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Tis the season of giving and SUNY Morrisville and the Morrisville-Eaton Central School (MECS) District are teaming up to provide families in need with food for the Thanksgiving holiday.   Seventeen families, chosen by the MECS School District, will benefit from the effort, started by MECS social studies teacher Meaghan Palmer and coworkers 15 years ago to address food insecurities in the district. The generosity multiplied when the two schools joined forces.  

The SUNY Morrisville campus came together to celebrate World Sustainability Day on Wednesday, Oct. 30, with presentations and demonstrations, which included turning sunflowers into oil for biodiesel, installing owl boxes along a nature trail and prepping a wildflower pollination meadow. Sustainability Day raises awareness of the importance of sustainable living and promotes environmental stewardship. It’s a common theme on the SUNY Morrisville campus, where faculty, staff and students are leading the charge, investing in various sustainability efforts.

The SUNY Morrisville Theater Department and Student Government Organization present the musical Kinky Boots, Thursday, Oct. 31, Friday, Nov. 1 and Saturday Nov. 2, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m. in the theater of the college’s John W. Stewart Center for Student Activities (STUAC).

SUNY Morrisville horticulture students joined thousands across the globe, participating in The Society of American Florists (SAF) annual goodwill initiative, Petal it Forward. They handed out flowers and bouquets to unsuspecting community members and passersby, encouraging recipients to keep one and share the other with someone else. The students, in Nicole Johnson’s ’20 floral design course, prepared more than 60 colorful arrays, some which included stunning dahlias grown in a dedicated greenhouse at the college’s Four Seasons Organic Farm.

Having a support system, a mentor, career development, extra money for books and gas to travel home on the weekends — it’s all making a difference for SUNY Morrisville ASAP|ACE students like Malcom Hernandez, Juliana Kucera, Abigail Gracey and Julian Wilcox, so they can focus more on their academic careers.

SUNY Morrisville has been recognized again for its excellence with numerous listings in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. The annual report ranks colleges and universities nationwide according to their performance on diverse measures of academic quality. Regional universities and regional colleges are divided and ranked in four geographical groups: North, South, Midwest and West.

Working on cars wasn’t totally new, but learning how to remove their hood and trunk was for some. Auto body technology freshmen Juliana Kucera, of Elma, and Simarah Samson Davall, of Augusta, tackled it with ease during Alex Graf’s Auto Body Fundamentals lab.   Removing the hood and trunk were just two of the items on a checklist that Graf, automotive instructional support associate, devised to give students myriad and new experiences. Many of the cars they work on are donations, thanks to grants, networking and partnerships.

SUNY Morrisville added to the excitement of its new semester, announcing an 11% increase in enrollment for fall 2024.   The increase marks a significant milestone in the institution’s ongoing efforts to expand access to higher education and deliver top-tier academic and hands-on learning experiences. New student enrollment has risen by 5%, building on last fall's impressive 29% surge, continuing the college’s strong momentum in attracting students to the SUNY Morrisville community, according to Caleb McGuire, director of admissions.

SUNY Morrisville’s annual Autumn Review Sale, “Magic of Morrisville,” is Saturday, Sept. 21. The sale starts at 11 a.m. at the Groves Barn, 5300 Hart Road in Morrisville, near the Arnold R. Fisher Dairy Complex off of Eaton Street. The sale features 54 live lots up for consignment plus 10 embryo lots. See more at https://www.facebook.com/MSCAutumnReview/ The event also features a silent auction, which includes cow-themed items, feed, gift baskets, gift cards and more.

The Great New York State Fair wrapped up this week, providing countless experiences for not only visitors and participants, but volunteers, too! For SUNY Morrisville students, faculty and staff who volunteer every year, the fair is an experience beyond 13 days of iconic culinary options, thrilling amusement rides and captivating entertainment.     “I volunteer to get as much practice as I can,” said Emma Weisbrodt, a dairy science student from Tully, who was among members of the college’s Dairy Judging Team helping with 4-H judging in the Cattle Barn.