9 23 2020 Cayuga Collegian VOL 67 ISSUE 2

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Collegian Cayuga Community College Auburn & Fulton, New York

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Vol. 67 Issue 2 September 22, 2020

PRESIDENT DURANT ADDRESSES COLLEGE

CAYUGABRIEFS

The September 11th virtual event touched on challenges students and staff will face

STUDENTS RECOGNIZED WITH ‘PERSISTANCE’ BADGE

By Michael Perry, staff writer

PTK NATIONAL HONORS SOCIETY TO MEET SEPTEMBER 23RD VIRTUALLY ON ZOOM Auburn and Fulton CCC students are invited to attend a virtual drop-in session for Phi Theta Kappa Honors Club. They will be discussing what the Honors Club is about, explain the benefits to students about being a member, and allow students to network with others. All those who are interested and present members can join. Here is the link to the Zoom meeting. Topic: PTK Honors Society Info Session Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/92667601455 Meeting ID: 926 6760 1455

PHOTO BY MARY G. MERRITT

Spring 2020 presented unprecedented challenges for students’ learning and continued education due to the COVID-19 pandemic, wherein students adapted to circumstances that demanded fortitude and initiative both in their studies and public lives. Given the uncharted challenges in response to COVID-19, this “Persistence” badge demonstrates maintained dedication to academics. Awarded Spring 2020 only. Contact sheila.myers@cayuga-cc.edu for more information. —Sheila Myers, Coordinator, Applied Learning Coordinator, Honors Study

WELCOME TO CAMPUS DURING COVID Front door screener, student Joseph Meyers of Auburn, welcomes people to campus with a temperature check and questions about your health and travels. Meyers, who is studying Cyber Security, says he enjoys his job greeting people at the main entrance of the Auburn Campus and everyone has been cooperative and pleasant.

Cayuga Community College President Dr. Brian Durant recently delivered a campus-wide speech welcoming students and staff back for the Fall 2020 semester. Topics he discussed in the September 11th address included COVID-19 and how the college has responded to Cayuga Community the virus, some budget College President & enrollment updates, Dr. Brian Durant and goals and opportunities for the 2020-21 year academic year. Dr. Durant noted how our tremendous resilience and ingenuity as a community made the spring and summer semesters successful. We should continue this commitment moving forward to ensure everyone’s health and safety. The staff for CCC has especially demonstrated creativity and flexibility in meeting student needs and overcoming COVID-19 challenges.

Michael Perry STAFF WRITER He thanked staff and faculty for being instrumental in identifying opportunities for financial savings. Despite 20% State aid cuts, a drop in enrollment, and $250,000 in COVID-related costs (screeners and cost of COVID testing), college leadership is dedicated to doing their best to explore potential savings without impacting services to students. Overall, Dr Durant would like to leverage technology, shared services, and college resources to enhance employee opportunities and student services. Also, he says we must continue building an inclusive campus community reflecting our commitment to diversity. Dr, Durant says he and the college staff will continue providing comprehensive support services and excellent faculty instruction as we navigate through these difficult times together. MORE INFORMATION FROM THE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS PAGE 3.

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MEET THE NEW LEADERS OF STUDENT GOVERNMENT

This semester most CCC campus events will be held virtually or not at all. The Student Government Organization, (SGO), which until this semester had its own leadership on each of CCC’s campuses, is now down to one entity governing both with very few nominees running for each office. Voting was held on Monday, September 21, 2020 with one candidate to consider for each position. MEET THE STUDENTS LEADERS PAGE 3.

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Telcom student and Cayuga Bytes host, Jenna Fields, asks CCC Coordinator of Wellness and Intervention Jerimy Blowers about the challenges students are facing with distance learning and how to get help.

BLOWERS FEATURED IN CAYUGA BYTES EPISODE Another semester of the new media show CAYUGA BYTES is underway with the first new episode (14) posted on the CAYUGA BYTES YouTube channel recently. The show is about “ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING” Cayuga in a free format put together by students. It is an arm of the college’s student-run newspaper, The Cayuga Collegian. To get involved, email cayugabytes@gmail.com.

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