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Moving-in day at ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College saw hundreds of families hauling their students’ belongings to campus to begin the new academic year.

÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College’s reputation continues to grow as proven by its ranking this year in U.S. News and World Report’s 2011 Best Colleges report. ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College is ranked 27^th among the top regional colleges in the North, ranked 8^th among the top public schools (regional colleges in the North), and was included in the rankings of those colleges with the highest average freshman retention rate, coming in at 66.5 percent.

The College anticipates its largest enrollment in decades with many programs already on waiting lists. The growth is attributed to the fact that ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College is an excellent value with quality programs and graduates enjoy a placement and transfer rate of 99 percent. According to College President Dr. John M. Anderson, the College made this decision because of the on-going reduction of State support as well as the failure of the New York State Legislature to pass the Public Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act (PHEEIA).

Emily Hall-LochmannVanBennekom, a residence director at ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College, has been selected to serve as a regional member of the National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) Of The Month Voting Committee.  In this capacity she will help select the winning Of The Month Awards from around the Northeast Region (NEACURH).

÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College recently hosted a Pesticides and Pollinators symposium. Maryann Frazier, extension entomologist from Penn State, conducted a morning session that examined the role played by pesticides in the decline of North American pollinators, particularly honey bees.

÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College hosted Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), the New York Department of State (NYSDOS), and Southern Tier West Regional Development and Planning Board (STW) representatives on Wednesday, July 28, at the School of Applied Technology campus in Wellsville. The visitors met with ASC officials to review their partnerships with ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ St

An appropriation of $500,000 was granted this week to ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College pursuant to a request for funding to support a renewable energy technical training center. Now that the bill has been approved by the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee and the full Senate Appropriations Committee, it will move forward to the Senate and Conference with the House and then to the President for signature.

A steady decline in pollinator species has been noted for decades. Additionally, the increasing loss of honey bee colonies suffered by the commercial beekeepers that provide pollination services to commercial growers indicates that many food supplies are imperiled. A symposium on pollinators and pesticides will introduce attendees to some of the recent findings related to honey bee and pollinator losses.

Lisa Meaney, Victor, a senior in the health information technology program at ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College, was recently awarded a $1,000 Bright Future Scholarship by the AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association) Foundation.

Officials at ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College are pleased to announce the establishment of a baccalaureate-level nursing degree (BS-N) at the college which will begin accepting students in August 2010.