November 2023 - SUNY Ulster News Blog

SUNY Ulster Open House on December 14 to Showcase High-Demand Career Programs

November 28, 2023 by Dina Pearlman

November 28, 2023 – Kingston, NY – SUNY Ulster is holding an Open House on December 14 at their Kingston location, 94 Mary’s Avenue, from 4-7 p.m. It will highlight many of the career programs and courses offered this spring that are in high demand in the Hudson Valley region.

The schedule for this event is as follows:

Lecture presentation on Natural Cement, Bluestone & Bricks: A Geologic History of Ulster County presented by Professor Steven H. Schimmrich, Professor of Geology & Earth Science: 4-5 p.m.
Reiki demonstration and registration: 4-7 p.m.
CASAC information session: 5-5:30 p.m.
Advanced Manufacturing info session and registration: 5-6 p.m.
How to Start a Family Child Care Business in Your Home: 5-6 p.m.
New Start information session: 5:30-6 p.m.
Certified Clinical Medical information session and registration: 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Introduction to Excel: 6-7 p.m.
Regional update on the Cannabis industry: 6-7 p.m.

Throughout the event, there will be light refreshments and live music. Admissions counselors will also be available to answer questions and help those who want to apply and register.

Many career training programs have scholarships and grants available to enable those in the community to train for careers with little to no cost. Register for one or more of these info sessions. For more information, call the Continuing Education office at (845) 339-2025 or email cereg@sunyulster.edu.hol

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The SUNY Ulster Music Department Presents the 2023 Fall Concert Series November 29 – December 6, 2023

November 17, 2023November 17, 2023 by Dina Pearlman

November 16, 2023 – Stone Ridge, NY – SUNY Ulster will host its second and third concerts of our annual fall concert series beginning Wednesday, November 29. SUNY Ulster students, SUNY New Paltz students, advanced HS students from Kingston, Rondout, Wallkill, and New Paltz, Music Educators from the area, as well as SUNY Ulster faculty and staff members will perform at the November 29 concert. The December 6 concert is made up of SUNY Ulster students, faculty, and staff members. Both concerts will be in the Quimby Theater in Vanderlyn Hall on the Stone Ridge Campus. The concerts are free and open to the public. Donations are greatly appreciated.

The November 29 concert will begin with a concert prelude by the Saugerties Woodwind Quintet at 7:15 p.m., and include the music pieces Ava Maria and Estrellita. At 7:30 p.m. the College/Community Band directed by Vic Izzo will feature holiday favorites with songs including Incantation and Dance, Menorah Medley, O Magnum Mysterium, and Russian Christmas Music. In addition, SUNY Ulster is thrilled to welcome Guest Conductor, Carla Newsome who will be conducting the College/Community Band in their performance of Ancient Carol Variants.

The holiday spirit continues with the second half of the SUNY Ulster Music Department Fall Concert Series on December 6 at 7:30 p.m. The College Chorus, directed by Janet Gehres and accompanied by Edward Leavitt, will perform Gloria in Excelsis, Now Winter Nights Enlarge, Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, The Seal Lullaby, Autumn Gives Her Hand to Winter, and Shule Aroon. The African Drumming Ensemble, directed by Paul Chambers will be performing music from Ghana, Guinea, and Nigeria. The evening concludes with the best of the semester performances chosen from the Live Music Convocation Series.

For more information, contact Janet Gehres at gehresj@sunyulster.edu.

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Students & Future Students Try On Careers Via Virtual Reality at SUNY Ulster

November 9, 2023 by Dina Pearlman

November 9, 2023 – Stone Ridge, NY – The New York State Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions was on the Stone Ridge campus with a new virtual reality platform that gives students and future students a glimpse into the day-to-day work their academic program choices bring.

Too often, students choose an academic path without understanding the actual careers that path leads to. For example, a student might decide to pursue a degree in advanced manufacturing without knowing what kind of job and job responsibilities are associated with that career. Career Exploration 2.0 allows advanced manufacturing students to ‘try on’ a job within that field by putting them right on the job site. The virtual reality program enables learners to discover a wide array of career possibilities so they can make more informed choices about their future.

Participating in this event were current students and high school students who have been awarded a President’s Challenge Scholarship from the Ulster Community College Foundation, Inc. Thanks to the generosity of sponsors from our local community and beyond, this program assists first-generation Ulster County high school students with overcoming financial barriers associated with attending college. Students are identified in the eighth grade by their sponsoring school district and receive mentoring and college readiness support through the completion of high school. Upon graduation, students are able to attend SUNY Ulster tuition-free for two years. Today, over 250 scholarships have been awarded with 200 students participating.

The virtual reality career simulations were chosen to reflect some of the academic programs offered at SUNY Ulster including:

Registered Nurse – Students help an emergency room patient
Solar Technician – Students participate in installing a solar panel on a home
Network Administrator – Students fix an app service outage
Manufacturing – Students have to find the contaminated microchips

“I’m pleased that New York State Governor Kathy Hochul and Commissioner of Labor Roberta Reardon, are empowering the connection to future career success and workforce opportunities for students and NYS constituents through Transfr, the virtual reality workforce innovation platform”, stated Alison Buckley, Ed.D., SUNY Ulster President. “Their commitment to building better futures for our students and communities is paramount. SUNY Ulster’s President’s Challenge Scholarship recipients, approximately 250 students from all nine Ulster County School Districts in grades 9 – 12, and our college community were able to take advantage of virtual reality career exploration scenarios through the New York State Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions demonstrations on the Stone Ridge Campus. Connecting students to discover their career pathways and exposing them to workforce and educational opportunities with technology is exciting and adds an element of fun when thinking of their futures.”

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