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![Schenectady high School students Jayden Birch and Arnaud West seated at table, listening to Dr. Moono speaking.](https://sunysccc.edu/images/news/MenofColorSummitSUNYSchenectady4.jpg)
College Hosts Inaugural Men of Color Summit
Educators from SUNY Schenectady and the Schenectady City School District discuss pathways to higher education with students from Schenectady High School during event organized by Educational Opportunity Program.
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Popular International Gala Showcases Cuisine, Music, and Food From Around the Globe
Guests celebrate and share stories from different cultures.
![Niko Nyman and Davie Penid on campus](https://sunysccc.edu/images/news/_thumbs/DavieandNikoCollagethumb-orig.png)
Two Students Earn Prestigious 2023 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence
Niko Nyman, Performing Arts: Music/Music Audio Technology major, and Davie Emmanuel Penid, December 2022 graduate, chosen for SUNY's highest honor.
![Hemnarine Gobind with SUNY officials on stage, accepting EOP Award](https://sunysccc.edu/images/news/_thumbs/EOPAwardHemnarineApril2023bthumb-orig.png)
Computer Science Graduate Recognized with Norman R. McConney, Jr. Award for Student Excellence
Hemnarine Gobind earns SUNY EOP Award, as he pursues his bachelor's degree in Computer Science for a career in coding.
![Renee Adamany and student seated in classroom, smiling](https://sunysccc.edu/images/news/_thumbs/ReeneClassApril2023bthumb-crop.png)
Sociology Students Connect with Community Organizations Through Service Learning Projects
Students lead art activities at YWCA Childcare Center, create a music and meditation room at New Choices Recovery Center, and plant flowers with residents of Kingsway Arms Assisted Living.
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College Partners with MVP Health Care on New Workforce Development Program for Health Care and Insurance Jobs
Capital Region community members to be offered courses in newly named MVP Health Care Impact Lab to help alleviate workforce shortage.
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Science Major One of Only 20 Students In the Country Named to All-USA Academic Team
Parmesh Thakoordial, a senior at Schenectady High School and first-generation college student, also selected as recipient of national New Century Transfer Pathway Scholarship.
![Nkeiru Ubadike standing, smiling with international flags behind her, inside the International Atomic Energy Agency Headquarters in Vienna, Austria, where she is interning.](https://sunysccc.edu/images/news/NkeiruUbadikeMarch2023a.png)
"I Started at SUNY Schenectady!" Five Questions with Physicist Nkeiru Ubadike, Class of 2019
Nkeiru Ubadike '19 began presenting her scientific research as a student at SUNY Schenectady and is now interning in Vienna, Austria, at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Headquarters, part of the United Nations System.
![Paul Milton, Ellis President and CEO, and Dr. Steady Moono, SUNY Schenectady President](https://sunysccc.edu/images/news/_thumbs/EllisMarch2023cthumb-orig.png)
SUNY Schenectady and Ellis Medicine Collaboration Will Change Landscape of Healthcare Employment Opportunities and Nursing Education in the Capital Region
Officials announce plans for new college-to-employment program and pipeline to the Belanger School of Nursing at Ellis.
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Between Classes With...Erin Potter, Science Faculty Member
Meteorology professor, NASA field campaign co-leader, and researcher, Erin Potter is launching weather balloons and giving her SUNY Schenectady students a behind-the-scenes look at the NASA program.