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SUNY Canton Employees Earn Meritorious Service Awards
Seven SUNY Canton employees were recognized by President Zvi Szafran for their professional achievements at the annual Employee Recognition Day event held May 19. Szafran selected Derek L. Converse; Patrick Harrington; Kirk K. Jones, Ph.D.; Johanna M....
Jun 30, 2023, 11:49am EDT

SUNY Canton Names New VP for Strategic Relations and Communications
Lenore VanderZee, Ph.D., has been appointed as SUNY Canton's first Vice President for Strategic Relations and Communications. She has served in various leadership roles at the college since 2013. According to SUNY Canton President Zvi Szafran, the new...
Jun 23, 2023, 3:18pm EDT

SUNY Canton Diversity and Orientation Director Opens New Hair Salon
Lashawanda T. Ingram has built a new business to address the north country's hair necessities. SUNY Canton's director of diversity and co-chief diversity officer recently opened Seasons Beauty Supply Store & Salon in Downtown Potsdam to introduce servi...
Jun 20, 2023, 5:06pm EDT

SUNY Canton Employees Receive Prestigious College Council Awards
The SUNY Canton College Council has recognized a faculty member and two professional staff members for outstanding service and dedication to the college. Distinguished Faculty Award The Council selected Associate Professor Ronald J. Tavernier, Ph.D.,...
Jun 16, 2023, 12:21pm EDT

SUNY Canton Public Relations Wins First-Place Award for Cybersecurity Commercial
A commercial produced by the SUNY Canton Office of Public Relations has received a top award in SUNY's annual statewide competition. The 30-second advertisement for the college's Cybersecurity program received a "Best of Category" honor from the SUNY ...
Jun 16, 2023, 11:32am EDT

Three SUNY Canton Employees Honored by SUNY
Three SUNY Canton employees have been selected to receive the 2022-2023 State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence. These statewide honors are given annually in seven categories to acknowledge consistently superior professional ach...
Jun 5, 2023, 11:31am EDT

SUNY Canton Graduates Earn Chancellor's Award
The State University of New York announced two members of the SUNY Canton class of 2023 received the prestigious Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence (CASE). Jonah R. Black, a Forensic Criminology and Applied Psychology double major from Canton, ...
May 23, 2023, 12:22pm EDT

SUNY Canton Celebrates Class of 2023
SUNY Canton held its 115th Commencement Ceremony for approximately 800 members of the class of 2023 Saturday, May 13. College Council Chair Ronald M. O'Neill, class of 1963, opened the ceremony by recognizing the graduates' resilience amid the challe...
May 13, 2023, 2:26pm EDT

SUNY Canton Management Faculty Member Wins National Award from Accrediting Agency
SUNY Canton Professor Charles R. Fenner, Ph.D., recently won the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) 2023 Business Faculty of the Year Award. Fenner, who has taught in the college's Management program since 2006, receiv...
May 10, 2023, 11:02am EDT

SUNY Canton Commencement Celebrates More Than 800 Students on Saturday
SUNY Canton's 115th Commencement Ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 13, in Roos House Convocation, Athletic and Recreation Center. "At this year's graduation, we will confer more than 835 degrees," said SUNY Canton President Zvi Szafran. ...
May 10, 2023, 10:12am EDT