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SUNY Plattsburgh Calling Card March 2013

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Photo of a white student and a black student walking together near Feinberg Library.

College Receives National Notice for Eliminating Black/White Achievement Gap

A national organization has ranked SUNY Plattsburgh among the top 25 public colleges across the nation for closing the graduation-rate gap between African American and white students.

The 2012 study by The Education Trust — a non-profit striving to close academic gaps — examined public and private four-year colleges that successfully improved minority graduation rates. Read more.

Events Calendar

View complete or alumni event listings.

  • Summer Session C
    July 15-Aug. 16
    View master course schedule.
  • Non-matriculated Registration Begins
    Aug. 4
  • Capital District Golf
    Aug. 16
    Clifton Park, N.Y.
  • Fall Classes Begin
    Aug. 26

Reunion 2013

  • July 11-14
    Celebrating years ending in 3 and 8.

Photo of Richard Semmler.

Alumni Service Day Named for
Philanthropic Alumnus

Alumni will raise hammers, rakes and paint brushes once again this spring during the newly renamed Dr. Richard Semmler ’68 Alumni Service Day.

The second annual day of community service Saturday, April 20, will feature teams of alumni volunteering at nonprofit sites in New York City, Vermont and Virginia. Read more.

Photo of the Hard Hattian's hard hats.

Rallying Forces:
The Pep Band and Hard Hattians

If you hear a rowdy bunch screaming, “SUNY Plattsburgh! SUNY Plattsburgh! SUNY Plattsburgh!” until you can’t understand the words anymore, you will know you have run into the pep band crew.

Combine the band and its music with the Hard Hattians — students on a mission to provide spirit to all Cardinal sports — and fans say they know they will have an especially good time at the men’s hockey game. Read more.

 

Photo of a Bill Laundry bobblehead figurine.Campus Pays Tribute to ‘Mr. Plattsburgh’

After 43 years of service, Vice President for Student Affairs William D. “Bill” Laundry took one last curtain call at a farewell dinner Feb. 23, in honor of his recent retirement. Read more.

 

Contact Information

For more information about the SUNY Plattsburgh alumni newsletter, please contact:

Michelle Marasch Ouellette
Director of Public Relations and Publications
Phone: (518) 564-3095
Email: michelle.ouellette@plattsburgh.edu

Alumni can subscribe to Calling Card by joining the Plattsburgh Alumni Community (PAC).

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