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Former ��Ӱֱ�� State football player Rod Streater hopes to hear his name announced from the podium of the 2012 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall this weekend. Streater, who wore the Pioneer blue & gold in 2008 and 2009 before transferring to Temple University, wrapped up his collegiate playing career in December with a touchdown catch in Temple’s win in the New Mexico Bowl

Student displays from nine local school districts (Allegany-Limestone, Prattsburgh, Hinsdale, Genesee Valley Central, Addison, Andover, Portville, Canaseraga, Canisteo-Greenwood) were judged at ��Ӱֱ�� State’s 13th Annual Regional Science and Technology Fair.

The Sustainability Education and Economic Development Initiative (SEED Center) recently included ��Ӱֱ�� State in its 2012 program review, commending the zero-energy green home on the Wellsville campus were all highlighted.

President John M. Anderson was recently named a board member of the New York Campus Compact (NYCC), an association of over 79 institutions of higher education across New York State that all advocate for “active citizenship as an objective of higher education,” according to the NYCC Web site.

��Ӱֱ�� State’s Pioneer Woodsmen’s Team recently hosted the second-annual Pioneer Games on the ��Ӱֱ�� campus, and brought home a first-place victory overall with one of its four teams. A total of 19 teams with 133 participants met for competition.

��Ӱֱ�� State celebrated the achievements of over 290 students at the 28^th Annual Honors Convocation. This year’s convocation also featured the presentation of Leadership through Civic Engagement Awards from the College Council to nine student leaders and faculty/staff members Mark Payne, Dr. Douglas Pierson, and Wendy Dresser-Recktenwald.

“The College has been informed that Kappa Sigma Epsilon fraternity painted over the memorial on Rt. 390 honoring Army Sgt. Devin Snyder, who gave her life serving our country. The ��Ӱֱ�� State community is disappointed by the alleged actions of this organization," Dr. Steve Tyrell, VP for Student Affairs

Two ��Ӱֱ�� State graduating seniors – Amanda Bush of Altoona, PA, and Masanari Yamamoto of Tokyo, Japan – have been named State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence recipients for 2012.

This year’s concert will also serve to dedicate the Anthony C. Cappadonia Auditorium, honoring Cappadonia’s 56 years of teaching and directing instrumental and choral groups at ��Ӱֱ�� State. A ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1:15 p.m. will precede the performance, and the official dedication will occur during the concert’s intermission.

ALS, also called “Lou Gehrig’s Disease,” is a fatal neurodegenerative disease for which there is no known cause or cure. The forum will be held at 6:30 p.m. in Room 215 of the Engineering Technology Building and is open to the public. A reception will be held at 6 p.m. in the lobby of the Engineering Technology Building.