Robert Scholefield ‘ 86: Health Services Management

It’s an exciting time in healthcare in the Mohawk Valley, most notably with the recent opening of Mohawk Valley Health System’s (MVHS) Wynn Hospital. Playing a large role in that effort is Deerfield Native Robert Scholefield, who serves as an executive vice president of MVHS. He stayed local for college, earning his Health Services Management …

Steve (’06) and Gina (’03) Surace Give Back to Alma Mater

In addition to having highly successful careers, Steve ’06 and Gina ’03 Surace recently made the decision to establish a $25,000 endowed scholarship that will benefit undergraduate business students at SUNY Poly, assisting students who are in the same position they were once in. Currently, Steve who has his MBA in Technology Management from SUNY …

Liz Ellis ’16: Communication and Information Design

Each weekday, local listeners start their day with Liz Ellis, whose morning show, Listen It’s Liz, is broadcasted on 97.9/105.5 KISS FM. The Utica native and Communication & Information Design major, who graduated in 2016, is also the Promotions Director for Roser Communications which includes KISS FM, Bug Country, and TALK 100.7 FM. “I handle …

Once a dream, now a reality

SUNY Poly alums/adjuncts open medical clinic in Syracuse Bikash and Kumari Regmi’s passion for the medical field was ignited thousands of miles away from Caring Family Health, a clinic they recently opened in the Syracuse area. At a young age, both left their native Bhutan, and spent the next 17 years in Nepal refugee camps. …

Kaylee Walsh ’23: Electrical and Computer Engineering; Applied Mathematics

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 …

IDS offers students flexibility and the freedom to explore their interests

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 …

Climb aboard the Metro-North with SUNY Poly alum DeAndre Walters ‘17

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 …

Steven Gassner ’20: Applied Mathematics + Nanoscale Science

Hometown: Utica, NY Current Position: Ph.D. student in Physics at the University of Pennsylvania, studying quantum materials. What was your favorite class? Many of Professor Carlo Cafaro’s math courses have left an impression on me—I apply what I learned in his classes every day.  What activities were you involved in on campus? Why did you …

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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 at a Women in Sports event

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 …

TJ Allard

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 …