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March 2018 Architecture program. He has a strong interest in residential design; an interest he is exploring during his internship at Dean Architecture this semester. SUNY Erie President Dr. Dan Hocoy said Strasser’s design will factor in significantly in the next few years as the College approaches a historical
From left to right: Dr. Dan Hocoy - SUNY Erie President, Zach Strasser - Architecture Student Dennis Murphy - SUNY Erie Board of Trustees Chair
SUNY Erie Architecture Student Wins Logo Design Contest On his arrival to Western New York
look logo was selected as one of
in June, new SUNY Erie Community
the new college logos.
College President Dr. Dan Hocoy
Zach Strasser, a 2nd year
milestone. “It’s fitting that our winning design focuses on our incorporation date. We’re approaching our 75th anniversary in three years, so Zach’s logo will be featured as a big part of that celebration,” Hocoy noted. “There is no better way to honor our history of providing service to students than to highlight the
challenged faculty and staff to think
architecture student at SUNY
work of a student as part of
beyond the “way we have always
Erie, developed the winning
the celebration.”
done things” and imagine a new
design. “I really wanted to
SUNY Erie. That re-imagination included
come up with something fun that
the redesign of the College’s logo
represented the long history of the
SUNY Erie Board of Trustees Meeting,
through a contest open to faculty,
College,” Strasser said.
where he was presented with the contest
staff, current students and alumni.
Slated to graduate from SUNY Erie
prizes generously donated by the SUNY
in May, Strasser has applied for
Erie Foundation -- a BAK tablet and a gift
admission to the University at Buffalo’s
card to the College Bookstore.
After more than 60 submissions and an online voting process, a “retro”
Strasser received recognition for his logo design at the February
Assistant Professor Earns 2018 NISOD Recognition
faculty member and very active in the
Sherri Kobis, an assistant professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at North Campus, has been chosen as a 2018 recipient of the prestigious National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award. Known by her peers as an outstanding
The NISOD Excellence Awards were
SUNY Erie community, Kobis has been
established in 1991 to provide NISOD-
instrumental in mathematics initiatives
member colleges with a way to recognize
pertinent to the College’s
individuals doing extraordinary
Teacher Prep Program and
work on their campuses.
its development as a top
More than 25,000 recipients
STEM education stop for
have been recognized since
incoming students. These
the award’s inception, and
reasons—along with her work
recipients are honored annually
as curriculum committee chair
at the Excellence Awards
for SUNY Erie’s Mathematics/Computer
Dinner and Celebration, scheduled this
Science Department—make her selection
year for May 27 at the Hilton Austin
for NISOD recognition well-earned.
Downtown in Austin, Texas.
Spring Open House and Police Academy Events Throughout
SUNY
March and
between tours of each campus. For those specifically interested in
College’s Police Basic Training and PreEmployment Program, both essential for
April, those
entry to a career in law enforcement, LETA those interested in joining the ranks inside
interested
will host two Open House sessions—
police departments throughout Western
March 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. and April 18,
New York. For more information about
noon to 2 p.m.—inside Bretschger Hall at
these LETA events, call John Chiarello at
North Campus, room B713. Attendees at
(716) 270-5376.
in starting, restarting or redirecting their education will have
those two events can find out about the
the chance to learn about the many career-focused program opportunities throughout SUNY Erie and, specifically, inside its North Campus Law Enforcement Training Academy. The College will host three separate Spring Open House events, at City Campus (April 23), North (April 24) and South (April 25) from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Attendees will be able to learn about SUNY Erie’s newest offerings, careerfocused degrees and one-year certificate programs; find out about scholarships, financial aid and four-year transfer opportunities; gain instant admission for non-competitive academic programs or sign up for summer classes; and meet with award-winning faculty members
FACULTY Spotlight: Music Instructor Releases Children’s Album This year, faculty member
orchestrations performed
Carmen Aquila has once
around the world. World-
again brought her music
renowned conductors JoAnn
expertise outside the
Falletta and Edwin London
classroom, this time with
have brought Aquila’s
“Bug Songs,” a 15-song
music to life with the Buffalo
children’s album designed
Philharmonic Orchestra and
to give kids an appreciation for bugs—
the Cleveland Chamber Symphony;
and singing and dancing.
and Aquila has been commissioned
Aquila, who has taught such courses to develop arrangements for such as History of American Pop Music
ensembles as the Warren (Pennsylvania)
and Beginning Piano over a 17-year
Civic Orchestra and the Chautauqua
career at SUNY Erie, has composed
Regional Youth Symphony.
Dental Hygiene, ALUMNI Spotlight: Sam Tripi, Nursing Team-Up Nursing, Class of 2014 for Give Kids a transition into a new role as a licensed SUNY Erie has helped many traditional Smile Day home healthcare administrator before and nontraditional students redirect After years of commemorating Give Kids a Smile Day on its own, SUNY Erie’s Dental Hygiene Program decided that, this year, the more medical students, the merrier. Enter the College’s renowned Nursing Program, who along with Dr. Marti Peterson’s Just 4 Me Pediatric dental team, helped provide free dental and health care to children from Erie and Niagara County at the North Campus Dental Hygiene Clinic on February 2. The American Dental Association-sponsored day is a promoted dentistry initiative to bring children into dental offices for free treatment, and has provided oral health services to more than five million kids since 2003. In partnership with Getzville’s Just 4 Me dentistry and SUNY Erie alumnus Dr. Peterson’95, the college’s senior dental hygiene students provided cleanings and information about dental care, while attending nursing students assisted with patient health history and vitals, while addressing the importance of both oral and systematic health to a day’s worth of new patients.
their education and training in an entirely
managing one of McGuire’s Western New
different direction.
York healthcare facilities.
One of these students is alumnus
What made it all possible? Tripi credits
Sam Tripi, who followed a Bachelor of
SUNY Erie as the impetus for his current
Arts degree in English from Canisius
professional trajectory.
and a career with pharmaceutical giant
“The training you receive here is so
Astra-Zeneca by enrolling in SUNY
applicable to what you’ll need in the real
Erie’s renowned Nursing Program. Now
world,” says Tripi. “Most everybody that
past his 2014 graduation and deep
comes to this program doesn’t have a
into a promising unit coordinator career
lot of experience in healthcare, but if you
with Buffalo’s McGuire Group, Tripi is
graduate, you can almost be assured
working on his Master’s in Health Care
of getting a job in the field, especially in
Administration. Once finished, he’ll
Western New York.”
College Welcomes New EVP of Administration and Finance This past January, the College
as associate vice president and chief
welcomed Penelope Howard as
information officer for Information
its new executive vice president of
Technology Services and the Virginia
Administration and Finance.
Community College System as assistant vice chancellor for
A certified public accountant and Virginia
Technology Administration
native, Howard takes over
Services. She is currently
SUNY Erie’s top financial management position
pursuing her doctorate
following more than
in Education Policy and
20 years of experience
Planning Leadership,
managing cost-effective
Higher Education from
operations, analysis
the College of William and
and audit for financial and regulatory
Mary; and is an alumnus of Farmville,
compliance in both higher education
Virginia’s Longwood University (B.S.,
and healthcare organizations. Her
Business Administration) and Virginia
previous education stops include the
Commonwealth University (Executive
College of William and Mary as chief
M.B.A.).
financial officer, Longwood University
Kats Hoops, Hockey Thrive through End of Seasons With the winter seasons now behind
on an 8-3 run (including a six-game win
SUNY Erie’s sports teams, all squads
streak) with a 4-2 win against Division
have earned competition highlights and
1 Canisius College inside both squad’s
team records to tout into an off-season
joint home at Buffalo’s HarborCenter. The
full of training for the games ahead. But
former national champions (2015) and
for men’s hockey and basketball, January,
recent finalists (2016, 2017) enjoyed a
February and March were filled with
multifaceted attack all season, with major
performances and runs impressive by any
contributions from sophomore forwards
season’s standards.
Brendan McFall (9 goals, 18 assists)
On the ice, SUNY Erie overcame a slow November start to end the season
and Anthony Cybulski (21 goals, 11 assists).
For basketball, the team’s months featured a 9-2 record before seasonending games against Monroe and Niagara County Community College. Led by Buffalo native Kyle Harris (14.2 points per game), Bronx-bred running mate Kasey Walker-Gregg (13.2 ppg), and complimented by the low-post prominence of Brooklyn forward Shevon Anisca (12.5 ppg, 5.4 rebounds per game) the team’s thrived, all while relying on an evenly distributed offensive and staunch defense to become a force in NJCAA Region III action. This proved true in its extended postseason, too. SUNY Erie’s March took
College Furthers Immigration Support as Host of Naturalization Ceremony
a magical turn with both a Region III title win over Monroe Community College, 6659; and an NJCAA Division II Tournament first-round upset win over higher-seeded
candidates to the Honorable Michael
Louisburg (North Carolina), 87-78. The
Roemer, United States Magistrate
Kats eventually finished sixth in tourney
Judge for the U.S. District Court for the
play, and Anisca—boasting postseason
Western District of New York. Judge
scoring average of 17 ppg—was named
Roemer presided over this special
to the All-Tournament team.
venue ceremony, and delivered the Oath of Allegiance to America’s newest citizens. These new residents hail from 36 different countries, including such After a fall spent adding English as a Second Language offices to all campuses and advocating for those affected by the ongoing insecurity of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the College furthered its support for Western New York’s vibrant immigrant community as host to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and its nationalization ceremony at City Campus on February 1.
locales Afghanistan, Italy and Sweden. The event’s welcome address was delivered by SUNY Erie President Dan Hocoy, Ph.D., born in Trinidad and Tobago, and now a naturalized citizen of both Canada and the United States. Additional local officials, dignitaries and civic groups were on hand to welcome the newest U.S. citizens; and musical selections were performed by visiting four-piece, HyNotes.
The government organization gathered inside City’s Minnie Gillette Auditorium to present 79 citizenship
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