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Moberg Named Laura Hurd Finalist

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (March 17, 2010) -- SUNY Plattsburgh senior co-captain Stephanie Moberg is one of five finalists for the Laura Hurd Award, symbolic of the best player in the sport of NCAA Division III women's ice hockey. The annual award is presented by the American College Hockey Association and will be announced at the Final Four hosted by Gustavus Adolphus College.

SBDC Partners with Cooperative Extension to Help Small Businesses

PLATTSBURGH, NY (March 17, 2010) -- Sometimes, there is a fine line between pursuing a hobby and a business.

The North Country Small Business Development Center is collaborating with Cornell Cooperative Extension for a series of seminars to help those who would like to develop their "labors of love" into profitable business ventures. Businesses of all kinds are welcome: lawn care, market gardening, custom tilling, since the same principles apply.

Championship Game to Be Televised

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (March 16, 2010) -- The 2010 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship will have several media platforms for fans unable to travel to the semifinals and finals site at 1980 Rink in Herb Brooks Arena.

Norchi Honored as SUNYAC Men's Lacrosse Player of Week

FREDONIA, N.Y. (March 9, 2010) - Redshirt junior attackman Kyle Norchi (Hauppauge High School) of SUNY Plattsburgh's men's lacrosse team has received the season's first player of the week award from the State University of New York Athletic Conference, for the period ending Sunday. This marks the co-captain's fourth career SUNYAC award, breaking a school record.

Coolidge Named SUNYAC Baseball Player of Week

FREDONIA, N.Y. (March 9, 2010) - The State University of New York Athletic Conference has made SUNY Plattsburgh's Donny Coolidge the first player of the week for the 2010 baseball season, for the period ending Sunday.

SUNY Plattsburgh Presents Frontier Saxophone Quartet

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (March 8, 2010) - SUNY Plattsburgh music faculty member Daniel Gordon will perform with the Frontier Saxophone Quartet, Sunday, March 28, at 2 p.m. in Krinovitz Recital Hall in Hawkins Hall on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus. This event is free and open to the public.

The saxophone quartet consists of Gary Scavone (soprano), Todd Pray (alto), Linda Sullivan (tenor), and Gordon, (baritone). Scavone teaches music technology at McGill University in Montreal; Pray is a music instructor for Peru Central Schools and the director of the Adirondack Youth Orchestra; and Sullivan is the director of the Plattsburgh High School Band and president of the Clinton County Music Educators' Association. The program will feature works by Barry Ulman, Edward MacDowell, Catalan composer Joan Josep Blay, Dutch composer Willem Strietmann, and native New Yorker Arthur Frackenpohl.

Conference to Reinvigorate Teaching Methods

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (March 4, 2010) -- Revisiting what is essential in education – and pushing the pause button on technology – is at the heart of the Spring 2010 Teaching and Learning Conference, Saturday, April 10.

"Pull the Plug and Light the Fire" is hosted by SUNY Plattsburgh and its Center for Teaching Excellence and is aimed at educators who want to explore and examine the principles and methods at the heart of teaching.

Victorian Images, Antics Part of Magic-Lantern Show

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (March 4, 2010) -- The American Magic-Lantern Theater will present two shows Thursday, March 25, at 9:45 a.m. and 8 p.m. in Krinovitz Recital Hall, Hawkins Hall, on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus.

The troupe of costumed actors, narrators and singers will dramatize a selection of antique color slides depicting Victorian stories, comedy and songs. The slides will be projected via a 1890s "magic lantern" projector onto a full-size movie screen. Audience involvement will be encouraged, with members tooting on horns, providing sound effects and joining in sing-alongs.

College Presents 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (February 16, 2010) - SUNY Plattsburgh's music and theater departments will present "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," a musical by Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows, March 4 through 7 in Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday with an additional matinee performance 2 p.m. on Sunday.

SUNY Plattsburgh Receives Stimulus Funds for New Metering System

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (March 2, 2010) -- A new $375,000 grant will go a long way toward helping SUNY Plattsburgh cut its energy usage, according to college officials.

The grant, which has been awarded to the college through federal stimulus funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will pay for a new campus metering system. The system will provide the college with information on heat, electricity and water usage in all of the buildings.

Contact Information

If you would like more information on any of the following news releases, please contact:

Michelle Ouellette, Associate Director, Public Relations and Publications
SUNY Plattsburgh
Phone: (518) 564-2090
E-mail: news@plattsburgh.edu