Civic Engagement Newsletter

Volunteers are needed for Community Clean-Up Day planned in the City of Cortland on Saturday, April 17. The clean-up will begin at 9 a.m. at the Chamber of Commerce building, 37 Church St. Garbage bags and gloves will be provided. Coffee and bagels will be available from 8:30-9 a.m.

The College’s award-winning commitment to develop more well-rounded and civically engaged students will pick up speed with a new initiative to assess and improve the quality of its programs, supported by a $100,000 Bringing Theory to Practice grant.

For a fourth consecutive year, SUNY Cortland has received federal recognition for its community service by being named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

Cortland County residents and organizations are encouraged to participate in the Second Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service scheduled for Monday, Jan. 18. The daylong event, commemorating the ideals and the civic spirit of the late civil rights leader, is sponsored by the SUNY Cortland Institute for Civic Engagement, the YWCA of Cortland, Habitat for Humanity and Northwoods Rehabilitation and Extended Care Center.

Stephanie Plude of Cortland, N.Y., has been named Main Street community outreach coordinator. She will assist town-gown partnerships based at Main Street SUNY Cortland at 9 Main St.