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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4 Tips for Midterms – and How to Prepare

Midterm Study TipsIt’s nearly time for midterms to begin!  So while you’re balancing finding a topic for your term paper, catching up on reading chapters for your quiz next Monday, and surviving the mid-semester slump, you need to find time and energy to prepare for midterms!

Here are four things to do to better prepare for midterms this semester and SUNY Oswego’s Alyssa Explaining time management:

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7 SUNY Campuses Named Among The Princeton Review’s “Best Value Public Colleges”

The Princeton Review Best Values 2013

Seven SUNY campuses have been named Best Value Public Colleges for 2013 by The Princeton Review.  The schools, listed below, include Binghamton University, which is also listed among the nation’s Top 10 Best Value Public Universities.

The seven SUNY schools (unranked above) were selected from 650 colleges at which The Princeton Review conducted institutional and student surveys for in 2011-12.  The rankings’ methodology examined more than 30 data points covering academics, cost of attendance, and financial aid.

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Alumni Profile: Tracy Leonard

Tracy Leonard
Tracy Leonard is a community member, professional, and scholar.  As a graduate of both Jefferson Community College (’06) and SUNY Oswego (’08), where she received her Bachelors in Human Development, Leonard is also a legacy alumna continuing a tradition held by both of her parents as well as two of her four sisters.

She is currently the Regional Recruitment Program Manager at Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization, where she initially served as the Pipeline Outreach Coordinator.

In Leonard’s free time, she is a contributing writer for the Diocese of Ogdensburg North Country Catholic Newspaper and is on advisory boards of: Jefferson Community College Higher Education Center (JHEC) Partners in Education; Jefferson Community College Center for Community Studies; Diocese of Ogdensburg Catholic Charities; Greater Watertown Jaycees; and Tobacco Prevention Awareness Cessation Coalition (TPACC).

Leonard was named the 2010 Jefferson Community College Distinguished Rising Star Award recipient and in December 2012, among “20 Under 40″ by Northern New York Business Magazine for her unparalleled community outreach efforts.

 

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Alumni Showcase: Steve Levy

Alumni Showcase - Steve Levy, ESPN anchor, Oswego '87

Biography

Steve Levy - ESPN Anchor, Oswego graduateSteve Levy is a businessman, actor, and broadcaster. He graduated from SUNY Oswego in 1987 before beginning his professional career in broadcasting with sports talk radio station WFAN out of New York City. He started his long running career with ESPN in 1993, where he anchors for SportsCenter nearly every evening.

Before migrating to SportsCenter, Levy worked the NHL regular season and playoff games as well as ESPN’s college football. Levy, better known as “Mr. Overtime” in the hockey arena, holds the coveted honor of calling the three longest NHL games in television history, in 1996, 2000, and 2003.

And his talents don’t cease at television. In 2005, Levy appeared in the films Fever Pitch and The Ringer playing himself. Then, in 2007, he appeared in The Game Plan and in 2012, Parental Guidance. Showcasing his business side, Levy partnered with ESPN co-worker and former NHL head coach Barry Melrose in 2004 to co-own the Adirondack Frostbite, a minor league hockey team that was located in Glens Falls, NY.

Levy returns to his alma mater every so often, including to dedicate the state-of-the-art Steve Levy Press Box in SUNY Oswego’s Campus Center Ice Arena and to speak to graduating students on success after college.

 

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