General

Morrisville State has been ranked among the Best Regional Colleges in the North in the U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2015 issue, a publication renowned for its higher education rankings. The college climbed a spot in this year's round of rankings from No. 44 (in 2014), to No. 43. Morrisville State also reclaimed its No. 14 spot in the Top Public Schools, Regional Colleges North in the 2015 Best Colleges rankings.

Morrisville State's thirty-second annual Autumn Review Sale will be held on Sept. 20. The sale, run by the Morrisville State Dairy Club, will start at 11 a.m. at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Building on Eaton Street in Morrisville. One hundred and one lots will be sold on consignment at the sale. The majority for sale are Holstein (calves, cows, embryos, and picks), in addition to two jerseys and two milking shorthorns.

Morrisville State will hold its twenty-fifth annual Fall Yearling Sale Sept. 21 at noon at the college’s Nancy Sears Stowell Arena on Swamp Road. The preview day for the sale, the largest of its kind in New York State, is Sept. 20. A total of 135 yearlings are up for sale. Eleven of them are being sold by the college: two yearlings of Cash Hall; four yearlings of RC Royalty; four yearlings of Conway Hall; and one of Crazed.

The work of CNY artist Lisa Iannello, of New Berlin, is on display at the Morrisville State Donald G. Butcher Library Gallery through Sept. 25. Iannello's exhibit, “CNY Landscapes,” features 12 works ranging from representational to abstract images which are tempered with a deep appreciation of the natural wonder unique to the CNY region. Working with acrylics on stretched canvas, Iannello often paints in the plein aire style, taking her supplies and easel on location. Her techniques employ both color and overlapping shapes.

Morrisville State student, Vanessa Connally, of Morrisville, was recently awarded the Skål Albany Hospitality Scholarship. The $1,500 scholarship is based on academic achievement and campus involvement.

Sarah Bjork, of Cazenovia, is the new center director at ONCAMPUS SUNY at Morrisville State. Bjork joined ONCAMPUS SUNY, an international program delivered in partnership with Cambridge Education Group (CEG) and operating under MSC's governance, from Upper Iowa University where she was the founding director of their Intensive English Program (IEP). In addition to administering the IEP, Bjork also taught and recruited students overseas.

Reunions, a 5k run and a carnival will be a few of the featured events during Mustang Weekend at Morrisville State Sept. 26-28. Activities begin Friday night, Sept. 26, with a 50-year reunion dinner for the class of 1964.

Morrisville State men's lacrosse is making its mark in the global arena. Head coach Jason Longo and assistant coach Tim Barth took their expertise to Scotland this summer to lead an American team in an international sports tournament. Three Morrisville State lacrosse players also represented the USA in lacrosse competition during the 10-day visit to Scotland which was arranged through USA Athletes International (USAAI).

Morrisville State will have a vast presence again at this year's New York State Fair, which runs Aug. 21-Sept. 1. Fairgoers can learn more about the college's horses housed in their building located near Gate 4 by the Coca-Cola Coliseum and the Iroquois Indian Village. In addition to horses, the college's automotive club will showcase its “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 made on campus.

Jason Zbock has been named executive director at the Norwich Campus of Morrisville State College. Zbock, of Bouckville, will take the helm Sept. 2. In his new role, he will be responsible for the daily operations at the Norwich Campus. Zbock has an extensive career in higher education, most recently serving as the dean of Institutional Effectiveness and Enrollment Planning at Broome Community College.