Spring/Summer 2013 - SUNY Delhi

Culinary
Documentary
Premieres
“Mise En Place,” a full-length film produced by Kent Garrett Productions,
premiered on the Delhi campus September 21 at a red-carpet event that kicked off
Family Day Weekend.
Nearly 400 turned out for the film, which chronicles Delhi students’ rise to
national culinary champions in 2010 and follows the five-member team through
try-outs, the busy school year, and to the final competition.
The film offers a very personal and in-depth look into the demanding and
competitive world of high cuisine through the eyes of those just entering their
careers as chefs and is attracting attention beyond Delhi. “Mise En Place” is
currently a finalist in the Buffalo Niagara Film Festival, which runs from
April 10-14.
Delhi Ranks in Top 20
“Best for Vets”
Garrett served as senior producer with the NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
and 10 years before that was a producer with The CBS Evening News with Dan
Rather. During his journalism career, Garrett was honored with two news and
documentary Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award as producer on the National
Education Television series, “Black Journal.” In addition, he has produced three
hour-long, network documentaries for CBS Reports and has worked as news
director in the award-winning WCVB-TV News and Public Affairs unit in
Needham, MA.
SUNY Delhi is ranked 17th on the “Best for Vets: Career
and Technical Colleges” list in the 2013 “Best for Vets” by
Military Times, also earning the title “Military Friendly” title
from G.I. Jobs magazine for the second consecutive year.
The Harlem Globetrotters joined President
Candace Vancko and members of the SUNY Delhi
Student Senate executive board after presenting
her with a special Globetrotter jersey in honor of
the college’s 100th birthday.
Director Kent Garrett and Producer
Jeanne Ellsworth walk the red carpet.
The cast of “Mise en Place”— Coach Victor
Sommo, Krystal Santiago, Joe Michaud,
Sarah Thurgood, Kenny Liranzo, Katherine
McGeary and Coach James Margiotta.
TV Time for
Golf and Turf
Time Warner Sports visited the SUNY Delhi
campus to feature the college’s golf and turf
programs for an episode of “Tee Time” that
aired in the Binghamton and Syracuse areas.
You can see clips of the episode online at
www.youtube.com/user/SUNYDelhiRocks
“To be vet-friendly, you really need to focus on the needs
of the student, which is what we do so well,” says Michele
DeFreece, Director of the Resnick Learning Center/EOP/
Veteran Services. “Whether through enrollment services,
financial aid or academics, we promote a seamless process
for our student veterans.”
Delhi was among more than 650 schools that responded
to the magazine’s survey, which consisted of nearly 150
questions. Scores are based on a college’s demonstration
of specific efforts to accommodate vets and active-duty
service members in areas that they value most in a college
or university.
Following these honors, SUNY Delhi’s Veteran Services
hosted a panel presentation “SUNY Delhi Salutes
Veterans” in conjunction with the college’s Alumni
Association. The presentation connected alumni veterans
with student veterans to promote their college success.
Panelists included: Louis Castellucci ’62, veteran,
retired executive, Port Authority of New York and New
Jersey; Walter Caroompas ’63, veteran, retired bank
executive, member of the SUNY Delhi Alumni Advisory
Council and College Foundation Board; Dominic
Morales, veteran, retired Dean of Applied Sciences and
Technology; Sean Taylor ’09, veteran, Delhi Culinary
Arts graduate; Virginia Giles ’11, student veteran at
SUNY Delhi; and Jim Rogers, Senior Veteran Counselor,
New York State Division of Veterans’ Affairs, veteran.
Delhi-SUNY ESF
Partnership Offers
Exclusive Transfer
Agreement
SUNY Delhi is making it easier for its landscape
architecture majors to take the next step toward
a four-year degree through an exclusive transfer
agreement with the SUNY College of Environmental
Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) this fall.
Delhi’s Landscape Management and Design
associate’s degree graduates will be able to pursue a
four-year degree at SUNY-ESF in Syracuse following
the completion of a two-year degree at Delhi.
“This program will be very attractive to students
who can benefit from smaller classrooms and oneon-one
attention in their first years of college,” says
Associate Professor Birgitta Brophy. “Receiving
the specialized attention we provide can translate
into greater success for students in the long run.”
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