September,
October, November 2005
SUNY Orange Spring Break Field Studies
Program to venture to Peru
MIDDLETOWN - Orange County Community College's International Seminar
Program will offer a trip this spring to Peru. The Spring Break
Field Studies program is titled Peru: Inca Civilization and the
Spanish Conquest, and will run from March 17 through March 26,
2006, earning three liberal arts credits for students.
The trip itself, hosted by Barry Kass, professor of anthropology
and Edgar Gutierrez, professor of Spanish at SUNY Orange, is open
to faculty, staff and the public, and features tours of the "lost
city" of the Incas, Machu Pichu, a day hike on the Inca Trail
of the Andes, native markets at Chinchero and Pisac and much more.
The cost of the trip includes round-trip airfare, hotels, most
meals and guided tours, and totals $2,030.
For more information, please contact Barry Kass at 845-341-4364
or via e-mail at bkass@sunyorange.edu,
or Edgar Gutierrez at 845-341-4067 or via e-mail at egutierr@sunyorange.edu
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SUNY Orange announces fourth annual
Aria/Concerto contest
MIDDLETOWN - The Orange County Community College orchestra announces
the fourth annual Aria/Concerto Contest for Orange County high
school students and SUNY Orange students to be held Saturday, Jan.
21, 2006 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. In case of poor weather, auditions
will be on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006.
Applicants must complete and submit an application by Monday,
Dec. 12, 2005.
Soloists for the orchestra's May 6, 2006 spring concert will be
chosen by an audition process; a panel of music faculty from SUNY
Orange will judge the instrumentalists and vocalists.
Applicants should choose an aria(s) or a concerto from a repertoire
that was composed by the 1830s, that lasts approximately 10-20
minutes, and has a published and available orchestral accompaniment.
Depending upon the length of the repertoire, a partial or complete
instrumental concerto or multiple vocal arias could be performed.
All applicants must bring his or her own accompanist.
For more information, or for an application, please contact the
Arts and Communication Department at 845-341-4787.
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SUNY Orange Director of Food Service
Honored
MIDDLETOWN – The Orange County Employment Alliance (OCEAN)
will honor Orange County Community College's Robert Glohs, director
of food service, for his "significant contribution to furthering
employment opportunities to people with disabilities" on Friday,
Oct. 21, 2005, at the Newburgh Yacht Club in Newburgh, N.Y.
OCEAN is a group of not-for-profit and public human service agencies
in Orange and Sullivan counties that work together to further employment
of persons with disabilities.
"It makes me feel good to make a difference," says Glohs,
who will attend the ceremonies on Oct. 21. He has worked with several
employees and had very positive experiences, he says.
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SUNY Orange Chopper Unveiled
MIDDLETOWN - Orange County Community College launched the beginning
of a raffle to benefit the technology for students last Friday,
Sept. 16 at the College's Student Life Day celebration.
Driven by an Orange County Chopper employee, a bike built by the
famous motorcycle company headquartered in Montgomery, N.Y. and
featured on the Discovery channel was unveiled on the Alumni Green
behind Morrison Hall at the Middletown campus on 115 South Street.
The bike, detailed in SUNY Orange blue and orange, will be raffled
off; proceeds will benefit students directly via several technology
projects on campus.
The brainchild of the college's computer club, the raffle is being
spearheaded by that club and by Jim Dutcher, the associate vice-president
for technology at SUNY Orange.
"I think [the motorcycle] is gorgeous," said college
president Bill Richards, "but the benefit to students is what's
most important."
Other students were simply wowed. "I think it's awesome," said
second-year medical laboratory technology student Amy Sisco. "It's
a very good idea. It's definitely one of a kind."
Rob Hay, president of the computer club, said that the idea came
from talk of how the club could be more involved with the school,
and of how the club could improve the technology at the college. "We
wanted to see what we could gather up for the students at the school," said
Hay.
Rochester-based Wellington Steele has partnered with the college
to make this raffle a possibility.
Chances to win will be available soon on the Orange County Community
College web site (www.sunyorangeraffle.org),
the Orange County Choppers web site, (www.orangecountychoppers.com),
the Frontier Communications web site, and at www.wellingtonsteele.com.
Frontier customers can look in their Frontier bills for the SUNY
Orange raffle insert, set to be delivered in November.
The drawing is set tentatively to take place next spring at the
Orange County Choppers Retail Store and Showroom in Montgomery.
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SUNY Orange offers Admissions
Open House
Orange County Community College's Admissions Office will host
an Admissions Open House on Oct. 5, 2005, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
at the College Commons at 115 South Street on the Middletown campus.
Prospective students can learn about the many degree programs
available at SUNY Orange, meet with professors representing over
30 academic majors, including programs in Nursing, Accounting,
Criminal Justice and the Liberal Arts and explore the many transfer
and career possibilities after graduation.
Other information available includes scholarships and financial
aid opportunities, and representatives from Athletics and Student
Life will be present to chat about the many clubs and organizations
at Orange.
Admissions professionals will be on hand to discuss admissions
requirements, and tours will be available of the beautiful campus
and facilities.
Free Blueberry Mountain Ice Cream and light refreshment from the
BG Café will be on hand as well.
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SUNY Orange to offer academic
lecture: Judaism, Islam and Hinduism: Modern Issues
MIDDLETOWN - Scholars from Orange County Community College will
discuss "Judaism, Islam and Hinduism: Modern Issues" in
an academic lecture on Thursday, Oct. 6, at 11 a.m. to noon at
the Bio-Tech Building, Room 311 at the Middletown campus at 115
South Street.
Economics professor Abdel Aziz Farah, and English professors Jim
Givant and Renuka Khanna are the invited guest speakers. The event,
the latest in an ongoing series of academic events given weekly
at the college, is free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact organizer Dr. Walt Jahn at
845-341-4144.
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SUNY Orange
Volunteer Fair October 11 offers opportunity to find out fast how
to help
MIDDLETOWN – People who want to do volunteer work and want
to learn more are invited to come to a Volunteer Fair at Orange
County Community College on Tuesday, Oct. 11 from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m., where over 35 different community service organizations will
be gathered in the College Commons at 115 South Street in Middletown.
The Volunteer Fair will host organizations such as the Big Brothers
Big Sisters, Meals on Wheels, the Red Cross and many lesser-known
organizations. The public will have an opportunity to meet with
these groups and find out how they can help.
"We often think we'd like to do volunteer work, but we just
don't know where to begin and which organization to get involved
with", says Sandra Roding, coordinator of the SUNY Orange
Institute for Nonprofit Leadership and Management. "Since
this Volunteer Fair gathers so many diverse nonprofit organizations
under one roof, it's a convenient way for the public to learn about
them all in one day. It's particularly a great opportunity for
students who would like to do community service."
Would-be volunteers can visit the booths of the various organizations,
where representatives will be on hand to provide information about
their needs. While learning about these volunteer opportunities,
individuals can find out what will best suit them in pursuing a
commitment to helping others.
For more information about the SUNY Orange Volunteer Fair, please
contact Sandra Roding at 845-341-4874 or e-mail sroding@sunyorange.edu.
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SUNY Orange Athletic Department
to host Golf Outing
MIDDLETOWN - Orange County Community College's Athletic Department
is sponsoring a Golf Scramble Tournament on Sunday, Oct. 2, at
the Nevele Grand Resort and Hotel to benefit the department's team
and travel expenses.
Stacey Morris, former SUNY Orange athlete and current coach, was
happy to help come up with the idea of golf as a fundraiser for
several reasons, one of which was that golf is a lifetime sport. "We
wanted to do something athletic-oriented," says Morris, "and
golf doesn't discriminate. People of all ages play, their whole
lives – men, women, everybody – and so many graduates
of SUNY Orange, as well."
Morris also points out that the fundraiser benefits the athletes. "We
have some quality athletes that come through here," she says. "We've
gotten some top shelf athletes. I have two of the best pitchers
that ever came out of the county on my [softball] team right now."
What's really important, says Morris, it to get people more involved,
and to open our doors to the community. This tournament is a start.
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