Mental health is health. That important message has been shared across SUNY Poly’s campus and throughout the SUNY system, in a united effort to raise awareness during National Suicide Prevention Month. SUNY Poly students have access to several important mental health services and resources as explained by Director of Wellness Stacey Genther in a recent …
Some students know exactly what they want to study when they step foot onto a college campus for the first time, but statistics show that often isn’t the case. Multiple sources report that an estimated 20-50 percent of students enter college undeclared. New Hartford native Gabriella Yacobucci was one such example. Drawn to SUNY Poly …
SUNY Polytechnic Institute recently held a variety of summer programs for Herkimer County students as part of the Liberty Partnership Program (LPP). This comes after SUNY Poly was awarded more than $1.4 million from the New York State Department of Education through a five-year Liberty Partnership Program grant in March to serve hundreds of students in …
Initially drawn to SUNY Poly for the small class sizes, Kaylee Walsh knew it was the place for her after speaking with professors in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department for the first time. “They actually wanted to get to know you,” she said. “The relationships that I have with my professors now … I …
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SUNY Poly’s 10-week Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) provides qualified undergraduate students with the opportunity to conduct research, as well as engage in an innovative hands-on experience to work with the university’s world-class faculty. In 2023, 21 students are participating in the program, with the overwhelming majority hailing from SUNY Poly. There are four SURP …
Program prepped Carr-Perri, Delano in pursuit of law degrees Focusing on questions and problems most effectively addressed by integrating knowledge and skills from different fields of study, the Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) Program at SUNY Poly is ideal for students seeking the flexibility and freedom to create a course of study that reflects their own intellectual interests …
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Taking the 7-train with his mother as a child, Queens native DeAndre Walters developed an interest in trains at an early age. “Back then, the subway was quite an interesting place. You had all the older redbirds and a wide array of retro stainless-steel cars,” he said. The 2017 Electrical Engineering Technology grad was recently …
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Providing students with project-based learning experiences is engrained in the fabric of SUNY Polytechnic Institute. The Braille Blocks project is one of several collaborative efforts featuring students and faculty from multiple disciplines who have worked together to develop assistive technologies for people with disabilities. SUNY Poly has partnered with the Central Association for the Blind …
Online program offering specialized training in informatics aspects of health sees first graduates Every program has its hallmark. For SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s Master of Science in Health Informatics (HI) program, it’s “teaching the hands-on skills that employers are looking for,” explains Associate Professor and Program Coordinator Dr. Jerome Niyirora. “Employers are looking for people who …
When you walk into the Wildcat Den, SUNY Poly’s campus store, you’re greeted by the friendly face of Jessaca DiPrimo. DiPrimo began working at the campus store as a student ambassador in the Fall of 2021, and over time, was promoted to assistant campus store manager. Each morning the Little Falls native commutes to campus …
Zackary Nisbet has always been interested in technology, whether it be coding or taking computers apart, but he was also fascinated by human behavior. It was because of the latter that he began his collegiate career at SUNY Binghamton as a Psychology major. But as time went on, he felt it wasn’t the right decision …
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“I knew I never wanted to have a normal job where I worked in an office all of the time,” says Dr. Adam McLain, associate professor of Biology at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. That realization eventually led him to graduate school at Louisiana State University, followed by his postdoctoral fellowship at the Henry Doorly Zoo in …
