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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> The 2014 Parade of Classes </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">marches. Photos provided.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Sage Colleges welcomed more than 200 alumnae to its Russell Sage
College campus May 29 to celebrate its Reunion 2015 Weekend. </span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Activities
included a "Downton Abbey"-themed estate-planning tea and luncheon, a
garden dedication and tours, a commemorative brick unveiling, and the Parade of Classes, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">during <span style="font-size: small;">which more than 200 </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">alumnae marched down First Street between Division and Congress streets.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Alumnae College gave the visiting alumnae an
opportunity to experience what today’s students are studying in the
classroom. </span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sage.edu/academics/" target="_blank" title="Academics">Interdisciplinary academics</a>, combining the professions and the liberal arts, <a href="http://www.sage.edu/community/" target="_blank" title="Sage Engaged in the Community">community engagement</a>, international exposure, and artistic and <a href="http://www.sagegators.com/" target="_blank" title="Sage Athletics">athletic endeavors</a> are among the pillars of the educational experience at the Sage Colleges. Sage enrolls more than 3,000 students in <a href="http://www.sage.edu/academics/programs/" target="_blank" title="Program List">bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs</a> at the undergraduate Russell Sage College for women in Troy; the coeducational undergraduate <a href="http://www.sage.edu/sca/" target="_blank" title="Sage College of Albany">Sage College of Albany</a>; and the graduate-level <a href="http://esteves.sage.edu/" target="_blank" title="Esteves School of Education">Esteves School of Education</a>, <a href="http://www.sage.edu/academics/health_sciences/" target="_blank" title="School of Health Sciences">School of Health Sciences</a> and <a href="http://www.sage.edu/academics/management/" target="_blank" title="School of Management">School of Management</a>, with programs on <a href="http://www.sage.edu/about/contact/" target="_blank" title="Contact Information + Directions">both campuses</a>. Adult education is offered through the School of Professional and Continuing Education, and via the Internet through <a href="http://online.sage.edu/" target="_blank" title="Sage Online">Russell Sage Online</a>. </span></span><br />
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a collaborative arts-in-education project featuring the works of almost 300
students. The free public event presented student work created
during a month-long arts-in-education residency with Indian classical musicians Veena and Devesh Chandra. This project uniquely featured
students and teachers across a broad spectrum of arts, music and history
classes working together to create a comprehensive educational
experience. The evening was filled with art displays, performances
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the past month, students in the classes of history, music theory,
chorus, photography, videography, culinary arts, marketing, drawing and
painting have been learning about Indian music and culture. Weekly
sessions with the Chandras engaged students in
learning about this music and culture from the vantage point of their
specific subject. Students then worked with their school teachers to
develop and create projects that put this new knowledge into action.
The project was the first of its kind in the Capital District and
represented extensive efforts at collaboration across subjects. With the
current climate of education policy debate, this project was a unique
effort both educationally and artistically. </span></span></span></div>
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painting and drawing classes created self-reflective works based on the
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Chandras' </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">music. The more than 120 Ragamala-inspired
drawings and paintings based on "Raag Kafi," a springtime melody, were
on display at the performance. </span></span></span></div>
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one’s self. That self-reflection is the essence of our art.”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Sage Colleges</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> President Susan C. Scrimshaw has been appointed co-chair of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Global Forum on Innovation in
Health Professional Education.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Scrimshaw co-chaired her first
meeting of the forum April 22 in Washington, D.C. at the National
Academy of Sciences. Following the meeting, the forum sponsored a
workshop at the academy on “Envisioning the Future of Health Professions
in Education” April 23 and 24. <br /><br />“Being appointed co-chair of this forum<span lang="FR"> is quite a privilege,</span>” Scrimshaw said. "The forum grew out of the Lancet
Commission, which reported in that journal on the future of health
profession education. I served on that commission and am now delighted
to have the opportunity to further the work of rethinking how health
professionals are defined and educated, and how they relate to each other,
to communities and to the social determinants of health."<br /><br />The
Global Forum is an ongoing, convening activity of the IOM that brings
together stakeholders from multiple nations and professions to network,
discuss and illuminate issues within health professional education. More than 60 appointed </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">forum </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">members are academic
experts and health professionals representing 18 different disciplines
from nine countries. <br /><br />Since its creation in 2012, the Global Forum
has used its guiding principles to direct its work. These principles
emphasize engaging students, being patient- and person-centered, and
creating an environment of learning with and from partners outside of
the United States. Members of the forum gather twice a year for f</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">orum-sponsored events to consider these principles during the agenda
planning process. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u></u></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sage.edu/academics/" target="_blank" title="Academics">Interdisciplinary academics</a>, combining the professions and the liberal arts, <a href="http://www.sage.edu/community/" target="_blank" title="Sage Engaged in the Community">community engagement</a>, international exposure, and artistic and <a href="http://www.sagegators.com/" target="_blank" title="Sage Athletics">athletic endeavors</a> are among the pillars of the educational experience at the Sage Colleges. Sage enrolls more than 3,000 students in <a href="http://www.sage.edu/academics/programs/" target="_blank" title="Program List">bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs</a> at the undergraduate Russell Sage College for women in Troy; the coeducational undergraduate <a href="http://www.sage.edu/sca/" target="_blank" title="Sage College of Albany">Sage College of Albany;</a> and the graduate-level <a href="http://esteves.sage.edu/" target="_blank" title="Esteves School of Education">Esteves School of Education</a>, <a href="http://www.sage.edu/academics/health_sciences/" target="_blank" title="School of Health Sciences">School of Health Sciences</a> and <a href="http://www.sage.edu/academics/management/" target="_blank" title="School of Management">School of Management</a>, with programs on <a href="http://www.sage.edu/about/contact/" target="_blank" title="Contact Information + Directions">both campuses.</a> Sage also offers adult education through the School of Professional and Continuing Education and via the Internet through <a href="http://online.sage.edu/" target="_blank" title="Sage Online">Russell Sage Online</a>. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></u></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Scrimshaw has served as president of the Sage Colleges since 2008.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">She was born
in Rochester and raised in Guatemala until age 16, when she and her
family returned to the Boston area, where her father chaired the
Department of Nutrition and Food Science at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span>At Barnard College in New York City, she </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">majored in Latin American studies and anthropology, then </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">obtained her
M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from Columbia University, where she was a
student of the famous cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead. <br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Scrimshaw has held numerous leadership positions in higher-education
institutions across the United States. Most recently, she served as president of
Simmons College in Boston. Prior to her post at Simmons, she served 12
years as the dean of the School of Public Health and professor of
community health sciences and anthropology at the University of Illinois
at Chicago. Prior to those roles, she was associate dean of
public health and professor of public health and anthropology at the
University of California at Los Angeles.<br /><br />A respected and
accomplished scholar, Scrimshaw has chosen research areas including community
participatory research methods, addressing health disparities, improving
pregnancy outcomes, violence prevention, health literacy and
culturally appropriate delivery of health care. She is the author of
five books and numerous journal articles, book chapters and reports.<br /><br />In
the public health field, she has served with distinction on
the Chicago Board of Health and the Illinois State Board of Health. She
is a former chair of the Association of Schools of Public Health.<br /><br />Active
on a national level as well, Scrimshaw served six years as a member
of the governing council of the Institute of Medicine of the
National Academies. When she was elected to the IOM in 1993, she and her
father became the first father/daughter pair in the IOM. She has
chaired the IOM Committee on Communication for Behavior Change:
Improving the Health of Diverse Populations, and served as a member of
many IOM committees, including the Committee on Health Literacy. Most
recently, Scrimshaw co-chaired an IOM workshop entitled, “Building
Health Workforce Capacity Through Community-Based Health Professional
Education” and was an author on an IOM report of the future of global
health entitled, “Investing in Global Health Systems: Sustaining Gains,
Transforming Lives.” Scrimshaw also served as a member of the
National Academy of Science Committee on Science, Engineering and
Public Policy.<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Scrimshaw serves in leadership
capacities in numerous professional and academic organizations. She is a
fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as of the American Anthropological Association and the
Society for Applied Anthropology. She is a past president of the Society
for Medical Anthropology. Internationally, Scrimshaw has served as
president of the board of directors of the U.S.-Mexico Foundation for
Science.<br /><br />In December 2014, Scrimshaw was presented with the
Society for Medical Anthropology’s Career Achievement Award. For her
work on the health of Latino populations, she received a gold medal from
former President Vicente Fox of Mexico. Her many other awards include
the Margaret Mead Award from the American Anthropological Association
and the Society for Applied Anthropology.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Excelsior College is a regionally accredited, nonprofit distance learning institution that focuses on removing obstacles to the educational goals of adult learners. Founded in 1971 and located in Albany, Excelsior is a proven leader in the assessment and validation of student knowledge. It offers more efficient and affordable access to degree completion through multiple avenues: its own online courses and college-level proficiency examinations, and the acceptance in transfer of credit from other colleges and universities, as well as recognized corporate and military training programs. Excelsior College is accredited by the<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“Partners in Lifelong Learning was initiated to shine a spotlight on those in the Capital Region who share in Excelsior’s commitment to lifelong learning,” said Cathy Kushner, vice president of institutional advancement at Excelsior. “GE has demonstrated that commitment through more than a century of workforce development, scholarship programs and investment in the surrounding community, and we’re proud to honor the firm.”<br />
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In the past 10 years, GE has invested more than $225 million into quality educational programs targeting students in primary and secondary schools, with an additional $27.5 million supporting scholarships for promising graduates continuing their academic careers. The company invests more than $1 billion each year in employee development worldwide. And its employees volunteer, mentor and contribute thousands of hours annually to share<br />
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In 2012, Excelsior and GE began to build on this shared commitment to education by strategically aligning GE’s corporate training programs with several of the college’s undergraduate and graduate programs in the School of Business and Technology. In three years, more than 60 GE employees and subcontractors have taken advantage of this unique educational agreement.</span></span><br />
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high-technology growth across New York state, the State University of New York Polytechnic
Institute’s Colleges of Nanoscale Science
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Semi Supply Conference (NESCO) at its NanoTech Megaplex in Albany.</span></span></div>
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educational ecosystem, formed from the merger of the SUNY College of
Nanoscale Science and Engineering and SUNY Institute of Technology. SUNY
Poly offers undergraduate and graduate degrees
in the emerging disciplines of nanoscience and nanoengineering, as well
as cutting-edge nanobioscience and nanoeconomics programs at its Albany
campus, and undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering,
technology, professional studies, and the arts and
sciences at its Utica/Rome campus. As the world’s most advanced,
university-driven research enterprise, SUNY Poly boasts more than $20
billion in high-tech investments, more than 300 corporate partners and a statewide footprint. </span></span></span></span></div>
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companies, technology partners and investors
attended the conference to discuss opportunities to further strengthen
the semi supply chain industry in the Northeast region. NESCO is
presented in partnership with SUNY Poly CNSE; the Research Foundation
for the State University of New York; Empire State
Development (ESD), New York state’s chief economic development agency;
and SEMI, the international association serving the manufacturing supply
chain for the micro- and nano-electronics industries.</span></span></div>
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of industry leaders to hear more about
the resources New York state has available to support supply chain
companies and learn from one other. We are committed to growing this
important sector and view the conversation started at today’s conference
as integral to better positioning New York as
a global leader in 21st century technology. I want to thank our
partners — SUNY Poly CNSE, the Research Foundation and SEMI — for their
collaboration and look forward to working together in the future to
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President of Research, said, </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“New
York state’s global leadership in nanoelectronics research, development
and commercialization, as envisioned by Gov. Cuomo, has drawn
representatives from every level of the
semi supply chain to NESCO to initiate a dialogue with the state,
represented by ESD, SUNY Poly CNSE and the Research Foundation, and
build upon the critical programs supporting economic growth of the high-tech industry. We are thrilled with the success of the
conference, which will be an important tool as we work with our industry
partners to chart a course for the future.”</span></span></div>
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Karen Savala, president of SEMI Americas, said, </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;">“SEMI
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as a partner. The interest generated from participants
both locally and globally demonstrates that development activities in
New York can be an excellent model for collaboration and success."</span></span></span></div>
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NESCO’s morning Emerging Company Forum, new and emerging
semiconductor companies connected with technology partners and investors,
and explored leading-edge research and technology
commercialization opportunities across Upstate New York. The afternoon Supply Chain Forum provided attendees the opportunity to meet with
supply chain managers at major customers such as GE, GlobalFoundries and
SUNY Poly CNSE, and learn more about the supply
chain demands of various CNSE initiatives in advanced packaging and
power electronics along the Nano Corridor.</span></span></div>
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panelists included executives from GlobalFoundries Fab 8, GE Electrical
Technologies and Systems, GE Global, DOW Chemical, Applied Ventures,
New York State Innovation Venture
Capital (NYSIVC) Fund, INFICON, Edwards Vacuum US and Europe, and
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visit
<a href="http://www.sunycnse.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank">www.sunycnse.com</a>
and <a href="https://sunypoly.edu/" target="_blank">www.sunypoly.edu</a>.</span></span></div>
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Work cell: 518-222-2109<br />
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"Transparent," followed by an interactive Q&A panel discussion
focused on exploring transgender identity and social issues. The discussion included the program’s coproducers Rhys Ernst and Zackery Drucker, along
with Rensselaer and State University of New York at Albany faculty,
staff and student members. The program was held April 9 on the
Rensselaer Troy campus in the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and
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in our society today,” said Tara Schuster, coordinator of health
promotion in the Rensselaer Student
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hosting this event and providing a platform from which to discuss issues of gender
identity, it is the hope of the RPI </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Lesbian, G</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">ay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning </span></span></span>(LGBTQ) Task Force to raise awareness
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Trans is an umbrella term that refers to all the identities within the gender identity spectrum.</span>
Our goal is to assure all campus community members that their personal
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— composed of Rensselaer students, staff and faculty — was created and
charged in the spring of 2012 with supporting and improving the campus
climate for the LGBTQ community. Since
its inception, members have been focused on supporting the mission of
the LGBTQ Task Force to ensure that all students at Rensselaer have the
right to safety and the expectation of safety
in their personal identity and the expression of that identity,
whatever it may be, within the bounds of both the law and mutual respect
for the differences of all members of the institute.</span></span></span></div>
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a lecturer in the Rensselaer Department of Cognitive Science, will
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emcee. VerWys has been part of the Rensselaer campus community since
1998, and has regularly discussed LGBT issues within the contexts of personality theory and social psychology courses. In addition, he
served in the United States military during the period when the “Don’t
ask, don’t tell” policy was in effect, and saw firsthand the damage
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"Transparent." An artist and cultural producer, she creates work
that breaks down the way people think about gender, sexuality and methods of
seeing. She has performed and exhibited her work internationally in
numerous museums, galleries and film festivals including
Art Gallery of Ontario, Whitney Museum of American Art, The Hammer
Museum, 54th Venice Biennale, MOMA PS, and Outfest Platinum Showcase, among others. In the Platinum Showcase, she was
awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Outstanding Experimental Film.</span></span></span></div>
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created the title sequence for the series. He is a filmmaker
and artist who works across various forms and modalities to investigate
transgender identity, masculinity, and the intersection of gender and
narrative construction. He has shown work at the Sundance Film Festival,
the Whitney Biennial, the Chicago Museum of Contemporary
Art, MIX Brazil, the New Museum, Brooklyn Museum and the Hammer
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serves as an assistant professor of English at the University at
Albany. She earned her Ph.D.
in gender studies at Indiana University and her MFA in creative writing
at University of Notre Dame. Schalk’s research focuses on race, gender
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is currently the assistant director of the Office of Intercultural
Student Engagement
at the University at Albany. She is the founding coordinator of
the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center at UAlbany, and has done
extensive work with college campuses across New York state to
expand initiatives for LGBTQ student inclusion. She
works with college students in transitioning to campus life and
provides interactive training, programs and class lectures across
campus. D’Allaird is a nationally certified peer educator and trainer
for National Coalition Building Institute, Dignity for All Students Act and Safe Space/Zone development. She
also currently serves on the board of the Northeast LGBT College
Conference and as the Northeast regional rep for the Consortium of LGBT
Higher Education Professionals. D’Allaird’s expertise
is cross-curricular, stemming from a background in sociology, women’s
gender and sexuality studies, and business administration. D’Allaird
also serves as faculty advisor to UAlbany Pride Alliance, Trans*
Action and Gamma Rho Lambda, and is a member of the UAlbany LGBTQ
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Rensselaer. He is a passionate
inventor, as well as an outspoken trans rights activist, founding
TRANS, a group for assistance and networking with other trans and
questioning individuals at Rensselaer. He works toward breaking down
gender stereotypes and giving a voice to gender minorities.
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</span>Rensselaer Union Speakers Forum will present “Performing Your Life: An Evening With Jeffrey Tambor”<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_85417540" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"> April 16</span></span> </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_85417541" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">7:30 p.m. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">in the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center Concert Hall<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_85417541" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">.</span></span></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jeffrey Tambor is an actor who has appeared in many television shows and movies, including <i>Arrested Development </i>and <i>The Hangover</i>, and he recently won the Golden
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at the EMPAC Box Office. For more information, contact the Rensselaer
Union Administration Office
at <a href="tel:%28518%29%20276-6505" target="_blank" value="+15182766505">(518) 276-6505</a>.</span></span><br />
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school on the east side of Troy that serves children three through 12 years of age. The school
supports families, the first educators of children. Together, the school and its families encourage students to become
involved, responsible, contributing members of the church and the community.</span></span><br />
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Minor League Baseball mascot, recently came to the school and visited the students,
thanking them for having participated in the Read for the Ronald McDonald
House Program. </span></span><br />
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importance of community participation and the difference each of us can
make. Keeping track of the minutes read during March turned into money donated to the
Albany Ronald McDonald House.</span></span></div>
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Saratogian Onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07442240393721063210noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747947586812506738.post-18475317336999109752015-03-27T08:13:00.001-07:002015-03-27T08:14:32.748-07:00Troy: Riverfront P-TECH Students Board the BioBus<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><img src="http://www.troycsd.org/schools/ths/ptech_docs/pt%20banner.jpg" height="107" width="666" /> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Troy Riverfront </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pathways in Technology Early College High School</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> (P-TECH) students recently gained hands-on lab research experience through a visit from the BioBus, a lab on wheels operated by Cell Motion Laboratories, an educational nonprofit organization based in New York City. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />Troy Riverfront P-TECH is one of only 16 programs of its kind in the state. The Troy Riverfront P-TECH program puts high school students on a direct career path to the region’s most in-demand fields including technology, biotechnology and advanced manufacturing.<br />As a result of taking a combination of high school and college-level courses, P-TECH students will earn 20-30 college credits before they graduate high school. College-level courses are focused on the most heavily demanded skills from the fastest-growing fields — all with the support of a team of teachers, counselors and industry professionals.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />Students will also have job shadow and internship opportunities at participating companies. Students will explore careers and see firsthand how their academic studies apply to the real world.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />Troy Riverfront P-TECH is a partnership of Troy city schools, Questar III BOCES, Hudson Valley Community College, the Center for Economic Growth, GE Healthcare, Simmons Machine Tool Corporation and Regeneron.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span>Since the first students boarded the BioBus in 2008, the bus has been on the road teaching for 800 days, giving 115,000 people at more than 420 schools and communities the opportunity to work side by side with professional scientists and explore their environment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Almost every day of the school year, the BioBus parks in front of a school, giving students that board the chance to use a phase-contrast video microscope to make movies of crawling amoeba, to use a scanning electron microscope to image a fly's eye, and to visualize glowing, streaming plant chloroplasts using a fluorescence microscope. The students work alongside the former research scientists that form the BioBus regular staff as well as volunteers ranging from students from local colleges and universities to Nobel Prize winner Martin Chalfie to Bill Nye “the Science Guy.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Regeneron is a leading science-based biopharmaceutical company based in Tarrytown, N.Y. that discovers, invents, develops, manufactures and commercializes medicines for the treatment of serious medical conditions. Regeneron commercializes medicines for eye diseases, colorectal cancer and a rare inflammatory condition, and has product candidates in development in other areas of high unmet medical need, including hypercholesterolemia, oncology, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma and atopic dermatitis.</span><br />
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<i>The Saratogian</i> and <i>The Record</i> newspapers<br />20 Lake Ave.<br />Saratoga Springs, NY 12866<br /><a href="mailto:jgrey@digitalfirstmedia.com" target="_blank">jgrey@digitalfirstmedia.com</a><br />Office: 518-290-3898<br />
Work cell: 518-222-2109<br />
Blog: "Extra Credit: Education News from Around the Region": <a href="http://regionaleducation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://regionaleducation.blogspot.com/</a></span></span>Saratogian Onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07442240393721063210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747947586812506738.post-55730919752643904542015-03-26T14:21:00.003-07:002015-03-27T08:14:42.121-07:00Troy: Assemblyman John McDonald Honors Troy Middle School Teacher<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br />
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opportunity to learn about various careers and how to obtain them.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> More than 75 local business professionals came to discuss careers with Troy students.</span></span></span></div>
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cosponsored by Assemblyman John McDonald and Senator Neil Breslin, was
presented to </span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">family and consumer science teacher </span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Linda Lupian for her </span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">43
years in the district</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> and her 24-year commitment to Career Day. She is set to retire this June.</span></span><br />
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Catholic education of young people within a family-like environment that is
caring, challenging, respectful and joyful.
The school strives to endow all students with the strongest possible motivation
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things to celebrate at their morning assembly led by their </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">principal, Susan Merrill.</span></span><br />
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winner of their annual March Madness Raffle. Green dresses, T-shirts, hats and even
sunglasses filled the church for morning assembly. An expectant drumroll added to the anticipation
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">March 18, Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) joined representatives Elizabeth Esty (D-CT) and Chris
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bill would establish the Manufacturing Universities program within the
United States Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and
Technology. Colleges and universities with existing
engineering programs would be eligible to apply for the Manufacturing
University designation, which would include up to $5 million annually
for four years to improve engineering programs with an emphasis on
manufacturing.The program would also increase the number of joint projects
with manufacturing firms, and support students who participate in
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manufacturing represents almost $2 trillion in economic activity each
year – a figure that could increase if we invest in our workers, and
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that stands between the unemployed and unfilled jobs,” Tonko said.
“This bicameral, bipartisan legislation is critical to educating our
workforce and supporting continued economic growth through innovation. I
look forward to working with representatives Esty, Collins, Meehan, Davis and Thompson to see this
bill passed and having New York’s robust manufacturing sector, working
in concert with our fine colleges and universities, provide fertile
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role public universities play in educating and training students for the
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and bicameral. The companion bill in the Senate was introduced by senators
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> In Troy Enlarged City School District, Professional Development Day </span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">March 20 </span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">served as the kickoff to the district's $8.4 million capital project </span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">approved by voters in 2013. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The district installed</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> state-of-the-art, interactive
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used new technology to teleconference with specialists from organizations
across the country. These groups included the National Football Hall of
Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Center for Puppetry Arts, Durham Western
Heritage Museum, the University of Nebraska State Museum, the Institute for Holocaust
Education and Ann Arbor Hands On Science. </span></div>
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social media platforms who has presented to more than 300,000 students in
school districts throughout </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">the United States </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">and </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Canada</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Vollum</span> is
passionate about the remarkable potential of social media, and his
presentations illustrate the how-tos and whys of the world’s most
prominent social sites and apps including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook,
YouTube, Vine, Snapchat, Tumblr and <a href="http://ask.fm/" target="_blank">ASK.FM</a>. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He
believes parents can best help their children navigate social media
using a positive, hands-on approach. Through relatable and realistic
exercises, his participants develop practical skills to minimize the risk of
bullying, cyberbullying and loss of reputation as well as identifying
opportunities and platforms with which to<span style="color: black;"> build their reputation. </span></span></div>
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Superintendent of Schools Michael Patton. “As a district, along with
the Community Coalition for Family Wellness, we want to educate our
students and their families about the best practices for keeping our
kids safe. We want them to learn the ways that their digital footprint
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a founding member of the Community Coalition for Family Wellness, “</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The coalition addresses pertinent issues that can be applied to today’s
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of the points Chris makes in his presentation also apply to
handling other situations that teens may find themselves a part of,
including the choice to use or not use alcohol and other drugs. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">His message is aligned with our coalition’s mission.” </span></div>
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committed to organizing during the 2014-15 school year to provide
families with resources, education and activities that promote
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Captain Chris Rickert recently visited Woodland Hill Montessori School to give a presentation about Antarctica to students from age 3 to third grade. He brought a model of an emperor penguin and some survival wear for cold rescues.<br />
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Woodland Hill Montessori School, founded in 1965, is a progressive independent school at 100 Montessori Place in North Greenbush. The school is fully accredited by the American Montessori Society and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and the Capital Region Independent School Association. There are 290 students from toddler through eighth grade. Visit the website at www.woodlandhill.org.<br />
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and the New Middle East March 25 on the Russell Sage campus in Troy. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /><a href="http://www.sage.edu/academics/" target="_blank" title="Academics">Interdisciplinary academics</a>, combining the professions and the liberal arts, <a href="http://www.sage.edu/community/" target="_blank" title="Sage Engaged in the Community">community engagement</a>, international exposure, and artistic and <a href="http://www.sagegators.com/" target="_blank" title="Sage Athletics">athletic endeavors</a> are among the pillars of the educational experience at the Sage Colleges. Sage enrolls more than 3,000 students in <a href="http://www.sage.edu/academics/programs/" target="_blank" title="Program List">bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs</a> at the undergraduate Russell Sage College for women in Troy; the coeducational undergraduate <a href="http://www.sage.edu/sca/" target="_blank" title="Sage College of Albany">Sage College of Albany;</a> and the graduate-level <a href="http://esteves.sage.edu/" target="_blank" title="Esteves School of Education">Esteves School of Education</a>, <a href="http://www.sage.edu/academics/health_sciences/" target="_blank" title="School of Health Sciences">School of Health Sciences</a> and <a href="http://www.sage.edu/academics/management/" target="_blank" title="School of Management">School of Management</a>, with programs on <a href="http://www.sage.edu/about/contact/" target="_blank" title="Contact Information + Directions">both campuses</a>. Sage also offers adult education through the School of Professional and Continuing Education, and via the Internet through <a href="http://online.sage.edu/" target="_blank" title="Sage Online">Russell Sage Online</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Leibo
discussed how the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Syria and Iraq
has proven as capable of inspiring followers as of terrifying people within
the region and beyond. He also spoke about the origins, nature and
possible future of the Middle East's newest potential state. <br /><br />In addition to teaching, Leibo is head of the Climate Crisis Center at Sage. He is a former Fulbright scholar, and </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">is
best-known to upstate New York residents for his work as a frequent
international political analyst for regional television, radio and
newspapers. He was previously the international political analyst for
WTEN TV and since 1997 has served as an international affairs
commentator for WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Leibo has twice acted as a
consultant for the Educational Testing Service's exams on the Modern
Middle East.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">New York state </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Senator Kathy Marchione </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">(R, C, I-Halfmoon), </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">chair of the Senate’s Local Government Committee,</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">recently visited Oakwood Christian School</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">at 260 Oakwood Ave. in Troy</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">. She spoke to 70 students in kindergarten through grade 8, along with their parents and teachers.</span></span></span><br />
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the librarians of 18 local schools. Towers of tomes were distributed at the
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sheer volume of books is a result of Barnes and Noble Saratoga Springs’
annual Holiday Book Drive, though which generous customers give the gift of
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Holiday Book Drive is one of our most popular community partnerships,” said Barnes and Noble Saratoga Community Relations Manager Beth Austin. “Our booksellers
and customers share the pure joy of giving a book to a child in need. Because
each Barnes and Noble store chooses its local nonprofit beneficiary, the
donations are very personal. We love the fact that customers can pick their favorite children’s book, designate a school and give the gift of reading for
years to come!”</span></span></div>
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really want to thank Barnes and Noble, and the community for making it
possible to get more books into the hands of children,” said WSWHE BOCES School
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books will be used for each school’s 1,000 Book Club, which is a reading
program designed for preschoolers, kindergarteners and their families.
Families borrow a bag of 10 books to read together and return for another bag,
with the goal of reading 1,000 books by the completion of second grade. This
helps children develop a lifetime bond with books while fostering a positive
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<![endif]--><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sacred Heart School collected
one week’s worth of loose change for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Pennies for Patients Program in honor of the students' hero, Father John Yanas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yanas, a 30-year leukemia
survivor, is the Sacred Heart School pastor and spiritual leader.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sacred Heart</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> is an elementary
school on the east side of Troy that serves children three through 12 years of age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> The school</span>
supports families, the first educators of children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Together, staff and families encourage students to become
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For the penny drive, the schoolchildren found loose change around their
homes, earned money by doing chores and bought raffle tickets for three
special incentives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Teacher</span> Mrs. Ciccone’s 20
fifth-graders collected more than $188; that is an average of $9.40 per student.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A special segment of the school's daily morning
assembly was added to the Feb. 27 gathering </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">at 8 a.m. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">in the
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of encouragement to Yanas, and a check for $724 was
presented to the local </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Leukemia and Lymphoma Society </span></span>chapter representative, Brandy Farber.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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will continue to face in the years ahead. Farber congratulated the children for their efforts and closed with
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four Sacred Heart sixth-graders have been awarded scholarships to CCHS for the 2015-2016
school year. The winners are: Timothy Harper, Rachel Malek, Gigi Kataoka and Grace
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This event provided an opportunity for students in the life sciences to
learn from senior members of Capital Region scientific organizations
about career objectives and goals. The focus of the event was various
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Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany Medical Center, AMRI, Center for
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biotechnology community, and to strengthening the competitiveness of the
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Valley as the premier global location for biotechnology research,
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CEG drives economic growth by working with partners in business,
government, and education on strategic initiatives to grow local
companies, attract new industry and investment, and prepare communities
for future growth. CEG receives significant financial
support from Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology
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and technology throughout New York’s economic development efforts; the
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--Please note my new contact information below--<br /><br />Education reporter<br />
<i>The Saratogian</i> and <i>The Record</i> newspapers<br />20 Lake Ave.<br />Saratoga Springs, NY 12866<br /><a href="mailto:jgrey@digitalfirstmedia.com" target="_blank">jgrey@digitalfirstmedia.com</a><br />Office: 518-290-3898<br />
Work cell: 518-222-2109<br />
Blog: "Extra Credit: Education News from Around the Region": <a href="http://regionaleducation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://regionaleducation.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
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of middle and high school students from seven New York state counties attended the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>Colleges of Nanoscale Science
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of clean-energy technologies by experimenting with thin films, solar
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Nancy Damato<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> from the </span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Albany Ronald McDonald
House</span></span> during the kickoff
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Nancy Damato from the Albany Ronald McDonald
House recently visited Sacred Heart School, kicking off the Read for Ronald McDonald
House: Kids Helping Kids Program for the upcoming month of March.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Principal Susan Merrill, the ruler of the
land of Sacred Heart, accepted the Story Wars Challenge on behalf of the school
population.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">"This is a great community outreach fundraiser," wrote Sacred Heart </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Director of Development and Public Relations Karen Snyder in an email to the Saratogian.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">All students are encouraged
to keep track of the time they spend on reading in and out of school on a
special calendar while earning the support of their family and friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All forms of reading and variety of materials
count. Each village/town (classroom) will record the accumulated reading time
within their room, thus earning rewards for both Ronald McDonald House and
their kingdom (school). </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sacred Heart is an elementary
school on the east side of Troy that serves children three through 12 years of age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At Sacred Heart, the staff supports families, the first educators of children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Together, staff and families encourage students to become
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Nancy Damato </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">from the Albany Ronald McDonald
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The New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) union says the “test-and-punish”
emphasis in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget — including a push to more than double
the weight of state tests — is not research-based; would increase stress on
students; and would rob parents, teachers and school boards of their voice in
local education decisions.<br />
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<span style="font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">New York
State United Teachers is a statewide union with more than 600,000 members in
education, human services and health care. NYSUT is affiliated with the American
Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association, and the </span><span class="st">American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations</span><span style="font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">.</span><br />
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NYSUT said its analysis of Cuomo’s proposal shows the plan flies in the
face of a growing body of research challenging the use of standardized
tests for high-stakes decisions about teaching and learning.<br />
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“The governor’s irresponsible plan would hurt students by intensifying the
state’s fixation on standardized testing — in direct contradiction to what kids
need and what parents have asked for,” said NYSUT President Karen Magee. “His
‘billionaires’ agenda’ ignores the real needs of students. To improve
on our already strong public education system and its quality
teaching force, the governor should be supporting teachers, not scapegoating
them.”<br />
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Magee added, “What’s crystal-clear is that the governor has not been
listening to parents and teachers. We don’t need a greater emphasis on
high-stakes testing. There’s no outcry to create greater incentives to ‘teach to
the test.’ I haven’t heard any parents say, ‘I want my child to focus <i>less</i>
on real learning and <i>more</i> on ‘fill in the bubble’ state tests.’ It
seems only the governor and his hedge-fund friends want to subject
the state’s most precious resource — its children — to even more pressure
from high-stakes tests.”<br />
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Meanwhile, she said, the governor is holding school-aid runs hostage
to his attack on public education and the teaching profession. She
reiterated her call for a sustained commitment to what all
students need.<br />
“Our public schools need a state budget that corrects years
of neglect and inequality, and that invests much more in those communities
serving the most vulnerable in our society.”<br />
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NYSUT Vice President Catalina Fortino, who oversees NYSUT’s Department
of Research and Educational Services, said a growing body of
research challenges reliance on state standardized tests in high-stakes
decisions.<br />
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An April 2014 study, for example, by the American Statistical
Association (ASA) found that value-added measures (VAM) based on
standardized tests do not directly measure potential teacher contributions
toward other student outcomes.<br />
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The ASA report said, “Most VAM studies find that teachers account for about
1 percent to 14 percent of the variability in test scores, and
that the majority of opportunities for quality improvement are found in the
system-level conditions. Ranking teachers by their VAM scores can have
unintended consequences that reduce quality.”<br />
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The ASA noted this is not saying teachers have little effect on students,
but that variation among teachers accounts for a small part of the variation in
scores. The majority of the variation in test scores is attributable to
factors outside of the teacher’s control, such as student and family
background, poverty, curriculum and unmeasured influences.<br />
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“The governor wants to silence the voices of parents and
educators,” Fortino said. “He is ignoring the research, and what educators
and democratically elected school boards know is best for their children
in their own local communities — less testing and more learning. It cannot be
clearer: The governor’s approach is wrong for students and public schools.”<br />
<br />
A resolution passed <span class="aqj"><span data-term="goog_1924428046" tabindex="0">Jan.
24</span> by the NYSUT Board of Directors emphasizes that point, saying, “We
affirm NYSUT’s commitment to teaching — not testing — as school’s primary
activity.” </span><br />
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<span class="aqj"> </span><span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">--Jennie Grey<br />
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Work cell: 518-222-2109<br />
Blog: "Extra Credit: Education News from Around the Region": <a href="http://regionaleducation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://regionaleducation.blogspot.com/</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">Jan. 29, at Maple Hill Middle School in </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Castleton-on-Hudson</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">, </span>grades
5-8 learned about careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through
a day of fun and engaging workshops led by </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">classroom teachers, </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">college
students and</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> business representatives.</span><br />
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presentations included</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·</span></span> Material
Engineering – by RPI graduate students</span> </div>
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Does Solar Work?</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> – by </span>Schodack Central School District Superintendent Bob </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Horan</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">--Jennie Grey<br />
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--Please note my new contact information below--<br /><br />Education reporter<br />
<i>The Saratogian</i> and <i>The Record</i> newspapers<br />20 Lake Ave.<br />Saratoga Springs, NY 12866<br /><a href="mailto:jgrey@digitalfirstmedia.com" target="_blank">jgrey@digitalfirstmedia.com</a><br />Office: 518-290-3898<br />
Work cell: 518-222-2109<br />
Blog: "Extra Credit: Education News from Around the Region": <a href="http://regionaleducation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://regionaleducation.blogspot.com/</a></span></span> </span></div>
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