Commnity Report u - SUNY Canton

Campus NewsGre e n Cy c l i n gAssistant Professor of Humanities MattBurnett was part of the Green Torch Relay,a 200-mile bike trek from Canton toAlbany in October. The cyclists relayed toraise awareness on climate change. Burnettis involved with the college’s Green CampusCommitte and has advocated environmentalaction and awareness to the collegecommunity.Ma re s c a s Ma k e $100,000Ch a l l e n g eDr. Michael Maresca and his wifeBarbara of Potsdam committed to making aminimum gift of $100,000 to establish theDr. Michael and Barbara Maresca FamilyEndowment for Nursing Education andchallenged others to contribute as well.The Massena Memorial Hospital Foundationand Canton-Potsdam Hospital eachgave $25,000 to the challenge. Numerousindividual donors and other organizationshave also contributed.“The generosity of the Maresca familyis truly inspiring,” Dr. Kennedy said.“This donation and challenge will not onlydramatically affect the quality of educationwe’re able to provide our nursing students,it will also have a long-term positive effecton the quality of healthcare throughout theNorth Country.”Ne wKa n g a r o o sMembers of theAthletic Department,assisted byUniversity Police,added a new Kangarooto the entryway.The three-colorlogo was painted by(l to r) Diane Para,Director of Athleticsand AssistantDean of Students,Tim Mickle, Men’s Baseball Coach, TeresaMinckler, Women’s Soccer Coach, andCraig Woods, Men’s Basketball Coach.More big footprints and hand-painted Rooscan be seen around campus.Air Co n d i t i o n i n g St u d e n t sSc o r e Sc h o l a r s h i p sSeveral students in the highly-regardedAir Conditioning Engineering Technologyprogram brought home scholarshipsfrom a recent American Societyof Heating, Refrigerating, andAir Conditioning Engineers(ASHRAE) conference.The Air Conditioning EngineeringTechnology program isone of the most widely respectedprograms in the Canino Schoolof Engineering Technology.The program was founded byProfessor Emeritus Harry Kingin 1946. As an added honor tothe college, one of the studentsreceived a scholarship namedafter King.SBDC Ce l e b r a t e sRe c o r d Im p a c tThe Small Business DevelopmentCenter (SBDC) markedits best year ever, according toDirector Dale Rice ’91.“The economic impact ofthe businesses that received ourassistance in the past year has almostequaled the total economicimpact for our past seven years of operation,”Rice said.From Jan. 1, 2006 through September30, the Canton SBDC’s clients recordedmore than $24 million in economic impactas compared to the more than $25 millionof economic impact reported from 1998 to2005.The SBDC has relocated to the MassenaEducation Center in the St. LawrenceCentre Mall.Wi n d Bl o w n Po w e rElectrical EngineeringTechnology students visitedthe Noble EnvironmentalPower Wind Farm inChateaugay to learn moreabout the installation andoperation of wind turbines.The students were invitedby Noble’s Managing DirectorDaniel Haas ’78.www.canton.edu 2008 SUNY Canton Magazine 3