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Morrisville State will host the second annual Commercial Hops Growers Conference on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 a.m. in the STUAC Theater and Crawford Hall, Room 107. The conference will feature various presentations, a beer pairing dinner on Friday night and a post-conference happy hour on Saturday evening and beer pairing dinner, both at the Colgate Inn. Among those presenting at the conference are Dr. Christopher Nyberg, Dean of the School of Agriculture, Sustainability, Business, and Entrepreneurship.

Morrisville State professor Sheila Marshman was an invited speaker at the 38th Annual American Agri-Women Convention held recently in Niagara Falls. Five Morrisville State agricultural business students also participated in the convention. American Agri-Women is the nation's largest coalition of farm, ranch and agribusiness women with more than 50 state, commodity and agribusiness affiliate organizations throughout the country.

A saddle fitting workshop, with professional saddle maker Todd Bailey, will be held at Morrisville State on Dec. 7 at 1 p.m. The workshop, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the college's Equine Rehabilitation Center, located on Route 20 in Morrisville. During his discussion, Bailey, a Western saddle maker and fitter from Ontario, Canada, will discuss unique perspectives on the construction of saddles and the themes involved in fitting saddles common between equine disciplines.

Morrisville State's dairy judging team competed in the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) held Nov.10 in Louisville, Ky. Team results: 5th for Ayrshire breed 5th for Guernsey breed 3rd for Holstein breed 4th for Jersey breed 5th place Overall Team Team members: Brandon Perna, of Broadalbin; Colleen Cargile, of Skaneateles; and Jessica Currie, of Tully, all animal science—dairy students. Individual results:

Morrisville State auto body technology students recently transformed a retired military Humvee for the college's New York State University Police (UP) Department. Students in Gil Wistrup's Unibody Repair and Refinishing lab slicked the once camouflaged rig with a coat of white paint. Soon it will be detailed with lights and decals to match the college's fleet of UP vehicles.

Morrisville State’s dairy judging team competed in the World Dairy Expo held recently in Madison, Wis. Team members placed individually in the top 10 of each breed for Holstein, Milking Shorthorns, Jersey, Red and White Holsteins, Guernseys, and Ayrshire, with Colleen Cargile, an animal science—dairy major from Skaneateles, taking first place individual for the Jersey breed.

The eerie and somewhat disturbing art pieces by New York State native Lee Brown Coye will be on exhibit in the Morrisville State Butcher Library from Halloween night through Nov. 4. A reception to honor Coye, who died in 1981, will be held in the library on Oct. 31, from 4-5:30 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to come in costume for the reception which is free and open to the public. This event is supported by the Sheila Johnson Institute.

Cazenovia residents Rita and Ray Raicht are getting a little help from Morrisville State students on their new home. The students are assisting with the installation of a 28-panel, 7.41 kw system at the Raicht’s custom-built ranch on Argos Road. The solar panel installation is a hands-on lesson in adjunct professor Glenn Steed’s Introduction to Solar Photovoltaics class, and a teaching tool that’s giving Morrisville students an edge in the renewable energy field.

A new green trend has taken root on the Morrisville State campus—and it's growing vertically out of a wall, without soil, in the college's crop greenhouse. The living green wall, comprised of 100 tropical plants and ferns, was recently installed by EcoWalls, a national and leading firm in green wall systems, with the help of students in Morrisville State's horticulture and landscape architectural studies programs.

Again this October, Morrisville State's dining hall will turn pink in honor of breast cancer awareness month. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF), one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime and they aren't the only ones at risk. Although breast cancer in men is rare, it is estimated by the NBCF that 2,150 men will be diagnosed and 410 will die from it each year. To raise awareness on this issue, MSC's Seneca Dining will be holding its annual Pink Out day on Oct. 29.