Union College
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| motto | Sous les lois de Minerve nous devenons tous frères |
| founding | 1795 |
| Sponsorship | Private |
| place | Schenectady , United States |
| president | Stephen C. Ainlay |
| Students | 2,157 (undergrad) |
| Employee | approx. 210 lecturers |
| Annual budget | 290 million euros (estimated) |
| University sports | ECAC Conference Hockey League, Division I; NCAA Division III Liberty League |
| Website | union.edu |
Union College is a private university in Schenectady , New York , USA . There are around 2200 students for 210 lecturers.
history
Founded in 1795, shortly after American independence, Union College was one of the first institutions for university education. It has the oldest built campus in the USA, which is worth seeing, designed by the French architect Joseph Ramée , who lived in the United States between 1812 and 1816. In 1970 female students were also accepted for the first time. 1972 two weeks found here on the Union College campus long the filming of Sydney Pollack's film The Way We Were (German: Just as we were ) with Robert Redford , Barbra Streisand , Bradford Dillman and Lois Chiles place in the lead roles.
position
Union College has an excellent reputation and, despite its size, was ranked 26th among all colleges in the United States on the Forbes list in 2009. In a ranking by Bloomberg Businessweek, the university came in 13th.
Sports
The Union College sports teams are the Union Dutchmen and Dutchwomen . The college's ice hockey team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association 's US college championships .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ forbes.com: # 26 Union College (December 31, 2009)
- ↑ businessweek.com: # 13 Union College (September 1, 2010)