NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — SUNY Niagara is partnering with Niagara Falls City Schools for a second time to offer a free college course for parents whose children are enrolled in the district. There are parents who dream of going back to school to get a college degree, but having children to raise and the […]
SUNY campuses will phase out the use of plastic utensils, bags, bottles and other items in the coming years as part of a statewide push to keep hard-to-recycle waste out of landfills. The new policy phasing out so-called single-use plastics came out of recommendations made by a task force that began studying the issue two […]
Mar. 7—The renovation of SUNY Oneonta’s Alumni Hall has won an award for an engineering firm that worked on the project. Erdman Anthony, a Rochester-based, multidisciplinary firm specializing in infrastructure engineering and support services, received an American Council of Engineering Companies of New York 2024 Engineering Excellence Award for the Alumni Hall Rehabilitation. The project […]
Mar. 2—PLATTSBURGH — “Caring for Children Prenatally Exposed to Alcohol” is the title of the upcoming Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Conference which will be held April 27. “It’s going to be a three-hour-long workshop that is going to be held at the SUNY Plattsburgh campus,” Angela Weller, permanency resource coordinator at the Child Care Coordinating […]
Feb. 29—The inaugural Taste NY Sandwich Showdown will begins Friday, March 1. According to a media release from the state Department of Agriculture and Markets, the student-led “friendly competition” challenged two Taste NY locations in the region to design a sandwich that highlights New York agriculture. Developed in collaboration with SUNY Cobleskill ag students as […]
A theater is full of students ignoring smartphones. They’re all paying attention to one voice. “It’s never been easier to access information with those computers you have in your hands,” Angela Davis, the object of their engagement, said under a spotlight. A famed activist and author, Davis spoke at SUNY Geneseo’s Wadsworth Auditorium Friday afternoon […]
Feb. 11—POTSDAM — No injuries were reported as the result of a fire in a residence hall on the SUNY Potsdam campus. In a news release, SUNY Potsdam reported it is working to rehouse all of the residents of Van Housen Hall following the fire. The New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control […]
Consider the vital care this hospital provides Manhattan: Re “Looking up at Downstate” (editorial, Jan. 28): Historically, biased listing criteria, including raced-based algorithms, have resulted in the exclusion of low-income and Black/African-American people from receiving kidney transplants. As the only safety net, or “public” hospital in the city with a kidney transplant program, cutting this […]
Jan. 13—PLATTSBURGH — The SUNY Plattsburgh Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Center will host a campus celebration of the 2024 National Day of Racial Healing on Tuesday, Jan. 16. The event is free and open to the public. ORIGINS The National Day of Racial Healing was launched […]
Jan. 11—PLATTSBURGH — Faculty and staff filed into the Stafford Theatre at Clinton Community College Wednesday afternoon anxious to learn more about the institution’s plan to relocate their campus to SUNY Plattsburgh by 2025. Many shared their questions and concerns about how the move will affect them, the students and the institution as a whole. […]
Jan. 10—PLATTSBURGH — Dr. Brent Carbajal, former Provost and Vice President of academic affairs at Western Washington University, will join SUNY Plattsburgh as interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. Carbajal will begin Monday, August 14. Carbajal’s work at Western Washington, in Bellingham, Wash., 20 miles south of the Canadian border, spanned more […]
Jan. 8—Niagara County Community College will be the site of the 2024 SUNY Cannabis Conference, which will take place today and Tuesday. This two-part event delves into the blossoming cannabis industry, providing attendees with valuable insights from industry leaders and networking opportunities. “We’re proud to announce the return of this event,” said Brian Michel, NCCC’s […]