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Approximately 900 high school students from 18 schools will have the opportunity to showcase a multitude of skills and talents in the Region II BOCES Skills USA competition being hosted Feb. 13 at Morrisville State. The annual conference features high school students from technical schools and BOCES programs throughout Central New York competing in a variety of events.

Morrisville State's Financial Aid Office will host a SUNY Financial Aid Day information session on Saturday, Feb. 22. This free event, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Charlton Hall, Room 002, will offer assistance with questions regarding the financial aid process and completing the online Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

What do you get when teams of artists, hobbyists, programmers, designers and musicians throughout the world collaborate to create playable video games in the course of one weekend? An exciting event called the Global Game Jam (GGJ)—a chance to explore creativity, tout inventiveness and to let imaginations roam. Registration is under way now for the annual event and Morrisville State will again serve as a host site for this year's GGJ which will be held January 24-26.

Four Morrisville State students have been awarded Caterpillar/Milton CAT Scholarships by the Morrisville College Foundation. The $2,500 scholarships, awarded to students in the diesel technology programs, are based on academic achievement and financial need. Receiving scholarships were the following diesel equipment technology students: Jacob Drabolt, of Central Square, NY Patrick Nash, of Liverpool, NY

Travelers in LaGuardia International Airport are getting a taste of the ingenuity of Morrisville State, and soon those at John F. Kennedy International Airport will too with the opening of “Taste NY” stores featuring products made by Nelson Farms and MSC students.

A variety of local goods are being touted at a new indoor farmers market at the Norwich Campus of Morrisville State.

Morrisville State is one of several schools to receive funding from the first-ever College Council Grant Program conducted by the New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling (NYSAR3).

Frederico Meira had something specific planned for his end-of-the-semester wood technology project at Morrisville State. The sleek grandfather clock he crafted in class would be a reflection of his treasured pastime—sailing.

Deep velvet red, bright red mixed with baby whites, white and peppermint—the Morrisville State College Horticulture Institute is selling its annual colorful crop of holiday poinsettias.

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.

Santa and Mrs. Claus will be making their annual arrival in the village of Morrisville on Dec. 6.   The free event, which will begin at 7 p.m. has been moved from Crouse Community Center to the MESC Elementary School. The college donated a 20-foot Black Spruce tree which was placed at Crouse Community Center this week.  

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Morrisville State's annual Autumn Review Sale displayed what Dr. Steve Mooney, assistant professor of dairy science, described as the product “of a total team effort.” The sale grossed a total of $156,385 with 83 lots sold. Two of those lots were embryos and one was a donated “pick of the heard” cow. The rest of the lots ranged from 3-months to 4-year-old cows.

There is a murderer loose in jolly old England! Or at least, in Morrisville State's Theater play, “The Mousetrap.” The Friars Club will be presenting this Agatha Christie murder-mystery Oct. 25 and 26 at 8 p.m., Oct. 27 at 2 p.m., and Oct. 31, Nov. 1, and Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. In the play, Giles and Mollie Ralston have just opened their new hotel, Monkswell Manor, when a blizzard entraps them and their strange and eccentric guests who have just arrived.

Morrisville State College held its twenty-fourth annual standardbred sale, taking in nearly $1.3 million. A total of 125 yearlings were sold at an average of $10, 246, including 14 yearlings consigned by the Morrisville State College Equine Institute. The highest price paid for a horse topped out at $59,000.

A 13-year tradition brought friends Vicki Crane and Joy Richwine to Morrisville State this year. The two traveled from a small town near Poughkeepsie to cheer on their sons, members of the Morrisville State football team, during the college's festive Mustang Weekend celebration.

Ashley Willits' visit to Morrisville State was pretty impressive. She was able to see a horse swim in an equine pool and high-tech farming that integrates live fish and plants. Willits was among a team of New York State (NYS) FFA officers who made a stop at the college during the NYS National FFA Officer Tour. Also participating was national FFA officer Brennan Costello, from Nebraska, who is serving as the national FFA vice president.