Mr. Laird
Harold Franklin Laird Sr., 80, of Gloversville, New York, passed away on December 15, 2020, while visiting his daughter and son in Houston, Texas. Harold was a loving and dedicated father, husband, grandfather, brother, and friend. Harold was well known throughout Gloversville and neighboring communities as he was admired for having a warm, kind, charismatic personality.
He always made himself available, often giving back to the community and all who met him have fond memories of shared stories and laughter in their exchange. Many never knew, when they saw Harold with his infectious smile and willingness to stop for a coffee or conversation that he fought a courageous three-year battle with cancer.
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JOHNSTOWN Plans for the spring semester submitted by Fulton-Montgomery Community College to the State University of New York for final approval again call for most classes to be conducted remotely to reduce on-campus density due to the coronavirus.
FMCC Acting President Greg Truckenmiller on Thursday briefed the Board of Trustees on plans for the spring semester that were submitted to SUNY on Dec. 1. Plans were developed in accordance with guidelines for operating amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic issued by SUNY and largely call for the spring semester to follow the predominantly remote instructional format developed for the fall.
Dec 17, 2020
Members of Fulton-Montgomery Community College s Medical Imaging Student Association, the Student Senate Club that is comprised of students who are studying in the Radiologic Technology program, adopted 65 Holiday Angels from the Montgomery County Salvation Army this year. This represents 18 percent of the available angels who were eligible for this outreach program. The donations were dropped off at the United Methodist Church in Amsterdam. Current students, alumni of the program and faculty in this program purchased items for children and families in need. This is one of the many volunteer activities that our MISA club takes part in each year, and it was especially poignant this year to our students and the community in light of the pandemic, said faculty member Kullen Bailey. LaBate and Bailey will be delivering the packages during the week of Dec. 14. Shown from left are Bailey and LaBate getting the packages ready for delivery. (Photo submitted)
Colleges take enrollment – and financial – hit as pandemic grinds on | The Daily Gazette
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The SUNY Schenectady campus in Schenectady is pictured on Wednesday.
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Enrollments at SUNY Schenectady and Fulton-Montgomery County Community College dropped 15 percent this fall. Union and Skidmore college lost out on millions of dollars of room and board revenue.
And The College of Saint Rose on Tuesday night announced the elimination of 25 academic programs, including art and music degrees, a mathematics program and chemistry degree, and a handful of education graduate degrees.
“Many of the programs have declining or historically low enrollment,” the college wrote in a release announcing the cuts. “Other degrees or certificate programs were eliminated because the cost to maintain them was higher than the revenue generated by enrollment.”