April 9, 2018
Dr. Robert Saunders, Department of History, Politics, and Geography, is going to St. Petersburg, Russia later this month as part of SUNY’s Russia Programs Network Spring 2018 Travel Award. The visit will include lectures and other activities at St. Petersburg State University and several other St. Petersburg institutions. Dr. Saunders will speak on “Is Beer…
April 9, 2018
Nine research projects, developed by 20 FSC students representing the departments of mechanical engineering technology, physics, and architecture & construction management, will be presented at SUNY Oneonta and Monroe Community College next week at their respective SUNY Undergraduate Research Conferences (SURC). SURC brings together undergraduate students and faculty mentors from across the SUNY system for…
April 9, 2018
Three entrepreneurial teams were selected last week at the NYS Business Plan Competition, an annual event sponsored by the School of Business. Now the winners will compete at the LI regionals against three teams each from Hofstra, NYIT, Stony Brook and Old Westbury, for cash prizes up to $2,500. That event will be held Thursday, 4/12,…
April 9, 2018
Hannah Ventaloro, RAM scholar and president of the Love over Hate club, spoke recently on a #MeTooandBeyond panel at the Long Island Women’s Diversity Summit. In her Instagram post following the event, Ventaloro said: “I represented the women who experienced sexual violence on campuses and talked about the fact that sexual violence is not brought…
April 2, 2018
Business Management majors William Turano ’18 and Tal Granot ’18 comprise one of only 25 teams from colleges and universities across the country to be chosen to compete in this year’s Schulze Entrepreneurship Challenge. They will pitch their start-up business, Lifted Roots Vertical Farms, at e-Fest 2018, April 12 – 14 in Minneapolis. Sponsored by…
March 26, 2018
Janice Rivera, Executive Director of the Department of Academic Support and Access Programs, has been named a fellow in the inaugural class of SUNY’s Hispanic Leadership Institute. She is one of only 12 leaders, from nine SUNY institutions, to be selected. The Institute is charged with developing and supporting the next generation of executive-level Hispanic/LatinX…
March 26, 2018
Dr. Jeff Hung, co-chair and associate professor in the mechanical engineering technology department, and Lawrence Brittain, adjunct assistant professor of English/Humanities, have been named Open SUNY Online Teaching Ambassadors. Open SUNY Online Teaching Ambassadors are awarded a certificate of recognition and a digital badge. Dr. Hung and Professor Brittain’s profiles are posted on the Open…
March 19, 2018
The 2018 U.S. Small Business Administration New York District Office’s Excellence and Innovation Award goes to FSC’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC). “I am so proud to have us recognized and honored for the work we do for the small business community on Long Island,” said Erica Chase-Gregory, SBDC regional director. “Our people go above…
March 19, 2018
Professors Thomas Germano (Visual Communications) and Dr. Beverly Kahn (Political Science) have just published a paper titled “Exploring Italy: A Powerful International Applied Learning Experience Offered by Farmingdale State College” in SUNY’s newsletter of applied learning. The article was written about a 10-day spring break trip with 25 students to Rome, Florence and Siena, where,…
