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MVCC Student Wins Presidential Transfer Scholarship

May 17, 2013 - Mohawk Valley Community College student Mia DeGironimo was selected to receive the President’s Transfer Scholarship to the University of Maryland in the amount of $10,000 over two years. This competitive scholarship is Maryland’s highest honor to transfer students.
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2 MVCC Students Receive NYSTAA Scholarship

May 16, 2013 - Two students from Mohawk Valley Community College were selected to receive the 2013 New York State Transfer and Articulation Association Scholarship. Both students will graduate in May. They are Andrew Platt and Carlos Pulquerio.
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MVCC Recognized for Exceptional Business Students

May 16, 2013 - Over the past two years Mohawk Valley Community College has emerged as a top academic contender in New York State for excellence in business programs.
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Great Faculty are at the Heart of what we do: Prof. Arthur Friedberg

May 14, 2013 - Great Faculty are at the
Heart of what we do! Prof. Arthur Friedberg - This local business prof is a global economy expert!
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3 MVCC Student-Athletes receive SUNY academic award

May 6, 2013 - Mohawk Valley Community College had three members of its athletic programs honored this Spring as recipients of the 2013 Chancellor’s Scholar Athletic Awards.
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MVCC Student Pawser Soe Wins $30,000 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship

May 3, 2013 - Mohawk Valley Community College student Pawser Soe of Utica has been selected to receive a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Soe, an International Studies major, is one of 73 scholars selected from a pool of 769 nominees from 377 community colleges across the country. She is the first student in MVCC history to receive the award.
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MVCC Student Takes Grand Prize for Garfinkel Essay Contest

May 3, 2013 - MVCC student, Joshua Pawlikowski, was awarded the NYS Community College Grand Prize for this years David A. Garfinkel essay contest, which is hosted by the The Historical Society of the New York Courts. Aside from statewide recognition, Pawlikowski received a $1,500 prize at the annual Law Day luncheon at the New York State Court of Appeals in Albany, NY.
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MVCC Instant Admit Weeks Provide Convenient Scheduling Options Starting May 6-10

Apr 29, 2013 - Mohawk Valley Community College is launching a new service, Instant Admit Weeks, designed for convenient college enrollment by graduating high school students and adult learners. Upcoming Instant Admit Weeks are May 6-10, June 3-7 and July 8-12, from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Additional openings will be announced in the coming weeks.
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MVCC’s Platt and Farr win scholarships For excelling in the field of Mathematics

Apr 25, 2013 - Mohawk Valley Community College had two students honored this month when they were the recipients of competitive statewide scholarships for exceptional grades in mathematics.
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Pitches Pay Off At MVCC YEA! Investor Panel Event

Apr 25, 2013 - Eight middle and high school students from Oneida County pitched their business ideas before a panel of 8 real-life investors to compete for funding at the First Annual Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Investor Panel Presentation Event at Mohawk Valley Community College on Thursday, April 18. The students presented before representatives from some of the area’s biggest companies as well as an audience filled with family, friends and members of the community, for the opportunity to gain funding for their original ideas- that could be the next big thing!
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MVCC to Host Dual Credit/College Connection Workshop for Area High School Students

Apr 10, 2013 - Mohawk Valley Community College will host a Dual Credit/College Connection Workshop on Monday, April 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Information Technology Building on MVCC’s Utica Campus.
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Tibetan Buddhist Monk to Create Sand Mandala at MVCC

Apr 10, 2013 - Beginning today, Mohawk Valley Community College will host the Venerable Tenzin Yignyen, ordained Tibetan Buddhist Monk, as he creates a ceremonial sand mandala in the Library in Payne Hall on the Utica Campus.
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Young local entrepreneurs to pitch to seasoned business people at April 18 Young Entrepreneurs Academy event

Apr 5, 2013 - On Thursday, April 18, eight local students ages 11 to 19 will take the stage at Mohawk Valley Community College to pitch entrepreneurial plans to prominent local business leaders. The event is a centerpiece of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) at MVCC and is free and open to the public. There will be a reception at 4:30 p.m. and business presentations will begin at 5 p.m. in the Schafer Theater, in the Information Technology building on the Utica campus.
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MVCC to Host Spring Open House in Utica

Apr 4, 2013 - Mohawk Valley Community College will host its annual Spring Open House on Friday, April 19, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Jorgensen Athletic and Event Center on the college’s Utica Campus.
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MVCC appoints Thomas Squires as Vice President of Administrative Services

Apr 3, 2013 - Squires brings wealth of public administration, county government experience
Mohawk Valley Community College has appointed Thomas Squires as Vice President for Administrative Services. Squires, currently the County Administrator of Cayuga County, N.Y., will join MVCC’s executive leadership team starting April 15.
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SUNY Chancellor Zimpher visits MVCC to recognize nationally honored students, gathered retirees

Apr 3, 2013 - State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher Ph.D. today visited Mohawk Valley Community College to recognize the achievements of MVCC students Carlos Pulquerio and Pawser Soe. Zimpher presented the students with Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society medals and SUNY Chancellor’s Awards, SUNY’s highest honor for students. The honors were presented during the College’s first-ever Retirees Luncheon, a gathering celebrating MVCC’s retired employees. More than 100 people were in attendance.
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MVCC hosts visiting Professor from Vietnam

Apr 2, 2013 - For the fifth consecutive year, Mohawk Valley Community College is hosting a visiting professor from its partner community college in Vietnam - Kien Giang Community College.
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MVCC to host “Batman” mastermind Uslan as Spring 2013 Commencement speaker

Apr 1, 2013 - Michael Uslan, the creative mastermind behind the “Batman” film series, will be the keynote speaker at MVCC’s Spring 2013 Commencement ceremony, to be held Friday, May 24 at 4 p.m. in the Utica Memorial Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Uslan, who is known as an inspiring and entertaining public speaker, will discuss his inspirational story of persistence, creativity, and self-belief.
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Find that 4-year transfer opportunity

Mar 29, 2013 - MVCC will be hosting a Transfer Fair on the Utica Campus with more than 60 4-year colleges and universities in attendance.
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MVCC, Griffiss Park partners to unveil newly painted plane

Mar 28, 2013 - On Thursday, March 28 from 2-3 p.m., Mohawk Valley Community College will unveil its newly painted Boeing 727 in the Premier Aviation Overhaul Center Ltd. hangar in the Griffiss Business and Technology Park.
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