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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: PANTRY VOLUNTEERS Megan Swartwood, Andrew Giannettino, Ngor Nyang, Brandon Whitman and Rob Ward

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STUDENTS HELPING OTHERS

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Vol. 65 Issue 2 September 18, 2018

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FULTON CAMPUS UPDATE: AUCTION OF PROPERTY OFF CCC President, Dr. Brian M. Durant, announced a court ruling issued last week in Oswego County has placed a stay on the auction of the River Glen property. which houses the Fulton Campus. This auction was scheduled for Sept. 24, but now is delayed as an appeals process begins.

The appeal will likely take several months. Dr. Durant says the Fulton Campus will continue to operate in its current design.

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Students of The Gaming Club try to attract more members to their club at last week’s Welcome/Activities Fair on CCC’s Fulton Campus. MORE PHOTOS BACK PAGE.

FULTON STUDENTS CELEBRATE NEW SEMESTER WITH FAIR

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Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Anne Herron, has decided to remain in her current position through the end of the 2018-2019 academic year.

Dr. Herron iniplanned to Dr. Anne Herron tially retire in January.

“Dr. Herron’s contributions and dedication to Cayuga and our students are extensive, and we are pleased she has decided to remain with us through the Spring 2019 semester,” said Dr. Brian M. Durant, CCC President.

Durant says the search for the next provost will begin in the summer.

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PROVOST/VICE PRESIDENT TO DELAY RETIREMENT

FROM DR. DURANT: As many of you know, Cayuga has recently experienced interruptions to several of our online platforms. Blackboard remains available on- and off-campus, and as of Friday morning, MyCayuga is fully accessible on-campus and intermittently available off-campus. Our IT department and ITEC are installing additional security measures and are working to resolve this issue.

We realize that these interruptions have created issues with some courses. It is important to remember that all student and employee data has remained secure.

EASY TRANSFER? WE GOT THAT!

By Megan Swartwood, editor-in-chief Planning to transfer to a four-year college after CCC? Scott Cunningham, SUNY Oswego’s Transfer Success Adviser, says that Oswego offers students a, “seamless transition,” when transferring to SUNY Oswego. Cunningham visited the Auburn Campus last Tuesday and spoke to a multitude of interested students about the program of study at SUNY Oswego and the details of transferring to this four-year school.

Cunningham says that any credits that are obtained at CCC can easily be transferred over with the help of Oswego’s transfer center. This is extremely helpful information to know, especially for the students here at CCC who plan to continue their education at a four-year school.

Cunningham says SUNY Oswego looks for transfer students with a good work ethic and are dedicated to their school work. He says, “students with 57 earned credits and a 3.3 GPA or higher, would also be eligible for our transfer scholarship.”

Cunningham also showed students pamphlets that list the CCC classes that are equivalent to the courses at Oswego. He says many of the classes which students take their first two years at CCC, based on the student’s individual major, may qualify. This allows students to be aware of what classes they will need to take upon arriving at Oswego. Cunningham also went CONTINUED PAGE TWO

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AUBURN CAMPUS FLU SHOT CLINIC SEPT. 20 Thursday 9/20/18 -11am-1pm WHERE: NUCOR Conference Room/ Main Entrance Bring Insurance Card. Price 39.99 (unless covered by insurance.

Most major insurances accepted).

Questions: email wilson@cayuga-cc. edu or call health office X2203/315294-8503.

NEW STUDENT SERVICE HOURS BEGIN SEPT. 17TH In an effort to ensure consistent access to key student services, beginning Monday, September 17, posted hours of operation for the following functional areas will be from 8:00 A.M TO 4:30 P.M., Monday - Friday: •Admissions •Financial Aid •Registrar •Student Accounts •Student Engagement and Academic Advisement

WRITING GROUP TO MEET ON TUESDAYS A small group will be meeting in the Auburn Library TLC Room Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30 P.M. this semester to share and get feedback on writing projects. Please feel free to join in! Any type of writing can be brought to the group—academic, biographical, and lots of creative works. Hope to see you there.

—Katie Stout, English Learning Specialist

Scott Cunningham, SUNY Oswego’s Transfer Success Adviser visited the Auburn Campus last week.

EASY TRANSFER? WE GOT THAT! CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE into detail about the major and minor programs that are provided at SUNY Oswego.

He says “you can do a total of three” and he explained that students are able to double-major and minor in something as well as have the option of majoring in one field while minoring in two different fields.

A representative from SUNY Brockport will be on the Auburn campus on September 18th from 11:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. A Keuka College representative will also be on the Auburn Campus that day from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M., both in room M224.

FULTON BOOKSTORE HOURS FOR FALL 2018 MONDAY 8 AM - 3:30 PM TUESDAY 8 AM - 3:30 PM WEDNESDAY 8 AM - 3:30 PM THURSDAY 8 AM - 3:30 PM FRIDAY 8 AM - 2:00 PM CLOSED SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS

The Cayuga Collegian welcomes letters from its readers. Submissions must be emailed to cayugacollegian@gmail. com. Submissions must include your name, address and daytime phone number.

All letters to the editor do not reflect the viewpoint of the Collegian office, its staff or advisor. All letters are simply the opinions of the writers themselves. All letters may be edited for content or length.

By Kaitlyn Diego, associate editor CCC students: still thinking about your days back in high school? Do you ever wonder if anything has changed since we walked those halls one last time, especially if you graduated from Auburn?

Recently, some crazy talk has spread that students at Auburn High School need a pass to park in the student parking lot! Crazy, right? As all past and present Auburn High School students know, there has always been a parking pass needed, but the practice hasn’t been enforced in the past few years; the years most of us, now college freshman were in high school.

Auburn High School Resource Officer (SRO) Chris Major says the parking pass is not to torture kids, but is now being enforced for their safety. It is the school’s responsibility to make sure every student in the school is safe. That includes knowing who is on school grounds.

Major says a two-hour course is now

My name is Sierra-Joy Marissa Feocco, and I am your student government secretary. I was born on May 22, 1998 making me a whole 20-years-old. I was born in the medium-sized City of Syracuse at St. Joseph’s Hospital at approximately 10:24 A.M.

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required by not only students, but also for the staff to get their school parking pass. Major says this course is for the students to voice their concerns and worries they may have about driving; some of which include, drinking while driving, texting while driving, and other dangerous situations that put everyone on the road in danger.

Many colleges and universities require students to register for a parking pass in order to park on campus. Most colleges and universities will not even allow college freshmen to park on campus. At Cayuga’s Auburn and Fulton campuses, students are given the opportunity to park in the lot, even as freshmen, with no pass required.

Major says it is a privilege to drive to and from the high school.

If you have concerns about your safety on campus, contact Doug Kinney, Director of Public Safety on the Auburn campus, or any of our other security officers.

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AUBURN BOOKSTORE HOURS FOR FALL 2018 MONDAY 9 AM - 4 PM TUESDAY 9 AM - 4 PM WEDNESDAY 9 AM - 4 PM THURSDAY 9 AM - 4 PM FRIDAY 9 AM - 2 PM CLOSED SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS

WE DON’T NEED A PARKING PASS!

Hold up! I bet you’re all wondering what the relevance of all those details about me are… here’s the truth, there is no relevance at all. The honest reason I am writing this is to tell you a little bit about myself, not all of that extra stuff. I am currently doing my nursing prerequisites here at CCC, and I hope to one day graduate from the RN program here.

I am happy to serve in the student government to better my opportunities as a leader at the college and to get a better college experience. So far I absolutely love it! The SGO has definitely enhanced my experience at CCC and I would recommend it to anyone.

Our office is located downstairs in the cafeteria and the door is always open!!

APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED; APPLY NOW! As more local students express interest in applying, the deadline for applications to the exciting new Young Entrepreneurs Academy at Cayuga Community College has been extended to Oct. 12.

A successful entrepreneurial program whose graduates launched thousands of businesses, the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) helps middle and high school students hone their talents under the tutelage of Cayuga’s expert faculty and local business leaders. Students will develop their own business idea, write a business plan and pitch that idea to potential investors for start-up funding before actually launching their business.

LOCATE Finger Lakes, an economic development initiative helping businesses and communities collaborate with marketing and networking, is partnering with Cayuga to bring the entrepreneurial program to the region. LOCATE Finger Lakes is providing full tuition scholarships for all students accepted into YEA!, making this program cost-free for students.

“This is an incredible opportunity for local students to experience launching their own business, and everything that comes with it. There’s no other program like this in the Cayuga County area,” said Cayuga President Dr. Brian Durant. “We’re excited to see great

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business ideas from our local students, and we thank LOCATE Finger Lakes for their assistance in helping us bring this innovative program to Cayuga Community College.”

“I am very pleased that the extended deadline will give interested students the additional time needed to submit their applications for this exciting program,” said former State Senator Mike Nozzolio, who is one of the leaders of LOCATE Finger Lakes.

YEA! has a history of success, with graduates launching more than 6,000 enterprises since the program started in 2004. There are more than 100 academies in 37 states, and graduates’ businesses have been featured in major media outlets. The top student businesses from each academy can compete in the annual YEA! Saunders Scholars Competition, which awards scholarships and company start-up prizes.

Students ages 11-18 are eligible to apply for enrollment in YEA!. The fee for students to apply has been waived. Students who apply will need to fill out a questionnaire, write an essay and interview before they are accepted into the program. Only students residing in the Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES District are eligible for enrollment.

Courses will generally be held Wednesdays starting in October from 4-7 p.m. at Cayuga’s Auburn Campus, 197 Franklin Street.

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HIGH HOPES FOR VOLLEYBALL TEAM The Cayuga Community College volleyball team has the talent and drive to improve on its 2017 showing and challenge some of the top teams in the Mid-State Athletic Conference in 2018, according to new Coach Morgan Haberer.

A Cayuga volleyball alum, Haberer is taking over as head coach for the Spartans in 2018 after working as assistant coach in 2017. She said emphasizing new tactics and techniques should build on the talent already present on the team. “The team is really working well together and executing everything we’ve worked on during the preseason. They’ve been very coachable, and now it’s just a matter of bringing the same teamwork to the games,” she said. “I’m hoping this year we can keep the positive practice environment and carry it over to the games and be at our best.”

The Spartans have a young team this season, with only Brooke Burton returning from the 2017 team. Haberer lauded captains Burton and Taylor Jackson for leading the team and helping prepare the young squad for the upcoming season. Both Burton and Jackson are outside hitters for the Spartans.

“Brooke has improved immensely from last year. She’s gotten to be such a strong hitter, such a good defensive and offensive player, I think she’s really going to do great this year,” said Haberer. “Taylor’s got that aggressiveness and the leadership that a coach loves to see, especially with freshmen players. She’s really going to hold this team together.”

This preseason saw the Spartans focused on identifying and improving their weaknesses, learning plays and developing their use of short serves. The work paid off in the team’s lone preseason scrimmage against Wells College, said Haberer, where the Spartans were strong offensively and identified several defensive areas to improve before the start of the season. With the team’s dedication and talent, Haberer thinks the Spartans should be more competitive in the Mid-State Athletic Conference, including against the usual division leaders from Jefferson, Broome and Corning community colleges. “We’re focused this season on developing the players’ skills, and making sure they’re enjoying themselves and doing what they love. They didn’t start playing volleyball because they hated it, and I don’t want them to end playing it because they hated it,” she said. “I really want the program to blossom and have people look at us at games and tournaments and say ‘they’re having fun and winning, I want to play for that team.’

That’s the atmosphere I want to build.”

Unfortunately, the team has suffered losses against their opponents so far this season.

CCC WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM PLAYS WITH HEART; WAITING FOR FIRST WIN

By Megan Swartwood, editor-in-chief Last Sunday, CCC’s women’s soccer team went up against North Country Community College. The weather was blazing hot and even the crowd was sweating. However, they played a great game and did not give up.

“Even though we didn’t win, I am still proud of my team,” said Rachel Simmonds, a member of CCC’s soccer team. Simmonds was

injured in the beginning of the game due to an overly aggressive player on the opposing team.

The men’s and women’s soccer teams will have another home game on Sunday, September 30th. The women’s game will start at 1:00 P.M. and the men’s game begins at 3:00 P.M. The women’s volleyball team plays in Spartan Hall at 6:00 P.M. this Wednesday.

ing players stepping in and helping the freshmen when needed. “It certainly helps the team gel, knowing that they’re going through everything together,” he said. “Our returning players are there to help out, because they’ve been through everything before.”

Davison said Cayuga is usually one of the three top teams in the region, along with Genesee and Herkimer. All three teams are ranked in the preseason poll, with Genesee named the top team entering the season and Herkimer ranked 5th, respectively. Onondaga Community College is also ranked 15th this preseason.

The regular season concludes in late October, with the Regional Tournament starting on October 23.

CAYUGA CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS HELP MOVE STUDENT PANTRY TO NEW AUBURN LOCATION

CAYUGA CUPBOARD IS NOW LOCATED IN ROOM SH26, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE SPARTAN HALL JUST PAST THE CAFÉ.

By Megan Swartwood, editor-in-chief What better way to spend a weekend than helping others? Both The men’s and women’s cross-country teams came together last Saturday to set up The Cayuga Cupboard in its new location in SH26, which is located in the Spartan Hall just past the café.

Established in the fall of 2017, The Cayuga Cupboard is CCC’s student food pantry which addresses hunger on the campus and is open to students who need it.

The cross-country teams stacked multiple food items and hygiene products. They

also helped to reorganize the space so that it could be more easily accessed by students.

They worked together to move tables, stack cans, and clean up the area.

Toni Giannettino, CCC’s cross-country coach and Executive Director of the Faculty Student Association says “community service

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for any sports team is highly encouraged.”

She says that sometimes it is even required.

However, she says she urges her team to participate in community service in order to help others and to help with their own “character building.”

The teams normally have meets on Saturdays in the fall, but had a rare weekend off. Giannettino says that she decided to take this opportunity to “get together and do something that will benefit not only the community in general, but our specific community which is CCC.” Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams run at Robert Wesleyan College this Saturday. The men run at 10:30 A.M. with the women running afterward at 11:30 A.M.

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als. None of us like to lose,” said Davison. “I think we have the mentality and the ability to go that far.”

Cayuga closed the 2017 season ranked 16th nationally in the United Soccer Coaches poll and had five players named to the All-Region III team, including Mid-State Athletic Conference Player of the Year Mikel Abando. The Spartans’ trend of having strong teams is primed to continue, as they enter the 2018 season ranked 17th nationally by the United Soccer Coaches and featuring a blend of returning players and freshmen led by captains Grant Stamp and Spencer Urquiza. The team has pulled together this preseason, said Davison, with the return-

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The Cayuga Community College men’s soccer team is again expected to be one of the top clubs in Region III and the MidState Athletic Conference in 2018, and new Coach Chris Davison is hoping the team can reach the national tournament for the first time since 2014. The Spartans are looking to improve on the 2017 season, which saw them climb to the Regional Finals before falling 3-0 to eventual National Junior College Athletic Association Champion Genesee Community College. Davison, a Cayuga alum who was an assistant coach for the 2017 team, said the 2018 Spartans have their sights set on making the NJCAA national tournament, slated for early November at Herkimer Community College. “Everyone has the same goal, and we’re going to work as hard as we can to reach the nation-

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CCC MEN’S SOCCER TEAM WINS FIRST FOUR CONTESTS WITH NEW COACH

Ngor Nyang and Brandon Whitman move tables into Cayuga Cupboard’s new location.

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WELCOME/ACTIVITIES FULTON PARTY... CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

CAYUGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND THE ARTS (SOMA)

FALL 2018 EVENTS Cayuga’s School of Media and the Arts (SOMA) is proud to present these exciting events. All events are open to all members of the college community.

CAYUGA RECORDS ALBUM RELEASE PARTY

September 26 - 5:30 PM Auburn Public Theater Featuring Cayuga Records New Artists Jarrett Swasey and Erica Perwitz

NATIONAL COLLEGE RADIO DAY October 3 - 11 AM AUBURN College Café Promotions and Giveaways

DRUM CLINIC WITH DAVID NORTHRUP October 15 - 3 PM– M157

CNY JAZZ ARTS PRESENTS

FILBERT

October 23 - 7:30 PM Multi-Purpose Performance Center (M157) The Birth of the Cool Revisited – The Music of Miles Davis

SOMA STUDENT TALENT SHOWCASE

October 24 - 3 PM - College Café SOMA students will perform music, poetry, fiction and non-fiction readings, and theatrical performances. SOMA Art students will be presenting their work. This is a fun event.

Stop by and support our wonderfully creative SOMA students. Refreshments provided.

HARLEQUIN THEATER PRODUCTIONS The Room: An Evening of 6 One-acts Performances: Thursday thru Saturday, October 25-27 and November 1-3 - 8 PM Bisgrove Theatre, Auburn

STUDENT ART EXHIBIT

December 3 - 11 AM - 12 noon New works by Cayuga’s student artists

EILEEN JERRETT - VISITING FILMMAKER SCREENING: “A NEW SOCIETY”

December 3 - 6 PM – Auburn Public Theater This new documentary from Eileen Jerrett (Brunell Visiting Artist 2014 and 2016) follows a passionate group of over 300 academics, as they create a series of ways to deal with the fallout of Climate Change.

This effort both enormous and inspiring, is extremely important in an unknown future.

COLLEGE CHORUS CONCERT

December 3 - 7 PM - Multi-Purpose Performance Center (M157) Come down and listen to our student chorus perform in perfect harmony.

COLLEGE ROCK ENSEMBLE CONCERT

December 4 - 7 PM - Multi-Purpose Performance Center (M157) Come down to the basement of the Link Building and listen to this student ensemble rock out!

SINGER-SONGWRITER STUDENT WORKSHOP PERFORMANCES

December 5 - 7 PM - MultiPurpose Performance Center (M157) Students from Maria Deangelis’ (Brunell Visiting Artist) songwriting class will perform the songs they crafted throughout the semester.

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