Alumni News
Sep 18, 2019
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — AQHA professional horseman Jonathan Meilleur will hold a clinic on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at the SUNY Morrisville Western Barn on Swamp Road.
The clinic, which is open to all riders, breeds and disciplines, features trail, horsemanship or Western pleasure.
Meilleur, a renowned trainer and judge, has trained and shown several Congress and World Champions, as well as many Congress top 10 placers in multiple events.
Sep 18, 2019
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — The last time Jeff Cantine was on the SUNY Morrisville campus 42 years ago, he was participating in a Boys State government leadership conference. This time, he was there to buy a horse.
Jeff and his wife, Jackie Cantine, were working with trainer Mickey McGivern, giving him their opinions on several horses he had his eye on during SUNY Morrisville’s Annual Yearling Sale.
Sep 10, 2019
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — Learn about the future of renewable energy during a clean energy and climate initiatives showcase, Navigating Policy and Future Opportunity, at SUNY Morrisville Thursday, Sept. 26, from 1-4 p.m. in the John W. Stewart Center for Student Activities (STUAC).
The event brings industry leaders and policy makers together to discuss clean energy opportunities and recent climate change initiatives in New York State, and clean energy workforce trainings.
Aug 30, 2019
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — SUNY Morrisville presents its annual Fall Yearling Sale Sunday, Sept. 15 at noon at the college’s Nancy Sears Stowell Arena on Swamp Road in the town of Smithfield. Yearlings are available for inspection Saturday, Sept. 14, after 10 a.m.
The highly anticipated sale, which is free and open to the public, draws a crowd of potential buyers, sellers, trainers and owners from across the Northeast.
Aug 14, 2019
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — SUNY Morrisville will bring its innovation, animals, drag car, a cannabis display, a virtual reality experience with giveaway viewers and exciting hands-on approach to learning to the Great New York State Fair again this year. The fair runs Aug. 21-Sept. 2.
Aug 05, 2019
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — The Morrisville College Foundation Board of Directors elected three new members to its 23-member board.
The new members, John DeVito, Brian Haugli ’06 and Mary Claire Helmer ’81, took office on July 1. They will serve three-year terms.
DeVito, of Averill Park, is senior vice president and director of government banking and cash management for Berkshire Bank, in Albany.
Jul 16, 2019
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — Elijah Kozubal digs science. The 13-year-old ninth grader wants to be a marine biologist someday. He’s learning more about various careers in science and technology during a three-week summer Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) at SUNY Morrisville through July 25.
![Dr. Stevie Watson](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/Stevie%20Watson%201.jpg?itok=WwlBUSxY)
Jul 02, 2019
MORRISVILLE, N.Y.— Stevie Watson is the new dean of the School of Agriculture, Business & Technology at SUNY Morrisville, beginning July 1.
May 23, 2019
MORRISVILLE, NY—Three SUNY Morrisville faculty and staff members were recently honored.
Receiving the SUNY Morrisville Distinguished Faculty Award was Alfred P. Muss II, of Fayetteville, professor of business & entrepreneurship. Muss joined the Morrisville faculty in 2001, where he has been instrumental in the growth of programs, developing numerous courses and degrees, including the entrepreneurship & small business management B.B.A.
May 15, 2019
Tossing a lacrosse ball back and forth was a big part of Louie ’15 and Nick Geswaldo’s childhood. While others were playing video games, the brothers were shooting and catching, from dawn to dusk, in the backyard of their LaFayette, New York, home.
As they got older, their love for lacrosse deepened their brotherly camaraderie and spread to a college community.
![Gates on a Horse](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/943-cd16p51-038gates-thumb.jpg?itok=W-IAgPHM)
May 15, 2019
Breaking into the upper echelons of professional horse training isn’t easy, especially for east coast riders who aren’t from horse families. Jeremy Gates ’99 is proving that hard work and determination can overcome geographical boundaries and a later introduction to the horse industry. His career boasts one of the highest scores in a National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) event, as well as world and reserve world championship titles.
![Cannabis leaves, photo by Allisa Coomey](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/dsc09519.jpg?h=0fa79da3&itok=uQ3sEAtj)
May 15, 2019
After playing a major role in the revitalization of industrial hemp in New York State, SUNY Morrisville is rolling out a new minor in cannabis studies that will prepare students for the rapidly growing medicinal and recreational marijuana industry.
![Renewable resources technology student Emilee Niejadlik celebrated graduation day in Alaska where she is doing great work caring for the oceans and animals that live in it](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/emilee.jpg?h=7f412c8f&itok=oi46kL3V)
May 14, 2019
This semester has been anything but ordinary for SUNY Morrisville student Emilee Niejadlik.
Through an internship as an aquarium fellow at the world-class Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC), she interacted with octopuses, helped heal a wolf eel, and saw firsthand the magnificence of a sunflower sea star, the largest many-rayed sea star in the world.
May 14, 2019
MORRISVILLE, NY—SUNY Morrisville graduates celebrated commencement day with family and friends amid a stage adorned with ferns and flowers grown and arranged by students in the college’s horticulture program. Noteworthy about this year’s graduates is the first cohort of nursing bachelor’s degree students.
![Milk Run May 3](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/milk-run-logo.jpg?itok=O4pblXbZ)
Apr 30, 2019
MORRISVILLE, NY—Faculty, staff and students are gearing up for two agricultural and dairy events this weekend: the sixth annual Milk Run on Friday, May 3, and Dairy Showmanship on Saturday, May 4.
The Milk Run is a family-friendly, five-kilometer run, walk or crawl open to all skill levels. A one-mile fun run begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by the 5K run beginning at 6 p.m. in front of Marshall Hall. The Milk Run is part of the Route 20 Road Race Challenge.
Apr 25, 2019
MORRISVILLE, NY—SUNY Morrisville students Zainab Jimoh, of Staten Island, and Layne Martin, of Cazenovia, have been honored with the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
Apr 22, 2019
MORRISVILLE, NY—Did you know that the average Holstein dairy cow drinks 25-30 gallons of water per day? Or that cows can smell something up to six miles away?
Learn more about cows, agriculture and SUNY Morrisville’s programs and dairy complex during Spring on the Farm, Saturday, April 27.
The event, which is free and open to the public, is from noon-4 p.m. at the SUNY Morrisville Arnold R. Fisher Dairy Complex, located off of Eaton Street.
Mar 19, 2019
MORRISVILLE, NY— Gilligan’s Ice Cream loves its fans so much, they are letting them choose a new SUNY Morrisville indulgence through a Mustang Ice Cream Contest.
SUNY Morrisville alumni Andy Lagoe ’92 and Gil Hodges ’92 along with partner Mike Lagoe, owners of Gilligan’s Ice Cream, (www.gilliganssherburne.com), located in Sherburne, devised the contest, which lauds their Mustang pride.
![Bruin and Officer Wright](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/bruin_and_officer_wright.jpg?itok=ZIvLVj1J)
Feb 01, 2019
MORRISVILLE, NY—The newest member of the New York State University Police at SUNY Morrisville is headed to the police academy.
For the next 20 weeks, Bruin, a year-old black German Shepherd, and his new partner, New York State University Police Officer Nicole Wright, will undergo intense training at the New York State Police Canine Training Facility in Cooperstown.
![Jordan Anderson](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/jordan-anderson_wlx_2.png?h=c8e0c3d8&itok=WjDxyGbJ)
Dec 17, 2018
Dual-sport student-athlete Jordan Anderson turns competitive fire into a career
A chance attendance of a lacrosse game changed the course of Jordan Anderson’s life.
Anderson ’17 had just wrapped up a very successful freshman year on the Mustang women’s basketball team, earning Rookie of the Year status in the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) for her performance as the team’s starting point guard.
![Jared Trickey '16](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/78.png?h=c8e0c3d8&itok=cJ7Ptir2)
Dec 17, 2018
From her post as a waterfowl researcher at the Forbes Biological Station in Havana, Illinois, Cheyenne Beach ’16 sees the whole country.
She can look east and recall her time as an AmeriCorps volunteer on Chincoteague Island off the coast of Virginia.
She can look west to the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge along the Colorado River in Arizona, where she worked with endangered species in the fall of 2016.
![Stephanie and her bike](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/mel2.jpg?h=b4e301e9&itok=UtXFt8Bp)
Dec 17, 2018
Mike ’79 and Stephanie Battisti ’79 have lived their lives in tandem since meeting as undergraduate students at SUNY Morrisville in the 1970s.
The couple graduated in 1979 and grew their lives together on a maple and dairy farm outside of Morrisville. They shifted gears after their children were grown, starting a new chapter in the Adirondacks.
![Raevyn Saunders and Prince](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/raevyn_saunders_and_prince.jpg?itok=jLZzrqEi)
Dec 07, 2018
MORRISVILLE, NY—SUNY Morrisville’s Western equestrian students wrapped up a historically successful season.
Below are some of the highlights:
![Agricultural business students present their product, The Farmer’s Daughter, a pancake mix. Pictured, from left: Vicki Grey, of Cattaraugus; Libby Snyder, of Scottsville, Leah Vancour, of Vernon, Connecticut; Ty Rodman, of Van Etten; and Grace Book, of Bliss.](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/grouppic.jpg?itok=IZS6Ub15)
Dec 06, 2018
MORRISVILLE, NY—A beer produced by SUNY Morrisville agricultural business students is now on tap at the Copper Turret Restaurant & Brewhouse, in Morrisville, and three other student-made products are for sale at the Nelson Farms Country Store, on Route 20 in the Town of Nelson.