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MORRISVILLE, NY—Some came with resumes in hand, ready to connect with employers about job opportunities and to discover ways to advance their careers. Others were seeking guidance about earning a college degree and the next steps they should take toward pursuing their career interests. Excitement and enthusiasm filled Follett Hall during the Commerce Chenango College and Career Connection event, hosted recently at the Norwich Campus of Morrisville State College. 

MORRISVILLE, NY— Adams Center resident Ray Ortlieb is feeling pretty lucky these days. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Deputy purchased only one ticket—the one pulled in Morrisville State College’s raffle to win the Automotive Club’s rat rod. The “new” set of wheels, built by MSC automotive students, joins another classic car Ortlieb has at home. Ortlieb plans to register and drive the rat rod, a 1936, 1-1/2 ton truck whose cab is from a 1940 Dodge pickup. The engine, a 1980 Oldsmobile diesel, runs on biodiesel fuel. 

MORRISVILLE, NY— Morrisville State College’s Campus Activities Board (CAB) took home several awards from the Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities (APCA) Northeast Regional Conference held recently in Teaneck, NJ.

MORRISVILLE, NY—Morrisville State College has made the grade again. The college has been ranked among the Best Regional Colleges in the North in the U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2016 issue, a publication renowned for its higher education rankings, climbing 10 spots in this year’s round of rankings to No. 33, from No. 43 (in 2015).  Morrisville State also gained two spots from its No. 14 ranking to No. 12 in the Top Public Schools, Regional Colleges North in the 2016 Best Colleges rankings. 

MORRISVILLE, NY—Morrisville State College’s welding lab will get a boost thanks to a $30,000 grant from the Dominion Foundation. Dominion is one of the nation’s largest producers and transporters of energy. The grant money will be used to update equipment, a move that will add spark to welding courses at MSC. “It’s always beneficial to students when they work on the latest and greatest equipment,” said Graham Jones, assistant professor of automotive technology who teaches the college’s welding classes. 

MORRISVILLE, NY—Big things are on the horizon for Morrisville State College.  The college was awarded $12.9 million through the SUNY 2020 initiative to build a new 35,000-square-foot alternative fuels building. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the grant for the building during her visit Sept. 30, which was part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “Capital for a Day” program. The new building will house Morrisville State College’s renewable energy, diesel technology and agricultural engineering programs, in addition to its Renewable Energy Training Center (RETC). 

MORRISVILLE, NY—Morrisville State College’s Annual Autumn Review Sale set a record with the highest number of animals in the 33-year history of the event. The dairy cattle sale focused on Holsteins but also sold two Jerseys, two Brown Swiss, and one Milking Shorthorn. The sale grossed a total of $274,650 with 116 live lots sold, nine embryo lots, and five additional animals outside the formal sale. The live lots ranged from two days old to 5-year-old cows. 

MORRISVILLE, NY—The Morrisville State College Theater Department and Student Government Organization (SGO) will present Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” in the Little Theatre of the John W. Stewart Center for Student Activities (STUAC) on Oct. 23, 24 at 8 p.m.; Oct. 25 at 2 p.m.; and Oct. 29, 30, 31 at 8 p.m.

MORRISVILLE, NY—Morrisville State College professor and Clinton resident Wyatt Galusky has been selected to the New York Council for the Humanities Public Scholars.  Galusky is associate professor and chair of the Humanities Department and coordinator of the science, technology, & society program at MSC. 

MORRISVILLE, NY—Morrisville State College held its twenty-sixth annual Standardbred yearling sale, taking in close to $1 million.  The highly anticipated event drew a crowd of potential buyers, sellers, trainers and owners from across the Northeast. MSC’s sale is the only one of its kind in New York State held on a college campus.  A total of 62 yearlings, including 18 owned by the college, were sold at an average of $15,540, up 43 percent from last year’s average bid of $10,715. The sale topper was Royal Pinot, who sold for $55,000.