The Class of 2012 will be honored at SUNY Oneonta’s 123rd commencement on Saturday, May 19. The college will offer two ceremonies in the Dewar Arena of the Alumni Field House, one at 10 a.m. and one at noon. Depending on their majors, students will attend one of the ceremonies. A live webcast will be available online during each ceremony. Following each of the ceremonies, the graduates and their guests will participate in one of several divisional ceremonies, where individual diplomas and awards will be presented.

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The SUNY Oneonta Biology Department faculty honored 12 students for outstanding scholarship at a gathering on campus on April 26.

Sean Perez of Levittown, N.Y., received the Jan Kee Ang Memorial Award for his outstanding academic performance as a senior biology major. Amy Bilodeau of Huntington Station, N.Y., received the 2011-2012 Jan Kee Ang Scholarship. The award and the scholarship are presented in memory of SUNY Oneonta faculty member Jan Kee Ang, who is remembered as a superb and dedicated teacher.

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David Loveless

David Loveless of Roseland, N.J., a sophomore majoring in meteorology at SUNY Oneonta, has been selected to receive the Ernest Hollings Scholarship provided by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the parent agency for the National Weather Service.

Loveless will receive $8,000 of academic assistance per year during his junior and senior years, as well as a 10-week, paid internship at an NOAA facility next summer, including a housing subsidy and round-trip travel to the internship site, and travel expenses to the Hollings Program conference in Silver Spring, Md.

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Hundreds of SUNY Oneonta students spruced up Downtown Oneonta and more than 30 other sites on Saturday, May 5, during the “Into the Streets” annual day of service sponsored by the college’s Center for Social Responsibility and Community. More than 600 SUNY Oneonta students teamed up with community volunteers at 40 sites throughout Otsego County.

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Emily Vivyan (right) and Ashley Johnson

Spending spring break with paint brushes and hammers in hand has become a tradition for Emily Vivyan, president of SUNY Oneonta’s Habitat for Humanity Club. Vivyan was one of 12 SUNY Oneonta students who traveled to St. Simon’s Island, Ga., during spring break in mid-March to help build a Habitat for Humanity house. It was her fourth spring break trip with the SUNY Oneonta club, which previously helped build houses in Mississippi and Florida.

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SUNY Oneonta’s semester-long series of events celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. will close Saturday, May 5, with a celebration at the college’s Center for Multicultural Experiences in Lee Hall. Titled “Building OUR Beloved Community” and developed with broad participation by SUNY Oneonta students, faculty and staff, the series has included roundtable discussions, videos, readings and musical performances.

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Three faculty members and the chief of police at SUNY Oneonta have been named recipients of the 2012 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence. Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Jerome Blechman will receive the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service; Associate Professor of English Daniel Payne will receive the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching; Assistant Professor of Music Joseph Pignato will receive the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities; and University Police Chief Barton Ingersoll will receive the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service.

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The SUNY Oneonta Secondary Education Department presented Awards for Exemplary Service to seven area educators at the annual Celebration of Teaching Reception on Thursday, April 26, in the Craven Lounge of the college’s Morris Conference Center. Part of National Teacher Appreciation Week, the reception also recognized all area teachers who have contributed their time and expertise to the college’s Secondary Education program.

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The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges has recognized SUNY Oneonta for its commitment to sustainability. SUNY Oneonta has been selected for inclusion in the Guide every year since its inception in 2010.

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Jeanetta Calhoun Mish

The 2011-2012 Red Dragon Reading Series at SUNY Oneonta will close on Monday, April 30, with a reading by poet, writer and literary scholar Jeanetta Calhoun Mish. The reading, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Craven Lounge of the Morris Conference Center on campus. A reception and book signing will follow.

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