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This article is about the Union College in New York. For other institutions of this or a similar name, see Union College (disambiguation).


Union College
Motto: Sous les lois de Minèrve nous devenons tous frères (French: “We all become brothers under the laws of Minerva”)
Established: 1795
Type: Private
Endowment: $365 million
President: Stephen C. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point For the film of this title see Private School (film. Private schools, or Independent schools are Schools not administered A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Ainlay
Faculty: 209
Undergraduates: 2,200
Location: Schenectady, NY, USA
Campus: Urban
Mascot: Dutchmen/Dutchwomen
Website: www.union.edu
The architectural centerpiece of the Union campus, the Nott Memorial, is named after the college's president from 1804-1866, Eliphalet Nott.
The architectural centerpiece of the Union campus, the Nott Memorial, is named after the college's president from 1804-1866, Eliphalet Nott. A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. Schenectady (skəˈnɛktədi Θkahnéhtati in Tuscarora) is a City in Schenectady County, New York, United States New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The Nott Memorial, also known as Nott Memorial Hall, is an elaborate 16-sided stone-masonry building which serves as both architectural and physical centerpiece of Union Eliphalet Nott ( June 25, 1773 - January 25, 1866) was a famed Presbyterian minister inventor educational pioneer and long-term

Union College of Schenectady, New York, is a non-denominational, independent, highly selective liberal arts college in New York's Capital District. Schenectady (skəˈnɛktədi Θkahnéhtati in Tuscarora) is a City in Schenectady County, New York, United States Liberal arts colleges in the United States are institutions of Higher education in the United States. The Capital District (also "Capital Region" is an imprecise regional definition (much like Upstate New York) that generally refers to the four counties surrounding Chartered in 1795, it is the second oldest college in the state, following only Columbia University. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Known as the "Mother of Fraternities", Union spawned the first three Greek letter socieies in America. The Mother of Fraternities is a term commonly used to refer to two different universities, each of which played a critical role in establishing the Greek system in Today, it is widely regarded for its academic excellence.

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History

Officially chartered in 1795, the college can trace its beginnings to 1779. Certain that Burgoyne's defeat at Saratoga two years before would mean a new nation, several hundred residents of northern New York began the first popular demand for higher education in America. Local academic and clerical activists persisted in these efforts for sixteen years until the Regents of the State of New York recognized the school with the state's first charter.

For its initial seventy-five years, Union was regarded among the top handful of colleges in America. During the third quarter of the 19th century there was a loss in student enrollment. The college struggled to regain its previously high standing and had to rebuild and redefine itself after that period.

Today, Union is rated among the top liberal arts colleges in the United States. [1] Number 40 in the 2008 U.S. News & World Report ranking, Union offers many programs encompassing the liberal arts and sciences. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D The term liberal arts refers to a particular type of educational Curriculum broadly defined as a Classical education. Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding Nearly fifty percent of its 2,200 students are enrolled in science or engineering. Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and The current student body is almost evenly split between males and females. A founding member of NESCAC (before withdrawing in 1982), Union fields Division III teams in the majority of its sports. Members The league currently has 11 full members Conference championships The NESCAC holds conference championships in Fall season Men and Ice hockey, Division I, is an exception.

Two United States Presidents (Chester A. Arthur and James Carter), seven cabinet secretaries, fifteen United States senators, ninety-one members of the House of Representatives, thirteen governors, fifty important diplomats, more than 200 judges, forty missionaries, sixteen generals, and ninety college presidents, including the first presidents of the University of Illinois, the University of Iowa, the University of Michigan, Vassar College, Smith College, Elmira College are all alumni of Union College. Chester Alan Arthur (October 5 1829 &ndash November 18 1886 was an American politician who served as the twenty-first President of the United States. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 The University of Illinois is a system of public Universities in Illinois consisting of three campuses Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, and The University of Iowa, is a major teaching service and Research university located on a campus in Iowa City Iowa, on the banks of the Iowa River The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research Vassar College is a private Coeducational, liberal arts college situated in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton Massachusetts. Elmira College is a Coeducational private Liberal arts college located in Elmira, in New York State's Southern Tier

Fellow graduates William H. Seward, well-known for for his once-controversial purchase of Alaska, and Robert Toombs, served simultaneously as Secretaries of State, Seward for the United States and Toombs the Confederate States of America, an unusual distinction in American history. This article is about the New York Governor and Secretary of State Robert Augustus Toombs ( July 2, 1810 &ndash December 15, 1885) was an American political leader Secretary of State of the Confederacy Secretary of State is a commonly used title for a Government Official. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Portraits of both currently hang side-by-side in the President’s House.

Union University

Union College, Albany College of Pharmacy, Albany Law School, Albany Medical College, Dudley Observatory, Graduate College of Union University, together form Union University, a historic linkage dating back to 1873 for graduate programs. Albany College of Pharmacy is a pharmaceutical college in Albany New York, United States. Albany Law School is an ABA accredited Law school based in Albany New York. Albany Medical College (AMC is a Medical school located in Albany New York, United States. Dudley Observatory is an astronomical Observatory located in Schenectady New York, United States. Albany College of Pharmacy, Albany Law School, Albany Medical College, Dudley Observatory, Graduate College of Union University, and Union Union University is a Federation of several graduate and Undergraduate institutions which are located in the U Each member institution has its own governing board, is fiscally independent and is responsible for its own programs. See also: Union College's description of Union University.

Minerva House System

In recent years many old fraternity houses were taken over by the College in order to create the Minerva House system (named for the Roman goddess of wisdom who appears on the college's shield). Each incoming freshman is randomly placed in a Minerva House for their time at Union. Each Minerva House has a yearly entertainment budget, and can plan activities and events for its members (Students from any Minerva House can attend events at any other house as well). Upperclassmen also have the option of living in their Minerva.

Students may also elect to join Theme Houses. Currently, there are twelve active Theme Houses, including Wells House, dedicated to community service, Symposium House, which hosts discussions with faculty and students, and Arts House, Music/Culture House, two Language Houses, and Ozone House.

Greek life

Union College is referred to as the "Mother of Fraternities" because many fraternities, including the first three in America, as well as three other national fraternities, were founded there. The Mother of Fraternities is a term commonly used to refer to two different universities, each of which played a critical role in establishing the Greek system in More fraternities have been founded at Union than at any other college or university. The Union Triad is a name given to the first three Greek letter social fraternities with a continuing record founded in America. They were the Kappa Alpha Society (1825) (the oldest fraternity in the nation), the Sigma Phi Society (1827) and Delta Phi (1827). The Kappa Alpha Society ( ΚΑ) founded in 1825 is the progenitor of the modern fraternity system in North America. The Sigma Phi Society, founded on 4 March, 1827 on the campus of Union College as a part of the Union Triad in Schenectady New York Delta Phi ( ΔΦ) is a fraternity founded in 1827 at Union College in Schenectady New York. Sigma Phi is the only remaining out of the three thus making that chapter the oldest fraternity chapter in the nation. Many students (approximately 33%) choose to be a part of the Greek life on campus.

There are nine fraternities that are a part of the Inter-Fraternal Council on campus. These fraternities are Alpha Delta Phi (AD), Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi),Chi Psi, (XY), Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE), Phi Delta Theta (Phi Delt), Psi Upsilon (Psi U), Sigma Chi (Sig Chi), Sigma Phi (Sig Phi), and Theta Delta Chi (TDChi). The Split Since the 1992 split the Fraternity and the Society are completely separate and independent legal entities with separate governing bodies and are not separate or parallel Alpha Epsilon Pi ( ΑΕΠ or AEPi) is the only international Jewish college fraternity in North America, with chapters in the Chi Psi Fraternity, ΧΨ is a fraternity consisting of more than 30 chapters (known as "Alphas" at American colleges and universities Delta Kappa Epsilon ( ΔΚΕ; also pronounced D-K-E or "Deke" is a Fraternity founded at Yale College in 1844 by 15 men of the sophomore History Founding Phi Beta Kappa was the first Greek letter organization founded in the United States when it was created on December 5 1776 at the College Fraternity Origin In the 18th and 19th centuries college extracurricular activities were primarily intellectual exercises in the form of literary debates readings and oratorical Sigma Chi ( ΣΧ) is one of the largest and oldest all-male college Greek-letter social fraternities and a Secret society. The Sigma Phi Society, founded on 4 March, 1827 on the campus of Union College as a part of the Union Triad in Schenectady New York History Origins and growth Theta Delta Chi the eleventh oldest of the college fraternities was founded in 1847 at Union College in Schenectady NY by six

There are also three sororities on campus that are a part of the Panhellenic Council, Delta Delta Delta (Tri Delt), Gamma Phi Beta (Gamma Phi), and Sigma Delta Tau (SDT)

The Multicultural Greek Council is also the governing body of five other Greek institutions: Alpha Phi Alpha, Iota Phi Theta, Lambda Pi Chi, Omega Phi Beta, and Phi Iota Alpha

The College recently hired a new Director of Greek Life who will oversee all aspects of Greek life in an effort to improve and unite the system. Delta Delta Delta ( ΔΔΔ) also known as Tri Delta is an international Collegiate women's fraternity founded on November 27, 1888. Gamma Phi Beta ( ΓΦΒ) is an international Sorority that was founded on November 11 1874 at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New Sigma Delta Tau ( ΣΔΤ) is a national sorority and member of the National Panhellenic Conference, was founded March 25, 1917 Alpha Phi Alpha ( ΑΦΑ) is the first intercollegiate fraternity established by African Americans Founded on December 4 1906 on the campus of The Iota Phi Theta Fraternity ( ΙΦΘ) is a nationally incorporated predominantly African-American fraternity was founded on September 19 1963 Lambda Pi Chi Sorority( ΛΠΧ ( also known as Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority Inc Omega Phi Beta ( ΩΦΒ) Sorority was founded on March 15, 1989 at the State University of New York in Albany New York. Phi Iota Alpha (ΦΙΑ, established December 26, 1931, is the oldest Latino fraternity still in existence and works to motivate people develop leaders In addition he will help develop a new Greek Scholarship to be awarded to a member of the Greek system who displays need, outstanding contributions to Greek Life, academics, and philanthropic endeavors.

Notable professors and alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ America's Best Colleges: Union College. John Schiller Wold (born August 31, 1916) is a business leader and Republican politician from Wyoming who U. S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Retrieved on 2008-06-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China.

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