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MORRISVILLE, NY—Steven Sgarlata didn’t have some of the usual worries college grads face when they complete their degrees.  He didn’t have to spend months poring over online job posts, writing cover letters and cranking out resumes. The Morrisville State College graduate honed his skills through a college internship that landed him a job right out of school.  And he’s not alone. 

MORRISVILLE, NY—Morrisville State College will welcome a new class of freshmen, transfer and returning students during Welcome Weekend Aug. 20-23. Classes begin Aug. 24 at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses.  Student athletes will be among those assisting with moving new students into their residence hall rooms. First-year and transfer students will begin arriving on Aug. 20 (between 8 a.m.-2 p.m.) followed by returning and readmitted students on Aug. 23 (starting at 9 a.m.). 

MORRISVILLE, NY—Teams of four students had 18 minutes and a few simple rules. Their task: to build the tallest freestanding tower out of 20 sticks of spaghetti, one yard of tape, one yard of string and one marshmallow, which had to be on top.  Dyllon Amodio, a student from West Genesee High School, and his teammates, relied on the string as the main component that helped them master their challenge and take home a win. 

MORRISVILLE, NY—Morrisville State College took home several accolades from the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)/Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) National Leadership Conference, which was held this summer in Chicago, Ill.  Matthew Reape, an information technology management graduate, from Watertown, placed third in Networking Concepts and fourth in Cyber Security. 

MORRISVILLE, NY—Hamilton resident Michael Cappeto will serve as Morrisville State College’s interim provost and vice president for academic affairs while the college searches for a permanent provost.  Cappeto has an extensive career in higher education that spans 40 years. During that time, he has assumed administrative roles across a broad spectrum including student affairs, enrollment management, institutional research, college teaching, and academic affairs. 

MORRISVILLE, NY—Morrisville State College’s horse racing programs notched another victory, this time with one of its Standardbreds, at the Vernon Downs harness racing track.  The July 6 race was a mark in both the driver’s and horse’s career.  Driver Cole Wimmer, of Camden, an instructional support assistant at MSC, raced Mr. Wiskers to the win, claiming his first career pari-mutuel driving victory. Wimmer is a 2006 graduate of the college’s equine racing management, Standardbred program. 

MORRISVILLE, NY— Morrisville State College’s hospitality department announces the following International Food Service Executives Association (IFSEA) Awards.  Nathaniel Lovell, of Cazenovia, a restaurant management major, received an IFSEA South Carolina Palmetto Branch Scholarship. A member of the gold medal team in the IFSEA Bistro Challenge, Lovell works at the Copper Turret, a college-run restaurant, serves as the IFSEA student president and was named to the college’s Dean’s List. 

MORRISVILLE, NY—The Morrisville State College Norwich Campus and DCMO BOCES are partnering to offer a summer teaching workshop, Using Nature and Research in the Classroom, at the Riverbend Golf Course, in New Berlin. There are three dates to choose from: July 22, July 29 or August 5. Sessions are limited to 15 people. 

MORRISVILLE, NY— Morrisville State College will host more than 1,000 high school junior boys and staff at this year’s American Legion Boys State program Boys State government camp June 26-July 2. Attendees were chosen based on their exceptional qualities of leadership, character, scholarship, loyalty, and service to their schools.

MORRISVILLE, NY—Morrisville State College equine students had a lot to cheer about last week when a second horse claimed victory at the Finger Lakes Racetrack.  The most recent win, on June 12, went to Hot Idea, a Brown Mare trained by Dr. Clyde Cranwell, associate professor and director of the college’s Thoroughbred program.  It’s the college’s second win of the season. The first win on June 9, went to Don’t Back Down, a Bay Gelding trained by Cranwell.