Program Partners Kids and College for Nutritional Awareness Students in the SCCC Smart Scholars and Liberty Partnership Programs, their parents and students and faculty from the SCCC Culinary Arts program joined together during “Kids in the Kitchen” on April 25, 2011. The Junior League of Schenectady and Saratoga Counties worked with the SCCC Culinary Arts Department to create an expanded program that highlighted nutritional education and foster in students an interest in culinary arts as a career. The young chefs worked closely with faculty and students in the SCCC Culinary Arts labs. Schenectady ninth-graders in the Smart Scholars program not only learned how to prepare healthy cuisine, they also served their parents in the elegant Casola Dining Room on campus. The
Chef Bob Payne with (l. to r.) Ginalucia Triana-Strautmanis, Deominique Harrison and Parmanand Pokhai.
goal of the program was to show how to prepare and make better food choices at home.
Commencement 2011 SCCC held its 41st Commencement on Saturday, May 21, 2011, at Proctors. There were approximately 540 graduates in A.A.S., A.S., A.A., A.O.S. and certificate programs this year, as well as 29 graduates with B.B.A. degrees from SUNY Delhi through the SUNY Delhi/ SCCC partnership.
Clockwise from top left: New York State Lieutenant Governor Robert J. Duffy, keynote speaker, tells the Class of 2011, “Whatever career path you choose, always look at what you stand for.” Da’teek Jeffress earned his A.S. in Human Services and planned to attend the College of Saint Rose to pursue his bachelor’s degree. He is shown with Dr. Quintin Bullock, SCCC President. Phyllis Smalls, Paralegal A.A.S., Luz Quinones, Criminal Justice A.A.S. (Honors) and Aziza Vice, Criminal Justice A.A.S., enjoy the sunshine as they prepare to enter Proctors. Dr. Dean Bennett, Associate Professor in the Division of Liberal Arts, congratulates Christina Wiebe who graduated from the Honors program with her A.S. in Business Administration. Gregg Zito pumps up the crowd as his name is read while crossing the stage. Gregg earned his A.O.S. degree in Culinary Arts.
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