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Vol. 65 Issue 14 February 19, 2019
CAYUGABRIEFS
The Student Activities Board hosted the 2018 PB&J sandwich drive.
CAYUGA STUDENTS NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE SANDWICHES FOR THE HUNGRY
JAYLENE CLARK OWENS
POET/ACTRESS OWENS TO VISIT BOTH CAMPUSES Highly acclaimed poet and AUDELCO and Barrymore Award-winning actress, Jaylene Clark Owens, will appear on both campuses this spring. You can catch her talk on the Auburn campus on Monday, February 25th at 11:00 A.M. and on the Fulton campus on Monday, March 4th at 11:00 A.M in the student center. Owens is a Philadelphia resident from Harlem, NY. She began slamming in 2005 when she was on the 1st Place Urban World New York Team at Brave New Voices. She is a first place Apollo Theater Amateur Night winner for her poetry.
MARIE MILLER
SINGER WHO SANG TO THE POPE TO PERFORM ON AUBURN CAMPUS
By Kaitlyn Diego, associate editor
State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson with Cayuga Community College students: student trustee David Clark, Annika Atherton, Mallorie DeVisser, SGO President Carissa Rice, Fulton campus student Cristian Brown, Collegian editorin-chief Megan Swartwood and Collegian associate editor Kaitlyn Diego.
SUNY CHANCELLOR VISITS AUBURN CAMPUS By Megan Swartwood, editor-in-chief and Kaitlyn Diego, associate editor SUNY Chancellor visited the Auburn campus of Cayuga Community College Campus to tour the facility and talk to faculty and students. Dr. Kristina M. Johnson sat down with CCC President Brian Durant, staff members, and even a few students to see what everyday life is on the campus and to ask questions about what she can do to make students’ experience better. Dr. Johnson has served as the 13th SUNY Chancellor or nearly two years. She says one of her favorite parts of her job is meeting with students and says that, “It’s the best part of my day.” After her tour she sat down for a talk with student leaders. At the beginning of the meeting, students went around and introduced themselves. As the meeting continued, Johnson asked students questions about CCC. Johnson asked about the kind of clubs
The Auburn Student Activities Board welcomes Singer, Marie Miller, to the Auburn campus for a performance on Monday, March 11th at 11 A.M. Miller bridges together pop, folk, and a little bit of bluegrass. She was a teenager with she signed with Curb records. In 2015, Marie Miller was granted the opportunity to be one of the only performers to sing for Pope Francis in Philadelphia at the Festival of the Families. She released her debut full album, Letterbox, in 2017.
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State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson visite the Auburn campus of Cayuga Community College on Thursday, February 14th as part of her intent to tour all 64 colleges and universities in the SUNY system.
and other activities on campus, “to build community.” Carissa Rice, president of Auburn campus Student Government Organization (SGO), says, “We have so many clubs for so many different kinds of people.” “There is an opportunity for anybody to find a place where they belong,” says Dan Charles, the elected student trustee. Johnson then went on to ask the question, “Do you have an idea of what you think you need from SUNY and Cayuga in order to be successful?” To answer this question, Annika Atherton explains, “Personally for me, I am worried about my credits transferring when I go to another school.” Many students agreed with her, especially those who plan to attend a private school after Cayuga. Johnson says she is working, “on ways we can provide to take the friction out of your future.” Students also expressed how attending Cayuga has prepared them for the four-year schools they plan to attend in the future. In order to have high school students understand the benefits of a two-year school, students asked Johnson to recommend this to future college students. Dan Charles explains, “the financial strain is like night and day,” when describing the difference between going to a four-year school and starting out at a twoyear school. Finally, Johnson discussed the nature of the Excelsior Scholarship when a few concerns were given about the income cut-off and how some students could not receive this scholarship because they were right above the cut-off. Johnson explains, “Next year it will go up so that will be more helpful.” She also says that she has started to, “raise money for scholarships and fellowships.” Johnson says, “there are many needs in the SUNY system; the needs of students, faculty and staff, all of it is very worthy, it’s hard to decide which choices to make, it’s quite the choice and I do the best that I can.” At the close of the meeting, she thanked students for meeting with her and told them to get in touch with her if they had any further questions and concerns. You can reach Johnson at chancellor@suny. edu. SUNY is the nation’s largest comprehensive system, including 64 colleges and universities, while serving 1.3 million students a year.
Your help is needed! Student Government Organization (SGO) members on the Auburn campus are working very hard to put together a project to help the community. On Wednesday, February 27, from 10 A.M. to 1 P.M., the SGO will be hosting a PB and J drive, encouraging CCC students to help them make and then donate around 200 sandwiches to the Rescue Mission in Auburn. SGO members are also hoping to get the help from CCC employees and staff members to donate supplies, some of which include, peanut butter, jelly, loaves of bread, plastic gloves, sandwich bags, plastic knives, and cheap table cloths. Any donations made can be delivered to the SGO office, on the first floor, or in staff member Jerimy Blower’s office, located at M236. Several faculty and staff have already responded to the call for help by pledging items to the drive via email. Blowers says he has always been encouraged by CCC students’ dedication to do something that is always greater than themselves. If there are questions, please contact Mallorie DeVisser, Annika Atherton, both SGO members, or CCC staff member, Jerimy Blowers. Don’t forget to come out on Wednesday, February 27th and support a great cause, while getting involved to give back to the community!
Students volunteer to make PB&J sandwiches for the hungry last spring.
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