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For the fifth year in a row, SUNY Plattsburgh has been ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s top regional public universities in the North. Read more.
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 This winter, SUNY Plattsburgh student Gary Goldfinger found himself in a place so remote that if anything went wrong, no help would come. The closest civilization was 30 miles away. Read more.
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 SUNY Plattsburgh’s DoNorth student magazine will soon be flying the friendly skies, tucked securely in the seat backs on board PenAir, one of the local carriers out of Plattsburgh International Airport. Read more.
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 Four SUNY Plattsburgh students are recipients of the 2013 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. Read more.
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 The Mohamed Gaber Excellence in Mentoring Endowment is named in honor of Dr. Mohamed Gaber for his excellence in creating mentoring opportunities for SUNY Plattsburgh students. Read more.
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 SUNY Plattsburgh’s television studios have $70,000 worth of new lighting thanks to an alumnus and his company. Read more.
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 Dr. Richard Schnell believes in utopias. He always has, and he thinks he may have found one — at least temporarily. “Often, they don’t last,” Schnell said. “But a government that measures its worth in gross national happiness rather than gross national product will capture my mind and my heart every time.” Read more.
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 A nutty aroma enveloped one particular table in the Angell College Center lobby Feb 14. There on the table, among scattered seeds and loose string, sat a grocery bag filled with pine cones, a bucket with more seeds and — the culprit of the distinctive smell — peanut butter. Read more.
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 If you hear a rowdy bunch screaming, “SUNY Plattsburgh! SUNY Plattsburgh! SUNY Plattsburgh!” until you can’t understand the words anymore, you will know you have run into the pep band crew. Read more.
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 A national organization has ranked SUNY Plattsburgh among the top 25 public colleges across the nation for closing the graduation-rate gap between African American and white students. Read more.
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 After 43 years of service, Vice President for Student Affairs William D. “Bill” Laundry took one last curtain call at a farewell dinner Feb. 23, 2013, in honor of his recent retirement. Read more.
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 Alumni raise hammers, rakes and paint brushes once again in spring 2013 during the newly renamed Dr. Richard Semmler ’68 Alumni Service Day. Read more.
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 The Maritime Archaic people who lived roughly 3,200 to 8,000 years ago in the Canadian Eastern Subarctic were living on the edge: the edge of inhabitable landscapes as the glaciers retreated; the borders of the earth as it disappeared into the cold North Atlantic waters; and the outer limits of human population on the North American continent. Read more.
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 As an environmental science major, Joe Thouin ’04 had what you might call a Miner obsession. Read more.
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 Today’s tight job market calls for a new approach. Now, more than ever, prospective employees have to be savvy in building skills and reputation.. Read more.
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 The college’s fishing team proved its prowess this past July, when student anglers Brendan Bolis and John McDougall took the $5,000 top prize in the FLW College Fishing Northern Conference qualifier on Lake Champlain.. Read more.
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 SUNY Plattsburgh has received one of the largest gifts from an alumna in the history of the college. The donation of $470,000 comes from the estate of alumna and former librarian Phyllis Wells. Read more.
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 They’re tiny; they’re tinny; and they’ve found their way into the hands and hearts of a student group this past semester. Read more.
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 From sea exploration and housework to immigration and revolt, SUNY Plattsburgh’s history department is publishing prolifically. Read more.
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 Controlled chaos. That’s rugby in a nutshell. And the SUNY Plattsburgh women’s rugby team likes a bit of chaos — controlled or otherwise — in their lives. Read more.
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 Haagen Klaus sees dead people. Lots and lots of dead people. Read more.
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 After taking one look at her office, a visitor can be sure of one thing: Dr. Kathy Lavoie likes bats. After all, her shelves teem with stuffed animal versions of the mammal. Read more.
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 For the people of the Caribbean, dancing to drums is a way of life. That’s what Sharisse DaSilva told the standing-room-only crowd gathered in E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium for the seventh annual Night of Nations — a student-run showcase of acts from around the world. Read more.
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 Around 40 Delta Kappa Delta fraternity alumni returned to campus this September to give back to their alma mater and to establish a permanent memorial to their brothers. Read more.
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 Spit, it turns out, may be a great place to look if you want to find out more about autism. Read more.
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 A classic battle – humans versus the undead – played out on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus. Read more.
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 A new permanent gallery in Feinberg Library will ensure that the Holocaust will never be forgotten at SUNY Plattsburgh. Read more.
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 In Macdonough Hall alone, there are the toilets that flush in the night when no one’s around; the radios that turn themselves on; the eyes staring out of dark storage rooms; doors that unlock themselves; and the bathroom lights that flicker on and off. Read more.
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 A faculty member in the Center for Earth and Environmental Science never met road kill she didn’t like. Or at least want to acknowledge. Read more.
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 Sigma Tau Gamma took the cup Saturday, Oct. 20. The fraternity won the Homecoming trophy at the tug-of-war over Hawkins Pond. Read more.
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 The Long Island native didn’t start out as an educator. In fact, his interest in biology and marine life led him to a degree in oceanography and a stint with the government as an oceanographer. It wasn’t until he was invited to be a guest speaker at a small middle school in Bay St. Louis, Miss., that he unearthed a desire to teach.. Read more.
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 For the seventh year in a row, SUNY Plattsburgh has had so many applicants that it had to turn away more than half, accepting only 45.6 percent. Read more.
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 Students in Hood Hall can now roll of out bed and head straight downstairs for a workout. The opening of a new fitness center right in the residence hall means they don’t have to leave the building to lift weights or run on the treadmill. Read more.
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 Matt Hewson doesn’t just teach history, he lives it. Read more.
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 That’s what two SUNY Plattsburgh students did this spring. The two — Vaclav "Alex" Sotola ’12 and Jason Leewe — wanted to see if man-made nesting boxes would help squirrels rebuild their population in an area that had been disturbed, say, by logging. Read more.
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 The campus connection to the City of Plattsburgh and the Saranac River is now stronger than ever thanks to a ribbon of fresh blacktop. Read more.
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 The State University of New York has recognized eight members of SUNY Plattsburgh’s faculty and staff through the 2012 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence. Read more.
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 Steven Gadecki '00 spends his day putting others in the spotlight. The ’00 SUNY Plattsburgh communication grad lives in Los Angeles where he works as the director of digital marketing for SONY Pictures Television, promoting shows like “Breaking Bad,” “Unforgettable” and “Rules of Engagement.” Read more.
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A campaign at SUNY Plattsburgh to foster civility among faculty and staff spurred a communication professor to ask her students: Just how civil are they? Read more.
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SUNY Plattsburgh has topped the charts for a second year in a row when it comes to international students’ overall satisfaction, according to the Fall 2011 International Student Barometer. Read more.
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 The satisfaction a novelist feels when typing those two words — The End — is hard to quantify. For Doug Skopp, it was nothing short of a miracle.. Read more.
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 SUNY Plattsburgh Professor Dr. Tom Morrisey explores young adult dystopian fiction. Read more.
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 Joel Collado, Allaire “Ajay” DaleyKeyser, Prajwal “PJ” Shah and Julia Warren have received the award, created 15 years ago to recognize those students who have best demonstrated the integration of academic excellence with accomplishments in the areas of leadership; athletics; community service; creative and performing arts; or career achievement. Read more.
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 Sixty youth and adults will travel across the globe this year — from sub-Saharan Africa all the way to SUNY Plattsburgh — for short-term study through the new Youth Leadership Program with Francophone Africa. Read more.
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 Sixty youth and adults will travel across the globe this year — from sub-Saharan Africa all the way to SUNY Plattsburgh — for short-term study through the new Youth Leadership Program with Francophone Africa. Read more.
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 Aquatic insects. They are the energy that drives the food web in our lakes and streams. They power our fisheries. Yet, very little is known about the creatures.. Read more.
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 SUNY Plattsburgh graduates work in three communities during the inaugural Alumni Day of Service. Read more.
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 This winter, we asked our Facebook fans 'What does ‘Plattsburgh cold mean?' and 76 responded with memories like these.... Read more.
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 For Professor Justin Gustainis, 2011 was a banner year — not just in the communication department, where he’s celebrating 29 years on faculty — but in the realm of fiction writing. Read more.
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 Sixty youth and adults will travel across the globe this year — from sub-Saharan Africa all the way to SUNY Plattsburgh — for short-term study through the new Youth Leadership Program with Francophone Africa. Read more.
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 Norman Appel knows how to make scents. The 1974 SUNY Plattsburgh chemistry graduate is the vice president of Bell Flavors & Fragrances, a company that designs and produces scents and tastes for nearly anything imaginable. Read more.
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 Hugs, tears and congratulations were the order of the day Saturday, Dec. 17, when around 400 students took to the stage at SUNY Plattsburgh’s Winter Commencement. Read more.
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 What started out as an audition among a field of 3,000 handy people last spring turned into a gig on HGTV’s “All American Handyman” reality show for 2007 alumna Allison Oropallo. Read more.
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 The Gibson Brothers earn Album of Year and Top Vocalist honors at International Bluegrass Music Association Awards. Read more.
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 Four more of the best student athletes ever to suit up for SUNY Plattsburgh have been inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame this year: Chris Verkey ‘01, Laura Ray ’96, Chris Panek and Paul Dingman ’69. Read more.
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 Structure to feature case classroom, lab with stock-market ticker, reconfigurable spaces and more. Read more.
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 When Dr. Bryan Higgins decided to pursue a teaching career in human geography, he could think of no better place than SUNY Plattsburgh. Read more.
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 Diane Fine did well in school. She excelled in math, history, science, English. So when she told her high school guidance counselor that she planned to study the arts in college, the counselor appeared shocked.. Read more.
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 Though statistics show one out of five women will fall victim to sexual violence, a student organization hopes to decrease those numbers, starting with SUNY Plattsburgh. Read more.
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 Sarah Pope spent her summer a long way from her home in Long Island, doing an internship at The Oaks at Ojai in California. Read more.
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 The Professional Science Master’s in Environmental Science study option provides training in leadership/business skills, as well as in-depth science coursework, so that graduates may pursue more advanced careers in environmental agencies or private industry. Read more.
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 SUNY Plattsburgh welcomes its most diverse and selective group of freshmen since the college began tracking that information in 2000. Read more.
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 With a $10,000 donation from an alumna, a group of SUNY Plattsburgh students have formed an investment portfolio group.. Read more.
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 Three SUNY Plattsburgh students took first-, second- and third-place prizes in a public service announcement competition that drew attention to the importance of monetary donations in response to international disasters. Read more.
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 When Emma Mackey journeyed from her high school in Corinth, N.Y., to SUNY Plattsburgh’s Model Organization of American States three years ago, she didn’t know it would change her life. Read more.
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 A simulation game in Professor Curt Gervich’s sustainability and environmental management courses is allowing students to manage their own fishing companies. Read more.
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 Using variables such as age, gender, stature, illness and trauma, Sabino set up a 3-D map that can be scanned, looking at one variable or a number of variables, helping scientists to analyze the data. Read more.
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 424 alumni and friends who took part in warm-weather offerings, like a golf outing, a picnic at Hawkins Pond, a tour of local vineyards, a barbecue, a white-glove reception at the Kent Delord House Museum, a Cardinaltini mixer at the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts and a strawberry brunch. Read more.
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 The National Broadcast Society has awarded two SUNY Plattsburgh students first place during the 48th annual Electronic Media Competition in Hollywood. Read more.
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 IThis year, three SUNY Plattsburgh students were among only 25 students in the United States and Canada to receive the society’s Young Botanist Award. Seniors Sasha Dow-Kitson of Trinidad and Tobago, Lilly Schelling of East Schodack and Alex Scharf of Malone were given the honor in recognition of plant-related studies and high academic standing. Read more.
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 Incoming freshmen can start their college career with a bang and form new friendships as they hike, paddle and climb their way through SUNY Plattsburgh’s Odyssey Freshman Adventure program. Read more.
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 Raghida Dergham has landed on an Arab business magazine’s list of the most powerful Arab women in the world. Read more.
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 This spring break found one SUNY Plattsburgh class still in session – in Costa Rica. Read more.
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 They were two simple words, but for Dr. Kathleen Fowler ’96 those words – “don’t quit” – are still making a difference. Read more.
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 They were two simple words, but for Dr. Kathleen Fowler ’96 those words – “don’t quit” – are still making a difference. Read more.
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 After 18 months of gathering input, seeking expert advice and gathering still more input, the college has created a vision of SUNY Plattsburgh of the future. Read more.
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 Four SUNY Plattsburgh students are among the 2011 recipients of the Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, which recognizes seniors who demonstrate academic excellence integrated with leadership, community service, arts, athletics or career achievement. Read more.
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 The professor has played trombone with a who’s who of American music: Tony Bennett, Tito Puente, Blondie, Bo Diddley and Michael Jackson. He’s worked on more than a hundred recordings as a composer, arranger and performer. He’s even played for President Clinton and had top 10 hits in Italy, Japan and Colombia. Read more.
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 Four more of the best athletes to ever suit up for SUNY Plattsburgh are now enshrined in the Cardinal Sports Hall of Fame.. Read more.
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 When Marty Mannix attended SUNY Plattsburgh in the early 1960s, he saw the student government as a rag-tag, unpredictable and chaotic assembly of representatives. Read more.
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 Sandra Latourelle ’70 G’76, an adjunct lecturer of biological sciences, recently received a teaching award from the National Association of Biology Teachers, which honored her for her creativity and innovation. Read more.
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 SUNY Plattsburgh has made modest changes to its General Education requirements – changes that will give students more choice. Read more.
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 With Legos, Play-Doh, basketballs and dinosaurs lining the walls, the office of Student Activities and Volunteerism recently looked more like a toy store than a college office. Read more.
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.jpg) Although it’s associated with modern technology, SUNY Plattsburgh’s computer science department has a history that’s older than some alumni. Read more.
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 Emergency drill introduces students in SUNY Plattsburgh’s Principles of Public Relations class to the rigors of crisis management. Read more.
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 SUNY Plattsburgh’s literary journal, Zplatt, offers students a chance to learn first-hand what it takes to get published. Read more.
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 As a student in “Political Economy of Sustainable Development” class, Lisa Zimmerman had been introduced to some of the issues facing Nicaragua. Read more.
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 Calling it a “gift of confidence,” a SUNY Plattsburgh professor and his sister are making the largest unrestricted gift from individuals in the college’s history. Read more.
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 A group of SUNY Plattsburgh students placed third in a contest of ingenuity, engineering … and pumpkin smashing. Read more.
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 SUNY Plattsburgh’s student newspaper earns spot in associated Collegiate Press Hall of Fame. Read more.
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 To one renowned astronomer, a longtime SUNY Plattsburgh treasure shines because of its darkness. Read more.
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 When it comes to botany, Dr. Chris Martine and his students from SUNY Plattsburgh are racking up the honors. Read more.. Read more.
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 Cheryl Hogle '68 G'72 received the rare Laurel Crowned Circle Award from Omicron Delta Kappa during a July 19 ceremony at the Valcour Conference Center. It's the highest award that the national leadership honor society can bestow. Read more.
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 Washington Internship Institute opens doors for Gabrielle Equale. Read more.
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Class Uses Campus Civility Initiative to Study Issue Among Students
SUNY Plattsburgh, 'A World-Class Institution'
