March 2005
Avoid Identity Theft: SUNY Orange
workshop shows you how
MIDDLETOWN - Orange County Community College's Financial Aid department
will sponsor a presentation on Identity Theft and Financial Literacy
on March 15 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event will be held in
the Fireplace Lounge on the first floor of the College Commons,
on the Middletown campus at 115 South Street in Middletown.
After a SUNY Orange student nearly became the victim of a scholarship
scam artist last year, Financial Aid department technical assistant
Deb Roe wanted to do more. She alerted that student in time to
contact his bank and avoid problems, but she was troubled. "He
was a smart kid," Roe said, "but they sounded professional.
That really got me concerned. How do we get information out to
more people [to prevent fraud]?"
The guest speakers will be John Cruise of Citizens Bank, who will
talk about preventing and dealing with identity theft, and James
Vallee of M&T Bank, who will cover financial literacy, which
includes credit reports, credit cards, and other important consumer
topics.
Handouts will be available for participants, which include titles
from the Federal Trade Commission and Citibank like "Creating
a Budget," "Preventing Fraud," and "ID Theft:
When Bad Things Happen to Your Good Name."
This program is free and open to the public. For more information,
please call Deb Roe at (845) 341-4190.
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Orange County Community College's
award program celebrates diversity and achievement
MIDDLETOWN - Orange County Community College will celebrate the
16 th Annual Sojourner Truth Awards Program on Friday, March 11,
at 7 p.m. in the Physical Education Building at the Middletown
campus on W. Conklin Avenue. The guest speaker will be the Honorable
Nóel C. Spencer, Councilman, Chester, N.Y.
In the event of snow, the program will be held on Saturday, March
12, at 1 p.m.
The Sojourner Truth Awards, named in honor of that distinguished
woman who lived in the Mid-Hudson after escaping from slavery,
is designed to promote positive consideration of college, and is
awarded to students from grade six through 12 who have demonstrated
skills in areas like language arts, mathematics, sciences, performing & media
arts, athletics, citizenship and perseverance and effort.
Corporate funding support comes from Orange & Rockland Utilities
and Opus Terrace Steakhouse, Monroe, N.Y. Additional financial
support is provided by the Educational
Foundation of SUNY Orange.
To learn more about this program please call the Office of Student
Development at 341-4000 or e-mail bmedina@sunyorange.edu
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Congresswoman Sue Kelly holds
press conference at SUNY Orange
 U.S.
Congresswoman Sue Kelly held a press conference today at SUNY Orange
to announce that she is introducing legislation in the U.S. House
of Representatives that would enable college students or parents
to deduct all tuition expenses on their federal income tax return. "With
tuition costs rising faster than salaries and inflation, it is
time to provide Orange County families with the ultimate financial
aid for college," Kelly said. Dr. William Richards, president
of SUNY Orange, said "I strongly support Representative Kelly's
bill to allow families to deduct the full cost of college tuition
on their federal income tax return."
The name of the bill is More Money for College Act.
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