2018 President's Holiday Message Transcript

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The audio track for the holiday message only contains a piano recording of "Auld Lang Syne." This transcript describes the visual content of the message.

[00:00] As a fire burns in the Jacobus Lounge fireplace, a computer-generated book comes into focus. The SUNY Cortland logo and Sesquicentennial logo are on the book cover. Logo text: “SUNY Cortland Sesquicentennial: 1868 to 2018. Celebrating 150 Years of Excellence.”

The book pages begin to turn.

[00:08] Inside the front cover and page 1:

A video of students walking together outside of a snow-covered Old Main is set beside text: “Celebrating the joy of the season and our sesquicentennial”.

[00:15] Four historical black-and-white photos are laid out with accompanying text “In our 150 years, traditions have been born…”

  1. The State Normal and Training School building at Cortland
  2. Six rows of people pose in front of the State Normal and Training School
  3. Students stand together on the Junior Rock as others stand around them in a large circle for the traditional Rock Ceremony
  4. Cross-country skiing in front of Old Main Building

[00:22] Four historical black-and-white photos are laid out with accompanying text “lives have been changed…”

  1. A women’s archery group meets in front of Old Main Building
  2. Students pose in a group, brandishing speed skis
  3. Students work together in an Old Main Building lab
  4. The homecoming king and queen sitting together outside among the crowd at Red Dragon Homecoming

[00:29] Four historical black-and-white photos are laid out with accompanying text “careers have been launched…”

  1. Students at graduation pose in front of Lusk Field House
  2. A student takes notes as she looks into a microscope
  3. A woman plays patty-cake with a school-age boy in a classroom
  4. A student in athletic attire does a pull-up with guidance from a coach

[00:37] Four historical black-and-white photos are laid out with accompanying text “friendships have been formed…”

  1. Female students in a residence hall room admire a cheerleading outfit
  2. Students at an event pose as they hold up their cups
  3. Students sit together on the quad in front of Moffett Center
  4. Faculty/staff pose with a banner “Cortland International Programs”

[00:44] Three color photos are laid out with accompanying text “campus life has thrived…”

  1. Students pose together, centered inside a bus
  2. Students pose with Blaze the Red Dragon
  3. An aerial view of the Stadium Complex, with north campus in the background

[00:53] Four color photos are laid out with accompanying text “victories have been achieved…”

  1. SUNY Cortland fans cheer in the stands of Red Field at a Cortaca home game
  2. Two SUNY Cortland football players tackle an Ithaca player
  3. The 2009 SUNY Cortland men’s lacrosse team poses with an NCAA trophy
  4. The 2009 SUNY Cortland women’s soccer team celebrates together

[00:59] Three color photos are laid out with accompanying text “dreams have come to life…”

  1. New York Jets players practice at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex
  2. A wide shot of the interior of the exercise areas of the current Student Life Center
  3. The Red Dragon sculpture surrounded by dissipating smoke at its unveiling ceremony, sitting in front of the Carl A. “Chugger” Davis Administration Building

[01:07] Three color photos are laid out with accompanying text “passions have been explored…”

  1. Students work together in a modern chemistry lab
  2. During a performance of Hair, costumed students hold a “Freedom Now” banner on stage at the Dowd Fine Arts Center Theatre
  3. Adirondack Trail Blazers prepare to launch a canoe at Raquette Lake

[01:14] Four color photos are laid out with accompanying text “progress has been made…”

  1. A video presentation is given to a class in the Bowers Hall planetarium
  2. Students sitting outside Dragon Hall
  3. Students working together in Moffett Center
  4. Students studying together in Corey Union

[01:22] An aerial photograph of Old Main Building at dusk is accompanied by text: “and SUNY Cortland has stood the test of time.”

[01:28] Text on the final page: "Happy Holidays from Erik J. Bitterbaum, Ellen Howard Burton and the SUNY Cortland Community."

President's Holiday Message Video