3 9 2021 CAYUGA COLLEGIAN VOL. 67 ISSUE 18

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Cayuga Community College Auburn & Fulton, New York

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VOL. 67 ISSUE 18

LOCAL ARTIST HOPES TO HELP HONOR HARRIET WITH HIS ART

CAYUGABRIEFS

CAMPUS COVID-19 UPDATE This week we conducted 471 COVID19 tests. SUNY Upstate notified the College that one individual has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual was last on-campus on Thursday, March 4. They have been placed in isolation and are restricted from accessing campus. Contact tracing is complete. Please continue following our health and safety protocols. If you are experiencing any symptoms associated with COVID-19, please avoid accessing campus. Thank you for your continued commitment to the health and safety of our campus community. — Cathy J. Dotterer, Ed.D. Dean of Students

By Michael Perry, editor-in-chief

The city of Auburn is known for its two most famous citizens, Harriet Tubman and William Seward. However, while the historical Seward House Museum is situated right in downtown Auburn, the Harriet Tubman National Historic Park is on the outskirts of the city. Local organization Harriet Tubman Boosters have created a fundraising effort to have art placed in downtown Auburn, as they had a call last year for artists to create a large mural drawing of Harriet Tubman.

HELP US, RONDA!!! OLSZEWSKI RETURNS TO CAYUGA ADMISSIONS Cayuga Director of Admissions and Primary Designated School Officer, Bruce Blodgett, announced he is pleased to welcome back Ronda Olszewski to the Admissions Office. Olszewski had been with the Admissions Office for 16 years before moving to the Registrar’s Office last June. Olszewski is already busy and has started work on both the Auburn and Fulton campuses.

MARCH 10: OFFICES CLOSED; NO CLASSES

Michael Perry EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

ODALYS VELAZQUEZ GONZALEZ WINS CAYUGA ART DEPARTMENT’S ‘THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD’

Program and Professional Development Day is scheduled for March 10, 2021. Offices are closed and there are no day classes.

The winner of Cayuga Art Department’s Studio Art and Design Student Fall 2020 Art Exhibit and a gift card to Blick Art Supply is Odalys Velazquez Gonzalez. Associate Professor of Art, Melissa Johnson, says the winning artist’s self-portrait received the most votes during the voting period which took place in February. Gonzalez graduated in December. Honorable Mention accolades go to student Sarah St. Clair’s piece titled ‘Mirror.’ Congratulations to both artists!

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MARCH 9, 2021

OUR APOLOGIES: HERE ARE THE FACTS ABOUT CAYUGA CHILD CARE CENTERS In Collegian Issue 18, there was some misinformation published about Cayuga Child Care Centers. The staff apologizes for the mistakes. Cayuga Childcare Director Amanda Gould says they have two locations this year- one at 81 Wall Street which serves children ages 6 weeks - 5 years; the other program is on the Auburn campus (197

Franklin St). The on-campus facility houses their school-age program (K-7th grade). It operates Monday through Friday, based on when the children attend school. Auburn schools for this age group are operating a hybrid schedule. There is no Cayuga-run childcare available on CCC’s Fulton campus. According to the program’s website, www. cayuga-cc.edu/students/childcare, the Cayuga Community College Child Care Center is a state licensed, NAEYC and Quality Star New York accredited facility which was recently renovated. Cayuga Community College Child Care Center serves the children of Cayuga students, faculty, employees, and community members. Children of Cayuga students receive enrollment priority.

Local artist and Auburn native Arthur Hutchinson’s design was selected, and he couldn’t be more thrilled to have his work displayed in the heart of downtown Auburn. “When I moved to New York City to study architecture in 2000, I never would have thought that 21 years later I would be back in my hometown doing a mural. To be able to use my artwork to shine a new light on a truly larger-than-life icon and share that with the public is really an honor,” says Hutchinson. The art itself is incredible. Everyone knows Harriet Tubman for her work in the underground railroad, but the artwork reveals her lesser known accomplishments. For example, many people are unaware that in her later years, Tubman worked to promote the cause of women’s suffrage. She gave speeches and campaigned for women’s voting rights in several major cities. In Hutchinson’s design, Harriet Tubman can be seen speaking on a podium with the words “VOTES FOR WOMEN” on the front. Also, behind her is a flag sporting the famous gold and purple colors of the U.S. women’s suffrage movement. In another area of the design, Tubman can be seen riding in a boat with Union soldiers in the American Civil War, highlighting her work as a Civil War nurse. Amanda Vivenzio lives and grew up in Auburn. She feels the use of Hutchinson’s art to help reveal Harriet Tubman’s unknown achievements is what makes it so amazing and unique. She says she thinks this is a great idea. “We’re a small city, and you always see artwork like this in bigger cities, so why not in here, too?” The Harriet Tubman Boosters hope every Auburnian is excited about this significant contribution to the city itself. The organization is asking for donations at https://paypal.me/HTBoosters?locale. x=en_US. They are also welcoming new members. You can reach out on their website www.harriettubmanboosters.org or Facebook page.

Harriet Tubman Mural by Arthur Hutchinson

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