Alumni Roundup: April 9, 2013

See What SUNY Alumni are Accomplishing This Week!

The Power of SUNY

In addition to our regular Alumni Profile series, we hear about great things our graduates are doing around the country. Why not share them?

 

SUNY Oswego graduate Rosemary Cardamone Crane will speak to over 100 SUNY Oswego students being honored for academic excellence next week.

SUNY Fredonia alumna Caitlyn Herzlinger, directed the play ‘The AristoCats Kids’ in a local elementary school.

Benjamin Yandeau, a SUNY Potsdam alumnus, visited a local public school last week to speak about his experience biking the Great Divide Bike Route.

University at Buffalo alumnus Jorien Brock was honored by OUTlaw, a student group at the University at Buffalo Law School, for his strong support of the LGBT community.

This week, SUNY ESF alumnus Dr. Jerry Mead will deliver the keynote address at the annual Spotlight on Student Research and Outreach Symposium.

SUNY Mascots Show Dedication to the Craft

Mascot Madness bracketToday is the midpoint of Mascot Madness Round 1, so we decided to explore how our multi-talented creatures (and plants) keep busy during the year! Whether it’s pumping up the crowd at a game, helping the students on campus, or offering their services to help out the local community, the SUNY Mascots are a dedicated – and quite busy – bunch. Take a look at some videos we found of the mascots in action.

And don’t forget, if you haven’t voted in SUNY Mascot Madness Round 1 yet, you have until Sunday night to do so. Round 2 begins Tuesday at noon!

If we missed any videos of our mascots in action, post it in the comments or let us know on Facebook/Twitter!

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13 SUNY Campuses Receive Presidential Recognition for Community Service

13 SUNY Campuses Receive Presidential Recognition for Community Service

SUNY Chancellor Zimpher announced this month that 13 SUNY campuses have been named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which recognizes colleges and universities who achieve meaningful, measureable outcomes in the communities they serve throughout the nation and show a clear commitment to community service and service learning.

SUNY Cortland and SUNY Oswego were named to the Honor Roll with distinction, while the following campuses were also recognized:

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