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College Experience Alumnus Volunteer at Animal Shelters

Alumni Volunteer at Animal Shelters

Compassion for our loyal and furry, four-legged friends was in-full force on the date of Saturday, December 22, 2018. Destiny, a 2018 alumnus, performed her volunteer work at Kitten Angels and Shannon, a 2017 alumnus, visited the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society in hopes of making a difference as a future volunteer.

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College Experience at The Grinch

Students Venture Out to See “The Grinch”

The students within The College Experience are continuing their fun-filled schedule of holiday activities throughout this week and enjoyed a trip to the Crossgates Mall to screen the blockbuster animated film, “The Grinch” on the afternoon of Monday, December 17, 2018.

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Nutcrackers at the Pruyn House

Field Trip to the Casparus F. Pruyn House

In an effort to take the learning experience out into the community as much as possible, our adjunct professor Michelle Brown arranged a field trip to the Casparus F. Pruyn House located in Latham, NY, a short time ago as our last field trip of the semester for the Local History class.

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Holiday Baking College Experience

Holiday Baking at the College Experience

On the morning of Thursday, December 13, 2018 the students of the College Experience put their culinary talents to work by creating a substantial amount of chocolate chip cookies to enhance the Yuletide cheer at the celebration they had at the end of this week!

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College Experience Holiday Shopping Crossgates Mall

Holiday Shopping at Crossgates Mall

Staff and students piled in the CDTA buses on the afternoon of December 13, for some Holiday Shopping at the massive Crossgates Mall, a short ride from campus. Students employed their budgeting skills and were assisted by staff when necessary on how much to buy.

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Jose College Experience American Red Cross

Alumnus Donates Time to the American Red Cross

One of our alumni, Jose visited the American Red Cross where he is in the process of applying to become a new volunteer. Casey Garvey who is one of the coordinators was kind enough to provide a tour of the premises, and a regular volunteer named, Margaret also showed him the ropes.

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