COLLEGE NEWS Serving Those Who Have Served SUNY Schenectady was named a Military Friendly School by GI Jobs magazine for the 2020-2021 academic year, marking the eighth consecutive year of this honor. Tis continuous status as a Military Friendly school shows the College’s frm commitment to serve those who have served. Joe Clark, a Veteran of the United States Army now studying Liberal Arts with a concentration in History, works in the Veterans Affairs Offce in Elston Hall, in this photo from early March 2020.
New Craft Chocolate Classes Will Be Sweet Addition to Downtown Schenectady In February 2020, ofcials from SUNY Schenectady and Schenectady County announced a new collaboration between the College and the Mill Artisan District. Students in the Craf Beer Brewing programs will gain access to classroom space and state-of-the-art craf beer brewing equipment and resources that provide hands-on opportunities to design, brew, and distribute specialty beer products. In addition, students in the Culinary Arts program will experience a new state-of the art confectionery teaching facility that includes resources and equipment for the production of chocolate from scratch, part of the “bean to bar” craf chocolate movement. Te new 18,000 square foot facility is located one block from the main campus.
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Above: Celebrating all things chocolate during the Mill Artisan District announcement in February 2020 are: Ann Fleming Brown, Chair of the Board of Trustees; Dr. Peggy King, Emeritus, College Trustee; Honorable Gary McCarthy ’77, Mayor of the City of Schenectady; JT Pollard, Developer and Architect; Dr. Steady Moono, College President; Vanessa Traver, Instructor in the School of Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism; Honorable Angelo Santabarbara, New York State Assembly; Dr. David Brough, Dean of the School of Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism; and Ray Gillen, Chairman, Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority.
