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Violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn will perform March 21 in the SUNY Adirondack Theatre.
Renowned musician to perform on 'Red Violin' at SUNY Adirondack
Celebrated violin virtuoso Elizabeth Pitcairn and pianist Barbara Podgurski will perform a “Founders and Legacies: Generations” recital at 7:30 p.m. March 21 in the SUNY Adirondack Theatre.
The concert, which is a salute to Luzerne Music Center and its founders Toby Blumenthal and Bert Phillips, will include performances of Antonio Vivaldi’s “Concerto in E Minor” from “The Four Seasons — Winter,” Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Sonata No. 5 in F Minor, Spring,” Henryk Wieniawski’s “Concerto No. 2 in D Minor” and Fritz Kreisler’s “Praeludium and Allegro.”
Pitcairn, who serves as president and artistic director of the Luzerne Music Center, performs with one of the world’s most legendary instruments, the “Red Mendelssohn” Stradivarius violin of 1720, said to have inspired the Academy Award-winning film “The Red Violin.” She has earned a reputation as one of America’s most beloved soloists and has performed at the Academy of Music, Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Fisher Center and the Kimmel Center. Pitcairn attended the Marlboro Music Festival and is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she was a student of Robert Lipsett.
Podgurski is executive and artistic director of Musica Reginae Productions in Queens and is past music director of the Nantucket Island Arts and Music Summer Festival. She is a member of the Lexington Piano Trio and the Barbad Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble. Podgurski is an adjunct assistant professor at Borough of Manhattan Community College, on the faculty of the RiverArts Music Program in the Hudson Valley and is a consultant for the Board of Education for both New York City and New York State. By invitation in 2014, she became a Steinway Teaching Artist.
General admission concert tickets, which are $10, are available online. SUNY Adirondack students, faculty and staff will be admitted free but must reserve a ticket online.
The public also is invited to attend a pre-recital event before the performance. Pitcairn will present a lecture and demonstration at 2:15 p.m. in the SUNY Adirondack Theatre.
Luzerne Music Center, a summer camp created to train gifted young musicians, is currently accepting applications for students ages 9-18. For more information, go to www.luzernemusic.org.
Read more about Pitcairn and see her touring schedule at www.redviolin.com.
Culinary Arts students put the finishing touches on a dish during a recent dinner service at Seasoned.
Open for lunch and dinner
The public is invited to make reservations for lunch and dinner services on Wednesdays and Thursdays through April 25 at Seasoned, the SUNY Adirondack Culinary Arts program restaurant.
For lunch, Basic Food Prep 2 students prepare and serve a classic modernized menu created by Chef Matthew Bolton. The class trains students in basic food preparation skills, classic recipe breakdown, meat fabrication, fish sustainability, cooking techniques and plate presentations.The dining room service class runs the front of the house operation, under consultation of Chef Megan Diehl.
Lunch features a three-course gourmet meal consisting of an appetizer, entrée, dessert and beverages, such as soda, tea and coffee. A cash bar serving wine and craft beer is available.
Lunch seatings are at noon, 12:15, 12:30 and 12:45 p.m. The restaurant will be closed on March 7, 13 and 14. Reservations are preferred. The cost for lunch is $14.95, plus tax (cash or check).
For dinner, Advanced Food Prep 2 students manage different types of themed recipes via region, organize staff tasks and implement purchasing and costing in a professional kitchen setting. The dining room service class runs the front of the house operation.
Dinner includes a five-course gourmet meal consisting of amuse, appetizer, intermezzo, entrée, dessert and beverages, such as soda, tea and coffee. A cash bar serving wine and local craft beer is available..
Seatings are available at 5:45, 6, 6:15, 6:30, 6:45 and 7 p.m. Reservations are preferred. The cost for dinner is $24.95, plus tax (cash, check or credit card accepted).
Please note: The restaurant will be closed for lunch and dinner March 7, 13 and 14.
Seasoned is located at 14 Hudson Ave. in downtown Glens Falls.
Prospective students can learn more about SUNY Adirondack’s Media Arts and Radio-Television Broadcasting programs during the New Media Open House on March 7.
College holds New Media Open House
SUNY Adirondack will hold a New Media Open House from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. March 7 in Warren Hall on the Queensbury campus.
New Media includes graphic arts and design; web and multimedia design; photography; digital cinema and video production; and radio and television broadcasting.
The college offers associate degrees in Media Arts and Radio-Television Broadcasting and certificates in Media Arts and Radio Broadcasting.
The Open House will include two information sessions — one on Radio and TV Broadcasting and another on Media Arts (graphic arts and photography). Both sessions will run concurrently from 6 to 6:30 p.m. and then will be repeated from 6:45 to 7:15 p.m.
Representatives from Admissions, Accessibility Services, Counseling and Transfer Services, Financial Aid, Residence Life and the Wilton Center will be available to talk with prospective students.
The event is free and open to the public. Online registration is requested.
Food Network star coming to SUNY Adirondack
Food Network’s Aarti Sequeira will speak at 9:30 a.m. March 6 at the Northwest Bay Conference Center in Adirondack Hall on SUNY Adirondack’s Queensbury campus.
Sequeira, who won season six of “Food Network Star,” is host of the network’s “Aarti Party” and has appeared on “Chopped” and “Guy's Grocery Games.” Born in Bombay, India, and raised in Dubai, Sequeira’s cooking blends her knowledge of Indian cuisine with an approachable spin on all-American classics.
After the talk, Sequeira will sign books, which will be available for sale, and pose for photographs. Prepared samples of her recipes will be served.
The program, which is sponsored by Chartwells Dining Services, is free and open to the public.
For more information on Sequeira, go to www.aartipaarti.com.
Andrea Maranville, who competed on ABC’s ‘The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition,’ will offer a baking demonstration March 22 at SUNY Adirondack’s Culinary Arts Center.
‘Great American’ baker to offer demo at Culinary Arts Center
Baker Andrea Maranville will offer a free baking demonstration at 2 p.m. March 22 at SUNY Adirondack’s Culinary Arts Center.
Maranville is an Upstate New York resident who was a finalist on the 2018 season of ABC’s “The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition.”
“Andrea Maranville’s appearance is a great opportunity for the students and community to get to see firsthand how she has honed her hard work, dedication and passion to her craft to make her dreams a reality. We are excited to welcome her to our new facility and hear about her journey,” said Megan Diehl, instructor in Culinary Arts.
The program is free and open to the public.
Maranville also presented on Feb. 22 at SUNY Adirondack’s Seasoned at the restaurant.
Seasoned and the SUNY Adirondack Culinary Arts Center are located at 14 Hudson Ave. in Glens Falls.
For more information on Maranville, go to www.andreamaranville.com.
Nathan Vilander, top, Christopher Burkett, bottom left, and Jenna Dennin have worked included in the “120 Degrees Intercollegiate Art Regional” exhibition at LARAC in Glens Falls.
Students featured in regional art show
SUNY Adirondack has five students featured in the “120 Degrees Intercollegiate Art Regional,” which runs through March 27 at the Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council’s gallery in downtown Glens Falls.
The annual juried art exhibition includes work from students attending an accredited college or university located within 120 miles of Glens Falls.
Jenna Dennin, Terrelle Cusson, Christopher Burkett, Nathan Vilander and Julia Howard had work selected by the jurors for the exhibition, which is sponsored by SUNY Adirondack.
Several of the students attended the Feb. 22 opening reception at LARAC.
“After looking around at different schools, I liked the art program at SUNY Adirondack best,” said Dennin, who has two photographs included in the show.
A resident of Brunswick, Dennin plans to graduate in May with a degree in Media Arts and would like to continue her education to earn a bachelor’s degree in business.
Burkett, who lives in Glens Falls, was proud to see his mixed-media piece hanging on the gallery wall.
“It started out as a photograph and I played around with it in Photoshop to make it more abstract,” said Burkett, who lives in Glens Falls.
He graduated in May with a Media Arts degree and hopes to pursue additional education to become certified to teach art or illustration.
Nathan Vilander of Queensbury, who has a digital illustration in the exhibit, is a first-year student in Media Arts.
“I toured the campus and it seemed like a good fit for me,” Vilander said. “ I think we have a strong curriculum for as small of a college as we are.”
Award-winning writer Amy King will speak March 6 at SUNY Adirondack.
Writer to speak on poetry, memoirs
Award-winning writer Amy King will speak about poetry and memoirs at 12:30 p.m. March 6 in the Visual Arts Gallery in Dearlove Hall as part of the SUNY Adirondack Writers Project.
King is a professor of English and Creative Writing at SUNY Nassau Community College. In 2015, she won the WNBA Award (Women’s National Book Association), and she has been honored by The Feminist Press as one of its “40 Under 40: The Future of Feminism” awardees.
King received a SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities in 2012. Her book, “The Missing Museum,” won the Tarpaulin Sky Book Prize, and “I Want to Make You Safe” was one of Boston Globe’s Best Poetry Books of 2011.
Additional Writers Project programs include author Alyssa Quart on April 3 and celebrated poet David Baker on April 24.
All Writers Project events, which are held at 12:30 p.m. in the Visual Arts Gallery, are free and open to the public.
For more on Amy King, go to www.amyking.org or www.sunyacc.edu/writers-project.
Graduate needs transportation assistance
SUNY Adirondack graduate Brooke Krywy Lacy, who is a wheelchair-dependent individual, has had her only means of transportation taken out of commission.
Lacy is known for always being the one to help others, but she is now in a desperate situation and afraid of losing her employment.
Her accessible van caught fire, and the garage is unable to determine the cause of the issue. This has set her into an insurance limbo, where she cannot get the funds to repair it or the funds to replace it.
She resides in Saratoga and works in Queensbury, so taking the bus to her employment at SAIL is not an option.
To make a financial contribution, go to https://www.ugiftable.com/home.html?id=P6L-23N&name=Brooke and click the ‘give a gift” button.
NEW PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT
Patrick Bishop of South Glens Falls enrolled in the Mechatronics program because he is interested in the future of automation and robotics.
Mechatronics prepares students for technical careers
When SUNY Adirondack announced that it was launching a degree in Mechatronics in Fall 2018, the news left a few people scratching their heads.
Although the term “mechatronics” might not be a household word, the technology it represents is a crucial part of producing products most Americans use in their daily lives.
The Mechatronics program at SUNY Adirondack prepares students for technician roles in the manufacturing industry by learning a combination of electrical and mechanical skills.
The need for the major emerged from group discussions with local manufacturers held during STEM Advisory Committee sessions, which were organized to determine how the college could best meet the employment demands of the region. Multiple business leaders pointed to a lack of prospective employees with a background in electro-mechanical systems, crucial knowledge for modern manufacturing and manufacturing-related industries.
Irving Consumer Products committed early to the concept, contributing $50,000 in funding to the development of the program.
“We have a long history of working with the college on STEM initiatives,” said Tracy Podnorszki, senior talent acquisition specialist at Irving Consumer Products. “Our technology and our needs are changing all the time, and we need an education that is keeping pace or keeping ahead of the industry.”
Megan Comitini of Staten Island enrolled in the program because of her interest in automotive mechanics.
“I love the hands-on aspect of the major. I’m interested in the technical side of the automotive industry and how everything works,” Comitini said. “The industry is expanding, and I want to learn the new technology.”
Patrick Bishop of South Glens Falls transferred from Fulton-Montgomery Community College to switch into the new degree program, after starting his college career majoring in computer information systems.
“I liked the focus on the automation side and robotics, that really piqued my interest,” Bishop said.
He recommends the Mechatronics program for anyone interested in working with technology.
“Technology is more than computers,” he said. “It’s a huge field, and there’s so much room for growth. You never know where you could end up in the future.”
During the two-year curriculum, students take a variety of courses relevant to the modern industry, including electricity, robotics, automation and controls, mechanical technology, hydraulics and pneumatics and networking.
The associate of applied science (AAS) in Mechatronics degree prepares students for direct employment or transfer to a four-year technology program in a compatible field.
Additional new degree programs at SUNY Adirondack include Agricultural Business; Culinary and Baking Arts; Cybersecurity; Fine Arts; Individual Studies; Individual Studies: Music Industry Concentration; Individual Studies: Sport Management Concentration; Information Security; and Physical Education Studies.
ACCOLADES
Professor of Studio Art John Hampshire has work in several exhibitions.
- Professor of Studio Art John Hampshire has work in "FOCUS: Gaia 2019,” running March 9-31 at the Woodstock Artists Guild gallery in Woodstock, and was featured in "En Masse 2018" at the Thompson Giroux Gallery in Chatham. In February, he participated in the “Postcards form the Edge,” a fundraising show for Visual AIDS at Bortolami Gallery in New York City. Hampshire recently co-juried an exhibition at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts and will be co-jurying the upcoming alumni art exhibition at the Tang Teaching Gallery on the Skidmore College campus.
- Anthony D. Cavaluzzi, associate professor of English, will present a scholarly paper on April 27 to the annual conference of the Calandra Institute of Queens College (CUNY). The paper is titled "The Duality of the Ethnic and the Erotic in the Films of Rodolfo Valentino.” Cavaluzzi will also chair the session titled “Illustrating Identities” at the same conference, which will be televised on the CUNY network and streamed live on YouTube.
EVENTS
SUNY Adirondack President Kristine Duffy led the winning team for last year’s Howl Trivia Night. This year’s competition is March 22.
- The public is invited to a FAFSA workshop from 3 to 5 p.m. March 5 in the Scoville Learning Center, Room 132. The session will offer assistance completing and filing financial aid forms. Light refreshments will be served, and there will even be chances to win some prizes.
- Food Network’s Aarti Sequeira will speak at 9:30 a.m. March 6 at the Northwest Bay Conference Center in Adirondack Hall on SUNY Adirondack’s Queensbury campus.
- Award-winning writer Amy King will speak about poetry and memoirs at 12:30 p.m. March 6 in the Visual Arts Gallery in Dearlove Hall as part of the SUNY Adirondack Writers Project.
- College departments will present results of their 4DX projects related to increasing the number of SUNY Adirondack graduates from 2 to 4 p.m. March 6 in the Multipurpose Room of the Residence Hall. Faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to attend.
- SUNY Adirondack will hold a New Media Open House from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. March 7 in Warren Hall on the Queensbury campus. The event is free and open to the public. To register, go to https://sunyacc.edu/events/newmediaopenhouse.
- Phil Lodico, entrepreneur, start-up veteran and web marketing guru, will share his story — including lessons learned, how he defines success, overcoming hurdles and his educational journey — from noon to 1 p.m. March 20 in Adirondack Hall. The Business Central Conversations with Entrepreneurs Series event is free, but advance registration is requested.
- Celebrated violin virtuoso Elizabeth Pitcairn and pianist Barbara Podgurski will perform a “Founders and Legacies: Generations” recital at 7:30 p.m. March 21 in the SUNY Adirondack Theatre. General admission concert tickets, which are $10, are available online. SUNY Adirondack students, faculty and staff will be admitted free but must reserve a ticket in advance online.
- Baker Andrea Maranville will offer a free baking demonstration at 2 p.m. March 22 at SUNY Adirondack’s Culinary Arts Center, 14 Hudson Ave. in Glens Falls.
- The annual Howl Trivia Night, a fundraiser for the SUNY Adirondack Foundation, will be held starting at 5 p.m. March 22 in the Northwest Bay Conference Center in Adirondack Hall. Single tickets for the event, which includes dinner, are $50 (tables of six are $500). To register in advance, go to www.sunyacc.edu/trivia. The event is expected to sell out.
- The College Lecture Series continues with “Everything Old Is New Again: Mummies in Archaeology and Poetry,” presented by Valerie Haskins, professor of Anthropology and Archaeology, and Kathleen McCoy, professor of English, at 12:40 p.m. March 25 in Miller Auditorium.
- Composer and pianist Jonathan Newell Prog Trio will perform at 12:45 p.m. March 25 in the Visual Arts Gallery as part of the Pamela Firth Music at Midday series. The program is free and open to the public.
- The SUNY Adirondack Culinary Arts program will present a Collaborative Cuisine dinner showcasing products from Lake George Olive Oil Company at 6 p.m. March 30 at Seasoned, 14 Hudson Ave. in Glens Falls. Guests will learn about the products, how they are being used in their meals and have the opportunity to purchase products during the dinner event. Soft drink, coffee and water are included with the four-course menu. Alcohol will be available to purchase separately. Seating is limited. For tickets, which are $75 per person, go to https://adkseasoned330.brownpapertickets.com.
FOUNDATION
SUNY Adirondack seeks alumni for Trailblazers Society
SUNY Adirondack is seeking nominations for the Trailblazers Society, a program designed to recognize the college’s distinguished alumni.
Trailblazers nominees should have completed a degree or certificate at SUNY Adirondack/Adirondack Community College. Anyone can make a nomination, including the individual. (Current Foundation Board of Directors, members of the Board of Trustees and college employees can nominate others but are ineligible to become a Trailblazer.) Posthumous nominations will be accepted. Nominees should not be running for political office in the year they are nominated.
Inductees will be chosen based on several factors, including professional achievement, community service, service to the college and outstanding spirit.
For more information or to make an online nomination, go to www.sunyacc.edu/trailblazers. Nominations also can be made by calling the SUNY Adirondack Foundation at 518.743.2243.
The deadline for nominations is April 5. The SUNY Adirondack Distinguished Faculty will review nominations and announce their selections in May.
Nursing presentation examines best practices for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
The SUNY Adirondack Alumni Nursing Series will focus on “Best Practices for the Care of Alzheimer’s and Other Dimentias: Early Diagnosis and Caregiver Support” from 5 to 6:30 p.m. April 3 in Bryan Hall, Room 128, on the Queensbury campus.
Speakers from Glens Falls Hospital’s Center for Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease and the Alzheimer’s Association and Caregiver Support Initiative will present a panel presentation, which will be followed by a question-and-answer session.
The program will help participants increase their knowledge of the importance of early screening for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and recognize possible symptoms. Speakers will discuss the benefits and strategies for initiating the conversation about early screening and identify the array of caregivers support in our community.
To RSVP or to learn more about available CE credit, contact Jill Vogel at 518.743.2244 or vogelj@sunyacc.edu.
Foundation seeks grant proposals
The SUNY Adirondack Foundation invites all SUNY Adirondack faculty and staff to request mini-grant funding by March 6.
Priority will be given to proposals supporting the SUNY Adirondack WIG of increasing the number of graduates. However, proposals can address a broad range of activities, including supplementing professional development, sabbatical projects or training, honoraria for guest speakers, academic opportunities, counseling workshops, conference attendance or research opportunities for students.
No single award may exceed $1,000. A person(s) may submit one proposal in the fall and one proposal in the spring. However, an individual may receive only one award per fiscal year.
Award recipients have up to six months from the time of notification of acceptance to complete their project or, if appropriate, to the end of the next regular semester. Award recipients are required to submit a written summary upon completion. Recipients may also be asked to report on their project at a Foundation Board of Directors meeting.
Proposals may not request funding for equipment (including computer hardware) or furniture or faculty release time. No stipend requests will be granted.
Collaborative projects which involve two or more people are encouraged. However, the maximum award for such projects is $1,000.
Bill Hart, vice president of U.S. operations for Irving Tissue, talks about SUNY Adirondack’s community connections during the Feb. 6 Investors Summit.
Investors Summit track’s college progress
More than 60 community leaders and local philanthropists attended the fourth annual Investors Summit on Feb. 6 on the Queensbury campus.
SUNY Adirondack President Kristine Duffy provided an update on the progress of investments in college infrastructure and programs and discussed initiatives outlined in the college’s new strategic plan, Adirondack Agenda 2.0.
Other guest speakers included Professor Naftali Rottenstreich, who spoke about supporting student success, and Bill Hart, vice president of U.S. operations for Irving Tissue, who discussed developing workforce partnerships.
The event was hosted by the SUNY Adirondack Board of Trustees and the Foundation Board of Directors.
Michael Bittel, executive director of the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce, takes a swing during the 2018 Lyman A. Beeman Jr. Annual Golf Tournament.
Golf tournament set for May
The SUNY Adirondack Foundation invites golfers to participate in the 30th anniversary of the Lyman A. Beeman Jr. Annual Golf Tournament on May 31. Through the years, the tournament has raised more than $350,000 to benefit the SUNY Adirondack Foundation scholarship program.
The golf outing at Hiland Park Country Club will include a barbecue lunch, cocktail reception and awards ceremony. Prizes will be awarded for low gross, the top three low net scores, the women’s team with the lowest net score, longest drive and closest to the pin.
The entry fee is $160 per player or $640 for a foursome.
Registration and lunch begin at 11:30 a.m., with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. The format is a four-person scramble.
To register, go to sunyacc.edu/beemangolf.
Dine for a cause
The Partners in Dining program offers community members an opportunity to dine at our student-run restaurant, Seasoned, and support our Culinary Arts program. Partners in Dining packages are now available at a variety of levels: 4 meals for $125; 8 meals for $250; and 16 for $500. Each level includes a donation to benefit the Culinary Arts program.
Partners in Dining certificates never expire and are perfect for business lunches, client dinners or employee rewards.
To become a Partner in Dining, go to sunyacc.edu/partners-dining or call the SUNY Adirondack Foundation at 518.743.2243.
A day for giving #ADay4ADK
The SUNY Adirondack Foundation’s first-ever one-day giving effort is set for April 10. The fundraising day will benefit the Annual Giving Campaign.
ATHLETICS
Sports memorabilia brought back memories for several alumni during the 2018 Athletics Hall of Fame celebration.
Hall of Fame nominations sought
SUNY Adirondack Athletics is accepting nominations for the 2019 Athletics Hall of Fame.
To be eligible, SUNY Adirondack alumni must have completed at least one full season as an athlete and not been enrolled for more than 5 years. In addition, honorary nominations for notable faculty, coaching staff, administration, contributors and supporters who have had an impact on the athletic department are all eligible for consideration.
Nominations should include the following:
- Name
- Contact information
- Athletic accomplishments at SUNY Adirondack and after (if any)
- Athlete’s impact on the college and athletic department
- Scholarly achievements
Nominations are due by May 15. Submissions should be made to Julie Clark, Assistant Director of Athletics, clarkju@sunyacc.edu, 640 Bay Road, Queensbury, NY 12804 or submitted directly online at http://www.sunyadktimberwolves.com/information/HOF_Nomination.
The induction ceremony will take place on Oct. 19 on the SUNY Adirondack campus.
HUMAN RESOURCES
SUNY Adirondack is currently seeking applicants for the following positions:
Administrative and Staff
Faculty
Assistant /Associate Professor of IT Networking/Security
Assistant/Associate Professor of Engineering
Assistant/Associate Professor of Mathematics
Para-Professional
Summer Enrichment After Care Instructor
For more information or to apply, go to www.sunyacc.edu/careers.
