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SUNY Poly professors get grants to develop offshore-wind workforce
MARCY — A project led by SUNY Polytechnic Institute has received state funding to advance offshore-wind efforts by offering programs on campus. SUNY Poly’s Dr. Zhanjie Li, a professor of civil engineering, and Dr. Iulian Gherasoiu, a professor of electrical-engineering technology, were included in the second round of Offshore Wind Training Institute (OWTI) grants awarded […]
New OCC agreement targets students performing gap-year community service in Buffalo, NYC
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Under a new agreement, students who complete a gap year of community service in either Buffalo or New York City can have
WCNY Entertainment Academy seeks applicants for the spring session
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — WCNY, Central New York’s member-supported public-media organization, announced it is now accepting applications for the spring session of its Entertainment Academy. Classes
Cornell Cooperative Extension to co-host MWBE info session on March 8 in Auburn
AUBURN, N.Y. — Women and minority business owners are invited to a free information session on New York State’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE)
St. Elizabeth College of Nursing plans March 29 open house
UTICA — The St. Elizabeth College of Nursing (SECON) will hold an open house for prospective students on March 29 from 3-5 p.m. at the college, located at 2215 Genesee St. in Utica. The event will include tours along with question-and-answer sessions. SECON offers a nursing-education loan program that provides students with the opportunity to
Boeheim honored with name on entry to the Melo Center
Also received scholarship, banner SYRACUSE — Syracuse University plans a new scholarship and hoisted a new banner in the JMA Wireless Dome to honor long-time former men’s basketball head coach Jim Boeheim during a post-game ceremony on Feb. 24. The university also plans to name the entrance to
SUNY Poly names two commencement speakers
MARCY, N.Y. — Heather Hage, Griffiss Institute president/CEO, and Mike Ballman, Cornerstone Community/Plymouth Bethesda Church pastor and community activist, will serve as the commencement speakers
SUNY Oswego to use nearly $2 million federal grant to support student equity, success
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego will use a five-year, $1.9 million federal grant to support a “range of initiatives building student equity and success.” The U.S. Department of Education awarded the nearly $2 million Title III grant, SUNY Oswego announced in a Wednesday news release. The project is titled “Student Success Equity Project: Advancing Equity
Moylan named dean of Ithaca College’s School of Health Sciences and Human Performance
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College has appointed Christina Moylan dean of its School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, effective March 1. She has served
SU’s new housing strategy has plans for two new residence halls, demolishing two existing dorms
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) has plans to build a new residence hall at 700 Ostrom Ave. and to demolish the existing Marion and
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