MORRISVILLE, NY— Morrisville State College’s Campus Activities Board (CAB) took home several awards from the Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities (APCA) Northeast Regional Conference held recently in Teaneck, NJ.
Held every fall and spring semester, the conference provides access for colleges to hire speakers and entertainers who showcase their talents throughout the event. This semester’s conference featured a diverse educational curriculum, a live showcase line-up, novelty vendors, well-known speakers, student government training, networking opportunities and community service initiatives.
The college’s Campus Activities Board (CAB) received the following awards during the conference: Marketing Awards: second place for the On-site Poster Competition; first place for Best T-shirt; first place for Best Novelty for CAB pens and stress cars.
Event Awards: Program/Event of the Year for the Spring Jam concert; Service Event of the Year for Relay for Life, coordinated by Morrisville State College residence director (RD) Alex Perry, from Middletown, Conn, and Marc Cianciola, assistant director of student activities, from Canastota.
Attending the conference were:
- Rita Goyette, director of student activities, from Erieville.
- Marc Cianciola, assistant director of student activities, from Canastota
- Students who attended were:
- Ariell Mack, a culinary arts management major from Amityville
- Imani Saunders, a liberal arts and sciences-mathematics major from West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Nianasha Jackson, a criminal justice student from Charleston, SC
- Travis Basora, an individual studies major from Brooklyn
- Kenya Richardson, CAB chairperson, an applied psychology major from Bedford
- Miranda McFeeley, a criminal justice student from San Jose, Calif.
CAB, which provides programming for the entire campus, brings quality educational and entertainment programs to Morrisville State College’s highly diverse population, averaging more than 200 events per year.
Events and programs include comedy, movies, mall trips, music, dances and lectures to students, along with special events like Mustang Weekend and Spring Jam.
Morrisville State College’s curricula are enriched with applied learning and pave the way for opportunity at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. An action-oriented, interactive learning lab, the college is a national leader in technology and has been lauded for its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs.
The college was ranked among the Best Regional Colleges in the North by U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2016 issue and was also recognized in the Top Public Schools, Regional Colleges North in the 2016 Best Colleges rankings.