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photo: Dr. David Rule, vice-president of academic affairs, Nanette DeGroat, winner of the SUNY Chancellor's Award, and SUNY Chancellor Robert King.

Left to right: Dr. David Rule, SUNY Orange vice-president of academic affairs, Nanette DeGroat, winner of the SUNY Chancellor's Award, and SUNY Chancellor Robert King. Ms. DeGroat, a SUNY Orange student, will graduate this May. She is the president of the campus club Future Teachers of America.

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The Office of Institutional Advancement:
(845) 341-4725

Morrison Hall
Orange County Community College
115 South Street Middletown, NY 10940
publicity@sunyorange.edu

May 2003

Contact:
Vinnie Cazzetta, VP, Institutional Advancement
Phone: (845) 341-4725 • Fax: (845) 341-4730

SUNY Orange student honored in Albany with Chancellor’s Award

SUNY Orange to hold Spring Open House

SUNY Orange Arts and Communication Department to Present Spring Choral Concert

SUNY Orange Arts and Communication Department to Present Jazz Ensemble


SUNY Orange student honored in Albany with Chancellor’s Award

ALBANY – SUNY Orange honor student Nanette DeGroat of Walden was honored on Monday, April 21, 2003 at the Empire State Convention Center in Albany with a Chancellor’s Award for Excellence.

She was one of two hundred and eighty-three students from sixty-one SUNY campuses who were recognized for their accomplishments in the areas of academics, leadership, athletics, creative and performing arts, community service, entrepreneurship or career achievement.

Each student received an award certificate and medallion.

DeGroat, who is scheduled to graduate this May, is also president of the student club Future Teachers of America.


SUNY Orange to hold Spring Open House

MIDDLETOWN – Orange County Community College will hold a Spring Open House on Tuesday, May 20th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the College Commons, featuring tours of the campus, meetings with faculty and staff, information on college admissions, academics, financial aid, career counseling and more.

For more information, please contact the Admissions Office at (845) 341-4030 or visit our website at www.sunyorange.edu.

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SUNY Orange Arts and Communication Department to Present Spring Choral Concert

MIDDLETOWN – The Orange County Community College annual Spring Choral Concert, featuring the College Choir and the Madrigal Singers will perform a program of choral classics on Sunday, May 11 at 3:00 p.m. in Orange Hall Theater. The concert is open to the public and is free of charge.

The College Choir and the Madrigal Singers are directed by OCCC choral instructor Christa Damaris. The concert features Oye La Musica, Every Time I Feel the Spirit, Can’t Smile Without You, This is the Moment – Jekyll & Hyde, The Will to Survive, And All That Jazz – Chicago, Bye Bye Blackbird, Somewhere – West Side Story, and Battle Hymn of the Republic.

The concert is sponsored by the Orange County Community College Arts and Communication Department. For more information, please call the college at 341-4787.

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SUNY Orange Arts and Communication Department to Present Jazz Ensemble

MIDDLETOWN – The Arts and Communication Department at Orange County Community College is pleased to announce a performance by the SUNY Orange Jazz Ensemble on Saturday, May 10, 2003 at 8:00 p.m. Under the direction of Music Professor and recording artist Chris Parker, the Jazz Ensemble will feature Nostalgia in Times Square, If You Never Come To Me, Equinox, Armageddon, Footprints, Fever, and Black Angel.

The performance is open to the public and will be held in Orange Hall Theater. Admission is by donation to the Department’s Music Scholarships.

For further information please contact the Arts and Communication Department at 341-4787.

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