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The best and brightest eleventh- and twelfth-grade student automotive technicians from across the state will race against the clock to correctly identify and fix vehicles that have been “bugged” on purpose. When it is all said and done, one team will drive away the winner of the FORD/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition being held at Morrisville State on May 13.

DATE: Saturday, May 17 TIME: 1 p.m. LOCATION: Morrisville State College Recreation Center APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF GRADUATION CANDIDATES: 725

Two Morrisville State students, Taylor McDowell and Anthony Piniella, recently participated in SUNY's Innovative Exploration Forum: Undergraduate Research in New York State's Public Higher Education System, in Albany. The event brought together students from each SUNY campus to showcase research projects that students have been working on to SUNY Administration officials and state legislators, so they may better understand and support the academic programs.

Madison County Sheriff Allen Riley will be the keynote speaker at Morrisville State's commencement, which will be held Saturday, May 17 at 1 p.m., in the college's Recreation Center. An experienced law enforcement official, Riley was a member of the New York State Police for 28 years, serving as a criminal investigator, gaming unit investigator and a uniformed trooper. He was also a K-9 handler for 18 years, for both narcotics and explosive detection dogs, and worked on numerous search and rescue details.

Morrisville State College students, Daniel Mirocco, of Morrisville, and Amanda Watkins, of Cazenovia, were recently honored with the SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Student Excellence. The prestigious award is based on outstanding academic and career achievement, as well as service and leadership.

The best and brightest eleventh- and twelfth-grade student automotive technicians from across the state will race against the clock to correctly identify and fix vehicles that have been “bugged” on purpose. When it is all said and done, one team will drive away the winner of the FORD/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition being held at Morrisville State College on May 14.

Morrisville State College will host Ag Day on May 1. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Most events will be held in the academic quad (in front of Marshall Hall). Participants can see horses and dairy cows, learn more about agriculture and maple syrup, take a hay ride around campus and sample Morrisville State's homemade ice cream during the annual event.

A team of Morrisville State College students took second place in the prestigious Bistro Challenge at the International Food Service Executives Association (IFSEA) Conference 2014 held recently in Orlando, Fla.

Clad in matching shirts emblazoned with the Morrisville State College logo, a team of Morrisville State students trudged through a mud-filled obstacle course 20 miles away from campus to pay tribute to a little boy they never met.

Lisa Iannello, of New Berlin, has been named interim executive director at the Norwich Campus of Morrisville State College. She will also continue in her role as grant coordinator for Morrisville State. In her new role, Iannello will be responsible for daily operations at the Norwich Campus while a search for a new executive director is under way.