Bays. is marks the sixth year for this initiative, in what has become an annual effort
for the program and its students. About 40 students and faculty chefs prepared the
meal with ingredients provided by the Dominican Sisters – a dozen 20-pound
turkeys; 100 pounds of mashed potatoes; 50 pounds of sweet potatoes; 80 pounds of
stuffing; 25 pounds of assorted vegetables; five gallons of gravy, and everything needed
to bake enough apple and pumpkin pies. Local elementary school students from east
Quogue supported the effort by making box trays to deliver the holiday meals.
inclement weather this past winter caused numerous class cancellations. i communicated
directly with the college community and our faculty throughout each weather episode
to assure everyone that any decision to cancel classes is always taken very seriously
by the administration. e decision to cancel takes into consideration the academic
integrity of our programs along with the federal and state requirements for class hours,
and is balanced with input from those charged with safety and security at our campuses.
our goal is to make the appropriate decision to protect everyone from weather-related
injury. is year’s multiple storms provided the first opportunities for the College to
implement the newly approved Board policy regarding class cancellations.
is year, six students from the Michael J. Grant Campus volunteered for an
alternative spring break experience. e students flew to the west Coast and worked
with feed America San Diego, an organization that helps with hunger relief, and
father Joe’s village, a local homeless shelter. e Suffolk students distributed food
and met with homeless individuals to hear their stories. ey also learned about food
insecurity – a lack of access to enough nutritionally adequate food. while in San
Diego, the group was also able to volunteer with the Tijuana river National estuarine
research reserve, helping them in their quest to eliminate invasive species. Upon
their return, i asked the students to present a video of their experiences to the
College’s Board of Trustees, who congratulated them on their efforts to improve
conditions in each of the communities they visited.
e College’s Get ere from Here Scholars were recruited to learn about the
orientation Leader/Peer Mentor Programs. each year, the office of Campus Activities
and Student Leadership Development selects a group of upbeat, dedicated students
to become orientation Leaders/Peer Mentors who will greet and assist incoming
students and family members at our New Student orientation program in August.
orientation Leaders/Peer Mentors provide a vital service, helping thousands of new
students by providing comprehensive information they will need to acclimate
themselves to the College.
it is common for our students, faculty and staff to remain engaged in community
service activities taking place both on and off campus. on the eastern Campus, the
Humanities Department hosted a Creative writing festival for students and the Science
and Mathematics Department hosted a family Astronomy and Planetarium Program.
free Measles, Mumps and rubella (MMr) immunization Clinics were conducted
on each of our campuses by either the Suffolk County Department of Health or
Campus Student Health Services. Harsh winter weather resulted in cancelled blood
drives across Long island, resulting in an urgent need for blood. in response, the
Ammerman and eastern campuses hosted successful blood drives in february.
Considerable work has taken place to ensure a smooth implementation of the College’s
transition to a new dining service vendor for the upcoming fall semester. representation
from across the major functional areas of the College has been engaged in this process
with Aramark Dining Services for months. Staff is methodically reviewing numerous
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Students from the Culinary Arts program prepared about
140 anksgiving dinners for long-term patients and home-bound
seniors of the Dominican Sisters of Hampton Bays.
With record snowfall, the entire college community appreciates
efforts made to keep our campus and students safe.
Suffolk has begun working with a new preferred vendor
for dining services, Aramark Higher Education.
