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Choir to Sing, Dance and Step at Annual GospelFEST
03:13pm EDT, 25 Apr 2013PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (April 25, 2013) – SUNY Plattsburgh's Gospel Choir will present its annual GospelFEST 5 p.m. Sunday, May 5, in E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall.
The show will feature performances by the Praise Team, Praise Dance Team and Step Team, as well as a special guest performance by the Bluegrass Gospel Project. Anthony English will emcee.
more...SUNY Plattsburgh Now Taking Registrations for Summer Session
03:00pm EDT, 25 Apr 2013PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (April 25, 2013) – A summer class will use acting techniques to help teachers develop creative classrooms.
Another will teach students about the juvenile justice system and factors underlying delinquency treatment and prevention.
Acting in Teaching and Juvenile Delinquency are just two of the more than 200 offerings during SUNY Plattsburgh’s summer session. Others include Human Nutrition, Jazz History and Sociology of Women.
More than 100 of the selections are available online.
more...Music Department Presents Chamber Ensembles Concert
05:17pm EDT, 24 Apr 2013PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (April 24, 2013) — The SUNY Plattsburgh Department of Music will present a chamber ensembles concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, in Krinovitz Recital Hall, Hawkins Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.
more...Music Department Presents Karen Becker and Friends Concert Featuring the Adirondack Trio
05:09pm EDT, 24 Apr 2013PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (April 24, 2013) —The Adirondack Trio will perform at the Karen Becker and Friends Concert Saturday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. in E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall.
Violinist Eric Grossman and cellist Lawrence Zoernig will join pianist Karen Becker in a program of works by Beethoven, Shostakovich and Schubert.
more...New Online Latin American Art Class to Include Study Abroad Component
12:00am EDT, 23 Apr 2013 (Updated 04:17pm EDT, 23 Apr 2013)PLATTSBURGH (April 23, 2013) — SUNY Plattsburgh students interested in Latin American art will have the chance to see it up close and personal through a new course that combines online with onsite learning.
Latin American Art begins with an online component in the fall of 2013 and winds down with a three-week excursion to Cusco, Peru, the capital of the Inca Empire and a UNESCO world heritage site.
more...Cardinal Points Fares Well in 2012 Press Association Contest
12:00am EDT, 22 Apr 2013 (Updated 04:08pm EDT, 22 Apr 2013)PLATTSBURGH (April 22, 2013) — Cardinal Points, the student newspaper of SUNY Plattsburgh, has been awarded third place overall in the college division of the New York Press Association 2012 Better Newspaper Contest.
Cardinal Points earned 55 points overall. The Ithacan of Ithaca College took first with 76 points, and The Statesman of SUNY Stony Brook finished second with 60 points. The entries were judged by members of the North Carolina Press Association.
more...Program Teaches Acceptance of Differences at Early Age
05:19pm EDT, 19 Apr 2013PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (April 19, 2013) — Teachers are trained to accommodate and relate to students who have disabilities, but children usually aren’t.
Dr. Patricia Egan, professor of school psychology, is out to change that. She is co-directing a new program with adjunct lecturer Andrea Martino that promotes friendships between students and their peers with autism spectrum disorder.
The Peer Network Program recruits students who exhibit maturity, empathy and respect for their peers. They learn about autism spectrum disorder, study social skills and are then paired with students with the disorder in an effort to provide the latter with the security and guidance that can be found through a peer relationship.
more...Bishop's University Vice Chancellor to Discuss Higher Education in Quebec
12:00am EDT, 2 May 2013 (Updated 04:03pm EDT, 18 Apr 2013)PLATTSBURGH (April 18, 2013) — The principal and vice chancellor at Bishop’s University, Lennoxville, Quebec, Michael Goldbloom, will speak on higher education in Quebec Thursday, May 2, beginning at 2 p.m. in Krinovitz Recital Hall, Hawkins Hall.
The Distinguished Quebec Address is hosted by SUNY Plattsburgh’s Institute on Quebec Studies and the Development Corporation, Clinton County. For more information on the address, contact Cherice Granger, 518-564-2384 or cherice.granger@plattsburgh.edu.
Department of Theatre to Present 'The Winter's Tale'
03:51pm EDT, 18 Apr 2013PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (April 18, 2013) — The SUNY Plattsburgh Department of Theatre will present Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” — with a contemporary twist — 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28, in the Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts building.
Directed and adapted by Dr. Shawna Mefferd Carroll, who worked with students from her Production Workshop course, this ensemble production has every actor taking on at least two roles.
more...Alumna, Vice Chair of U.S. Manufacturing Council to Present
02:21pm EDT, 18 Apr 2013
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (April 18, 2013) — Mary Isbister, a 1986 SUNY Plattsburgh alumna and vice chair of the U.S. Manufacturing Council, is returning to campus to discuss her journey from graduate to successful professional.
Isbister will present “From Here to There: The Journey from SUNY Plattsburgh Graduate to Successful Business Owner” from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, in the E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall.
Her address is part of the Distinguished Visiting Alumni Program, which brings notable alumni to campus, allowing them to meet with students, faculty, staff, other alumni and community members, sharing ideas, experiences and accomplishments. In doing so, they both showcase and foster SUNY Plattsburgh’s efforts to prepare students for academic, professional and personal success.
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SUNY Plattsburgh
Phone: (518) 564-2090
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