Union College is a private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York.
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14 Facts About Union College
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Union College began enrolling women in 1970, after 175 years as an all-male institution.
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Union College was sometimes called Schenectady College in this time period.
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Union College has had nineteen presidents since its founding in 1795.
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Union College belongs to the Liberty League, ECAC Hockey, the Annapolis Group, the Oberlin Group, the Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges, and the New York Six Consortium.
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Undergraduate research at Union College had its origin in the first third of the 20th century, when chemistry professor Charles Hurd began involving students in his colloid chemistry investigations.
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Union College makes available a variety of opportunities for formal study outside the United States, the most popular of which are the Terms Abroad Programs.
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Union College belongs to a number of regional and national consortia that improve access to materials not actually owned by the college.
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Union College'storically included among the Little Ivies, Union is regarded as highly competitive academically and has a highly selective admissions process.
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Eight current fraternities at Union College are members of the North American Interfraternity Conference, and as such come under the supervision of the Interfraternity Council .
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Theme houses at Union College offer students who share a particular interest to live together in one of Union College's apartment-style houses.
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Union College offers an extensive program of intercollegiate sports, intramural sports, club, and recreational sports, along with several wellness programs.
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Originally a founding member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference, Union today participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the Liberty League, ECAC Hockey and the Eastern College Athletic Conference .
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Union College alumni have distinguished themselves in fields such as law, medicine, ministry, botany, geology, engineering, local, state, and federal government, literature and poetry, photography, military service, education, journalism, and architecture.
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