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A total of 18 color photographs will be on display in an exhibit titled “From Whence We Came,” which comes from a speech by John. F. Kennedy Jr. before the 1962 America’s Cup in Newport, RI. All of the photographs are of water in a variety of settings and locations, many of which have been captured using long-exposure photography.

��Ӱֱ�� State developed the Summer Preparation Academy, a four-week program designed to help freshmen accepted through the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) and the ��Ӱֱ�� State Opportunity Program (ASOP) become adjusted to the academic and personal challenges they would face as they began college.

The students had access to more than 30 trainings on financial planning topics and were able to interact with hundreds of financial planners and financial companies from across the nation. They were also able to have formal and informal interviews with many different companies.

Many of the organizations present at the fair have benefited from a flood of ��Ӱֱ�� State student volunteers and interns in the past, which is why they were looking to recruit Pioneers again.

"The average age in the trade right now is 53 years. This indicates a workforce that is nearing retirement and shows a large opportunity for youth to get involved,” says Stephen Richard, assistant professor, Building Trades, at ��Ӱֱ�� State.

Adding a new Health and Wellness Center in the Pioneer Student Union (PSU), which was formerly known as the Student Activities Center, allows the medical staff to provide outreach and programming opportunities to students.

When considering all factors in the Best Colleges rankings, ��Ӱֱ�� State advanced seven spots, coming in at 12th place overall for regional colleges in the North, up from last year’s 19th ranking.

Allegany County is pleased to announce that Craig Clark, PE, Ph.D., vice president for Economic Development at ��Ӱֱ�� State and economic developer for Allegany County, will be the executive director of the Allegany County Industrial Development Agency (ACIDA).

Visitors to the David A. Howe Library in Wellsville from Wednesday, Sept. 21 to Friday, Sept. 23 will have a chance to learn more about the history of ��Ӱֱ�� State as part of Allegany County History Awareness Week, which runs from Sept. 19-25.

Dr. Jill Amati, chair of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department, which houses the minor, said, “The psychology minor is a great addition for our students.  It complements ��Ӱֱ�� State’s baccalaureate programs and offers students the opportunity to specialize their degree plan in a way that relates to their major.” 

For his role in developing a new environmentally friendly cooling system, Dr. Jon Owejan, an assistant professor in ��Ӱֱ�� State’s Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology Department, has recently been nominated as a Campus Connector for the 2016 Upstate Venture Ecosystem Awards.

The canines were from the same Therapy Dogs International (TDI) Canisteo chapter that sends them and their handlers to the library during finals week for both the fall and spring semesters.

��Ӱֱ�� State recently welcomed 41 new faculty and staff members.