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![Alumnus Andrew O’Connell at the Men’s US STIHL® Rookie Championships, where he set a national rookie record and is now Sweden-bound for the STIHL® Rookie World Championships next year.](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/Andrew%20O%27Connell.jpg?h=1ffd9d36&itok=YfU6A0_y)
Aug 23, 2022
MORRISVILLE, NY — SUNY Morrisville alumnus Andrew O’Connell is gearing up for a busy year. He crushed the Men’s US STIHL® Rookie Championships in Little Rock, Arkansas, July 21, taking home a gold medal, setting a national rookie record and landing a spot in the STIHL® Rookie World Championships in Sweden next year.
Training starts now for the world event, O’Connell said in a recent telephone interview.
![Zan Stewart](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/zan-stewart-suny-morrisville-norwich_0.jpg?h=477b2078&itok=XsOLoDXw)
Aug 12, 2022
SUNY Morrisville’s Norwich Campus was a great start for Zan Stewart and he is on track to do great things.
Stewart, a native of Norwich, New York, graduated from Norwich High School in 2015 and then took a gap year, living in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, before returning to his hometown and enrolling at SUNY Morrisville’s Norwich Campus, where he graduated with his degree in human services in 2019.
Jul 29, 2022
SUNY Morrisville recently announced the President's List and Dean's List honorees for the Spring 2022 semester.
Congratulations to the following students who were named to the SUNY Morrisville President’s List for the Spring 2022 semester (listed alphabetically by last name):
Jul 28, 2022
Dear Students,
Several changes have been made to SUNY Morrisville’s COVID-19 protocols since Spring 2022. The guidelines can be found on our COVID-19 Response Plans and Updates webpage.
Jul 12, 2022
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — A real-life classroom approach is giving students in Eric Diefenbacher’s herpetology class valuable field skills and an opportunity to explore and develop research skills for their future careers.
And it led his Fall 2019 class to be published in the Journal of North American Herpetology.
![Sheila Marshman receives her award.](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/background-banners/DSC01887-hero.jpg?h=5b8344af&itok=VKXLnp7h)
May 18, 2022
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — There’s no mistaking SUNY Morrisville professor Sheila Marshman’s compelling dedication as a teacher. “My purpose is to help others find theirs,” she said.
She has spent the last two decades devoting her life to that teaching philosophy.
It’s fueled her as a teacher, spirited an entire campus and shepherded countless graduates to find and follow their purpose.
May 14, 2022
MORRISVILLE, NY — SUNY Morrisville graduate Patrick Jarrett is grateful for many things. Among them — the opportunity to follow his calling to help others.
It’s something beloved to the Mount Vernon, New York resident, who grew up in an impoverished area in Westchester County, where homelessness and poverty was the normal.
![Kirsten Florio](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/Chancellor%20Award%20Kirsten%20Florio_0.jpg?h=04c5a500&itok=jf6Yh_WN)
May 10, 2022
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — SUNY Morrisville students Kirsten Florio and Marcus Castleberry have been honored with the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence (CASE).
The prestigious award recognizes students who have best demonstrated integration of academic excellence with accomplishments in the areas of leadership, athletics, community service, creative and performing arts, campus involvement, or career achievement. It is the highest honor bestowed upon a student by SUNY.
May 06, 2022
Dear graduates,
Congratulations on celebrating your Commencement next Saturday, May 14! Here are some important details for the day:
Cap and Gown: If you have not already, be sure to order your cap and gown from the Campus Store website. Four tickets to Commencement are included in your purchase.
Apr 25, 2022
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — The SUNY Morrisville campus was bustling with activity as it celebrated its first successful Earth Day event.
Community service projects and various activities were held throughout the day, helping create new campus tradition to join in acts of kindness that tie into sustainability and inspire them to protect the environment.
![Dairy student Devin Kuhn leads a college cow](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/Devin%20Kuhn%20leads%20a%20cow.jpg?h=e6cb4de8&itok=Q2t2g41o)
Apr 25, 2022
MORRISVILLE, NY — Did you know that SUNY Morrisville’s herd of approximately 160 milking cows produces 95 pounds of milk per cow, per day, some of which is used in the college’s cheese curds? Or that a dairy cow chews an average of 50 times per minute?
Learn more about cows, agriculture, SUNY Morrisville’s academic programs and its dairy complex during Spring on the Farm, Saturday, April 30, 2022.
![Erin Armitage](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/Erin%20Armitage.jpg?h=20dc034c&itok=y9QlTqyN)
Apr 11, 2022
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — SUNY Morrisville dairy science and agricultural business student Erin Armitage, of Greenwich, New York, is a recipient of a 2022 Premier Select Sires Scholarship.
The scholarship, through the Premier Future Ag Leaders Scholarship Program, provides financial assistance to eligible students pursuing agricultural education and supports the next generation of young people pursuing careers in the agriculture industry.
![Faculty, staff and students plant a tree](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/Arbor%20Day%201%20cropped_0.jpg?h=ccd2d2e7&itok=nB3a3zn5)
SUNY Morrisville is honored with Tree Campus Higher Education recognition for ninth consecutive year
Mar 25, 2022
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — SUNY Morrisville has been honored once again for its commitment to effective urban forest management, receiving 2021 Tree Campus Higher Education recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation.
![SUNY Morrisville celebrates Earth Day April 22](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/02-Earth-Day.jpg?h=b044a8f9&itok=AKmNJyTm)
Mar 24, 2022
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — This year’s Earth Day, Friday, April 22, is a big deal on the SUNY Morrisville Campus.
Community service projects and various activities are planned throughout the day — a new campus tradition which encourages students to celebrate Earth Day, sustainability and protecting the environment.
Mar 09, 2022
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — There’s a lot to look at in professor Elisa Livengood’s marine lab at SUNY Morrisville.
Colorful rock flower anemones, sea urchins and Aiptasia anemones are new species for student-driven projects in her research in aquatic science II class this semester.
“It’s an exciting lab,” said Livengood, associate professor of aquaculture & aquatic science. “There’s always something different and new focusing on our applied learning approach.”
Mar 02, 2022
Dear members of the campus community,
Mar 01, 2022
Following recent announcements by the CDC and New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul regarding mask requirements, campus leadership is currently reviewing the college’s mask policy in concert with the College Senate and the COVID-19 Core Task Force. The College Senate will be addressing this matter at their meeting today, Tuesday, March 1, at 1 p.m.
Feb 11, 2022
Dear Campus Community,
SUNY Morrisville and the State University of New York (SUNY) remain committed to providing you with a full in-person learning experience, including activities, classroom and lab experiences, in a safe and effective manner.
Feb 06, 2022
MORRISVILLE, NY¬—Nearly 400 students from various high schools and BOCES facilities will showcase their talents and brush up on their skills during the SkillsUSA Area II Regional Conference at SUNY Morrisville Friday, Feb. 11. Contests begin at 9 a.m. The alternate date for inclement weather is Friday, March 4.
Jan 28, 2022
Dear Students,
We hope the Spring 2022 semester is off to a great start so far. As we continue to take as many sensible steps as possible to protect the health and safety of our campus community, please find below important information regarding weekly COVID-19 testing requirements for the Spring 2022 semester.
Jan 26, 2022
MORRISVILLE, NY — Growing up on a fruit farm in Pennsylvania, Charles “Chip” Ax III had his roots planted deeply in agriculture at an early age.
It led to roles with FFA, running a crop farm in St. Lawrence County, becoming a high school and BOCES ag teacher, and eventually found an outlet in the college classroom, where he has been educating SUNY Morrisville students to become agricultural leaders for more than a decade.
Jan 25, 2022
Dear Students,
Welcome back for the Spring 2022 semester! As we continue to prioritize the health and safety of our campus community, please find below important reminders regarding our current protocols and requirements to help fight against COVID-19.
![Past participants work on creating a video game](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/Game%20Jam.jpg?h=3fe45f0e&itok=a3-VPTA6)
Jan 19, 2022
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — Interested in making a game and being part of a global experiment in creativity? SUNY Morrisville is once again serving as a host site for Global Game Jam®, the world’s largest game jam event, taking place Friday, Jan. 28-Sunday, Jan. 30.
During the worldwide event, participants are given a central theme and just 48 hours to create a video or board/card game.
Jan 12, 2022
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — Beginning Thursday, Jan. 13, SUNY Morrisville will become a free COVID-19 testing site, joining other campuses under Gov. Kathy Hochul’s initiative to create more testing sites and help keep New Yorkers safe.
Testing, which is open to the public by appointment or walk-in, is in Hamilton Hall, 31 Chenango St., Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Jan 10, 2022
Dear Faculty and Staff,
With the rise in COVID-19 cases locally and nationally, I know there have been questions both about how our college and SUNY System plan to open campuses this spring. Understanding that circumstances may change, I want to give you an up-to-date and clear picture of our Spring 2022 semester plans as they stand.