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MORRISVILLE, NY—Morrisville State College is selling a festive array of poinsettias. The colorful plants, a popular decoration throughout the holidays, are on sale now through Friday, Dec. 9, at the Spader Horticulture Complex on the Morrisville State College campus, Monday through Friday, from noon to 4 p.m. The sale is open to the public. The college’s poinsettias will also be sold Saturdays, Dec. 3 and 10, at the Regional Market in Syracuse, in Building C, along with wreaths and holiday arrangements crafted by MSC horticulture students. 

MORRISVILLE, NY— Morrisville State College visitors can now explore the campus up-close through a new virtual tour hosted by YouVisit, a leading virtual reality technology provider.  Prospective students and parents can take a virtual walking tour of the campus that includes a 360-degree view and virtual reality component. Users can explore various campus stops along the tour through videos and pictures.

MORRISVILLE, NY—An audience of community members and faculty, staff and students from Morrisville State College gathered on a bridge over Callahan Brook to celebrate a project that’s been years in the making.  Spectators were there to laud the completion and official opening of a bridge on the Callahan Brook Nature Trail, which runs through Morrisville. 

MORRISVILLE, NY— An exhibit showcasing art created by veterans and their supporters is on display now through Jan. 10 in the Donald Butcher Library Gallery at Morrisville State College. The display, “Serving,” highlights the work of artists from Central New York, including veterans who served in various wars.  An opening reception will be held on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, from 3-4:30 p.m. in the library gallery.

MORRISVILLE, NY—Morrisville State College has been honored for its sustainability efforts by Sustainable Upstate Network (SUN). In its third year, the SUN Awards recognize excellence in sustainable efforts throughout Central New York. MSC received its award in the education category. Recognized in the corporate category was Tessy Plastics, a business run by Roland Beck, a 1983 graduate of the college’s plastics technology program, now part of the mechanical engineering program. 

MORRISVILLE, NY — A Morrisville State College alumna is the first female member from New York to be elected as a national FFA officer.  Ashley Willits, a 2016 agricultural business graduate, was elected Eastern Region vice president for the National FFA Organization by delegates at the 89th annual National FFA Convention and Expo held recently in Indianapolis, Ind.  Currently a junior at Tarleton State University in Texas, Willits will serve a one-year term as Eastern Region vice president, which expires in 2017. 

MORRISVILLE, NY—Morrisville State College has numerous events planned to commemorate Founders’ Day.  Each year, the college celebrates community service on or around Oct. 26, Founders’ Day, which coincides with the first day of classes at Morrisville in 1910. Activities this year will be held on Oct. 25.  Faculty, staff, students and the community are encouraged to join in the celebration which includes a reception and tree-lighting in the academic quad. The hundreds of tree lights represent countless community service endeavors. 

MORRISVILLE, NY—Morrisville State College’s annual Autumn Review Sale grossed $206,025 with 106 live lots, 43 milking lots, five embryo lots and one semen lot. The average per live lot was $1,897. The high lot went for $6,100.  Run by Morrisville State College’s faculty and students in dairy, agricultural business, agricultural science and agricultural engineering programs, proceeds from the sale support dairy club trips, the dairy judging team, academic programs and various activities and events. More than 100 students participated in this year’s sale.

MORRISVILLE, NY—There was something special about the 1987 Pontiac Grand Prix Matt Heckerman was eyeing at the dealership where he once worked. Despite its doors touched up with Wite-Out and in need of some TLC, it piqued his interest enough to buy it.  Years later, with an improved look and faster engine, the car is turning heads. Recently, Heckerman’s car was featured in the October issue of Car Craft, a national automotive performance magazine.

MORRISVILLE, NY—The Morrisville State College Theater Department and Student Government Organization (SGO) will present Neil Simon’s comic classic “The Odd Couple Female Version,” Oct. 21-22 at 8 p.m., Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. and Oct. 27-29 at 8 p.m. in the STUAC theatre. The female version of “The Odd Couple” is an adaptation of Simon’s 1965 Broadway play based on the same storyline and lead characters, now Florence Ungar and Olive Madison. The poker game becomes Trivial Pursuit and the Pigeon sisters are replaced by the Costazuela brothers, Manolo and Jesus.