The Cortland University Police Department’s most popular officer has been described as having light brown almost blonde hair, dark brown eyes and four crime fighting paws! Meekah is the UPD’s 2 year old therapy K9, who works with her handler investigator Melissa Keelhar. From when she was 8 weeks old, beloved english labrador retriever Meekah […]
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Cortland Restaurant Week
Cortland County restaurants invited local customers to partake in their annual restaurant week that began Monday to Friday, March 24-30. Promotions like deals and special dishes were on display attracting both SUNY Cortland students and local Cortland residents. The Rock serves a bar style menu with much variety, including, french fries, fried pickles, and fried […]
With Graduation Approaching, Education Majors Eye State of Classrooms
At White Plains Highlands Middle School in Westchester, New York, first-year teacher Kylie Gilroy is facing a challenge she didn’t expect: many of her seventh-grade students struggle with basic reading and writing. “They don’t know how to write complete sentences, especially compound ones,” Gilroy said. As an English Language Learner-heavy class, the gap in skills […]
Cortland’s Financial Outlook and Enrollment Trends
The Vice President for Finance and Management at SUNY Cortland, Mark Yacavone ’94, hosted an open campus meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 26, in Sperry Center, about SUNY Cortland’s financial state and the university budget, with updates on campus reserves and allocation of resources. During the meeting, Yacavone spoke about the school’s funds, its operating expense, […]
Education Students Concerned with Trump’s DoE Cuts
President Donald Trump announced at the beginning of February his intentions of eliminating the Department of Education through an executive action while pressuring employees to quit their jobs. A month later, on March 20, he signed the order that would start dismantling DOE and transfer authority over education and school curriculums back to each state. […]
The impact on local business from the Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex
Cortland N.Y. – Baseball may be America’s pastime, but for residents of Cortland the development of baseball fields has been more of a nightmare. The Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex is a multi use park featuring four baseball diamonds on route 13 just outside of town in Cortland. The development of the park has been a […]
Pool Facilities at SUNY Cortland back open
The water facilities in the SLC at SUNY Cortland are back open as of March 13, due to a pump that failed according to a campus official. Upon arrival back to campus students that frequently use the pool facilities in their weekly routines were surprised to hear that there would be no hours of access, […]
Big-Little Week
At SUNY Cortland, Greek life is an important part of campus, and one of Greek life’s key traditions is “Big-Little.” This tradition pairs new members with older sisters who serve as mentors and guides. The process starts with new members going on “ivy dates” with different sisters to find a good match. The Ivy date […]
SUNY Cortland’s Musical Theatre programs next big show: ‘Anything Goes’
BON VOYAGE! Join the SUNY Cortland crew on a journey of comedy, mischief and madcap antics aboard a grand ship where absolutely anything goes! “Anything Goes” is a lighthearted comedy-musical from the 1930s, following a group of passengers aboard a ship going from New York to London. Among the passengers are an American debutante engaged […]
This Friday: TEDxSUNY Cortland Will Explore The Invisible Forces of Air
This Friday, April 4th, Cortland is hosting a TEDxSUNY Cortland conference to spark conversation between community members, faculty, students, and alumni about big ideas and concepts relating to all aspects of life. From 6:00-8:00 p.m. in Sperry Room 205, this free event is open to anyone interested in hearing a wide variety of speakers talk […]