Spring/Summer 2013 - SUNY Delhi

Parade Tradition Continues
As a way to thank local residents for their role in establishing SUNY
Delhi, the college participated in the O’Connor Hospital Holiday Parade
on December 1. The tradition of students participating in Village
parades dates as far back as the 1950’s. Carrying on Delhi’s tradition were
President Candace Vancko and students representing various academic
programs in a college-sponsored float.
SUNY Delhi O'Connor Center
Nationally Recognized
SUNY Delhi has been recognized with the President's Higher Education
Community Service Honor Roll for the efforts of its O'Connor Center
for Community Engagement for the seventh consecutive year.
Delhi has received this prestigious honor every year since the inception
of the award. It is the highest federal recognition a college or university
can achieve for its commitment to service learning and civic engagement.
SUNY Delhi was among a select group of colleges and universities across
the U.S. that were chosen based on several factors, including scope and
innovativeness of service projects, percentage of student participation
in service activities, incentives for service, and the extent to which the
school offers academic service-learning courses.
“There is a strong community service tradition at SUNY Delhi and
we're very pleased to be a recognized leader in community service,"
says Elizabeth Sova, O’Connor Center Coordinator.
College Council
Chair Appointed
Nancy K. Deming has been appointed by
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo as chair of the
SUNY Delhi College Council.
Deming is a matrimonial and family law
litigator with over 30 years of experience.
She began practicing in New York City
in 1980 and then became a partner of
Newhouse & Deming in 1985. Deming
brought her practice to Delhi in 1992, joining
the Delaware County Bar Association.
A member for over 20 years, she served
as president from 2007-2009. Deming is
also a member of the New York State Bar
Association, specifically in Family Law. She
holds a bachelor’s degree from New York
University and was admitted to practice law
after serving a clerkship with a small Wall
Street law firm. Deming previously served as
a member and president of the Delhi Central
School District Board of Education.
Morales Honored
Nearly 75 friends, faculty, staff and
alumni attended a Rochester reception in
November honoring Dominic Morales’
37 years of service to SUNY Delhi and
the turfgrass industry. The event, cosponsored
by the Alumni Association and
the New York State Turfgrass Association,
sparked contributions totaling more
than $25,000 for a new scholarship
endowment in the Morales family name.
The scholarship will support students
majoring in Turf Management, Golf
Course Operations, Landscape Design
and Management and Golf Course
Management beginning this fall.
Child Care Center
Earns National
Accreditation
The Delhi Campus Child Care Center (DC-4)
has earned a five-year renewal of its accreditation
from the National Association for the Education
of Young Children (NAEYC).
DC-4 conducted an extensive self-study process
that measured its services against the 10 NAEYC
early childhood program standards and more than
400 related accreditation criteria. It also completed
an on-site visit by NAEYC last fall.
“Only eight percent of all preschools and other
early childhood programs are accredited by the NAEYC, so this makes our renewal
very rewarding,” says Karen Wallace, DC-4 Director. “Our staff worked hard to
ensure we met the requirements for renewal at our new location.”
DC-4 unveiled a newly-constructed building on the Valley Campus in a ribbon
cutting event on October 23. The event celebrated $6.5 million in state support
secured by Senator John Bonacic. Also at the event, the Center celebrated a new
partnership, the Carousel Children’s Program, with The Arc of Delaware County.
Delhi Construction Among Top
in Northeast Region
SUNY Delhi earned second place in the 23rd Annual Associated Schools of
Construction (ASC) regional student design-build competition in Morristown,
NJ, November 9-10.
Students were given 15 hours to draft a written bid proposal for a project by
the sponsoring firm, Gilbane Building Company. They designed, estimated,
scheduled and developed site logistics plans, company profiles, policies, staffing
plans and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) score sheets.
Students were then required to produce a 35 minute PowerPoint presentation
by the next morning to “win the job.” While drafting the proposal, students
were not permitted to use the Internet and were not able to consult with faculty.
Representatives from Gilbane served as judges for the competition.
“In my opinion, design-build is the most rigorous category of the three presented
at the ASC competition,” says Jared Yando ’07, Construction Technology and
Management Instructor. “The judges said the ranking was extremely close in the
design-build category with Roger Williams edging us by just a few points. The
judges commended our students on their professionalism and team camaraderie.”
Other competing teams included: Roger Williams University, Rochester Institute
of Technology, Norwich University, Central Connecticut State University,
Polytechnic Institute of New York University, and Pennsylvania College of
Technology.
Delhi celebrated the completion of its new
Delhi Child Care Center (DC-4) with a ribbon
cutting ceremony that also marked the
Center’s reaccreditation and its partnership
with The Arc of Delaware County.
Make Your Own
Happy Birthday
Video
The Harlem Globetrotters and
SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher
wished Delhi a happy birthday on
YouTube and now you can, too.
Make your own video wishing
Delhi a happy birthday, post it
on the college’s YouTube page at
www.bit.ly/happybirthdaydelhi,
by May 1, 2013, and you could win
a $100 gift certificate to the Barnes
& Noble Campus Store. The most
creative video will be selected
from three categories—student,
alumnus and faculty/staff. So grab
your camera and get rolling.
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