Union College, Schenectady

Union College, founded in 1795, is a scholarly community dedicated to shaping the future and to understanding the past. Faculty, staff, and administrators welcome diverse and talented students into our community, work closely with them to provide a broad and deep education, and guide them in finding and cultivating their passions. We do this with a wide range of disciplines and interdisciplinary programs in the liberal arts and engineering, as well as academic, athletic, cultural, and social activities, including opportunities to study abroad and to participate in undergraduate research and community service. We develop in our students the analytic and reflective abilities needed to become engaged, innovative, and ethical contributors to an increasingly diverse, global, and technologically complex society.

he Union community welcomes talented and diverse students, and we work closely with each one to provide a broad and deep education that will identify and cultivate their passions. Union has a range of disciplines and interdisciplinary programs in the liberal arts and engineering; strong offerings in academic, athletic, cultural and social activities; and unique opportunities for study abroad, undergraduate research and service learning. Students develop the analytic and reflective abilities to become engaged, innovative, and ethical contributors to a diverse, global and technologically complex society.

Union offers nearly 1,000 courses in the humanities, the social sciences, the sciences, and engineering - a range that is unusual among America's highly-selective colleges. Major fields of study may be centered in one of 20 academic departments. Or, a student may choose an interdepartmental major involving work in two or more departments; an organized interdisciplinary program; or a personally - designed organizing theme major.

Come explore Schenectady, where opportunities abound within an easy walk of Union's hillside campus. Enjoy a latte and browse the bookstores on the Jay Street pedestrian mall. Sample Schenectady's favorite food - Italian! - in the city's dozens of restaurants, bakeries and cafes. See a show at Proctor's Theatre. Watch the sunset over the Mohawk River and take an evening stroll through the narrow streets of the historic Stockade neighborhood. And right nearby, in the Capital Region, take your pick of world-class dining, culture, entertainment, shopping and outdoor life. Looking for more? New York City and Boston are easy day trips.

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