April 25, 2016
Robert F. Ench ’60, a nationally recognized leader in horticulture, has been honored by FSC for his loyalty, generosity and service to the college with the dedication of the Ornamental Horticulture Teaching Gardens in his name. Said President Keen at the naming ceremony: “Robert Ench is a part of the fabric of this college. The…
April 25, 2016
Visual Communications major Kaitlyn Kennedy ’17 has won the Newman Civic Fellows Award. The award honors student leaders who have “demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for challenges facing communities throughout the country.” A major reason Kaitlyn was honored with a Newman Award is her work with Island Harvest, the largest hunger relief organization on…
April 18, 2016
Please welcome Joanna Breitman to Farmingdale. Joanna is the new Academic Counselor in the “First in the World” Research-Aligned Mentorship program. She is responsible for working with first-year and transfer students to help improve their four-year graduation rates. Her duties include one-on-one counseling, tracking and monitoring student progress, connecting students with support services, teaching courses…
April 18, 2016
Good grief! Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Patty and all the neighborhood kids are coming to Farmingdale next week, in the amusing musical comedy, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The Backstage Theater Company is presenting a matinee and two evening performances April 29 and 30 in the Little Theater at Roosevelt Hall. Friday, April 29…
April 18, 2016
Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance George LaRosa and physics department chair Lloyd Makarowitz were honored recently with FSC’s coveted Distinguished Service Award. Presented by President Keen at the April 8 Governance meeting, Senior VP LaRosa was cited for 43 years of SUNY service, and 39 years in various administrative roles at Farmingdale. He…
April 11, 2016
A splendid time was guaranteed for all – and Alumni Affairs delivered big time! Two hundred and twenty-five people attended the recent annual Alumni Awards Dinner, 75 of who were alumni. President Keen was given a Lifetime Achievement Award and world-famous comic book illustrator John Romita Jr. ’76 was presented with the Judith M. McEvoy…
April 11, 2016
The Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, one of the highest prizes given by SUNY, has been awarded to four FSC students: Kristin Bonura ’16, nursing Kinza Nadeem Kasher ’16, visual communications Kimberly Gleason ’16, applied psychology Alexa Toyas ’15, professional communications/valedictorian The Chancellor’s Award is presented to those who have best demonstrated and been recognized…
April 11, 2016
The state budget for 2016-2017 was adopted on April 1, and the State University’s budget was a part. A summary of the SUNY System budget is posted here. Note that, apart from the capital budget, this summary does not contain individual campus budgets. Farmingdale’s detailed operating budget will come within the next few weeks. The…
April 10, 2016
Janice Rivera has been named Executive Director for Academic Support and Access Programs at FSC. She will oversee nine programs in the Division of Academic Affairs. Janice assumes her new position only two years after being named Director of Academic Support Programs. Since being hired by the college in 2005, as director of the Educational…
