SUNY’s ‘Common Read’ Author Urges Students To Help Others By LIBBY CUDMORE • for AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Before he even knew he wanted to be a writer, Ishmael Baeh was learning the fundamentals of storytelling. “My father and I would play a game where he would put me on his shoulders and he would play he was blind,” he said. “I had to tell him the world. He would pretend to walk into the wall, into the fire, and I would…
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SUNY’s Red The Dragon Mascot To Get New Look ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta will unveil a new look for the college mascot during the 2015 Red Day celebration 11 a.m-3 p.m . Friday, Sept. 4, on the main campus quad. Red the Dragon’s new look will debut at 11:50 a.m. Despite a strong showing in SUNY’s third annual Mascot Madness competition last spring – making it all the way to the final round against Baxter from Binghamton University – Red’s threads…
SUNY Oneonta Recognized As ‘College Of Distinction’ ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta received word today that it has been named a College of Distinction, according to Director of Communications Hal Legg, joining schools nationwide that “are the best places to learn, to grow and to succeed.” SUNY Oneonta joins seven of the system’s 11 comprehensive colleges on the list, as well as schools ranging from Fordham and Hofstra to Hobart and LeMoyne. Featured on the organization’s web site as a new…
IN MEMORIAM: Bonnie K. Robinson, 69; Despite Her Illness, Led OHS ’64 Reunion ONEONTA — Bonnie K. Robinson, 69, the 1964 OHS graduate who was the leader in organizing her class’s 50th reunion, passed away with her children at her side, on Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, at Fox Hospital. A celebration of her life is planned at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7, at SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Union.…
IN MEMORIAM: Esther K. Elfenbein, 89; SUNY Oneonta Award-Winning Instructor ONEONTA – Esther K. Elfenbein, 89, a highly regarded instructor of speech, costume design and construction, stage makeup and other courses at SUNY Oneonta, passed away late Sunday evening, Aug. 2, 2015 after a very brief illness. Esther was born Dec. 22, 1925 in Denver, Colo. A lover of art from an early age, Esther studied art and costume design, earning a BFA from the University of Iowa (and remained…
IN MEMORIAM: Robert B. Carson, 80; Noted SUNY Oneonta Professor, Author ONEONTA – Robert B. Carson, SUNY Oneonta professor emeritus of business and economics and author of an influential textbook and other works, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, June 24, 2015, with his wife of 57 years, Marjorie, at his side. He was 80. Bob was born July 6, 1934,in Greensburg, Pa., to Harry R. and Mary Catherine (Postlewaite) Carson. He spent most of his childhood in Syracuse, and…
Mass For SUNY VP Carol Blazina Planned June 22 ONEONTA – A funeral mass for Carol A. Blazina, 70, the retired SUNY Oneonta vice president/communications, is being planned for 10:15 a.m. Monday, June 22, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, the Bookhouse Funeral Home announced. She passed away on June 2, 2015, after a year-long battle with stomach cancer. Carol was born on July 29, 1944 to Mary and H. Enrico Blazina in New York City’s most ethnically diverse neighborhood where…
IN MEMORIAM Carol A. Blazina Retired SUNY Oneonta Vice President, Community Leader Editor’s Note: This is a profile of Carol Blazina, prepared when she received the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce’s Eugene A. Bettiiol Jr. Citizen of the Year Award in March of this year. By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com ONEONTA When his youngest daughter was just 3-months-old, Enrico Blazina, a longshoreman in New York City, was struck in the head while on the job. Work rules then in place…
SUNY Oneonta Announces New VP; Chambers To Succeed Retiring Perry ONEONTA – Dr. Franklin (Frank) Chambers will join SUNY Oneonta as vice president for student development, effective July 1, the college announced this afternoon. He succeeds Dr. Steven Perry, who is retiring. Dr. Chambers has more than 20 years of experience working in higher education, most recently as vice president for student affairs at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Md. Coincidentally, SUNY Oneonta announced Tuesday that its provost, Maria Thompson, was…
