Hartwick College News

Whatever happened to Puritans, the 17th-century radicals and religious zealots who are credited with founding the country, giving us its work ethic and being the bulk of the Pilgrims who gave us the first Thanksgiving? Contemporary scholars say their keystone concept of religious community contributing to create a better society lives on in modern ...

ONEONTA _ Devin Castendyk, assistant professor of earth sciences at the State University College at Oneonta, has been awarded the 2009 Richard Siegfried Junior Faculty Prize for Academic Excellence.

To most, anti-war protests on college campuses and communities are thought of as generally happening in the late 1960s and early '70s, or perhaps as recently as 2003, when the Iraq war began.

ONEONTA _ Two longtime area environmental advocates and several county organizations were honored during the annual meeting of the Otsego County Conservation Association.

Several faculty members and students from the State University College at Oneonta's Earth Sciences Department were selected as presenters at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America Oct.

From NEW YORK STATE POLICE TROOP "C" HEADQUARTERS: Subject Arrested for Burglary of Occupied Residences On November 9, 2009, The New York State Police in Sidney arrested MARK A. CLARK Jr.

America's higher education systems should heed the words of U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander to remain competitive.

The Center for Social Responsibility and Community of the State University College at Oneonta will present its ninth annual Volunteerism and Social Responsibility conference from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday in the Morris Conference Center on campus.

ONEONTA _ A three-way race for Oneonta mayor ended Tuesday night with a victory by former Hartwick College President Richard Miller.

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ONEONTA _ Hartwick College is receiving an upgrade in its information technology capabilities thanks to a $100,000 grant from a private trust.

College tuition has skyrocketed, the economy has tanked and students are looking for ways to cut corners.

ONEONTA _ Nearly half of all registered voters in the city of Oneonta cast ballots in the last mayoral election in 2005.

A nurse who has woven patient care, administration and academics into a career has been recognized by a state association for her advocacy in health care education.

By Denise Richardson Staff Writer Professor Emerita of Nursing Sharon Davidson Dettenrieder, class of 1965, was honored Oct.

ONEONTA _ Dr. Patrick Dwyer started as medical director at Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care three months ago.

In light of tough economic times, much attention has been given to the rising cost of college tuition and the strain being placed on many universities' financial aid departments.

ONEONTA _ Sport Tech is a ``perfect fit'' for the Business of the Year Award, Doug Willies, vice chairman of the Future for Oneonta Foundation, said Monday.

I am 19, a first-year in college, coming off a gap year in Israel. I spent the majority of last year exploring and experiencing a different set of cultural values, hiking through deserts and mountains and sharing and hearing life adventures with strangers on buses en route to unknown destinations in Israel.

It was a busy year of events on the campus of Hartwick College in 1954. The community's leaders and citizens became more involved in the college's role in Oneonta's life.