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Dec 17, 2018
Sibell pops her head over the stall door, flattens her nose and pins back her ears. If horses could hand out grades, right now her rider would be receiving a C-minus in
treats.
Message received.
Marcus Livermore, the mare’s obedient servant, rummages through the brushes, combs and hoof picks in his grooming kit and fishes out a peppermint. Sibell nickers at the sound of crumpling candy wrapper.
![Stephanie and her bike](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/mel2.jpg?h=b4e301e9&itok=UtXFt8Bp)
Dec 17, 2018
Mike ’79 and Stephanie Battisti ’79 have lived their lives in tandem since meeting as undergraduate students at SUNY Morrisville in the 1970s.
The couple graduated in 1979 and grew their lives together on a maple and dairy farm outside of Morrisville. They shifted gears after their children were grown, starting a new chapter in the Adirondacks.
![SUNY Morrisville students use the outdoors as their classroom.](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/lnt_community_partner_.jpg?itok=TLa3x5Ed)
Dec 17, 2018
MORRISVILLE, NY—SUNY Morrisville has been recognized by The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics as an educational community partner supporting its goals and mission.
![The Observatory's 12.5-inch, handmade Schelter Newtonian telescope estimated to be 100 years old](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/dairy-sale-and-telescope-102.png?h=c8e0c3d8&itok=0-QvJegF)
Dec 17, 2018
With love and care, Jerome “Jay” Caretti tends to SUNY Morrisville’s portal to the stars.
Painted silver and capped with a domed top resembling a silo, the Observatory stands atop a hill off Skyline Drive, on the east side of campus, overlooking Route 20. It is owned by the college and available to both students and the public.
![Jared Trickey '16](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/78.png?h=c8e0c3d8&itok=cJ7Ptir2)
Dec 17, 2018
From her post as a waterfowl researcher at the Forbes Biological Station in Havana, Illinois, Cheyenne Beach ’16 sees the whole country.
She can look east and recall her time as an AmeriCorps volunteer on Chincoteague Island off the coast of Virginia.
She can look west to the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge along the Colorado River in Arizona, where she worked with endangered species in the fall of 2016.
![Gil Hodges makes beer ice cream](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/4p7b1139.jpg?h=c8e0c3d8&itok=9iRaX2bI)
Dec 17, 2018
As the temperature soared into the mid-90s during this year’s Great New York State Fair, patrons lined up in front of Gilligan’s Ice Cream stand.
A large sign touting premium handcrafted hard ice cream enticed fairgoers as they wiped their brows with napkins and fanned themselves to the beat of music emanating from a nearby booth.
![Raevyn Saunders and Prince](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/raevyn_saunders_and_prince.jpg?itok=jLZzrqEi)
Dec 07, 2018
MORRISVILLE, NY—SUNY Morrisville’s Western equestrian students wrapped up a historically successful season.
Below are some of the highlights:
![Agricultural business students present their product, The Farmer’s Daughter, a pancake mix. Pictured, from left: Vicki Grey, of Cattaraugus; Libby Snyder, of Scottsville, Leah Vancour, of Vernon, Connecticut; Ty Rodman, of Van Etten; and Grace Book, of Bliss.](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/grouppic.jpg?itok=IZS6Ub15)
Dec 06, 2018
MORRISVILLE, NY—A beer produced by SUNY Morrisville agricultural business students is now on tap at the Copper Turret Restaurant & Brewhouse, in Morrisville, and three other student-made products are for sale at the Nelson Farms Country Store, on Route 20 in the Town of Nelson.
![A student prepares for the annual poinsettia sale](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/poinsettias.jpg?itok=PYlaip5b)
Nov 28, 2018
MORRISVILLE, NY—SUNY Morrisville is selling a colorful array of poinsettias.
The popular, decorative plants are on sale now through Dec. 7 at the Spader Horticulture Complex on the SUNY Morrisville campus, Monday through Friday, from noon to 4 p.m. The sale is open to the public.
![Michael Gridley and his Masonry & Foundations class](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/gridley_and_his_class_0.jpg?itok=86-39BYK)
Nov 20, 2018
WATERVILLE, NY— SUNY Morrisville student Kristin Dominic has an interest in building tiny homes. Reed Lucas wants to augment his nursery business, and Nick Geswaldo has a desire to learn more about hardscaping.
They’re all getting a breadth of experience to help craft their careers through a Masonry & Foundations class taught by Michael Gridley, ’04, assistant professor of residential construction.
![Richard Ball, commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, speaks with Jacob Kline, an agricultural business student from Myerstown, Pennsylvania, and Christopher Nyberg, Dean of the School of Agriculture and Natural Resources.](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/4p7b1784.jpg?itok=Fd6ojXb-)
Nov 16, 2018
MORRISVILLE, NY—Embracing change was a common theme among presenters during the inaugural Agricultural Summit held at SUNY Morrisville.
The event, which drew innovators and leaders from throughout the agriculture industry, focused on future goals and needs in agricultural education, as well as workforce development with both an academic and industry focus.
![SUNY Morrisville President David Rogers (second from right), head brewer Micheal Coons (far right) and student Mary Cosenza (far left) were presented with a championship plaque by U.S. Open Beer Championships Director Dow Scoggins. Morrisville was named Grand National Champion of this year's competition (Photo credit Sarah Marcellus, MAC Associate Graphic Designer).](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/suny_morrisville_us_open_beer_championship_edited.jpg?itok=KRNLgCQl)
Nov 13, 2018
MORRISVILLE, NY—SUNY Morrisville was formally awarded as the Grand National Champion of the 2018 U.S. Open College Beer Championship, as presented to the college that brews the best beers in North America.
The presentation was held at the Copper Turret Restaurant & Brewhouse, Morrisville’s student-teaching facility where the championship beers were brewed before the college was crowned as champions last May.
Nov 01, 2018
MORRISVILLE, NY—Learn from presenters, innovators and leaders about future goals and needs in the agricultural industry during an Ag Summit at SUNY Morrisville, Thursday, Nov. 15, from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
![SUNY Morrisville assistant professor of environmental sciences Rebecca Hargrave (left), student and summer forestry aide Andrew Gardner (center) and Cornell Cooperative Extension educator Debbie SeGuin (right) help install the new entrance kiosk at Callahan Brook Nature Trail.](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/callahan_brook_nature_trail_kiosk.jpg?itok=QwPP8yzq)
Oct 16, 2018
MORRISVILLE, NY—A preview of all the sights and sounds that are a part of Callahan Brook Nature Trail can now be viewed in one place, thanks to a recently unveiled new welcoming entrance kiosk.
Oct 15, 2018
MORRISVILLE, NY—The SUNY Morrisville Theater Department and Student Government Organization (SGO) present William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, Twelfth Night, or What You Will, in the John W. Stewart Center for Student Activities (STUAC) theater Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27, at 8 p.m.; Oct. 28 at 2 p.m.; and Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 1-3, at 8 p.m.
![SUNY Morrisville assistant professor Eric Diefenbacher shows renewable resources technology student Kate Augustine (Saranac Lake) how to hold a common snapping turtle.](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/promotional-images/common_snapping_turtle_0.jpg?itok=qP30i9Qt)
Sep 26, 2018
SHERBURNE, NY—Talon Abrams has been fascinated with amphibians and reptiles since he was 4 years old, catching snakes and frogs in a backyard creek at his Madison home. Some even made their way into his bedroom so he could examine them more closely in a glass bowl.
That allure eventually led him to SUNY Morrisville to pursue a bachelor’s degree in renewable resources technology. He wants to land in a career where he can help aquatic life, animals and the environment.
![SUNY Morrisville equine student, Christine Kevan, leads a yearling into the show ring during the college’s 2018 Annual Yearling Sale.](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/news/background-banners/christine_kevan.jpg?itok=SmLNVNrA)
Sep 20, 2018
MORRISVILLE, NY—SUNY Morrisville topped its Annual Yearling Sale with the highest horse and as the lead consignor.
The highly anticipated sale — the only one of its kind on a college campus in New York State — drew a crowd of potential buyers, sellers, trainers and owners from across the Northeast. All of the trotters and pacers sold are New York eligible.
![Norwich students search for species of salamander and toad at Owens West Wildlife Management Area during a “live-learning” Herpetology class.](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/basic-pages/images/photo_3_herpetology.jpg?itok=U1SmiclP)
Sep 06, 2018
MORRISVILLE, NY—A SUNY Morrisville professor is bringing his classroom to life.
Assistant professor of biology Eric Diefenbacher from the SUNY Morrisville Norwich Campus recently took two of his classes outdoors for “live-learning” sessions.
Aug 17, 2018
MORRISVILLE, NY—SUNY Morrisville will bring its innovation, animals and exciting hands-on approach to learning to the Great New York State Fair again this year. The fair runs Aug. 22-Sept. 3.
May 25, 2018
MORRISVILLE, NY—SUNY Morrisville has earned the 2018-19 Military Friendly® School designation by Victory Media for its outstanding support to students who have served in the military.
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May 15, 2018
There’s a lot of science happening in a 125-gallon tank in the aquaculture lab at Morrisville State College. Eight adolescent seahorses - four males and four females - arrived in November and are making themselves at home in the six-foot-wide aquarium in Bicknell Hall.
![Bill Cole; Photo credit Roy Gumpel Photography](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/2018-05/bill_cole_instruments_0.jpg?h=7685ba0d&itok=ebNADwAk)
May 14, 2018
In his classic song, Sir Duke, iconic musician Stevie Wonder sings:
“Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand.
![Luke Marshall](/sites/default/files/styles/giant_square_650_x_650_/public/2018-05/4p7b3363b.jpg?itok=4fdqLr4V)
May 14, 2018
The colorful clusters of red and yellow tulips outside of Mary Cleere’s kitchen window are more than a harbinger of summer.
They represent her new life.