The Express Newspaper – April 30, 2015
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Poet and Oral Memoirist to visit Waterford Public Library – by J. Dugan
On Sunday, May 3, the Waterford Public Library will welcome poet and oral memoirist Michael Czarnecki as he presents “Journey on US 20: The Longest Road in America.” This event will feature photographs from his adventures, as well as poems, prose and stories. The program kicks off at 2pm and is presented free to the public, thanks in part to a sponsorship by Poets & Writers, Inc.
Read the entire article in the April 23rd edition.
The Express Newspaper – April 23, 2015
Awards and Achievements/Local College Students
Students Raise Nearly $70,000 at 2015 Relay for Life
ONEONTA, NY (04/20/2015)(readMedia)-- Students from SUNY Oneonta and neighboring Hartwick College teamed up to raise $67,293—a record amount—for the American Cancer Society during a Relay for Life event April 17-18, and donations are still coming in. More than 1,500 students camped out all night in SUNY Oneonta's Alumni Field House, with team members taking turns walking laps around the gym from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday. The annual event was organized by the Colleges Against Cancer student groups at the two colleges with support from SUNY Oneonta's Center for Social Responsibility and Community (CSRC).
The following area students helped organize the event:
Allison Proctor of Clifton Park (12065), NY, a member of SUNY Oneonta's Colleges Against Cancer chapter and Childhood Education (1-6) major.
Dakota Kaplan of Clifton Park (12065), NY, a member of SUNY Oneonta's Colleges Against Cancer chapter and Human Ecology major.
The Express Newspaper – April 16, 2015
Awards and Achievements/Local College Students
Local Students Elected to Phi Beta Kappa at SUNY Geneseo
GENESEO, NY (04/07/2015)(readMedia)-- Faculty members at the State University of New York at Geneseo have elected a new group of students to the college's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest and most widely known academic honor society. Students from the junior and senior classes are selected each spring for membership into the organization. New inductees from this area are:
Sarah Nafis of Clifton Park, NY (12065)
Michael Yee of Clifton Park, NY (12065)
Robert Krupanich Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
BATON ROUGE, LA (04/08/2015)(readMedia)-- The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce that Robert Krupanich of Clifton Park, N.Y., was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Krupanich was initiated at State University of New York at Potsdam.
131 Students Receive 2014-2015 Susan Sutton Smith Award
ONEONTA, NY (04/10/2015)(readMedia)-- A total of 131 students received the SUNY Oneonta 2014-2015 Susan Sutton Smith Award for academic excellence. To be eligible for the award, a student must be a freshman, sophomore or junior with a grade-point average of 3.9 or higher.
Student award winners receive a certificate, a gift card to the campus bookstore, and an invitation to attend the annual Susan Sutton Smith Lecture and reception. Dr. Joseph Pignato, associate professor of music at SUNY Oneonta, will deliver this year's lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in the Craven Lounge of the college's Morris Conference Center. Pignato is the 21st recipient of the Susan Sutton Smith Faculty Prize for Academic Excellence, created to recognize faculty achievement outside the classroom and named in memory of the late SUNY Oneonta professor of English.
The following area students received the 2014-2015 Susan Sutton Smith Award for academic excellence:
Nathan Laing of Waterford (12188), whose major is Geography;
Emily Snyder of Clifton Park (12065), whose major is English;
Connor Chapman of Clifton Park (12065), whose major is Meteorology;
Connor Killane of Clifton Park (12065), whose major is Business Economics;
Margaret Sanderson Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma
ONEONTA, NY (04/09/2015)(readMedia)-- Margaret Sanderson of Schaghticoke, NY, was inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society, on April 9. Sanderson, who is majoring in Early/Elementary Education, is a member of the Cross Country & Track & Field team at SUNY Oneonta.
The Express Newspaper – April 9, 2015
The Express Newspaper – April 2, 2015
Awards and Achievements/Local College Students
Shalina Rossi Named to the Marist College Dean's List for the Fall 2014 Semester
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (03/25/2015)(readMedia)-- Shalina Rossi of Melrose, NY, is a member of the Class of 2015.
Clifton Park Resident Emily Burke Makes the Fall 2014 Dean's List at Pratt Institute
BROOKLYN, NY (03/24/2015)(readMedia)-- Emily Burke, Clifton Park resident and a student at the prestigious Pratt Institute, was among more than 1,100 students who made the Dean's List in the Fall 2014 semester.
Ryan McGrath inducted into honor society at FDU
MADISON, NJ (03/24/2015)(readMedia)-- Waterford, NY resident, Ryan McGrath, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Metro in Teaneck, NJ, has been inducted into FDU's Phi Omega Epsilon for the Fall 2014 semester. Eligibility for membership in the University's senior honor society is established by completing at least 90 earned credits toward an undergraduate degree with a CGPR of 3.50. Of these 90 credits, the last 58 must have been taken at the University, and a CGPR of 3.20 must have been maintained for all of them. All the preceding requirements must have been fulfilled prior to the accumulation of 112 credits. Transfer students who are unable to fulfill the prerequisite 58-credit requirement will be able to establish eligibility if they have taken at least 32 credits prior to the accumulation of 112 credits and if they have maintained a CGPR of 3.50 during their entire career at Fairleigh Dickinson.
Union College students study abroad during spring term
SCHENECTADY, NY (03/23/2015)(readMedia)-- Union students will travel to Cambodia, Italy, England and and many others more as part of the College's spring term study abroad program.
Union College offers a diverse array of study abroad programs for its students. Union is ranked #7 in the country by the Princeton Review for its study abroad program, and about 60 percent of Union students will study abroad during their time at the College.
Alyssa Bonesteel of Melrose, NY, will travel to London, England, studying European government, politics, culture and globalization. Bonesteel is majoring in Political Science and a member of the Class of 2017.
Brandon Jones of Mechanicville, NY, will travel to Sicily, studying the Italian language, history and culture of Sicily and conducting scientific research. Jones is majoring in Biochemistry and a member of the Class of 2016.
Jeffrey Williams of Waterford, NY, will travel to Florence, Italy, studying the Italian language and Renaissance architecture. Williams is majoring in Economics and a member of the Class of 2017.
Clifton Park Native Brian Powell Inducted into International Honorary Marketing Fraternity
ITHACA, NY (03/19/2015)(readMedia)-- Brian Powell, a Clifton Park native and senior business administration major in the School of Business at Ithaca College was recently inducted into the American Marketing Association (AMA) Alpha Mu Alpha international honorary marketing fraternity.
Jennifer Lachell Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
BATON ROUGE, LA (03/19/2015)(readMedia)-- The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce that Jennifer Lachell of Waterford, N.Y., was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Lachell was initiated at Nazareth College.
The Express Newspaper – March 26, 2015
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