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Morrisville State's thirty-first annual Autumn Review Sale will be held on Sept. 28. The sale, run by the Morrisville State Dairy Club, will start at 11 a.m. at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Building on Eaton Street in Morrisville. Eighty-two lots will be sold on consignment at the sale. All are Holstein (calves, cows, embryos, and picks). The sale catalog can be viewed at www.holsteinworld.com/saleslist.php.

Morrisville State recently displayed some of its tasty fare in Washington, D.C. The college showcased an array of food samples during New York Farm Day, an annual event which boasts New York State agricultural products.

Morrisville State students Renee Hill, of Canastota and Amanda Watkins, of Cazenovia, recently attended the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Institute for Leaders (IFL) training, and the Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) National Leadership Conference (NLC), held in Anaheim, Calif.

Morrisville State's dairy judging team recently competed in the All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg, Pa., taking home multiple honors.

High school seniors in Madison or Chenango counties interested in Morrisville State may now have a chance to attend with free tuition. The Local Campus Award is a new scholarship being offered in the fall of 2014 to incoming freshmen ranked in the top 10% of their graduating high school class. This award provides free tuition and fees.

Morrisville State has been ranked among the Best Regional Colleges in the North in the U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2014 issue. The publication is renowned for its higher education rankings. The USNWR rankings are released annually and rely on data provided by universities to produce college rankings on a variety of factors reflecting academic quality.

The Morrisville College Equine Institute will hold its twenty-fourth annual Fall Yearling Sale Sept. 22 at noon at the college's Nancy Sears Stowell Arena on Swamp Road. The preview day for the sale, the largest of its kind in New York State, is Sept. 21.

Caitlin McPhillips of Horseheads, a senior at Morrisville State College, attended the annual New York Farm Day in Washington on Tuesday. Read more about Caitlin's trip in the Star Gazette: NY college students look to agricultural sector for jobs

Potential college students can get a preview of all that Morrisville State has to offer during open houses on Oct. 5 and Nov. 2 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

A Morrisville Mustang is making a spectacular debut. The jaunty college icon is the theme of this year's famed corn maze at the popular Critz Farms in Cazenovia. Critz Farms and Morrisville State partnered to design the giant Mustang Madness Corn Maze which features more than eight acres of challenging twists. The maze opens Sept. 14 and also marks the beginning of the Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration which runs through Oct. 27.

Reunions, a car cruise-in and a carnival will be among the events during Mustang Weekend at Morrisville State Sept. 20-22. Festivities kick off Friday night with a 50-year anniversary dinner for the class of 1963.

Sarah Steele, of Eaton, has joined Morrisville State as the Director of Human Resources, Affirmative Action and Title IX Coordinator. Steele, an Illion native, will be the lead in the Human Resources Department, responsible for administering the college's and its employee's practices and policies, as well as payroll and labor relations functions.

The work of renowned sports sculptor and painter, Jim Ridlon, former NFL star and Syracuse football standout, coach and announcer, is on exhibit at Morrisville State. The display of nine abstract collage paintings will be available for public viewing until Sept. 3 in the Donald Butcher Library Gallery. Summer viewing hours for the gallery are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Devon Schott has his career mapped out ahead of him. The 19-year-old Morrisville State student wants to land his dream job as a chef and eventually open his own restaurant. His goals came into focus when a new associate degree in culinary arts management was launched by the college this semester.

The Morrisville State campus will be a flurry of activity as it welcomes a new class of freshmen, transfer and returning students during Welcome Weekend Aug. 22-25. Classes begin Aug. 26 at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. Student athletes will be assisting with helping new students move items into their residence hall rooms. Freshmen move-in is scheduled for Aug. 22.

An interactive display of high-tech farming that integrates live fish and plants will be among Morrisville State's attractions at this year's Great New York State Fair.

The USA Football Network, Inc. announced its 25th annual pre-season All-American teams Thursday, naming Morrisville State College’s senior defensive lineman David Williams (Central Islip, N.Y.) and senior offensive lineman Nate Ryan (Staten Island, N.Y.) to its teams.

Morrisville State's dairy judging team recently participated in Scotland's prestigious Royal Highland Show. The five-student team earned a spot in the show, Scotland's top agricultural event, after placing second at the World Dairy Expo.

Lisa Iannello, of New Berlin, has joined Morrisville State as the grant coordinator. In her new role, Iannello will be responsible for researching and securing grant opportunities from local, state, federal, and philanthropic agencies and corporations, in addition to monitoring grants and coordinating grant reports.

A local teacher is among those who received a 2013 Friend of Children Award from the Child Care Council of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County. Mary St. Pierre, of Erieville, a preschool teacher at The Children's Center at Morrisville State, received the award recently during a Child Care Council of Cornell Cooperative Extension recognition dinner.

The Children's Center at Morrisville State will hold its fifth annual ChildRUN 5k race on Saturday, July 13. The event will also include a one-mile Fun Run/Walk. Registration for the race begins at 7:30 a.m. the day of the event. The race starts at 8:30 a.m. at Bailey Hall, located on Route 20 in Morrisville.

Dave Tucci has had his share of the limelight through his hot rod business, having been featured on national television shows like TNN's Trucks, ESPN, Street Rodder and the popular Monster Garage. This week, Tucci, the owner of Tucci Hot Rods in Marcy, a leader in the industry for its creative, innovative and customized designs, was at the Morrisville State campus teaching automotive instructors the tricks of his trade.

Two Morrisville State students were recently awarded the Bridget Kate Publicover Scholarship. The scholarship, based on academic achievement and campus involvement, is awarded annually by the Morrisville College Foundation to an equine major(s).

Morrisville State will host more than 1,100 high school junior boys and staff at this year’s Boys State government camp, sponsored by the American Legion, June 23-28. Classified as a Leadership Action Program, Boys State accepts young men with outstanding qualifications in leadership, character, service and citizenship who reflect on the image of the youth of America.

Deng Kiir was 10 years old when he fled the violence of his country. He walked two months from Sudan to Ethiopia in hopes of a better life. Today, Kiir, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan who were forced to flee their homes and families, shared one of the greatest journeys in his life—graduating from college.