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ACC Priority Registration Information for 2010 Winter Session/2010 Spring Session/2010 Summer Sessions (Nov. 04, 2009) -
Priority Registration Information
Priority Registration will be open for the Winter, Spring, and Summer semesters. Students can priority register based on the number of credits they have earned. Registration begins at 8am on the following dates:
November 16 45+ earned credits
November 17 30+ earned credits
November 18 20+ earned credits
November 19 10+ earned credits
November 20 0+ earned credits
You may register through the Registrar’s Office weekdays between the hours of 8am-4pm or online using Banner Self-Service.
Open Registration will begin at 8am on November 23, 2009.
ACC Capital Campaign faces greatest challenge (Oct. 09, 2009) - ACC Capital Campaign faces greatest challenge
QUEENSBURY, NY – Adirondack Community College’s dilemma: raise $130,000 by December 1 or lose $350,000.
ACC’s solution: a $100,000 challenge gift from philanthropist and ACC alumnus J. Buckley Bryan, Jr.
In late September, ACC Capital Campaign Chair Thomas J. Ross told the college that it still had $130,000 left to raise for the J. Buckley Bryan, Jr. ACC ’87, ’94 Regional Higher Education Center.
Ross was blunt. If ACC did not raise the entire $2.5 million Capital Campaign by December 1, Detroit’s Kresge Foundation would not award ACC an additional $350,000 Challenge Grant.
Bryan, who has already committed $1.5 million to the effort, told Ross he would not allow the college to lose the Kresge grant.
In an extraordinary gesture, Bryan issued a challenge to the community: he would match every additional dollar donated to the Capital Campaign for the Regional Higher Education Center, up to $100,000.
Bryan, a successful entrepreneur, said the logic was easy. Essentially, every dollar that is donated is equal to a $5.50 donation: the initial $1 donation, $1 from Bryan, and $3.50 from the Kresge Foundation. “The return on investment was huge,” he said. “I am so excited about this, I can’t tell you,” Bryan said. “We are so close to the final moments, I can feel it. Once we complete this thing, we’ll have a party the likes of which will not be seen around here for a long, long time.”
Ross said that Bryan had stepped up to the plate with a challenge and asked the community to respond.
Bryan’s heart has been with ACC for decades. He had earned two degrees from ACC – a business degree in 1987 and a psychology degree in 1994 – and, in addition, earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from SUNY Plattsburgh on the ACC campus.
Just as Bryan did, students today can also take their Associate degrees at ACC, then stay on campus for upper level degrees offered in the new Regional Higher Education Center by SUNY Plattsburgh, Empire State College and Paul Smith’s College.
Donations can be mailed to:
The Buck Bryan Challenge
Adirondack Community College Foundation
640 Bay Road
Queensbury, NY 12804
For more information, please contact Joseph Cutshall-King, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, at 743-2243.
ACC Bowling Team to Hold Tryouts Nov. 18 and Nov. 20 (Nov. 05, 2009) -
QUEENSBURY – The Adirondack Community College varsity bowling team is looking for a few good keglers.
Tryouts for the ACC men’s and women’s bowling team are scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 3 p.m. and Friday, November 20, at 3 p.m. at Broadway Lanes in Fort Edward. Broadway Lanes will be ACC’s home lanes for the upcoming season.
Bowling coach Xiao Li is looking for a few strong bowlers, both men and women.
The ACC squad has qualified for the NJCAA National Bowling Championships five years in a row and competes in the Mountain Valley Collegiate Conference.
Last year, the team finished sixth in the national tournament, led by Shawn Junko, who was named to the All-Region Team with a 214.5 average, and Shawn LaChappelle, who was named to the All-Conference Team with a 215.6 average.
If you are interested in trying out, or cannot make the tryouts, please contact Xiao Li at 743-2315 or via email at lix@sunyacc.edu.
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ACC Photography Student Work Exhibited at National Conference (Nov. 03, 2009) -
QUEENSBURY – Jessica Bowen of Schroon Lake, a communications and media arts major at Adirondack Community College, was selected to have three of her photographs displayed at a juried student photography exhibition at a conference of the Society for Photographic Education – Mid-Atlantic/Northeast (SPEMA) November 6-8 at Montclair State University in New Jersey.
“I was real excited when they notified me about the exhibition,” Jessica said. “My work will be competing with work from students from larger four-year schools, and it’s nice to get that recognition.”
Her photographs will be part of a looped PowerPoint presentation which will be projected throughout the conference. The names of the student winners will be announced November 7, and a reception for the winners will be held that evening.
Jessica will graduate from ACC in December with an AAS degree, and is looking to transfer to either Sage College or the Fashion Institute of Technology in the fall.
According to its web site, the Society for Photographic Education is “a non-profit membership organization that provides a forum for the discussion of photography-related media as a means of creative expression and cultural insight.”
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ACC Trustees Honor Mary-Elizabeth FitzGerald (Nov. 03, 2009) -
QUEENSBURY – The Adirondack Community College Board of Trustees honored outgoing trustee Mary-Elizabeth FitzGerald of Glens Falls October 22 with the presentation of a plaque to celebrate her eleven years on the board.
FitzGerald announced her intention to resign from the board in September, citing family commitments. Her term expires in June 2010. Queensbury resident Patricia Pietropaolo, former dean of academic affairs at ACC, has been appointed to serve the remainder of FitzGerald’s term.
The board resolution, signed by board chair R. Harry Booth, honored FitzGerald for her service as board secretary (2001-2003) and chair of the board (2003-2007) and praised her for her “intelligence, grace, compassion, style and wit” in leading the board through the process of selecting Dr. Ronald C. Heacock to succeed Dr. Marshall Bishop as president of ACC.
FitzGerald had served as executive director of the Tri-County United Way for 12 years and was active in a member of civic groups, including the Hyde Collection, the Glens Falls Rotary and Warren County Health Services.
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Patricia Pietropaolo Appointed to ACC Board of Trustees (Nov. 03, 2009) -
QUEENSBURY – The Adirondack Community College Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Patricia Pietropaolo of Queensbury as the college’s newest trustee.
She will serve the unexpired term of trustee Mary-Elizabeth FitzGerald, who resigned in October after eleven years on the board. FitzGerald’s term will expire in June 2010.
Pietropaolo is familiar with ACC, having served as associate dean of academic affairs and dean of academic affairs for the college in the late 1990s. She went on to serve as dean of academic affairs at Herkimer County Community College and, most recently, served as assistant provost for the State University of New York.
She holds a doctorate in higher education administration from Syracuse University, a master’s in biology from SUNY Geneseo and a bachelor’s in biology from SUNY Oswego.
Pietropaolo has owned and operated Peter Paul’s Nursery in Canandaigua, NY, for over 30 years, and has co-authored, with her husband James, “The World of Carnivorous Plants” (Timber Press), now in its sixth printing.
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ACC Hosts Fall 2009 Open House November 10 (Oct. 28, 2009) -
QUEENSBURY - Adirondack Community College will hold its annual Fall 2009 Open House on Tuesday, November 10, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in ACC’s Regional Higher Education Center on the Queensbury campus.
Participating programs will include IT Computer Networking, Mechanical Technology, Electrical Technology, Hospitality & Tourism Management, Adventure Sports, Culinary Arts, Radio & TV Broadcasting, Graphic Design and Photography.
An Adirondack Phantoms ticket giveaway will be held during the event.
Prospective students and their families are welcome to attend.
For more information or to RSVP, please call ACC’s Office of Enrollment Management at 743-2264.
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ACC to Host Adult Learners Open House November 17 (Oct. 28, 2009) -
QUEENSBURY - Adirondack Community College will host an open house on Tuesday, November 17, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the ACC Student Center Lounge for adult learners or those adults contemplating a return to college studies to complete a degree. Prospective students and their families are welcome to attend.
The presentation will begin promptly at 6:15 p.m.
Those interested in employment training or re-training, starting college or returning to finish a degree are encouraged to attend. College representatives from Admissions, Counseling, the Wilton Center, Financial Aid, Career Services, Transfer Services, the Center for Reading and Writing, and Math Tutoring will provide information about the College and its services.
For more information or to RSVP, please call ACC’s Office of Enrollment Management at 743-2264.
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ACC Writers Project: Richard Kenney Nov 16 (Sept. 08, 2009) -
QUEENSBURY – Glens Falls-born author and poet Richard Kenney will close out the Fall 2009 schedule for the Adirondack Community College Writers Project in November.
Admission for this event is free and the public is invited.
Kenney will appear on Monday, Nov. 16, at 12:30 p.m. in ACC’s Visual Arts Gallery, Dearlove Hall.
Kenney was born and raised in Glens Falls and teaches at the University of Washington in Seattle. His work has been honored by the Yale Series of Younger Poets and the Rome Prize in Literature, and he has been awarded fellowships from the Guggenheim, MacArthur and Lannan Foundations.
He is the author of The Evolution of the Flightless Bird (Yale, 1984), Orrery (Atheneum, 1985), The Invention of the Zero (Knopf, 1993), and The One-Strand River (Knopf, 2008).
Kenney’s work has been described as being influenced by science, human evolution, magical reasoning and Celtic and classical literature.
The Writers Project provides ACC students and residents of Warren, Washington and Saratoga counties with exposure to nationally renowned writers, provides up-and-coming writers with a venue for reading, and supports fledgling writers with workshops and writers’ retreats.
The Writers Project is made possible with assistance from Poets & Writers, Inc., the New York State Council on the Arts, the ACC Faculty Student Association, the Adirondack Community College Foundation and Adirondack Community College with initial funding and support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
For more information on this program, please contact J. Courtney Reid at 743.2200, extension 2213 or via email at reidjc@sunyacc.edu.
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Community Service Volunteer Fair at ACC Nov. 18 (Oct. 26, 2009) -
QUEENSBURY, NY – The Adirondack Community College Office of Career Services will host a community service volunteer fair on Wednesday, November 18, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Center Lounge on the Queensbury campus.
Representatives from local human service agencies and cultural and health care organizations will be available to discuss volunteer opportunities within their organizations.
The public is invited. Those who may be interested in serving as community volunteers with local agencies are encouraged to attend. The diverse areas of service represented by the attending agencies will assure that participants will find experiences to meet their needs and interests.
Participating organizations include The Glen at Hiland Meadows, Adirondack Theater Festival, the American Red Cross, Glens Falls Planned Parenthood, Fidelis Care New York, Caritas, the American Cancer Society, High Peaks Hospice, the Chapman Historical Museum, Sexual Trauma and Recovery Services, Upper Hudson Primary Care Consortium, Westmount Health Facility and the Lake George Land Conservancy.
For more information, please call Tim Lahey, Director of Career Services, at 743-2277.
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FREE Music at Midday Concerts at ACC (Oct. 19, 2009) -
QUEENSBURY – Adirondack Community College will host Music at Midday concerts Friday, October 23, and Wednesday, December 2, in the ACC Theater.
The concerts are free and the public is invited.
On October 23, Karen Becker, a member of the music faculty at SUNY Plattsburgh, will accompany the Hyperion String Quartet on piano in a 12:45 p.m. concert. Works by Beethoven and Schumann will be performed.
On December 2, Micah Scoville, a classicial guitarist and member of ACC’s music faculty, will perform works by Bach, Barrios, Legnani, Towner and York. The concert begins at 12:45 p.m.
For more information on these events, please contact Diane Bargiel, Director of Music, at 743-2200, ext. 2468 or via email at bargield@sunyacc.
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ACC English Professor to Speak at National, State English Conventions (Oct. 13, 2009) -
QUEENSBURY – Jane Arnold of Queensbury, associate professor of English and reading specialist at Adirondack Community College, will speak at two English education conventions this fall.
On October 23, she will give a presentation on “Connecting and Communicating: Networking Across the High School-College Divide” at the New York State English Council convention in Albany.
In November, she will be presenting at the annual National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) convention in Philadelphia.
The NCTE convention, “Once and Future Classics: Reading Between the Lines,” will be held Nov. 19-22.
Arnold will be presenting during the Nov. 22 panel discussion, “Connecting and Communicating: Professional Networking.” The panel will provide strategies and opportunities to connect, communicate, and network.
The subject of her presentation will be the annual English symposium for high school and college English faculty held at ACC each fall. This year’s symposium is scheduled for Nov. 2.
Arnold joined ACC in 2005. She holds a Master of Theological Studies degree from Harvard Divinity School and is certified to teach specific reading disability techniques.
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ACC Adventure Sports: "IN DEEP: The Skiing Experience" Nov. 14 (Oct. 08, 2009) -
QUEENSBURY -- ACC Adventure Sports will host Matchstick Production Film’s “IN DEEP: The Skiing Experience” Film Tour on Saturday, November 14 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm in the Scoville Auditorium. The public is invited. Admission is free for ACC Students with I.D., $5 for ACC staff/faculty with I.D., and $10 for the public. Tickets can be purchased in the Student Activities Office in the ACC Student Center Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm or at the door before the show. Promotional giveaways, raffles and snack sales will be included in the event. Proceeds to benefit the ACC Foundation Scholarship Fund.
“IN DEEP” is an epic action sports film that takes an original look at the sport of skiing by documenting the ever evolving skiing experience. “IN DEEP” is shot in high-definition on location at Squaw Valley, Keystone, British Columbia, Italy, Haines, Sweden, Crested Butte, and additional destinations worldwide. The film features the best skiers in the world including Mark Abma, Sean Pettit, Eric Hjorleifson, Daron Rahlves, Henrik Windstedt, Chris Davenport, Bobby Brown, Colby West, TJ Schiller, Mike Douglas, Kaj Zackrisson, James Heim, Hugo Harrisson, Rory Bushfield, PK Hunder, Ingrid Backstrom, Jacob Wester, Russ Henshaw, Henrik Harlaut, Alexis Godbout, Michelle Parker, JT Holmes, Sammy Carlson, Chris Rubens and Shane McConkey.
MSP Films is the leader in action sport filmmaking. The team at MSP works with the best athletes in the world in the most exotic locations in order to capture compelling images in action sports. Their ultra progressive camera techniques, editing, and production value have earned them many prestigious awards, including 2007 and 2008 Emmy nominations for outstanding cinematography.
For more information about ACC Adventure Sports, please visit http://adventuresports.sunyacc.edu. For more information about MSP Films, please visit www.skimovie.com.
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