Post written by: Nan Pasquarello

The Student Affairs Connections Committee would like to recognize and thank the following people and groups for their participation and support of the Midnight Breakfast program. The event, held on December 7th in Neubig Dining Hall, was a huge success. A total of 684 students attended, and the event raised $690 for the local chapter of the American Red Cross.

Thanks go to the program coordinator (and Connections Committee co-chair), Craig Dillaman!

Special thanks go to our faculty, staff, and administrator volunteers:

President Erik Bitterbaum
Interim Vice President for Student Affairs Richard Peagler
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs Nancy Aumann
Director of Recreational Sports Julian Wright
Chief of University Police Steven Dangler
UPD Access Systems Coordinator Eamon O’Shea
Assistant Director of Residential Services Cynthia Lake
Randall Hall Director Maureen Moffett
Director of Judicial Affairs Nan Pasquarello
Assistant to the Director of Residential Services Sarah Gingrich
Coordinator of Housing and Operations Jean Brown
Catholic Chaplain Marie Agen
Health Services Nurse Lori Burns
Residential Services Staff Member Brianna Dillaman
Interim Assistant Director of Campus Activities Mary Kate Boland
Assistant Director of Judicial Affairs Michael Pitaro
Physical Education Lecturer Shirley Cahill
Director of Career Services John Shirley
Assistant Directof of Computing Services Scott Thomas
Principal Account Clerk Harland Bigelow
DeGroat Hall Director Jesse Kimmerle
Professor of Communication Studies Sam Kelley
Assistant Professor of Sociology/Anthropology Stephen Halebsky
Associate Professor of Recreation and Leisure Studies Susan Wilson
Associate Director of Alumni Affairs Nick Koziol
Towers Complex Coordinator Calvin Ruthven
Director of ASAP Mariangela Chandler

The committee would also like to recognize and thank the sponsors of the event. They include:
The Vice President for Student Affairs Office
The Cortland College Foundation
The Cortland College Alumni Association
The Division of Institutional Advancement
Residential Services
ASC
SGA
SAB

Post written by: Nan Pasquarello

Everywhere I look this semester, I see SUNY Cortland students, faculty and staff engaging in meaningful activities that connect them to the campus and surrounding community. Let me list just a select few that come to mind from the last month or so:

- packed houses at Thoroughly Modern Millie, and outstanding musical theatre performances by our students
- spirited fans and talented student athletes at the home basketball and hockey games (men’s and women’s)
- campus-wide discussions on service learning and community service
- service projects internationally, like the Belize Zoo Project,
- holiday food and gift drives by various student organizations, divisions at the college, and student athletes
- Midnight Breakfast fun – the SUNY Cortland end-of-semester tradition where faculty, staff, and administrators serve a late-night breakfast to our students as they prepare for finals
- hundreds of education majors doing volunteer hours in the local schools
- student leaders volunteering to serve on boards of all kinds, including the judicial review boards
- environmental sustainability efforts on campus
- a plethora of activities and lectures and coffee-houses – too numerous for any one person to get to everything.

Looking at this limited list of items instills in me a great sense of pride in our community. I invite readers of this Connectivities blog to subscribe and submit posts on topics that highlight the positive connections that abound at SUNY Cortland.