General

Lawrence J. Baker, of Hamilton, has been reappointed to serve on the College Council at Morrisville State through June 30, 2021. Baker, who grew up in Utica, worked at Morrisville State College for more than 42 years before retiring in 2004 as assistant to the president for special projects, which included coordinating commencement and emeriti functions.

Lemar Johnson has taken his share of hits on the football field, but this week they were the kind that spirited kudos and glory, not discomfort or pain. A video of the Morrisville State College Mustang quarterback hurdling a Kean University defender to score an acrobatic touchdown has gone from the Morrisville State football field to computer monitors and technological devices all over the globe.

The Morrisville State College Theater Department and SGO will present “Bus Stop” by William Inge at 8 p.m. on Oct. 24, 25, 30, 31 and Nov. 1, and at 2 p.m. on Oct. 26 in the Little Theatre of the John W. Stewart Center for Student Activities (STUAC). This romantic comedy takes place during a blizzard at a diner bus stop in Kansas. General admission is $7 and $2 for students. Tickets for the performances will be sold at the door.

Who said electric cars are a thing of the future? They are a vision of the present at Morrisville State. The college recently installed a new ChargePoint EV Charging Station on campus as part of its ongoing alternate renewable energy efforts. The new addition, adds them to the map—the ChargePoint map. Not all stations are open to the public, but Morrisville State’s charging station welcomes those traveling by electric vehicle to stop by campus and charge their vehicle.

Morrisville State placed first as the high team overall and as a team in the reasons category at the International Post-Secondary Dairy Cattle Judging Contest held recently at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis. Team member Evan Castrogiovanni, of Montrose, Pa., was first place overall high individual and overall reasons individual. Evan also was the high individual for the Ayrshire class.

Dr. Joseph Bularzik, of Manlius, has been hired as dean of the School of Science, Technology and Health Studies at Morrisville State. In his new role, Dr. Bularzik is responsible for the leadership of the school, as well as directing innovative teaching, program development, and assessment strategies.

Stephen Sanders, currently of New Milford, Conn., has been hired as the director and head trainer of the Environmental Training Center (ETC) at Morrisville State. In the newly created dual role, Sanders will be responsible for both the daily operations and classroom instruction at the ETC, one of the leaders in wastewater and water certification training in New York State. He will assume his position in November.

Morrisville State's annual Autumn Review Sale set a record with the highest numbers in the 32-year history of the event. The dairy cattle sale focuses on Holsteins ranging in age from small calves to up to five- and six-year old animals.

Morrisville State College is hosting a presentation by Gabriel Bol Deng, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, at 2 p.m., Oct. 2 in the STUAC theatre. The presentation is free and open to the public.

Morrisville State will host a presentation and book signing by award-winning author and educator, Dr. Laura Gray-Rosendale, on Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. in the Little Theatre of the John W. Stewart Center for Student Activities (STUAC). Gray-Rosendale, a President’s Distinguished Teaching Fellow, professor of English, and the director of the S.T.A.R. (Successful Transition and Academic Retention) English Writing Program for “at risk” students at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Ariz., is the author of the award-winning memoir, College Girl.