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The second drawing for New York State’s “Get a Shot to Make Your Future” raffle were announced on Thursday. Each week 10 students are randomly selected from a digital submission pool of 12-17 year old New Yorkers who have received at least one dose of the Covid19 vaccine. This week’s winners are Ella Campbell, Erie […]
New York Governor Cuomo announced a new incentive for the vaccine. The State is now offering 50 Full Ride College Scholarships to children 12+ who receive their first dose of the Pfizer shot. 10 kids will be selected randomly every week for 5 weeks starting May 27. The prize includes tuition, room & board, books […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is looking to require students of the SUNY and CUNY public universities and colleges to get vaccinated to attend in-person classes this fall. The state can’t mandate vaccines until they get approval by the federal government. State vaccination data showed just 24.7% of people ages 16 to 25 have been fully vaccinated. It’s the […]
Talking about taking advantage of the extra time you have! There is 12 years old from North Carolina who is graduating from high school and college in the same week. Mike Wimmer who is 12 years old decided to double up on his classes during the pandemic. Taking dual enrollment classes he decided to graduate […]
Yesterday, the University of Rochester’s Coronavirus University Restart Team announced that all undergraduate and graduate students will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine for the fall of 2021. There will be no remote instruction unless they are an international student who is unable to return to campus. By requiring students to receive the vaccine, […]
Buddy Boeheim scored 22 of his 25 points after halftime to lead 11th-seeded Syracuse past third-seeded West Virginia 75-72 in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. For Buddy’s, dad Hall of Fame Head Coach Jim Boeheim, it’s his 20th Sweet 16 appearance. The Syracuse Orange have advanced to the Sweet 16 each time they’ve been given a […]
Students at St. John Fisher are returning to campus to start the spring semester classes, but to make sure everyone is safe, they must get a COVID-19 test. Students have to get tested before returning to campus and then once a week via an appointment based drive through center that gives results in around 15 […]
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a decrease in students applying to college. According to Jenny Rickard CEO of the Common App, the number of students filing the Common Application for undergraduate is down 8% from this time last year. The number of students who have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, (FAFSA) is […]
Any in-person SUNY student who wants to go home for the Holidays, will first have to test negative for coronavirus. Those who are infected or exposed within 14 days before Thanksgiving break, will be isolated or quarantined on campus. Chancellor Jim Malatras says the idea behind the massive testing is to stop the spread to […]
Around the nation, colleges are finishing up their enrollment and bragging about high numbers of Black athletes in their ranks. The numbers of African American coaches and coordinator positions are much lower according to a review of the Football Bowl Subdivision schools. Professor of African American Studies and History at Fordham University, Mark Naison is […]
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