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SCCC To Host SUNY Campus Showcase

The spotlight will be on Schenectady County Community College, SUNY and seven SUNY institutions on Friday, Feb. 24, as SCCC hosts the Capital Region SUNY Showcase from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the SCCC campus. The regional showcase, one of several planned by SUNY across the state, is an opportunity for leaders of SUNY institutions to share the latest developments and initiatives taking place on their campuses and to come together as colleges and universities within the SUNY system.  
 
Highlights of the showcase will include an address by SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher at
12 p.m. in the Lally Mohawk Room following remarks by the Presidents of the University at Albany, SUNY Empire State College, Columbia Greene Community College, Hudson Valley Community College, SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY Adirondack and SCCC.
 
Elston Hall will be a flurry of activity as each campus hosts performance pieces, presentations and displays. Local leaders in education, government and business have been invited to the SUNY Showcase and the public is invited to attend.
 
For more information, please contact the SCCC Office of Marketing, Accountability and Advancement at (518) 381-1323.
 
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SCCC Announces Spring 2012 Events

Schenectady County Community College invites the public to the following events on the SCCC campus.
 
Musicians of Ma’alwyck – American Classics
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 11:30 a.m., Taylor Auditorium. Free.
American Classics will feature Tom Savoy, guest pianist, with Gene Marie Callahan, soprano, Charles F. Schwartz, baritone, Ann-Marie Barker Schwartz, violin, Petia Kassarova, violoncello.  This program features great musical works of the American stage and popular film scores, including works of Gershwin, Kern, Berlin, Weill, and Leroy Anderson.

Guitar Recital featuring Matthew Billie, Adjunct Faculty Member
Wednesday, February 8, 11:30 a.m., Taylor Auditorium. Free.
 
Piano Recital featuring Michael Rogers
Monday, February 13, 11:30 a.m., Taylor Auditorium. Free.

Chamber Series Concert - Capital Guitar Quartet
Wednesday, February 15, 7:30 p.m., Taylor Auditorium. Free.
This concert features premier guitarists Sten Isachsen, Joel Brown, Paul Quigley, and Brett Grigsby. Jazz guitar duo Jim Wilson and Rob Cohen open.
 
Piano and Voice Recital featuring Judith Avitabile, Adjunct Faculty Member
Thursday, February 16, 7:30 p.m., Taylor Auditorium. Free.
The centerpiece of this performance will be the world premiere of Piano Sonata No. 1 in C by Professor Brett L. Wery and music by Mozart, R. Strauss, Poulenc and Victor Herbert. 


Lori Marso presents A Feminist's Dilemma: Female Intellectuals and the Demands of Femininity
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 10:00 a.m., Stockade Building 101. Free.
This talk will explore the lives and work of exemplary female thinkers such as Germaine de Staël, Mary Wollstonecraft, Emma Goldman, and Simone de Beauvoir. In particular, she will probe how the “demands of femininity” shape the lives, as well as the work, of these intellectuals. Lori J. Marso teaches political theory at Union College and is the author of Feminist Thinkers and the Demands of Femininity, (Un)Manly Citizens: J.J. Rousseau’s and Germaine de Staël’s Subversive Women and Simone de Beauvoir’s Political Thinking.
 
College Hour Concert - SUNY Fredonia Brass Ensemble
Wednesday, March 7, 11:30 a.m., Taylor Auditorium. Free.
 

Chamber Series Concert - Kristin Bacchiocchi-Stewart, flute
Wednesday, March 21, 7:30 p.m., Taylor Auditorium. Free.
This program will include the Violin Sonata by Franck (in Bacchiocchi-Stewart’s transcription). This performance will also feature Mark Evans, piano, and guest artist Jonathan Brin, cello. 
 

Robert S. Feranec presents Of Mammoth Bones and Giant Beavers: Ice Age Fossils in New York
Thursday, March 22, 2012, 5:00 p.m., Stockade Building 101. Free.
At the height of the last Ice Age, 25,000 years ago, nearly all of New York State was covered with ice. As the climate began to warm and the ice melted, the environments and the animals that inhabited them changed. This time period may provide clues to the effects of current global warming. Dr. Robert S. Feranec is currently the Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the New York State Museum in Albany. His research is focused on understanding how ecology changes in mammals over time. 
 

Capital Region Wind Ensemble Concert featuring Charles Guy, Tuba Soloist
Sunday, March 25, 3 p.m., Taylor Auditorium.
Charles Guy joins the CRWE as tuba soloist to perform Rolf Wilhelm’s Concertino for Tuba and Wind Orchestra. Other works include compositions by Offenbach, Wilson, Reed and CRWE Music Director Brett L. Wery. Tickets: $8-general admission; $6-non-SCCC students; free for SCCC students. Please call (518) 381-1231 for tickets.
 
SCCC Foundation Presents Food for Thought and All That Jazz
Tuesday, April 3, 5:30 - 9:00 p.m., SCCC Campus.
Please call (518) 381-1324 for tickets.
 

Alena Buis presents House and Home: The Making and Meaning of Domestic Interiors in New Netherland
Thursday, April 5, 2012, 5:00 p.m., Stockade Building 101. Free.
This talk explores how the Dutch concept of “home” was reconfigured within the differing physical, social and cultural circumstances of the colonies and the ways women were involved in the buying, selling, owning, lending, inheriting, gifting, and creating of domestic objects and interior spaces. Alena Buis is a Ph.D. candidate in the Art Department of Queen’s University in Canada. She has been published in Material Culture Review, Professional Practices: Canadian Women Artists and Depicting Canada's Children (2009).
 

Artist-in-Residence Concert with John Kamitsuka, piano
Thursday, April 5, 7:30 p.m., Taylor Auditorium. Free.
 
Empire Jazz Orchestra Concert featuring the music of Clare Fischer, conducted by Brent Fischer
Tuesday, April 17, 8 p.m., Taylor Auditorium.
Tickets: $20-general admission; $6-non-SCCC students; free for SCCC students. Please call (518) 381-1231 for tickets.
 
SCCC Players present Love’s Fire: Seven New Plays Inspired by Seven Shakespearean Sonnets Original works by Eric Bogosian, William Finn, John Guare, Tony Kushner, Marsha Norman, Ntozake Shange and Wendy Wasserstein
Wednesday, April 25, 8 p.m. Free for all.
Thursday, April 26, 8 p.m.
Friday, April 27, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 28, 8 p.m.
Taylor Auditorium.
Love’s Fire’s seven short plays snap with wit and perception about that most human of pre-occupations: love. These plays are written in modern language about love now, but each of them responds to the language and concerns of one of Shakespeare’s sonnets. Not suitable for children. Tickets: $5-general admission; $3-seniors/non-SCCC students; free for SCCC students, faculty, staff and alumni.
 

Musicians of Ma’alwyck Performance
Wednesday, May 2, 11:30 a.m., Taylor Auditorium. Free.
From Demophon to Figaro, featuring Norman Thibodeau, flute, Ann-Marie Barker Schwartz, violin, and Petia Kassarova, violoncello, in works of Reicha, Vogel, Kreutzer and Stamitz, including the Musicians of Ma’alwyck’s arrangement of excerpts from the 1788 opera Demophon, a hit in early America.
 
SCCC Percussion Ensemble, SCCC Jazz Combo and SCCC Jazz Ensemble Concert
Wednesday, May 2, 7:30 p.m., Taylor Auditorium. Free.
 
SCCC Vocal Chamber Ensemble
Thursday, May 3, 7:30 p.m., Lally Mohawk Room. Free.
 
SCCC Chorus Ensemble
Monday, May 7, 7:30 p.m., Taylor Auditorium. Free.
 
SCCC Wind Ensemble
Friday, May 11, 7:30 p.m., Taylor Auditorium. Free.
 
Capital Region Wind Ensemble Concert – Czech, Please!
Sunday, June 10, 3 p.m., Taylor Auditorium.
This program includes traditional Czech marches, Moravian folk tunes, the music of Smetana and Husa’s powerful depiction of the 1968 occupation of Prague.
Tickets: $8-general admission; $6-non-SCCC students; free for SCCC students. Please call (518) 381-1231 for tickets.

For more information on any of these events at Schenectady County Community College, please call the Public Relations Office at (518) 381-1250.
 
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SCCC President Appointed to National Leadership Commission

Dr. Quintin Bullock, President of Schenectady County Community College, has been nominated to serve on the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Commission on Leadership. His three-year term as an advisor to the ACE, headquartered in Washington, D.C., will begin on April 1, 2012.
 
The Commission on Leadership advises ACE on its program and activities in the leadership area including programs for presidents, chief academic officers, vice presidents, deans and rising administrators.
 
Founded in 1918, the ACE is the only higher education organization that represents presidents and chancellors of all types of U.S. accredited, degree-granting institutions: community colleges and four-year institutions, private and public universities, and nonprofit and for-profit colleges. ACE represents the interests of more than 1,600 campus executives, as well as 200 leaders of higher education-related associations and organizations. Together, ACE member institutions serve 80 percent of today's college students.
 
ACE commissions provide important leadership to the council and the higher education community through guidance in ACE’s areas of focus: access, success, equity and diversity, institutional effectiveness, lifelong learning, and internationalization. 
 
Appointments to commissions are made by ACE President Molly C. Broad.
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SCCC Celebrates Black History Month with Special Events

Black History Month Opening Celebration
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 3:00 p.m., Stockade Building 102. Free.
This event will include opening remarks by Dr. Quintin Bullock, SCCC President, a performance by the SCCC Gospel Choir and a presentation, The Status of the Black Family Today, by Dr. Deidre Hill Butler, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Africana Studies at Union College.
 
Marsha Mortimore presents Reflecting on the Early African American Presence in Schenectady
Friday, February 3, 2012, 10:00 a.m., Lally Mohawk Room. Free.
Marsha Mortimer is a Job Training Partnership Specialist with the New York State Department of Labor, Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions.
 
Dr. Hayward Derrick Horton presents Racial Differences in the Perception of Racial Inequality in the Age of Obama
Monday, February 6, 2012, 10:00 a.m., Lally Mohawk Room. Free.
Dr. Horton is Professor of Sociology at the University at Albany
 

An Evening with Vocalist Freddy Ingleton
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 7:00 p.m., Taylor Auditorium. Free.
During his 15-years as a member of the Philadelphia soul-singing group The Delfonics, Freddy Ingleton performed in shows that also featured Al Greene, the Four Tops and the Drifters, among others. Freddy is now a member of Blue Magic, an American soul group from Philadelphia, as well as a solo performer. He has recently written and released his first single "Butterfly." The evening begins with a performance by the SCCC Gospel Choir.
 
Student Government Association African American Fashion Show and Performances by the SCCC Gospel Choir and Friendship Baptist Church Choir
Friday, February 10, 2012, 6:00 p.m., Elston Hall Student Center. Free.
 
DeShawn McGarrity presents Going In Circles:  The Integration of Old School and Rap Music
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 11:30 a.m., Activity Forum. Free.
DeShawn McGarrity is Quad Coordinator of Residential Life at the University at Albany.
 
Marsha Mortimore presents Amazing Grace
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 10:00 a.m., Lally Mohawk Room. Free.
Marsha Mortimer is a Job Training Partnership Specialist with the New York State Department of Labor, Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions.
 
A Community Conversation for Young Adults
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 3:00 p.m., Activity Forum. Free.
Middle school and high school students from Schenectady will discuss an excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech “The Drum Major Instinct”. During this forum, moderated by Angela West-Davis, SCCC Coordinator of Multicultural/EOP, Youth in the Smart Scholars Program and Liberty Partnerships Program will be encouraged to reflect on issues raised by the reading. This event is registered with the New York State Council for the Humanities.
 
Lisa Harris Eglin Esq. presents An Overview of the New York State Division of Consumer Protection
Monday, February 27, 2012, 10:30 a.m., Lally Mohawk Room. Free.
Lisa Harris is Director of the Division of Consumer Protection, NYS Department of State.
 
The Freedom Riders Choir performs We Shall Overcome: Songs that Powered the Civil Rights Movement
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 11:30 a.m., Lally Mohawk Room Terrace. Free.
 
Soul Food Luncheon with presentation, African American History: The Facts - Ten Things You Should Know and Ten Things You May Not Know
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 11:30 a.m., Van Curler Room.
Students and faculty in the School of Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism, host this special luncheon as Alicia Richardson, Instructor in the Division of Liberal Arts, and Melita Fogle, Participant in the Minority Internship Program, discuss African American history. This event will also feature a performance by the SCCC Gospel Choir.
Tickets: $18 per person. Please contact Sandy Troiano, Personnel Office, Elston Hall Room 126, at 381-1218, to purchase tickets.
 
Black History Month events are sponsored by the Advisory Committee on Affirmative Action and Multicultural Affairs, the Executive, Administration, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs Divisions, SCCC Gospel Choir Club, Student Government Association and campus auxiliary services.
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United Group Joins Schenectady County Officials at Student Housing Groundbreaking

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The United Group of Companies joined with officials from Schenectady County, the Schenectady County IDA, the City of Schenectady and Schenectady County Community College (SCCC) on November 2, 2011, to break ground on the College Suites at Washington Square, a new 264 bed student housing complex in downtown Schenectady. 
 
The new $11 million, 112,000 square foot building is located directly across from SCCC on Washington Avenue. The project will help SCCC continue to boost its enrollment while it also helps to continue the rapid pace of redevelopment in downtown Schenectady.
 
Gary Hughes, Chair of the County Legislature’s Committee on Education and Libraries and a Trustee at SCCC said, "We are so pleased to be working with a proven developer of student housing, the United Group of Companies, to bring this new student housing to downtown Schenectady. United’s new project in downtown Troy is a major success, and we look forward to similar results here in Schenectady. This project will help us enroll more students at SCCC, continuing the college’s rapid growth. More students attending SCCC means more jobs, as education is key to obtaining employment in the new economy."
 
Acting Mayor Gary McCarthy said, "This is another major investment in our downtown and helps bring new development to lower State Street. This project is yet another example of how we are moving Schenectady forward by working together with our partners at the County."   
 
Denise Murphy McGraw, Chairwoman of SCCC’s Board of Trustees said, "This project has been the top priority for the Trustees. It is a great step forward for SCCC to have housing available to the students who want to enroll in our fast growing, job creating, career training institution. For many years, we looked for the right model that was in the best interest of our institution. We are very grateful to United Group of Companies and our partners at the County and City for their support of this critically important project."
 
Michael Ucellini, President and CEO of United Group of Companies said, "We are thrilled to be embarking on this tremendous opportunity in downtown Schenectady. From the top on down, the leadership at SCCC, the County, City and Metroplex have been encouraging and have worked diligently with us to create what we believe will be a tremendous benefit to the College and its surrounding community." 
 
Dr. Quintin Bullock, President of SCCC said, "This is an exceptional public-private partnership between the College, local leaders and the United Group of Companies that not only will benefit the area’s economic growth and the revitalization of our downtown, but also will transform SCCC into a year-round, 24-7 community. This opportunity will provide all students with a fuller college experience while further immersing us into the fabric and adding to the vibrancy of this part of Schenectady."
 
The United Group recently completed construction of City Station, a 100,000 square foot student housing facility located in downtown Troy that houses RPI graduate students.  United has also developed student housing for Finger Lakes Community College, SUNY  Cortland, SUNY Brockport, SUNY Plattsburgh, SUNY Albany, Albany College of Pharmacy, Sage College and Niagara County  Community College.  A total of 18 community colleges in NYS now offer student housing. 
 
The new College Suites at Washington Square will be available for the 2012-2013 school year. Each suite will feature four private bedrooms, two baths, a kitchen and living space. The ground floor of the new four story building will feature a fitness area, student recreation area, game room, business center, study area and rehearsal space for music students. 
 
SCCC is one of the fastest growing community colleges in NYS with transfer and career programs in music, culinary arts, hotel/restaurant management, storage battery technology, alternative energy technology, air traffic control, nanoscale materials, criminal justice, early childhood education and many others. The college has conducted market studies that show a strong demand for student housing.  
 
The new student housing is expected to help SCCC continue to expand its enrollment. The College now has more than 6,000 full and part time students.
 
All local approvals are in place and construction will proceed immediately. BBL Construction Services is the contractor for the project. The architect is Re4orm Architects of Schenectady.
 
United Group will be locating staff at SCCC in the next few weeks to help students sign up for the new housing.  Applications and more information can be found at
www.mycollegesuites.com/washingtonsquare.
 
United Group is leasing the site for the new housing project from the Schenectady County IDA for $250,000. The County IDA will pay this full amount to the County. The County IDA is administered by Metroplex as part of the County’s unified economic development team.  
 
Ray Gillen, Chair of the Schenectady County Metroplex Development Authority and a Trustee at SCCC said, “Just as City Station has helped to reshape the Troy skyline, we see the new College Suites at Washington Square as a key catalyst for growth as we move development west toward lower State Street. We plan to work with United Group on a second project once this first building is fully occupied that will also be located downtown.” 
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Schenectady County Community College Board of Trustees Meeting Dates for 2011-2012

The Schenectady County Community College Board of Trustees will hold meetings at 5:30 p.m. in the Lally Mohawk Room, Elston Hall, on the following dates:
 
Monday, September 19, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Monday, January 23, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012

SCCC and CDTA Announce Partnership Offering Students Universal Access to CDTA Buses

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Schenectady County Community College (SCCC) and Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) together announced a new pilot program that offers all of SCCC’s over 6,000 students the opportunity to access the entire CDTA route network using college ID cards during the
2011-2012 school year. 
 
Officials from SCCC and CDTA signed an agreement for services to commence this fall to run service through the academic year from Sept. 8, 2011, through May 31, 2012.  SCCC students can swipe their student ID cards to ride all trunk bus, neighborhood, shuttle routes and express services, as well as CDTA’s STAR paratransit service and Northway Commuter Express (NX) services.

SCCC President Dr. Quintin Bullock stated that the program will benefit students who already ride the bus and encourage others to begin taking the bus to the College, which is located directly across the street from a BusPlus station, and on the Route 5 bus line providing direct access to several CDTA routes.
 
"This collaboration with Schenectady County Community College and the CDTA will help our students tremendously," said Quintin Bullock, President of SCCC.
 
"As our College population has grown to historic numbers, both for traditional and nontraditional students, so has demand for public transportation. Working with the CDTA, we are helping meet that demand, allowing students to more expeditiously realize the dream of pursuing a college degree. This is a winning proposition not only for students but the Capital Region as a whole."
 
"We’re pleased to partner with Schenectady County Community College to offer their students universal access to all of our transportation services,” said CDTA Executive Director Carm Basile. “SCCC’s support for public transportation on campus demonstrates their strong leadership in working towards a more sustainable Capital Region and commitment to provide safe and economical travel options for their students. Additionally, our experience shows that increasing access through public transportation services directly contributes to greater school enrollment and enriches student campus life."
 
The program, using college IDs as bus passes, makes riding CDTA even more accessible, increases transit options, and offers safe, reliable and unlimited travel to those with valid IDs.  This partnership will reduce traffic congestion and parking demand on campus, and is an environmentally friendly way to get around. The program is funded through student activity fees.
 
Each SCCC student ID contains a digital chip that allows the rides to be counted in CDTA fare boxes with each swipe. CDTA will provide student ridership reports to SCCC as a gauge to assess potential for a multi-year transportation contract.
Last year SCCC acquired six land bike racks to accommodate 24 safe parking spaces at its facility through CDTA’s discount bike rack program further expanding transportation options in support of environmentally friendly travel.  This program is compatible with CDTA’s Bikeable Bus program in which all 250 buses are equipped with a double bike rack.
CDTA currently has universal access transportation partnerships with six educational institutions in the Capital Region; University of Albany, College of Saint Rose, RPI, Russell Sage, Skidmore and Albany High School – and now Schenectady Community College.
 
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Schenectady County Community College Launches Downtown Location

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On Wednesday, September 14, at 11:00 a.m., Schenectady County Community College (SCCC) hosted the Grand Opening of “SCCC @ Center City” – its new downtown location at 433 State Street, above the YMCA and across from historic Proctors.  
 
Over 1,200 SCCC students have registered at SCCC @ Center City this fall, and more than 50 different classes will be held at the new location. This move brings higher education and workforce training to the heart of downtown Schenectady, providing classes days, nights and weekends.
 
The 20,000-square-foot space provides high-tech classrooms for SCCC’s credit and non-credit courses, including, but not limited to criminal justice, business, computer science and the Certified Nurse’s Aide program. SCCC @ Center City will also offer a variety of workforce development and training programs.
 
"As Schenectady County Community College grows its facilities and program offerings, we are very excited to locate training services and a variety of our academic program courses at Center City, where SCCC currently has a presence at the Schenectady YMCA for athletics offerings and
shared programs with Proctors," said Dr. Quintin Bullock, SCCC President. "This cluster of diverse credit and non-credit program offerings will further integrate SCCC into the community while providing flexible scheduling for more learners and more classes during high demand peak times, nights and weekends."
 
Gary Hughes, Chair of the Schenectady County Legislature’s Committee on Education and Libraries said, "SCCC's continued expansion is helping train our workforce for new jobs and careers. The new downtown location will help more students take advantage of the great programs at SCCC and enjoy all that downtown Schenectady has to offer."
 
"Making SCCC more accessible to our students and employers looking for quality, cost effective workforce development programs has been a priority for our institution," said Denise Murphy McGraw, Chairwoman of the SCCC Board of Trustees. "This new location, in the heart of Schenectady’s vibrant downtown, is an exciting next step in our College’s growth."
 
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SUNY Delhi Offers Four-Year Degree in Criminal Justice at SCCC

SUNY Delhi now offers a new four-year degree program in Criminal Justice on the SCCC campus.
 
“We are pleased to further SCCC’s partnership with SUNY Delhi on our campus with the addition of yet another excellent four-year program,” said Quintin B. Bullock, President of SCCC. “Our two-year Criminal Justice program has grown in both size and prestige in the Capital Region, and many of our students have expressed a desire to further their studies in Schenectady. This partnership allows for a seamless transfer for these associate’s graduates to continue toward bachelor’s degrees locally, offering a terrific opportunity.”
 
“We are thrilled to expand our partnership with Schenectady County Community College and respond to a growing need for specialized education in the Capital District,” said SUNY Delhi President Candace S. Vancko. “Delhi has been offering hospitality management degrees on the Schenectady campus since 2002.”
 
The program provides seamless transfer for students who have completed an associate’s degree in criminal justice or a related field throughout the Mohawk Valley and Hudson Valley regions.
 
SUNY Delhi’s Criminal Justice Studies baccalaureate degree program at Schenectady is led by Dr. Patricia DeAngelis. A graduate of Wellesley College and Albany Law School, Dr. DeAngelis interned at the New York State Supreme Court and the United States Attorney’s office. She served as District Attorney for Rensselaer County until 2008, and more recently served as director of outreach for the Northeast Regional Forensic Institute. Dr. DeAngelis has taught courses in law and criminal justice at Albany Law School, Albany College of Pharmacy, and Hudson Valley Community College. 
 
Through experiential learning and theory, SUNY Delhi’s Criminal Justice Studies baccalaureate program provides students with the academic foundation needed to pursue a variety of options in their field. Students will complete coursework in the areas identified by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, the field’s most respected professional and certifying organization. These areas include administration of justice, corrections, criminology theory, law adjudication, law enforcement, and research and analytical methods.
 
Graduates will be prepared to enter directly into employment or graduate study in the areas of criminal justice, public safety, criminal investigation, private security or political science. Students may study full- or part-time and will have ready access to academic advisement, support services, and financial aid advisement.
 
Criminal Justice joins Delhi’s other baccalaureate programs offerings at Schenectady: Hotel and Resort Management, Travel and Tourism Management, and Business and Information Technology.
 
For more information, please contact the SUNY Delhi Office at SCCC at (518) 381-1416.
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SCCC Unveils Designs for New Music Building; $3.9M Project Complements Renowned Music Program

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Schenectady County Community College’s (SCCC) prestigious music program will soon have a new state-of-the-art building to call home.
 
The $3.9 million, 12,600-square-foot space will allow even more students – studying to become performers, educators and music industry professionals – to take classes in the nationally-accredited music program, ushering in a new era for music education at SCCC. The project is equally funded by both the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) and Schenectady County. 
 

College and Schenectady County officials, joined by students, faculty, dignitaries and friends of SCCC, held an unveiling ceremony for the new music building on Thursday, April 28, 2011, at 1:30 p.m., in the Van Curler Room at SCCC.
 
The building will adjoin the current music wing of the Begley Building. The first floor will house teaching studios, an industry-standard live recording studio, two specialized music classrooms, faculty offices, and a student lounge. The second floor will include a recording studio with a control room, recital space, teaching studios, and faculty offices. Eight additional practice rooms and a beautiful facade of large windows complete the new building.
 
"The announcement of our new music building today is the result of College and county leadership working together for our community," said Denise Murphy McGraw, Chair of SCCC’s Board of Trustees. "In these tough economic times, we worked tirelessly to secure the necessary funding to ensure a world-class facility for our institution."
 
"Schenectady County is proud to support our Community College and the expansion of the renowned music program," said Judy Dagostino, Chairwoman of the Schenectady County Legislature. "This expansion is another example of how our continued cooperation will allow SCCC to grow and benefit all of our students and the entire Schenectady County community."
 
"This magnificent and attractive new building will give one of our signature programs the modern space it deserves," said Dr. Quintin B. Bullock, President of SCCC. "Contemporary studios and performance areas with superb acoustics will allow music students hands-on, professional training and further our track record of helping students find jobs in the industry and transfer to top four-year music programs."
 
The new recording studio will allow the College to revamp the Music/Business A.A.S. program to include a recording and music technology focus. Students will gain hands-on experience in a true recording environment with a post-production studio. In addition to Music/Business, SCCC offers the Performing Arts-Music A.S. degree and a Music certificate program. SCCC is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music, a rare accomplishment for a two-year college.
 
Music alumni have transferred to such prestigious institutions as the Eastman School of Music, the New England Conservatory, the Crane School at SUNY Potsdam and the Berklee College of Music. Alumni work as performing musicians, educators and industry professionals in the Capital Region and throughout the United States.
 
"The SCCC music faculty are thrilled with the plans for the wonderful expansion to our facilities. The new building addition will permit us to broaden our curriculum offerings, provide much-needed teaching and practice spaces, and be a beautiful aesthetic facility for our program," said Dr. William Meckley, Professor and Chair of the Music Department.
 
"We are very grateful for the support of our county and state sponsors who are making this project possible. We are extremely thankful for the efforts of President Bullock and the SCCC Trustees and administration who have worked unflaggingly to bring this new facility to our campus."
 
Construction of the new Music Building will commence in late summer and take 12-18 months to complete.
 
SCCC began offering the Performing Arts-Music A.S. degree program in Fall 1976. The first music graduates earned their degrees in May 1978. The program expanded in Fall 1983 with the addition of the Music/Business A.A.S. degree with students first graduating from that program in May 1985.
 
The College then added the Music Certificate program in Fall 1989, with the first graduates of the program in May 1990. Currently there are 165 students enrolled in the Performing Arts-Music, Music/Business and Music certificate programs.
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