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Union Through the Decades
Returning from war—1950s Frank De Haan ’50 was discharged from the Army in January 1946, married his sweetheart, Dolly, and enrolled in Union College. The couple lived on 46th Street, close to campus and Dolly’s…
The Adams Family
Union Educated Since 1915 Sharyn Adams ’16 strolled past the Carnegie Building, past the grassy site where Jorgensen Hall once stood, and headed home after work. She is confident, cheerful and filled with a sense…
How to Live a Good Life
Three of Union’s oldest alumni took different paths but shared common values of service and dedication Well into her 90s, Ida Hanson Roberts (’38) continued delivering quarterlies to the members of her church who missed…
Making A Mark
Every graduating class wants to leave their mark on campus, and some classes found a uniquely memorable ways to do so. Starting with a lilac bush in 1894, most classes left something to make the…
Video: Lindsey Martinsen on nursing
Lindsey Martinsen, a 2014 nursing graduate, talks about why she chose to earn a bachelor of science in nursing at Union College. Learn more about Union’s nursing program at https://www.ucollege.edu/nursing
Social worker finds a calling in service
by Megan Wehling, student writer “If I would have known better, I would have done better.” Angela Washington listened to the repentant cry of a mom in anguish. Sitting in a cold courtroom, watching the mom huddled…
The mystery of the Gettysburg flag
In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Union College library director Sabrina Riley recounts her attempts to discover the authenticity of a flag reputedly flown at the Gettysburg Address. In 1985, alumna…