FLCC Campus News

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (May 22, 2008) – Dr. Bruce Gilman, professor of environmental conservation and horticulture at Finger Lakes Community College, was honored earlier this month with the prestigious Lake Tear of the Clouds Award, the New York State Federation of Lake Associations’ (NYSFOLA) highest honor. The award is named after the highest lake in New York state and source of the Hudson River and is given only when appropriate to a person who has demonstrated the highest dedication to lakes and watersheds.

Gilman began teaching at FLCC in 1976 and, for the past 28 years, has been conducting research on many regional bodies of water, including Honeoye Lake, as well as Canandaigua Lake and its watershed. He is well-known for his dedication to preservation of water quality throughout the region and the state.

Gilman received the Lake Tear of the Clouds Award at NYSFOLA’s 25th annual conference, held on the first weekend of May at the White Eagle Conference Center in Hamilton, N.Y. Past winners of the Lake Tear of the Clouds Award include former New York State Governor George Pataki (1996), former Congressman Sherwood Boehlert (1998), and Congressman Jim Walsh (2003).

Gilman teaches numerous conservation courses and serves as the curator of FLCC’s 12,000-specimen herbarium. He is an avid hiker and has completed all 46 Adirondack high peaks, and he shares this passion with students on college sponsored travel ecology courses. Gilman serves on several environmental boards including the Central and Western New York Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, the Honeoye Lake Watershed Taskforce, the Ontario County Water Resources Council, and the New York Flora Association. He was co-founder of the Thousand Acre Swamp Preserve Committee (Penfield) and served as preserve monitor at Hoskins Woods (Phelps) and Bentley Woods (Fishers). In past years, Gilman has received the “Friend of the Land Award” from the Central and Western New York Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, and the “Friend of the Lake Award” from Canandaigua Lake Pure Waters.

GO GREEN AT FINGER LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE:
Finger Lakes Community College has a long tradition of dedication to preserving our environment through its environmental conservation programs. In March 2008, the College began building upon this tradition by launching an extensive “Go Green” initiative. FLCC has joined hundreds of higher education institutions in signing the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, pledging to strive to eliminate global warming emissions and to integrate sustainability into their curriculum and operations. Likewise, FLCC students are signing Sustainability Pledges to learn more about how they can meet the needs of today without compromising the needs of future generations. FLCC has already implemented a number of green practices, including using locally grown foods in its cafeteria and installing more efficient lighting. For more information on FLCC’s “Go Green” initiative, visit www.flcc.edu/green.

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (May 7, 2008) – Finger Lakes Community College will host its Fortieth Annual Commencement Ceremony Saturday, May 17, at 2 p.m. in the Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC) located on the FLCC Canandaigua campus, 4355 Lakeshore Drive. A reception will follow the ceremony. Tickets are not required; admission is free, and friends and family members are encouraged to attend.

Nearly 800 students will graduate from FLCC this year. Ranging from natural resources conservation to music recording technology and graphic design, the College offers more than 43 academic degree and certificate programs to prepare graduates for careers or transfer to four-year institutions.

More than half of this year’s graduating class will earn associate’s in arts and/or associate’s in science degrees, preparing them for transfer to four-year colleges and universities, while others will graduate with associate’s in applied science degrees and certificates in preparation for careers.

The Commencement Address will be given by alumnus Donald Rivers (’73). Rivers earned an associate in arts liberal arts and sciences degree from FLCC and went on to graduate from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law. Rivers is a lawyer in Los Angeles, California specializing in the representation of business. In 2000, Donald Rivers and his brother Ric Rivers (’75) established the Rivers Family Leadership Award to honor their community college and the role its education played in their personal and professional lives.

The Nursing Advancement Ceremony, a special commencement ceremony for nursing students, will take place May 17 at 10:00 a.m. in the CMAC. Admission to the Nursing Advancement Ceremony is free and open to friends and family members of FLCC students who are graduating from the College’s nursing program.

For more information, visit www.flcc.edu/commencement or contact the Registrar’s Office at (585) 394-3500, ext. 7622.

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (May 1, 2008) – Finger Lakes Community College’s Music Recording Technology program will host guest speaker John Storyk of Walters-Storyk Design Group (WSDG) on May 8 at 12:30 p.m. in room B-355 at FLCC’s Canandaigua campus, 4355 Lakeshore Dr. This presentation entitled, “Architecture and Acoustics of Critical Listening and Audio Production Environments” is free and open to the public.

Storyk, designer of FLCC’s state-of-the-art recording complex, is a registered architect and acoustician. He has provided design and construction supervision services for the professional audio and video recording community since the 1969 completion of Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland Studios in New York City.

Storyk received his architectural studies from Princeton and Columbia Universities. As an independent designer engineer and principal designer of WSDG he has been responsible for over 2,500 world-class audio video production facilities. His work includes private studios for Whitney Houston, Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder, Ace Frehley, Russ Freeman, Taylor Dayne’s producer Rick Wake, Johnny Yuma Recording in L.A., Greenway, Oven Studios (Alicia Keys), Roc the Mic (Jay-Z) and others, as well as professional audio video installations, screening rooms, conference facilities, and large scale educational and performance facilities.

For more information about this event, contact Bob Potter, FLCC technical specialist studio manager at (585) 394-FLCC, ext. 7446.