(Long Island, NY) Almost 1,400 students will process on Saturday – over 1,150 with bachelor’s degrees, 192 with associate’s degrees, and 12 with certificates. Exceptional academic achievement – as reflected by Latin Honors – has been recognized for 479 graduates.
At 10 a.m., students will graduate with degrees from the Schools of Business and Health Sciences; at 3 p.m., students will graduate with degrees from the Schools of Arts & Sciences and Engineering Technology.
Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr., Executive Director of the Alzheimer’s Foundation and former State Legislator, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.
A live video stream will be held for the two ceremonies. Given Farmingdale’s continued enrollment growth, holding two ceremonies was the only way to accommodate the graduates and their guests in a building on campus. And requests to live video stream the ceremonies come from the families of our increasing diverse student population, including those in other countries.
Four graduating students have received SUNY’s Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence:
- Kristin Bonura, nursing, Smithtown
- Kinza Nadeem Kasher, visual communications, Commack
- Kimberly Gleason, applied psychology, Holbrook
- Alexa Toyas, professional communications/winter commencement valedictorian, Massapequa Park
One graduating student won the Chancellor’s Scholar-Athlete Award:
- Samuel Riva, soccer and golf, sport management, Farmingdale
Ten members of the faculty and staff have also been honored by SUNY:
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Dr. Kathleen Walsh, Nursing, Mineola
- Prof. George Fernandez, Visual Communications, Ridge
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
- Dr. Matilde Fava, Modern Languages, Mt. Vernon
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
- Dr. Robert Saunders, International Education, and History, Politics and Geography, Sea Girt, NJ
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship
- Ms Theresa Zahor, Huntington Station
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Ms Carol McNamara, Dental Hygiene
- Mr. Daniel T. Arcieri, Biology
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
- Prof. Amanda Lavery, Biology
- Prof. Joseph Rossi, Criminal Justice
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service
- Ms Vanda Bordies, Urban Horticulture and Design, West Babylon
Farmingdale State College continues to prepare students with the education, skills, and critical thinking needed to meet the challenges of tomorrow. As the largest of SUNY’s colleges of technology (with over 8,700 students), Farmingdale equips students with the resources and knowledge sought by today’s emerging industries. Offering bachelor and associate programs, Farmingdale will soon offer its first graduate degree. At Farmingdale, students also have abundant opportunities in experiential learning—internships, clinical training, and guided research—that provide practical instruction and personal growth. Small, personalized classes, a residence hall with suite-style living, a lush 380-acre campus undergoing major renovation, and a highly successful NCAA Division III athletics program with modern facilities make Farmingdale State College one of the fastest-growing colleges in the region. In addition, in 2014 U.S. News & World Report ranks Farmingdale #27 among regional colleges in the north (up from #31) and in 2013 Farmingdale was the only SUNY school (and the only LI school) listed in the LEAST debt category in the section titled Student Debt Load at Graduation for regional colleges in the north. For more information, contact Kathryn Coley at 631-420-2400 or kathryn.coley@farmingdale.edu. Look on our website www.farmingdale.edu. Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/farmingdale.
