‘Farmingdale Forward: 10 Goals for 10

Years’—an ambitious agenda for Farmingdale

State College’s future—includes increasing

enrollment the expansion of academic programs

to include the institution’s first Master’s degrees,

the hiring of new faculty, and the

next phase of a campus-wide

renovation and modernization.

Details of the plan were

announced by Keen to an

audience of legislators, business

leaders, campus officials,

faculty, and students following

a ceremony celebrating the

College’s 100th Anniversary.

“Farmingdale is poised

to enter a new phase of

growth and development,

an extension of the success

we have enjoyed in recent

years,” Dr. Keen said. “We call this vision

‘Farmingdale Forward,’ because it represents

the steps we must take to ensure an

enduring excellence. Our ‘10 Goals for 10

Years’ will transform Farmingdale again. By

2022, the college will be very different, with

growth and improvement apparent in every

important measure.”

In an address that was punctuated with

the theme ‘Quality Counts,’ Dr. Keen said that

Farmingdale would increase enrollment by

nearly 1,000 to 8,400. The College also plans

to offer Master’s degrees—the first of which,

Engineering Technology Management, will

be offered in 2013; and hire 70 new faculty

members, at the rate of seven per year and

raise the level of scholarly research.

Other elements of ‘Farmingdale Forward’

also include constructing two additional

academic buildings, increasing admissions

selectivity, doubling fund-raising, developing

a state-of-the-art technological infrastructure,

doubling the resident student population,

making the College a model of green

technology, and expanding links with business

and industry.

In referencing the College’s evolution from

an agricultural institute when it was established

on April 15, 1912 to a four-year (baccalaureate)

college, Dr. Keen said Farmingdale’s meteoric

progress would not have taken place without

the support of local legislators, such as Senator

LaValle, Senator Fuschillo, and Assemblyman

Sweeney, who delivered the state funding for

the campus construction projects.

In addition, he praised Chancellor Zimpher

and SUNY Trustee Cary Staller for their support

of the College’s efforts and commended

the College’s faculty and staff, adding: “A

campus can only thrive with the dedication of

the people who educate, conduct pioneering

research, and bear the responsibility of

keeping the institution in excellent financial and

administrative health.”

Other ceremonies last month included

the rededication of the fabled Memorial Oak

on campus (first planted in 1921) and the

unearthing of a time capsule buried in 1987. To

view the Farmingdale Forward plan, please visit

http://www.farmingdale.edu/administration/

president/pdf/farmingdale-forward.pdf.

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Volume XX, Issue VII · May 2012

President Keen Sets Ambitious Goals

Assemblyman Bob Sweeney, President Keen and Sara Holly (representing Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr.) present a legislative resolution commending the college on its 100th Anniversary.

Lt. Governor Robert Duffy officially

welcomed OSI Pharmaceuticals as the

anchor tenant of the Broad Hollow Bioscience

Park (BHBP) at Farmingdale State College.

The company’s decision to remain on Long

Island was made possible by legislation

passed last year which was sponsored

by Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. and

Assemblyman Bob Sweeney. The legislation

also makes it possible for the College and

BHBP to proceed with plans to expand the

bioscience park.

President Keen opened the ceremony by

welcoming invited guests, which included

faculty and students from the bioscience

department. Bioscience students have had

opportunities to conduct research alongside

OSI’s scientists.

The legislation, which was signed by

Governor Cuomo last year, allows BHBP to

enter lease agreements and to expand the

bioscience park with an expected increase

of hundreds of direct and indirect jobs to

be created.

"The people of Long Island stand to

benefit from the partnership of Farmingdale

State College and OSI, “Lt. Duffy said. “In

just eight years, the college’s bioscience

program has expanded from 30 to 300

students, and this investment will help

continue to make the region a leader in

the nation's biopharmaceutical technology

industry. Governor Cuomo has made public

private partnerships between New York's

leading educational institutions and major

industries a hallmark of his plan to renew

the state's economy. I commend the leader

of OSI for their commitment to endowing

the students of Farmingdale State College

with hands-on experience working on real

research projects that will benefit future

generations. I also praise the outstanding

leadership of Dr. Hubert Keen and his team

at Farmingdale State College, as well as the

local elected representatives, and the SUNY

leadership, without which this would not

have been possible."

“The Broad Hollow Bioscience Park

is an invaluable part of Long Island’s

economic engine that has helped create

high tech jobs, develop the Island’s growing

biotech industry, and provide educational

opportunities to students,” Senator Fuschillo

said. “Expanding the park with Astellas/OSI

as the anchor tenant will create hundreds

of jobs and tens of millions of dollars in

revenue for Long Island."

“For one hundred years Farmingdale

State College has been a positive force on

Long Island,’ Assemblyman Sweeney said.

“Now, working in accord with OSI, the

campus is a magnet for the highly skilled,

well-paying biotechnology jobs that will

help propel Long Island into the future. I

applaud Governor Cuomo and Lieutenant

Governor Duffy for their support in making

this partnership a reality.”

Lt. Governor at Bioscience Park

Student ProjectsOne of the culminating events of

the Centennial celebration was an

outstanding display of student creativity

at Spring Open House last month.

Judges Marie Hayden-Miles,

Eunice Ro, Joann Lapidus-Graham,

Anjana Mebane-Cruz, Doug Kim,

Michael Veracka, Bill Steedle and

Yeong Ryu selected the best projects.

Student Winners:■■ 1st Place: Carol D'Amico of

Horticulture, A History of the

Ornamental Teaching Gardens

at Farmingdale■■ 2nd Place: Peter Biedrzycki and

Rosa Jimenez of Architecture

Engineering Technology and

Construction Management

Engineering Technology, A New

Kind of Mobile Home■■ 3rd Place: Anthony DiBono,

Michael Reis, Helder Santiago

of Mechanical Engineering

Technology, Formula SAE Design■■ 4th Place: Anthony Barraco and

Len Minervini of Mechanical

Engineering Technology, Solar

Thermal Energy Systems■■ 5th Place: Alyson Prete of Visual

Communications, An Interactive

Microsite-Depicting the Past,

Present and Future of Farmingdale■■ People's Choice Winner:

Ryan Mahoney, John Goode,

Chaettha Charumaneeroj

of Mechanical Engineering

Technology, (voted for by Open

House attendees): Designing

the Mini Baja Dune Buggy

The Centennial Student Project

Committee was chaired by Maureen

Tsokris and included Liz Colgan, Bahar

Zoghi, Dan Marrone, Orla LoPiccolo,

and Stephen Patnode.

L-R: Lt. Governor Duffy; Dr. Sarah Gross, Bioscience; Dr. Mark Miglarese, OSI/Astellas; Student Yulia Llanto; President Keen; Student Synthia Gratia, Senator Fuschillo and LIA President Kevin Law.

Farmingdale State was well represented at the Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge in March for International Women’s Day. Alumna Eileen Ilardo (dental hygiene) and Health & Wellness Counselor Kathleen Casserly greet Myron Rolle, an activist from Women for Women International. Ilardo and Casserly are members of What Better Looks Like, an organization committed to raising awareness about gender violence in the Congo.

Dr. Robert Saunders has been named an Academic Fellow for 2012-13 by the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD), a non-partisan policy institute headquartered in Washington, D.C. Saunders will travel to Israel at the end of May for an intensive course in terrorism studies and, in particular, how democracies can defeat the worldwide terrorist threat.

The FDD Academic Fellows program provides a 10-day learning experience to U.S. based teaching and research professionals to provide them with cutting edge information about defeating terrorist groups. The 2012 program, which will be conducted at Tel Aviv University from May 27 to June 6, includes lectures by academics, and military and intelligence officials, as well as diplomats from Israel, Jordan, India, and the United States. It also includes “hands on” experience through visits to police, customs, and immigration facilities, military bases, and border zones to learn the practical side of deterring and defeating terrorists.

Saunders Receives FDD Fellowship

BBQ Sauce Effort Recognized by SUNYCUADThe Office of Alumni Relations has

received SUNYCUAD (SUNY Council for

University Advancement)’s Award of

Excellence for the Alumni Association’s

Professor Becker’s BBQ Sauce initiative.

“The BBQ sauce was a concept generated by

the Alumni Association and Director Eileen

Hasson, said Vice President Patrick Calabria.

“This is quite an honor, but it would not

have been possible without the support of

Alumni Association President Judy McEvoy

and, in particular, Vice President Joe Egan,

whose personal investment, both in terms

of funding and time, deserves our enduring

appreciation. We still hope to place the BBQ

sauce in a retail environment to stimulate

sales, but in the meantime the enormously

positive PR for the campus and the link

to the past, especially during our 100th

anniversary, has been quite meaningful.”

One of the SUNYCUAD judges commented

that “the creativity and innovation was

outstanding.” The award will be presented in

June at the annual SUNYCUAD conference.

Newsday praised the progress and

direction of the College and commended

the leadership of Dr. Keen in an editorial

that appeared last month. Referencing

the plan to offer Master’s degrees,

Newsday said, “That’s exactly the right

goal for this school…Farmingdale’s

program can help remedy [the economy]

by training students for jobs that are

there—at bargain tuition, instead of

saddling them with crushing student

debt.” Newsday called plans to increase

enrollment “a worthwhile goal.” The

editorial can be accessed at http://

www.newsday.com/opinion/editorial-

farmingdale-and-the-future-1.3660088

Newsday Editorial Praises Farmingdale

The Farmingdale State College Alumni

Association has partnered with The Barclays,

a top-notch stop on the PGA Tour, as a

qualifying charitable organization for the

upcoming August 21-26 tournament known

as Tickets for Charity Program. The event is

being held at the world-famous Black Course

at Bethpage State Park. The tournament is a

not-for-profit event, and those buying tickets

online can benefit the Farmingdale Alumni

Association simply by using the code assigned

to it. The Barclay’s typically attracts some

of the top golfers in the world, including Tiger

Woods, Phil Mickelson, and many others. When

ordering grounds tickets for the week through

Ticketmaster, use the code EAGLE, and the

Alumni Association will receive 75 percent

of the net proceeds. Tickets are $150 each

(excluding tax). Just go to www.buytfc.com,

click on The Barclays and insert code EAGLE

to benefit the Alumni Association, which funds

scholarships and alumni activities throughout

the year. For more information, contact Eileen.

Hasson@farmingdale.edu.

Play Golf at the Bethpage Black and Help FSC Alumni Association

A Publication of the

Office for Institutional Advancement at Farmingdale State College

Patrick Calabria, Vice President Kathryn Coley, Director of Communications Toni Fodera, Secretary to the Vice President Jonathan Goldstein, Creative Director Eileen Hasson, Director of Alumni Affairs Amy Michelin, Communications Associate Sylvia Nicosia, Alumni/Web Manager Jennifer Wilbur, Graphic Designer

If you have comments or story ideas, please email campustimes@farmingdale.edu.

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■■ 93rd Commencement Exercises

Saturday, May 12 at 10 am, Nold Hall■■ Plant Sale - Greenhouse May 8-10, 9 am - 5 pm

■■ Tom Dowdney Bench Dedication

Friday, May 18, 10 am - 4:30 pm Horticulture Gardens (10 am-noon Great Lawn (12:30 – 4:30 pm)

■■ Special Olympics NY LI Region will honor President Keen July 23 at the Old Westbury Golf & Country Club For reservations, please contact Kristina Aquilone at kaquilone@nyso.org or (631) 254-1465.

Calendar of Events

People in the News■■ The Journal of Mathematics and Computer Education published an article by FSC Student Ron Smith and Professor Loucas Chrysafi. The title of the paper is "Mathematics of Finance: The Eigenway." Applied Math senior Ron Smith was inspired by an upper division course in linear algebra.

■■ Steven Maybloom, Smart Energy Grid, was asked to present at the Spring MNYCCPOA Metropolitan New York College Career Planning Officer's Association.

■■ Nursing students and faculty volunteered at the second Youth Heart Screening event at Walt Whitman High School in Huntington Station. They assisted with blood pressure checks, heart sounds and basic physical examinations (weight, height check). Heart Screen New York, an affiliate program of the Dominic A. Murray 21 Memorial Foundation and the Louis J. Acompora Memorial Foundation, sponsored this event. Two hundred and eighty students were screened; three were referred to their physicians. Heart Screen New York offers a free youth heart screening program for students, athletes, and young adults age 12-24.

■■ Long Island Federation of Labor –Local 338

■■ Gabrielli Truck Sales Ltd.■■ Ridgewood Savings Bank■■ Kings Hardware West■■ Ceba Maintenance Service Corp.

■■ Socrates Thanasas■■ Garry Schwall■■ Francis Curran■■ Richard and Cara Overton■■ Cecilia Reilly■■ Wendy Ladd■■ Sharon Struminger■■ Lucille Wesnofske■■ Marguerite Fagella-D’Aloisio

■■ William Jimenez■■ Linda Rennie■■ Raymond Bigliani■■ Michael Knauth■■ Madeleine Giraldi■■ Richard and Janet Hume■■ Margaret Sullivan■■ Lloyd Makarowitz■■ Marion Staebler■■ Barbara Maertz■■ Eugene Indenbaum■■ Morton Seitelman■■ Charlene Russert■■ Bridget Cremmins■■ Jonathan Lehrer■■ Susan Lacerte

■■ Kathleen Kollar■■ Frederick Lingner■■ Maureen Tsokris■■ Orla Smyth-LoPiccolo■■ Joan Urbanowski■■ Justina Geremia■■ Institute for Learning in Retirement

■■ Nina Von Deesten■■ Dr. and Mrs. W. Hubert Keen

■■ Miriam K. Deitsch■■ Henry Dondero■■ MaryEllen DeCicco

Thanks to all of our 100th Anniversary Brick and Bench Sponsors

■■ Merrick Utility Associates, Inc.

■■ Georgianna Pellegrini■■ John Masserwick

■■ Joseph Ursino, Jr.

Friend Sponsors:

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