SUNY Plattsburgh Calling Card May 2012
SUNY Plattsburgh, 'A World-Class Institution'
SUNY Plattsburgh has topped the charts for a second year in a row when it comes to international students’ overall satisfaction, according to the Fall 2011 International Student Barometer.
The survey of international students ranks the college No. 1 out of the 18 participating universities in the United States and No. 2 out of 208 in the world for overall satisfaction. This is up from last year’s results, when SUNY Plattsburgh ranked No. 1 out of 13 for overall satisfaction in the United States and No. 3 out of 203 in the world. Read more.
View complete or alumni event listings.
- Holocaust Commemoration
April 11
Holocaust Memorial Gallery, Feinberg Library - ChoralFest 2013
April 19
E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins - Semmler ’68 Service Day
April 20
Burlington, Vt.; Herndon, Va.; and New York City - Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale”
April 25- 28
Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building - Karen Becker and Friends Concert
April 27
E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins - JazzFest
May 3
E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins
Friends Honor Snowboarder, ‘Connector’
To his friends and family, Aaron Shoemaker ’03 had a huge impact in the 23 short years he was on this earth.
Shoemaker, who died in 2004 at age 23 in a professional snowboarding accident, was what Dave Smith ’03 called a connector — someone who brought others together. Read more.
African Exchange
Builds Cultural Understanding
If there are ice rinks in Chad, Niger or Burkina Faso, these young people had never visited them.
With a little encouragement, however, many of the 24 youth and six adults visiting Plattsburgh from those countries laced up skates, strapped on red helmets and slid out onto the ice at Stafford Arena. Read more.
Gearing Up for Finals
It happens every year. Just when the weather is turning nice, finals hit. We asked a handful of students how they handle it. This video is their response.
Contact Information
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Michelle Marasch Ouellette
Director of Public Relations and Publications
Phone: (518) 564-3095
Email: michelle.ouellette@plattsburgh.edu
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