DELHI HORIZONS - SUNY Delhi

celebrating success are part of the Delhi
approach. Here is a close-up look at some
of the details:
• Relay for Life—Led by Phi Theta Kappa,
the college community took an active
role in making Delaware County’s first
cancer fundraiser a success. Student
groups, faculty and staff all pitched in,
helping the event reach over $102,000.
Their efforts earned Phi Theta Kappa a
national award from the American
Cancer Society and the 2003 Student
Initiative Award from the Association
of Council Members and College
Trustees (ACT) of the State University
of New York.
Phi Theta Kappa earned state and national honors
for its work on Delaware County’s Relay for Life.
• Community Service—Over 73,000
hours of service were documented
through the O’Connor Center for
Community Service. New projects
supported by the Center included:
The Memory Walk, a fundraiser for the
Alzheimer’s Association; co-sponsorship
of the Conference for Community
Service and Social Responsibility;
Literacy Volunteer Training; the Locks
Twelve Delhi students spent their spring semester
break in Miami, FL, volunteering with Habitat for
Humanity.
of Love program; and the Hanford Mills
restoration project.
• Spring Break—The Delhi College
Interfaith Council sponsored an
alternative spring break trip to work
with Habitat for Humanity in Miami.
Students raised over $3,000 to defray
the costs of the trip.
• Alumni Honorees—Community leaders
Peter Hamilton ’77 and Deborah Crute
’99 were saluted as the Distinguished
Alumnus of the Year and Alumnus of
Merit respectively.
• Community Relations—Responding to
community concerns, the college
agreed to provide University Police
patrols in a local neighborhood
frequented by students. The college
also took a more active stance in
disciplining off-campus student
violators.
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