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    Team of SUNY Poly Alumni Find Career Opportunities Together at NYPA

    When Jason Nasto found a career as an Instrument and Control Supervisor at the New York Power Authority (NYPA) he soon decided to finish an Electrical Engineering Technology degree from SUNY Poly, graduating in 2019. He knew this educational experience would serve him well, but what he might not have known at the time was […]

     Graduate Student Q + A: Garrett Hassard, Accounting, B.S. ’20

    Name: Garrett Hassard Degree: M.S. in Accountancy with a focus in Forensic Accounting and Valuation Hometown: Oneonta, NY Expected Graduation Year: May 2022 Why did you choose SUNY Poly? I chose SUNY Poly because of the small class sizes and because accounting, my area of study, is accredited by the AACSB, which only 5% of […]

     Nicole Watson, MBA, Business Administration BS ’83: SUNY Poly’s Business Administration Program is ‘A Great Foundation for being Anything You Want’

    From SUNY Poly to the South (Atlanta, GA), Nicole Watson ‘83 has made the most of her college experience by channeling an extraordinary career. As an award-winning media professional, she has worked for most of the top names in the broadcast industry, including Turner Broadcasting, HBO, ESPN, BET, and CBS. Her career has taken her […]

     T.J. Allard, Finance, B.S. '97: My Life as a TV Film Producer is a 'Tech Nerd’s Dream That All Started at SUNY Poly'

    Long before two-time Emmy Award winner T.J. Allard would share an improv stage with “Parks and Recreation” star Amy Poehler, design video games for the “Batman” series, or pitch the idea for his latest project, History’s “The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch,” he was a student at SUNY Poly. It was the mid- ‘90s and the […]

     Elias Zeina Business Administration B.S. ’17: SUNY Poly Allowed Me to Support My Family’s Business Through an Affordable, High-Value Education

    UTICA, N.Y. – Helping to carry on the tradition of excellent food, customer service and dedication to the culinary side of his Lebanese heritage, Elias Zeina, ’17, ’19, credits his education at SUNY Poly as being the “fuel to the fire” to take his family’s business to the next level. Zeina’s Café, opened in 2010 […]

     Alumni Profile: From Balance Sheets to Bustin' Rhymes - Eric ‘Generic’ Armitage ’17

    When he’s not using his Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree to crunch numbers for his newly established business, Eric Armitage ’17 can be found dropping beats as a local hip-hop talent whose time at SUNY Poly helped him realize his lifelong dream. A native of Holland Patent, Eric found his niche in hip-hop after […]

     Alumni Profile: Alexandria Dodge CID '17

    Marcy native Alexandria Dodge ’17, whose well-known voice can be heard throughout the Mohawk Valley as a radio personality for Kiss FM 97.9/105.5 and Bug Country 99.7/101.1 FM, would never have guessed her time at SUNY Poly would lead her to such an exciting career in her hometown. While a student at Whitesboro High School, […]

     Alumni Profile: Devin Getchell

    Before he started his academic career at SUNY Poly, Devin Getchell had little interest or knowledge of the field of Community and Behavioral Health, but several courses his first semester taught by Dr. Joanne Joseph and Dr. Veronica Tichenor not only changed that, but also solidified Devin’s career trajectory, leading him to the Centers for […]

     Faculty Profile: Melissa Prest, College of Business Management

    With a father in the military, Melissa Prest lived throughout the country as she grew up, from Washington to Kentucky, and Georgia to Hawaii, later returning to her birthplace of Utica, New York, when she was a teen after her father had finished serving. Receiving her associate’s degree with honors from Mohawk Valley Community College, […]

     Faculty Profile: Katie Matt - Adviser, Faculty Member, Alumna

    When Katie Matt was a student in SUNY Poly’s accounting programs, she originally had her sights set on business. The experiences she’s undergone, though, have made teaching others her business, and brought her right back to where she learned it all – the hallways of SUNY Poly. “I appreciate the reaction students have when a […]

     Alumni Profile: Bikash Regmi, Family Nurse Practitioner ’17

    Originally born in Bhutan–a small Himalayan kingdom between India and China–Bikash eventually made his way to American soil. After being forced to leave his birthplace, Bikash at the age of 7, spent 17 years in a refugee camp in Nepal until arriving in the United States and resettling in Syracuse, New York. Fast-forward to present […]

     Alumni Profile: Jessica MacIntosh CID ’14, IDT ’16

    It’s no surprise that Jessica MacIntosh ’16 has achieved a lot in a short period of time. A recent graduate of SUNY Poly’s accelerated B.S. Communication and Information Design / M.S. Information Design and Technology program, her story exemplifies the flexibility and adaptability of two of our most contemporary degrees. It also shows a grounded […]

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