The College Experience hired a Media and Activities Liaison six years ago in June 2015. One of his unique duties is creating Holiday cards for the students of the College Experience as well as their supportive families. We also send the students cards in honor of their graduation in May! These are not ordinary greeting…
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The College Experience would like to offer our sincere congratulatory wishes to Zachary Lerman for his commitment to making good choices with his health and fitness activities going forward. College life and being an adult are a tough time for anyone. There are many amenities available, and the temptations to eat the wrong types of…
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Danielle Passariello is truly on a roll these days! Earlier in the fall she ended up hosting a fundraiser to raise hundreds of dollars for a Senior Trip that was postponed indefinitely thanks to the circumstances throughout 2020 when she and her peers graduated. Now we are proud to report that Danielle has just earned…
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On the date of Wednesday, December 15, 2021, the participants of the Alumni Activities Club took the CDTA bus to the Palace Theatre to see a screening of the 1989 Christmas classic, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” that was immediately followed by a moderated conversation with the main star of the movie himself! Chevy Chase was…
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The participants of the College Experience got together for one final Holiday Hurrah before leaving for their well-deserved winter vacation. The celebration was filled with food, cupcakes, and other forms of Seasonal Sustenance that are synonymous with this nostalgic time of the year! The students played games in the living room area as a kaleidoscope…
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Nick Williams from the Class of 2018 is surely on a roll these days! Not only did he recently make his film debut, but he also traveled to New York City to attend an EPIC Players Productions of “Almost, Maine.” Staff drove him and one of his alumni peers to the Poughkeepsie Train Station where…
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The Self-Advocacy Group within Living Resources is still going strong thanks to the leadership of our current interns who are Nicole Bell and Jordan Healy. We are going to deeply miss them when they finish their internships at the end of 2021, but we are confident the next interns will manage to fill their shoes.…
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Our resident thespian, Nick Williams from the Class of 2018 recently made his film debut by premiering in a production with the Blue Horse Repertory Company (https://www.bluehorserepertory.com) led by his instructor Lora Lee Ecobelli. The movie is called, “Laurina” and takes place in Great Depression-era America. The story is biographical and depicts the life of…
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The Media and Activities Liaison of the College Experience, Jesse Saperstein was inside the Barnes & Noble store in Poughkeepsie, NY where he was visiting his family in Dutchess County. All of a sudden, a couple of familiar faces emerged a few bookcases away. Jesse saw Ivy (in the middle of the first photo) and…
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Four members of the Alumni Activities Club decided to try a restaurant they had never been to before called Maggie McFly’s which is located in the Crossgates Mall. Featured in this photo are (left) Andrew Maggio, the Activities Coordinator, Jesse Saperstein; (right) Jessica Lewis; Denise Riley; and Jose Galvez. We were quite impressed by the…
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