Monthly Archives: December 2011

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College driving economic force in the area

Cayuga Community College, founded in 1953 as Auburn Community College, became a “full opportunity” college in the 1970s under New York State Education Law.  That action occurred through the commitment by New York State that it would fund up to 40% of community college operating budgets if they certified open … Continue reading

Posted in College in the Community, From the President
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Cayuga Drawing Students in the Community

This semester, students in Art 106 – Expressive Drawing had multiple opportunities to use art to connect with people in our community. OCTOBER – Empty Bowls, hunger fundraiser Students, as well as Cayuga Employees (during a community hour event), helped create and prepare bowls for an Empty Bowls fundraiser to … Continue reading

Posted in College in the Community, Happenings, Scholarship, Student LIfe

A Time for Healing

I would like to begin this evening by saying that my heart goes out to all those affected by the most recent shooting at Virginia Tech. We stand strong with you as the news develops. I feel that, with this topic in all of our heads, it is also a … Continue reading

Posted in Happenings, Student LIfe
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The Recruiting Road For Men’s Soccer.

Well, this has to be a first for me to blog. Being the men’s soccer coach, I’m constantly on email, but I have never blogged. My recruiting trails started last Friday, December 2, with a recruiting trip to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for the PA Classics Winter College Showcase. The talent was … Continue reading

Posted in Athletics, Happenings, Student LIfe
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Cayuga Community College: Workhorse for Workforce Development

As our country jumpstarts the economy and gets unemployed/under-employed Americans back to work, national attention is turning to community colleges and their workforce development programs. Besides the current unemployment numbers, we face challenges in maintaining a workforce with the skills to compete in the global economy. According to the National … Continue reading

Posted in College in the Community, From the President, Scholarship
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The Problem with PTA

Everyone has been there: we all worry about test grades after taking a big exam. “Post-Test Anxiety,” I’ll call it, is like a plague in college. No matter how prepared I feel, how confident I am while doing the test, or how positively I talk about it with friends, there … Continue reading

Posted in Happenings, Scholarship, Student LIfe