
At a glance
As 2021 winds down, ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College (ASC) looks back at twenty-one of the top stories of the past year.

As 2021 winds down, ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College (ASC) looks back at twenty-one of the top stories of the past year.
Student Success: ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State students continued to excel in and out of the classroom. Students came to the rescue, built homes for the community, helped others during the pandemic, and earned honors in 2021
• ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State holds 110th Commencement
• House 56 latest residence built for Wellsville community
• Swift action by ASC students leads to rescue of man from river
• ASC nursing students assist at vaccination clinic
• ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State students honored with SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence
• ASC’s Farrell named SUNY EOP student ambassador
• Two students graduate from SUNY SAIL Academy
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College Success: ASC continues to be near the top of rankings in US World & News Reports, earned a 98 percent or higher employment and continuing education rate for the 12th straight year, and outperformed peers in IPEDS graduation report.
• ASC is the No. 1 SUNY and No. 6 for All Northern Regional Colleges
• ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State earns score of 98 percent or higher for 12th straight year
• ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State outperforms peers in IPEDS grad report
Dr. Anderson Returns: Dr. Skip Sullivan officially retired in May and ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State welcomed back Dr. John Anderson.
• Dr. John Anderson named officer-in-charge at ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State
Major Gifts Campaign/College Support: The Be a Life Changer Major Gifts Campaign goal was surpassed and the college continued to receive support through events and federal funding.
• ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State gains $9.2 million from Major Gifts Campaign
• ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State’s Day of Giving raises over $230,000
• ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State’s annual golf tournament raises over $30,000
• ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State looks to build state-of-the-art ‘Doc Bruce Construction Materials Laboratory’
• $1.4 million in federal funds for ASC Workforce Training
Campus Events Return: ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State continued to hold in person classes and things started to return to normal. Homecoming took place, alumnus Tom Golisano was one of a variety of guest speakers that came to campus, and athletics fully returned to competition.
• Memories made at ASC homecoming 2021
• Golisano shares business wisdom to current Pioneers
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÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State looks forward to celebrating more successes in and out of the classroom in 2022.