for winter term

  • Oct. 26: Last day for students to sign the revised COVID-19 Policy Agreement

  • Nov. 2: Email sent to students regarding selecting initial COVID testing day - Delayed due to new guidance from NYS. More information will be available soon.

  • Nov. 6: Last day for students to make a change in mode of engagement (on-campus or remote) for winter term

  • Jan. 2: Move-in date for students returning from international travel and students required to quarantine per the New York state travel guidelines and using college quarantine hotel

  • Jan. 7-9: Student testing and move in begins. Employee testing begins. (See testing section below for information about pre-arrival testing and on-campus testing.)

  • Jan. 11: First day of classes

  • March 25-28: Modified spring break

  • March 29: First day of spring term

  • June 13: In-person Commencement for the Class of 2021, conditions permitting