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Homecoming 2024 Photo Highlights

PHOTO: Molly Sheehan/ SUNY ERIE Homecoming Football & Veterans Appreciation 2024

STAFF PHOTO / SUNY ERIE

PHOTO: Dan Cappellazzo / SUNY ERIE Homecoming Volleyball 2024

July 26

NBA player Jordan Nwora inspires young basketball players at SUNY Erie

WKBW-TV aired a story about the Elite Basketball Camp for local youth at SUNY Erie, hosted be the Jordan Nwora Foundation. Nwora, a Buffalo native, plays for the Indiana Pacers. His father, Alex Nwora, coaches the SUNY Erie men's team.

Chef Darian with Jacqueline Bamrick & Kristin Goss

June 16

SUNY Erie Hospitality Department Launches “Earn to Learn” Program

SUNY Erie, in partnership with the Statler Foundation and Visit Buffalo Niagara, will launch a new pilot program for its Hotel Restaurant Management students. The innovative “Earn to Learn” initiative will create career pathways, scholarship opportunities, on-site training, and employment for hospitality students as they earn college credits.

June 15

Photo Gallery: SUNY Erie’s 75th Commencement

SUNY Erie celebrated the accomplishments of over 1,400 students who earned a degree or certificate at our May 2023 Commencement. View a photo gallery of our photographer’s favorite shots from the inspiring event!

May 26

SUNY Erie’s 75th Commencement Celebrates Class of 2023

SUNY Erie Community College celebrated the Class of 2023 this evening at its 75th annual Commencement with numerous messages of accomplishment, appreciation, hope and inspiration. More than 1,400 total graduates comprise this year’s class; Buffalo attorney, social justice advocate and former felon TheArthur A. Duncan II, Esq., ’06, delivers keynote address.

May 18

SUNY Erie Law Enforcement Training Academy Honors Officer Aaron Salter

On May 14, 2022, Retired Buffalo Police Officer Aaron Salter heroically gave his life while working as a security officer during a horrific, racist mass shooting. His actions that day undoubtedly saved many lives. On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, the Law Enforcement Training Academy at SUNY Erie honored Officer Salter and placed a plaque in his memory in the Academy’s Wall of Honor display case.

May 16

Lights, Camera, Action – South Campus Students Gain Hands-On Video Production Experience

SUNY Erie's Communications & Media Arts students receive hands-on learning in class routinely. “The whole model...is that we learn by making mistakes," says Department Chair Amber Rinehart. "You can talk theory all day long, but you learn video production by actually doing it.”

May 5

ECC Foundation to honor seven community and campus leaders at annual SUNY Erie Celebrates Event

The Erie Community College Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce the return of SUNY Erie Celebrates (formerly ECC Celebrates), an event that honors awardees with the foundation’s Distinguished Alumni Award. The honorees have often triumphed over adversity or made lasting impacts on their community.

April 25

Four SUNY Erie Students Honored with Chancellor’s Award

Four SUNY Erie students received the 2023 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence (CASE) – the highest honor bestowed upon a student by SUNY – at an awards ceremony held Monday at the Albany Capital Center in downtown Albany. The award acknowledges students for outstanding achievements that have demonstrated the integration of SUNY excellence within many aspects of their lives in areas such as academics, leadership, campus involvement, community service or the arts.

April 25

Commencement Speaker to Share Message of Persistence, Redemption

TheArthur A. Duncan II, ’06, was born 2,500 miles away. Yet, Buffalo would become his home – for better and for worse – as it shaped, challenged, discouraged and ultimately embraced him. His journey from honors student to convicted felon to successful attorney is inspiring on many levels. Read his story here – including the role ECC played – and get a taste for what he'll share with the Class of 2023 on May 24.

April 21

SUNY Erie Pathways & Journey’s End Reaching Unmet Needs in Lackawanna

Last fall, leaders from Journey’s End Refugee Services and SUNY Erie’s Pathways program discussed the unmet need for English as an Additional Language (EAL) classes for the Lackawanna residents Journey’s End serves. By January, 36 EAL leaners had enrolled in two SUNY Erie course sections taught by an instructor from Journey’s End. One section is offered remotely, and one is onsite at Our Lady of Victory (OLV) Human Services on Ridge Road.

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