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Farmingdale
On campus: Farmindgale aviators earn their wings with both feet on the ground
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Farmingdale Chapter President Yolanda Pauze was a study in concentration as she sat in the cockpit of the new flight simulator, her eyes fixed on the computer screen straight ahead. “Wow, this is amazing,” Pauze said. “It’s like being in an actual airplane.” That’s why students and instructors at Farmingdale’s aviation program are so excited about the acquisition of the $90,000 simulator—a device the college wouldn’t have without the initiative and persistence of Farmingdale UUPer Barbara Maertz. Maertz was instrumental in helping the college secure a state grant that paid for the training device. |
Post to Twitter2009 NYSUT RA; Two UUP newsletters awarded for outstanding writing, design
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Two newsletters produced by UUP members earned a total of five awards for outstanding writing and design. The Active Retiree and the Farmingdale Unifier were feted at the annual NYSUT journalism awards luncheon at the 2009 RA in Buffalo. The competition is sponsored by New York Teacher. The Active Retiree won Awards of Merit for general excellence and best editorial, and an honorable mention for best news story. “This well-designed, well-written and well-edited newsletter sends a clear message: Retirees as activists and difference-makers,” is how the judges described the newsletter, which is published for the more than 3,300 retiree members of UUP. The editorial “Health care should be a priority in this election,” by Judith Wishnia of SUNY Stony Brook, also earned high marks from the judges. “This editorial is not just well-written and well-organized, it does an excellent job of backing up its point with a number of factual references.” |
Farmingdale Chapter hosts candidate forum
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Long Island lawmakers participating in a UUP-sponsored Legislative Forum said they were not in favor of further mid-year cuts to the state university.
Assemblymen James Conte (R-Huntington Station), Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove), Andrew Raia (R-E. Northport), Joseph Saladino (R-Massapequa), Robert Sweeney (D-Lindenhurst) and Rob Walker (R-Hicksville)—all endorsed by NYSUT in their respective state Assembly races—spoke those words during an Oct. 16 question-and-answer session at SUNY Farmingdale. Barbara Maertz, the chapter’s legislative chair, arranged the event.
Before the candidates’ forum got under way, UUP President Phillip Smith warned that further cuts to SUNY would only add to the decline of the state’s troubled economy, noting that every dollar invested in the state university generates an average of between $6 and $8 for local economies. Maertz added that continued budget cuts would prevent SUNY from fulfilling its core mission of a quality, affordable, accessible education for all New Yorkers.
“In this time of economic crisis, SUNY is the solution,” Smith said.
The lawmakers pointed out that they would be asked to make additional cuts when they return to the Capitol Nov. 18, but agreed that SUNY is worth the investment.
On hand during the event were, above, from left: UUP statewide Vice President for Professionals John Marino; Assembly-man Conte; Assemblyman Saladino; UUP statewide Secretary Eileen Landy; Assemblyman Raia; Maertz; Assembly-man Sweeney; Assemblyman Lavine; Farmingdale Chapter President Michael Smiles; UUP?President Smith; and Old Westbury Chapter President Candelario “Kiko” Franco.
Also attending was Farmingdale State College President Hubert Keen.
— Karen L. Mattison
Changing lives with a smile: Farmingdale has UUP to thank for new dental hygiene care center
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Sophomore Allison Castro smiled as she looked through the tiny dental loupes attached to her protective glasses, allowing a magnified look at Jim Foby's teeth as he lay on an examination chair in SUNY Farmingdale's new Dental Hygiene Care Center.
Inserting a wand-like device called an intraoral camera into his mouth, she pushed a button, snapping several digital photos. Instantaneously, the images appeared on a large computer screen a few feet away. She pointed out small signs of plaque on Foby's teeth, which were fine.
"That's amazing," Foby said, staring up at the screen.
At Farmingdale: Exhibit to showcase members’ artwork
The artwork of faculty members past and present from SUNY Farmingdale’s department of visual communications is currently on display at Hale Hall on campus.
The exhibition is open to the public and runs through October.
The department — first known as the department of art and design when it was established in 1946 — has produced thousands of graduates who have gone on to successful careers as artists or teachers of art.
A special showing of the exhibition will be held Oct. 10 for the Long Island Retirees of UUP, who are gathering that day for a luncheon meeting at SUNY Farmingdale.
— Donald Feldstein