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\"\"<\/a>After nearly 10 months of exploration and discussions with stakeholders across the Union College community, the school’s mascot has been changed from Dutchmen\/Dutchwomen to Garnet Chargers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Garnet Chargers rose to the top of a field of 400-plus unique names offered by more than 1,100 Union students, alumni, faculty, and staff members.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am thrilled to introduce the Garnet Chargers as a powerful new symbol of the Union College experience and community,\u201d said college president David R. Harris in a statement. \u201cOur process was intentional and inclusive, and we took to heart all the input we received. This entire experience has served as a vivid reminder of just how fortunate we are to have such a passionate and engaged community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Garnet has been Union\u2019s official color for more than 150 years. Chargers harkens to Schenectady\u2019s legacy as a hub for electrical innovation and invention and is an apt metaphor for the high-energy, forward-looking Union experience.<\/p>\n

“I am extremely proud to be a part of representing the Garnet Chargers,” said Union junior women’s hockey player Maren Friday in the announcement. “I believe this nickname truly speaks to the community\u2019s drive and passion to make an impact. I think that Union is a community that does not balk at adversity and instead embraces it and pushes through. I know every student-athlete will bring the energy and drive to seamlessly integrate the nickname into our programs.”<\/p>\n

Garnet Chargers was one of four finalists shared with the Union community in May, the culmination of a process in which approximately two-dozen \u201csemifinalist\u201d names were scored against a set of evaluation criteria established to help guide the selection process.<\/p>\n

A Garnet Chargers mascot is being finalized and will be unveiled this fall, while signage featuring the Garnet Chargers \u201cBolt U\u201d logo and wordmark will be showing up on campus in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After nearly 10 months of exploration and discussions with stakeholders across the Union College community, the school’s mascot has been changed from Dutchmen\/Dutchwomen to Garnet Chargers. Garnet Chargers rose to the top of a field of 400-plus unique names offered by more than 1,100 Union students, alumni, faculty, and staff members. \u201cI am thrilled to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":142108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[812,819],"coauthors":[901],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nUnion drops Dutchmen\/Dutchwomen nickname, to be known as Garnet Chargers moving forward - College Hockey | USCHO.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"After nearly 10 months of exploration and discussions with stakeholders across the Union College community, the school's mascot has been changed from\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142106\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Union drops Dutchmen\/Dutchwomen nickname, to be known as Garnet Chargers moving forward - 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