SUNY Canton News

New solutions to global warming will occur through 50 years of advancement in behaviorism, according to a SUNY Canton faculty member. Professor Stephen F. Ledoux, Ph.D., recently had an article published in the centenary edition of American Scientist, the journal of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society. Ledoux’s work, “Behaviorism at 100,” was featured in the January-February 2012 issue alongside a republished article from famous academic scholar B.F. Skinner, who was among the first to recognize behaviorism as its own natural science 50 years ago.

Two artists with ties to SUNY Canton will be using lights and snow as their paint and canvas at SUNY Potsdam. Assistant Professor Matthew J. Burnett, who teaches in the graphic and multimedia design (GMMD) program, and Scott Fuller, a GMMD advisory board member and an associate professor at St. Joseph’s College of Maine, are presenting a new outdoor display as part of their collaborative “E-Fraction” exhibition.

More students and a fresh new look made 2011 a banner year of growth and innovation at SUNY Canton. Approximately 6,092 students enrolled at SUNY Canton during the combined terms in 2011, according to SUNY Canton President Joseph L. Kennedy, including a record fall enrollment of nearly 4,000 students. The 2011 total unduplicated headcount figure represents a 20 percent increase in the past two calendar years. In 2009, the College had a total combined enrollment of 5,103.

Soldiers stationed at Fort Drum can take legal studies and powersports performance and repair courses on-base beginning Monday, Jan. 23. “Our latest courses were selected in response to the growing demand for paralegal professionals,” said Carl J. Disalvatore, an adjunct instructor and retired Judge Advocate General’s Corps Colonel. “Our ties with Fort Drum allow U.S. Army soldiers stationed locally to start taking face-to-face courses without commuting. If they chose to continue with the courses in the legal studies program, they can enroll online and earn their four-year degree from anywhere in the world with Internet access.”

SUNY Canton’s newest Bachelor of Science degree will prepare students for direct employment in human services fields and will address the shortage of well-trained professional applicants for area organizations. The College recently received approval from the State University of New York and the State Education Department to begin offering a new applied psychology program for the Fall 2012 semester.

Applications for Fall 2012 are up nearly 40 percent over last year’s record-breaking totals and the College is anticipating another year of all-time enrollment highs. “We are continuing the SUNY Canton tradition of breaking enrollment records,” said SUNY Canton President Joseph L. Kennedy. “We’ve accepted approximately 1,400 students to date for Fall 2012, compared to 991 at this time last year. Having such a large increase at this point in the admissions process allows us to increase our selectivity to create an academically stronger incoming class.”

SUNY Canton President Joseph L. Kennedy applauded SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher’s plan to create a disciplined system of success during her annual State of the University Address. Kennedy said that SUNY Canton best fits within the overall plans to create more online courses for all SUNY students, share services, and to extend outreach to pre-college educational programs.

SUNY Canton’s online courses and degree programs are among the best in the nation according to recently released rankings by U.S.News & World Report. SUNY Canton was the highest ranked college or university in New York State in Student Services and Technology in the publications’ first ever Top Online Education Program Rankings, announced Tuesday.

One of the most well-respected and generous SUNY Canton faculty members in College history has passed away. Distinguished Professor Emeritus and longstanding Foundation Board Member Richard W. Miller died earlier this morning (Friday, January 6, 2012) at his West Main Street home in Canton. He was 93 years old.

Two groups of students from SUNY Canton’s business and automotive technology departments made generous gifts to U.S. Army personnel overseas and a North Country family.