July 18, 2016
FSC’s Experts Center – a website list of 24 deans, faculty and staff who are making their expertise known to the media – was publicly launched last week, and the reviews from the media are in! “You really got my attention with experts in tattoos, roller coasters, and grammar,” said Patricia Kitchen, Newsday. “Outstanding idea.…
July 16, 2016
Dr. Erica Jayne Friedman has joined the professional staff at Farmingdale as Assistant Project Director in the “First in the World” Research-Aligned Mentorship program. Dr. Friedman will be working with Farmingdale faculty to connect students to research and project-based opportunities both on and off campus. She will also be teaching sophomore experience and transfer-year experience…
July 11, 2016
Department of Sociology and Anthropology professors Anjana Mebane-Cruz and Allison McGovern will be in the East Hampton neighborhood of Freetown on Sunday, July 17, to record residents’ oral histories and collect feedback from the community about restoring Fowler House, a residence once owned by a Native American family. The event will be held at the East…
July 11, 2016
The late Dr. Jack Winn, who taught mathematics at FSC for more than three decades and was long-time chair of the department, has been elected to the Hall of Fame of the Long Island Mathematics Educators. Members of the Hall are recognized for their extraordinary contributions to mathematics education. Dr. Winn, who earned the rank…
July 5, 2016
Two clients of FSC’s Small Business Development Center have been named Entrepreneurs of the Year by The New York Small Business Development Center (SBDC). They are two of nine winners chosen from a pool of more than 20,000 small business from all over the state. The winners – Versa-Tel, Inc. and Kimco Group, Inc. –…
June 27, 2016
Nick Menchyk, assistant professor in the Department of Urban Horticulture and Design and FSC’s resident turfgrass expert, is back from the 2016 U.S. Open golf championship in Oakmont, PA after volunteering as one of the ground’s crew (Nick appears at about 2:11). Menchyk is a veteran of the Open, one of professional golf’s Big 3 tournaments,…
June 27, 2016
When news of the tragic shootings in Orlando reached the campus, many were affected. But two people decided to do something: Audrey Krapf of Health and Wellness and Angela Jones of sociology. With help from many, they organized a Candlelight Vigil with music, poetry, and healing words as well as a blood drive to meet…
June 20, 2016
Thursday, June 23 at Roosevelt Hall; 7 p.m. for the Vigil and 2-8 p.m. for the Blood Drive Activities will take place on the Great Lawn or inside Roosevelt Hall in case of rain. The agenda for Thursday’s candlelight vigil in honor of those who lost their lives in the Orlando, Florida mass shooting includes:…
June 20, 2016
For the second year running, Professor Sarbjit “Sab” Singh, a member of the sport management department here at FSC, has been one of five judges for sports network ESPN’s 2nd Annual Sports Humanitarian of the Year Awards. The awards celebrate and honor leagues, teams, individuals, and members of the sporting community that are using the…
