Academics
It’s a monumental day in Ƶ’s history as the college announced its first master’s degree in Food & Agribusiness (FAB).
The fully online, two-year degree prepares professionals for careers throughout the food system, drawing from agricultural economics, food marketing, supply chain management, organizational management, econometrics, agriculture and food regulation, and more, all tailored to the special problems that food businesses face.
Ƶ Conservation Tri-Society (CTS) club members were recently busy doing service activities at Camp Kingsley for the Leatherstocking Council’s scouting programs.
The students evaluated an area for invasive plant removal, refloated a dock that had been pinned by a beaver-felled tree, laid out a new trail and conducted trail maintenance.
Their advisor onsite was Professor Brendan Kelly ’93, an Eagle Scout who was a camp counselor in his youth at Camp Kingsley.
In celebration of National Author’s Day, the Human Services Institute at the Ƶ Norwich Campus, in conjunction with the Chenango County Historical Society & Museum, is highlighting five authors on Tuesday, Nov. 1.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held at the Norwich Campus, located at 20 Conkey Avenue in Norwich.
Suzan Harkness is the new Provost at Ƶ, beginning Jan. 9, 2023.
Harkness comes to Ƶ with more than two decades of experience in higher education, most recently as Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Assessment at Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore, Maryland. In that role, she is responsible for academic operations, student success and retention, institutional accreditation and assessment, policy development and online learning.
Ƶ’s annual Autumn Review Sale, “Magic of Morrisville,” is Friday, Oct. 14.
The sale, run by the Ƶ Dairy Club, starts at 7 p.m. at the college’s former draft horse barn at 5000 Hart Road, near the Arnold Fisher Dairy Complex off of Eaton Street.
The sale features 43 live lots up for consignment plus an embryo lot and semen lot.
View the sale catalog and bid at cowbuyer.com auction website, http://www.hoskingsales.com/ and at https://www.facebook.com/MSCAutumnReview/.
There’s no mistaking Rebecca Hargrave’s love for arboriculture and all things trees.
The Ƶ professor’s enthusiasm toward the field and her innovative, hands-on learning have spirited students and spread to a campus and community.
Most recently, Hargrave, associate professor of environmental science & arboriculture, received the 2022 Research & Education Award from the New York State Arborists, ISA Chapter, in recognition of the work she has done on important research and education to foster improvement in the arboricultural industry.
Ƶ nursing student Lilly Kairewich, of Chittenango, is the recipient of the 2022 Curt Greene Memorial Scholarship and the Sweet Karen Scholarship.
“The selection committee immediately recognized the aptitude of Lilly,” said Ellen Taylor, Harness Horse Youth Foundation (HHYF) executive director. “While not from a racing family, Lilly will always love harness racing and appreciate what her HHYF experiences taught her which will help both in her collegiate efforts as well as in life”
Dylan Rees, a student in Ƶ’s technology management bachelor’s degree program, is spreading his disc golf talent to the community.
Instead of a usual internship, Rees launched a startup business, Flying Mile Disc Golf, as part of his entrepreneurship practicum in associate professor Tom Pilewski’s class.
Rees’s business offers course design, individual lessons, merchandise sales and tournament planning and operations, including running events on-location.
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — Ƶ has been recognized again for its excellence with numerous listings in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.
The annual report ranks colleges and universities nationwide according to their performance on diverse measures of academic quality. Regional universities and regional colleges are divided and ranked in four geographical groups: North, South, Midwest and West.
Ƶ can be spotted throughout this year’s Great New York State Fair, which runs Wednesday, Aug. 24-Monday, Sept. 5.