Day: February 26, 2024

SUNY Ulster Welcomes Alumnus Ryan Snair as New Baseball Coach

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SUNY Ulster Press Release

February 26, 2024 – Stone Ridge, NY – SUNY Ulster is pleased to announce the hiring of Coach Ryan Snair as Baseball Coach. Ryan brings 20 years of coaching experience to Ulster, having spent the last 14 years at SUNY Sullivan as Coordinator of Field House Operations & Equipment and then Head Men’s Baseball Coach.

Ryan graduated from SUNY Ulster in 1996. A pitcher for Ulster’s baseball team while studying here, he was awarded 1st Team All-Region and 1st Team All-American Honors. He then attended Hofstra University on a full athletic scholarship and St. Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He then returned to SUNY Ulster, where he started his coaching career as Assistant Men’s Baseball Coach. While at SUNY Ulster, Snair coached the team to the College World Series in 2004.

“Ryan’s coaching experience and ability are significant, and we are excited about the future of our baseball team with him at the helm,” said SUNY Ulster President, Alison Buckley, Ed. D. “His record, both at SUNY Ulster and SUNY Sullivan is exceptional, and we look forward to his leadership.”

“I am happy and honored to return to SUNY Ulster as Baseball Coach and am excited about the opportunity to foster the growth of the student-athletes here both on the field and in their academic pursuits,” stated Ryan Snair.

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Portrait of Ryan Snair

 

From Farms to Incubators Presentation by Award-Winning Journalist Amy Wu

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From Farms to Incubators, Amy Wu

SUNY Ulster Introduces From Farms to Incubators a Presentation
on Women Driving the AgTech Boom by Award-Winning Journalist Amy Wu

February 22, 2024 – Stone Ridge, NY – SUNY Ulster is excited to welcome Amy Wu, award-winning journalist, filmmaker, and the founder of From Farms to Incubators. This multimedia platform tells the stories of women founders in AgTech.  This event takes place on March 7, 2024, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. in the College Lounge, Vanderlyn Hall of the Stone Ridge Campus, and is free and open to the public.

The presentation includes a documentary screened at SXSW and information from a newly published book of nearly 30 portraits of women entrepreneurs in the fast-growing sector of AgTech, each of whom presents inspirational solutions to the many growing issues affecting our food production.

Ms. Wu will discuss how women are driving the current AgTech boom and why the initiative is crucial to the future of farming and climate change. While sharing more about the evolution of From Farms to Incubators, Ms. Wu will discuss how she overcame skepticism, outdated traditions, and adversity to achieve her calling as a journalist and entrepreneur.

The talk follows with a film screening and book reading/signing. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. For more information, contact Jennifer Guiher at guiherj@sunyulster.edu.

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