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April 2018

SUNY Erie’s Nursing Program recognized among New York State’s best

April 19, 2018

SUNY Erie Community College’s City and North Campus-located Nursing Program was recently recognized as one of New York’s best—and its City operation tabbed tops in Erie and Niagara counties—by vocational website RegisteredNursing.org.

Six SUNY Erie students honored with 2018 Chancellor’s Award recognition

April 11, 2018

State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson honored six SUNY Erie Community College students with the 2018 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence during a celebration for all SUNY student award winners in the Albany Capital Center in Albany, NY on April 10.

March 2018

Three SUNY Erie students earn annual Phi Theta Kappa honors

March 29, 2018

Earlier this month, three SUNY Erie Community College students—Shamara Mackey Holmes, Ibtisam Omar and Austin Wheeler—were honored with awards from the Phi Theta Kappa Community College Honor Society, distributed to students and SUNY Erie representatives on March 6 at the New York State Museum in Albany, NY.

Weekly Kats Wrap: Men’s hoops dance onto NJCAA title tourney in Illinois

March 19, 2018

The SUNY Erie men's basketball team are now Region III champions, and are set to dance against North Carolina's Louisberg in the first round of the NJCAA Division II Championship Tournament on March 20.

SUNY Erie instructor earns 2018 NISOD recognition

March 6, 2018

SUNY Erie Community College instructor Sherri Kobis, an assistant professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at North Campus, has been chosen as a 2018 recipient of the prestigious National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award.

February 2018

Weekly Kats Wrap: SUNY Erie bowling set to host NJCAA National Championship

February 27, 2018

After snaring second and seventh place in their mid-February Region III Tournament, the SUNY Erie Community College men’s and women’s are now ready to host its NJCAA National Championships on its home AMF Airport Lanes (3754 Genesee St., Cheektowaga) on March 2 (8 a.m.) and March 3 (8:30 a.m.).

SUNY Erie’s Men of Merit welcome Hannah for Spring 2018 Speaker Series

February 23, 2018

SUNY Erie Community College’s Men of Merit Program kicked off its Spring 2018 Distinguished Speaker Series with Buffalo City Court Judge Craig D. Hannah inside the College’s City Campus Auditorium on February 14.

Weekly Kats Wrap: SUNY Erie men’s hoops keeps rolling with rout of GCC

February 15, 2018

Led by guard combo Kasey Walker-Gregg and Michael Motley, SUNY Erie men’s basketball surged to its 10th win over its last 12 games with a 110-70 blowout of Genesee Community College inside the Burt Flickinger Athletic Center on February 14.

Weekly Kats Wrap: SUNY Erie swim squad preps for Region III championships

February 6, 2018

In its last tune-up before the upcoming Region III championships on February 16, SUNY Erie Community College’s swimming and diving squads fell to I-90 rival Monroe Community College, 116-66 (women) and 172-39 (men) inside its home West Herr Natatorium at the Burt Flickinger Athletic Center on January 31.

January 2018

Registration now open for Spring 2018 Pre-Collegiate Studies session at SUNY Erie

January 30, 2018

SUNY Erie Community College’s “Pathways to Success” Pre-Collegiate Studies Program has begun its Spring 2018 session, and registration is now open for those looking to enroll.

SUNY Erie continues leadership shift with addition of education finance professional

January 29, 2018

SUNY Erie Community College is pleased to announce Penelope Howard as its new executive vice president of Administration and Finance, effective January 4, 2018.

Nursing alum’s successful career redirection started with SUNY Erie

January 24, 2018

Nursing alum Sam Tripi successfully transitioned from a career in pharmaceuticals sales to health care administration, thanks to the affordable foundation earned at SUNY Erie Community College.

Weekly Kats Wrap: SUNY Erie men’s hoops roll behind team effort

January 22, 2018

SUNY Erie men’s basketball has snared wins behind outstanding individual player performances all season. But on January 12 against Jefferson Community College, the entire Kats team joined the act.

Weekly Kats Wrap: SUNY Erie men’s hockey extend winning streak

January 11, 2018

After a lengthy holiday break, the SUNY Erie Community College men’s hockey squad continued their pre-vacation-established winning streak and pushed it to four with a pair of weekend wins over Penn State Behrand, 6-2 (January 6) and 3-2 (January 7) at Buffalo’s HarborCenter.

December 2017

SUNY Erie professor publishes chemistry article in national journal

December 21, 2017

Dariush H. Zadeh, Ph. D., PE, professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at SUNY Erie's North Campus, has recently received international recognition and has published an article, "Electronic Structures of Elements according to Ionization Energies" in the Journal of Molecular Modeling.

Criminal Justice students awarded scholarships at annual law enforcement luncheon

December 20, 2017

SUNY Erie Community College Criminal Justice students Henry Urbanczyk (pictured above) and Nicholas Pordan were recently awarded $1,000 scholarships by security organization ASIS International at its local chapter’s 43rd annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Luncheon, held at Salvatore’s Italian Gardens on December 14.

Weekly Kats Wrap: SUNY Erie men’s hoops take Maryland tourney title; women finish third

December 19, 2017

In advance of the holiday break, both SUNY Erie Community basketball programs traveled to Rockville, Maryland and earned their fans early gifts, returning with first place (men) and third (women) in the Montgomery College Holiday Tournament, held on December 16-17.

SUNY Erie community, partners aid students with first annual 12 Days of Giving

December 15, 2017

SUNY Erie Community College faculty and staff celebrated the culmination of its first annual 12 Days of Giving food drive inside its North Campus Spring Student Center on December 13.

SUNY Erie police recruits give Sloan parish a Christmas lift

December 14, 2017

Now in the thick of the holiday season, a collection of students from SUNY Erie Community College’s Law Enforcement Training Academy (LETA) took time away from classes and course exercises to selflessly assist members of their Western New York community.

SUNY Erie instructor lends expertise to health initiative in Uganda

December 12, 2017

Last April, the SUNY Erie Community College Dental Hygiene instructor Joan Ellison traveled to Kasese, Uganda to volunteer for the education- and healthcare-focused Community Health & Education for Rural Africa.

SUNY Erie’s Men of Merit conclude year’s Distinguished Speaker Series at City Campus

December 8, 2017

SUNY Erie Community College’s Men of Merit Program concluded its 2017-18 Distinguished Speaker Series with Dr. Fred Archer, medical director of the Hodges Pediatric Clinic at John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital, inside the College’s City Campus Auditorium on December 6.

Weekly Kats Wrap: SUNY Erie men’s hoops string together pair of wins

December 5, 2017

After two big wins over the past week, the SUNY Erie men’s basketball program edged their early-season record over .500, surging to 4-3 with victories over conference and non-conference opponents.

November 2017

SUNY Erie makes it a “fine nine” at Mastercam competition

November 22, 2017

In a field open to students from nearly 75,000 schools around the country, SUNY Erie’s Stephen VillaReale earned second place overall in the decades-old Mastercam Wildest Parts competition, making it the ninth consecutive year that a SUNY Erie student has been awarded either first, second or third place in the contest.

SUNY Erie celebrates nursing graduates with Pinning Ceremony at City Campus

November 21, 2017

SUNY Erie Community College’s Nursing Department presented the College’s nursing pin to graduating students at its Nursing Senior Class Pinning Ceremony on Monday, November 20, 2017 inside the Minnie Gillette Auditorium of SUNY Erie City Campus.

SUNY Erie students connect with community through Resource Council of WNY

November 16, 2017

A collection of SUNY Erie Community College Social Science students have spent part of their fall semester connecting with their community through volunteer work at the Resource Council of Western New York and its community center at 347 East Ferry St. in Buffalo.

SUNY Erie alumnus honored for military service

November 15, 2017

SUNY Erie alumnus Nicholas S. Jones ’15—Liberal Arts and Sciences – General Studies, a 2014 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence recipient, former Kats football player, and United States Marine Corps veteran—was recently recognized by West Seneca West High School for his service as part of its school-hosted Veterans Day ceremony.

SUNY Erie’s Men of Merit host Bernie Tolbert as Distinguished Speaker at City Campus

November 6, 2017

SUNY Erie Community College’s Men of Merit Program continued its 2017-18 Distinguished Speaker Series with Bernie Tolbert, former special agent with the FBI and current candidate for Erie County Sheriff, inside the College’s City Campus Auditorium on November 1.

SUNY Erie approves tuition relief for hurricane victims from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

November 3, 2017

SUNY Erie Community College and its Board of Trustees have joined its SUNY leadership to pass a resolution to offer resident county tuition to displaced hurricane victims from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for the remainder of the 2017-18 academic year.

October 2017

SUNY Erie’s Men of Merit host first edition of Distinguished Speaker Series at City Campus

October 19, 2017

SUNY Erie Community College’s Men of Merit Program—established to foster excellence, distinction and integrity in the school’s male African-American, Hispanic and Native American students—kicked off its 2017-18 Distinguished Speaker Series with psychiatric professional Dr. Jeffrey Grace inside the College’s City Campus Auditorium on October 11.

SUNY Erie, Waterfront Elementary celebrate Childhood Nutrition Day at Canalside

October 17, 2017

SUNY Erie Community College faculty and staff hosted more than 50 students from Buffalo’s Waterfront Elementary for its second annual Childhood Nutrition Day, a culinary, arts and education-focused event at the college’s Learning Garden at Canalside on Tuesday, October 17.

September 2017

SUNY Erie’s Men of Merit Program ready to pursue another purposeful academic year

September 25, 2017

SUNY Erie Community College’s Men of Merit Program—established in 2011 to foster excellence, distinction and integrity in the school’s male African-American, Hispanic and Native American students—started another academic year of personal stewardship with a kickoff event at the College’s City Campus Auditorium on September 20.

SUNY Erie’s Vision Care Technology lauded as Top 30 program by industry-focused website

September 25, 2017

Earlier this month, SUNY Erie Community College’s Vision Care Technology Program was honored as one of its field’s Top 30 training programs in the United States by the vision care field-focused OpticianEdu.org.

SUNY Erie's Men of Merit celebrates grads of Summer Bridge Program

September 14, 2017

Members of SUNY Erie's Men of Merit Program—established to foster excellence, distinction and integrity in the school’s male African-American, Hispanic and Native American students—gathered at a luncheon inside its City Campus Statler Dining Room to honor the graduating class of its first annual Summer Bridge Program.

Social Science students help Resource Council of WNY

September 11, 2017

Under the direction of Assistant Professor Carl Stokes, SUNY Erie students within the College's Social Science Department organized and coordinated a book drive collecting over 800 books over their Spring 2017 semester for the Resource Council of Western New York and its community center, located at 347 East Ferry St. in Buffalo.

ECC, County leadership back DACA Program with support and signage at City Campus

September 7, 2017

Leaders from SUNY Erie Community College and Erie County gathered outside City Campus on September 7 to express support and reveal new on-campus messaging for those protected by the DACA program, referred to as “Dreamers.”

Statement by SUNY Erie President Dan Hocoy, Ph.D. in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program

September 5, 2017

The SUNY Erie community fully supports our country’s Dreamers, those protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); and stand firm with our SUNY partners in backing these students’ intent to live and learn in the United States.

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