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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):

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. 

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.

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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.  

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.”  

Dear members of the campus community,

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.  

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.

Updated Jan. 25, 2022: The article below has been updated to reflect the most recent guidelines regarding the timeline for receiving a COVID-19 vaccine booster.   Students,

Dear Campus Community, We hope you had a successful fall semester. Even in the face of many challenges associated with COVID-19, we were able to engage as a community and to experience activities — both inside and outside of the classroom — that were simply not possible last year. We are so grateful and know these successes would not have been possible without the care and attention of each of you to yourselves, each other and our community.