General
Ƶ’s woods sports team is gearing up for a new season and is looking for new members to join them!
Coach Seth Carsten, a former professional woodsman, is seeking veterans and rookies of varying majors and abilities to join the team, which showcases speed and precision with axes, chainsaws and other tools associated with traditional lumberjacking challenges.
Ƶ welcomed its largest incoming class in years with 950 students.
“This has been an incredible year for Ƶ,” said Caleb McGuire, director of Admissions. “I’ve been honored to work with our Admissions team and faculty and staff across campus to help each of these 950 students find their place at Ƶ.”
“I am delighted to welcome every member of this class as they make their home at Ƶ,” President David Rogers said.
There was no containing the excitement in Sarah Dickinson’s voice — her lifelong dream of helping horses finally coming true as she checked in as a new student during Ƶ’s Welcome Weekend events, Aug 24-27.
The 18-year-old Ƶ student, from Ripley, followed her passion for horses, enrolling in the college’s equine science, equine rehabilitation program.
Ƶ’s Norwich Campus has partnered with local organization, ACHIEVE, to help strengthen New York’s direct support professional workforce.
The move follows a recent announcement from SUNY regarding schools partnering with the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) through a direct support microcredential program that will provide training leading to national certification in the field of developmental disabilities.
Ƶ can be spotted throughout this year’s Great New York State Fair, which runs Wednesday, Aug. 23-Monday, Sept. 4.
Student Recreation Center
“What a great day for Morrisville!”
That sentiment was shared by Ƶ President David Rogers as he addressed the sizeable crowd gathered for the ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil Ƶ’s new Student Recreation Center.
MORRISVILLE, NY — Carrianne Bush wouldn’t trade her internship for anything. The agricultural science student’s day starts feeding goats — giving them hay and grain in Ƶ’s livestock barn, then moves to the dairy complex, where calves are under her loving care.
“It’s opening a world of opportunities for me,” the 19-year-old Oneida resident said of her summer internship in Ƶ’s livestock program.
MORRISVILLE, NY — A steady rain didn’t deter hundreds of visitors from learning more about Ƶ’s dairy complex, programs, cows, calves and baby goats, during Open Farm Day, held Saturday, July 29.
Ƶ’s Arnold R. Fisher Dairy Complex was among farms throughout Madison County which opened its doors and showcased its facility to the public during the annual Open Farm Day event. The day offered visitors an opportunity to see 26 working farms in Madison County, meet local farmers, enjoy tours and demonstrations, animals and products tastings.
MORRISVILLE, NY — Ƶ’s Arnold R. Fisher Dairy Complex is among farms throughout Madison County that will open its doors and showcase its facility to the public during Open Farm Day on Saturday, July 29.
Open Farm Day, held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., offers visitors an opportunity to see 26 working farms in Madison County, meet local farmers, enjoy tours and demonstrations, animals and products tastings.
Growing fish and vegetables together is the latest collaboration among three Ƶ professors, thanks to a grant from the New York Farm Viability Institute.
The grant will enable Ƶ professors Elisa Livengood (aquaculture), Jennifer Gilbert Jenkins (agricultural science) and Adam Olinski (horticulture) to examine the feasibility of aquaculture and aquaponics protein production in community garden spaces.