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People news: MVCC hires VP of student affairs
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) announced it has appointed Esmilda Abreu as VP for student affairs. In this role, Abreu provides collaborative
State Police to lease Cazenovia College campus for new academy site
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — After shutting its doors for good at the end of the spring 2023 semester, Cazenovia College has a new role going forward
‘Cuse Athletics Fund raises $45 million in latest fiscal year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University on Tuesday reported the ‘Cuse Athletics Fund (‘CAF) raised $45 million in support of Syracuse University Athletics during the 2022-23
Walsh appoints Smart City manager
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh has announced the appointment of Vincent Scipione as the City of Syracuse’s Smart City manager. As Smart City
Bryant & Stratton College names new Syracuse campus director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bryant & Stratton College has hired Mary Hawkins as the new director of its Syracuse campus at 953 James St. in the
Siena says Upstate, statewide consumer sentiment fell in Q2
Upstate New York consumers became slightly less optimistic about the economy in the second quarter than they were in this year’s first three months, according to a new report. Consumer sentiment in upstate New York was measured at 62.4 in the second quarter of 2023, down 2.2 points from the last reading of 64.6 in
Excellus names new advisory board members for Utica region
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, the largest health insurer in the Mohawk Valley and Central New York, announced it has named Lisa Betrus, Justin Hummel, Kelly Walters, and Dr. Mario Victoria to its Utica regional advisory board. Betrus is the senior VP and chief value officer for Bassett Healthcare Network and president of Valley Health Services and
SUNY Poly joins UB on Internet of Things lab project
MARCY, N.Y. — Faculty at SUNY Polytechnic Institute and the University at Buffalo (UB) have partnered on a project called SUNY OpenIoTLab: The SUNY Laboratory Federation for Wireless Intelligent Internet of Things. The project received a $60,000 SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology grant. The initiative will develop UnionLabs, an open, cloud-enabled federation of heterogeneous testbeds for
Hodge rejoins MACNY as director of Partners For Education & Business
DeWITT, N.Y. — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, recently welcomed Taylor Hodge back to the team as director of Partners for Education & Business, Inc. Stepping down from her role as director, Tanya M. Eastman will remain with MACNY as senior advisor for STEM workforce initiatives, the association said in a June 26 release. Hodge was
Oswego Health promotes two in Info Services & Technology Department
A clinical analyst III manager offers support to all 1,300 employees at Oswego Health. From day-to-day technological demands to troubleshooting clinical requests, to process and workflow efficiencies, both Windey and Bacon play a key role in the organization’s equipment integration and updates, Oswego Health said in a June 20 release. In addition, they work side-by-side
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