Thank you for your interest in creating a positive and lasting impact on future generations of Suffolk County Community College students! The college, under the leadership of President Edward Bonahue, has created a plan for raising critical financial support for students who need a helping hand to cover the costs associated with reaching their academic aspirations and career dreams.
Working together to achieve this strategic imperative, the College and its Foundation have launched the Education Without Limits Campaign. As a valued member of our community of friends, you already believe in the importance of public higher education. Now, we hope you will continue to champion our institutional mission by supporting this campaign.
We encourage you to learn more about the meaningful ways in which the College is transforming the lives of families and neighbors across Suffolk County.
Suffolk County Community College donors, students, alumni, faculty, staff and elected officials – nearly 200 in all – helped kick off the college foundation’s Education Without Limits campaign.
Suffolk County Community College donors, students, alumni, faculty, staff and elected officials – nearly 200 in all – helped kick off the college foundation’s Education Without Limits campaign that will support students by raising critical financial support for those who need a helping hand to cover higher education related costs and help them achieve their academic and career goals.
The luncheon was hosted by the all-volunteer Board of Directors of the Suffolk Community College Foundation, whose mission is to support student access to quality education and vocational skill training by providing scholarships, emergency loans and funding for program development. Additionally, the Foundation engages alumni to maintain their connection to the college, to support foundation events, philanthropy, and student mentorship and internship opportunities.
“We are excited to host this kick-off luncheon to raise awareness and raise scholarship money to support our students,” said Suffolk County Community College President Dr. Edward Bonahue, who outlined the program goals.
“Our campaign priority areas,” Bonahue explained, are
Scholarships: we want to increase the number of scholarship opportunities
Hardship funds: to support students faced with a sudden emergency or unforeseen circumstance that results in an immediate financial need.
Naming opportunities: that allow donors to recognize people and/or organizations with meaningful ties to the College and
Academic Program Enhancements: to provide students with enriched experiences customized to reflect the interests of the donor.
Bonahue explained that Suffolk County Community College has consistently had the lowest tuition of any college or university on Long Island, but noted that 70% of the matriculated students are eligible to receive some form of financial assistance.
“Even with generous financial aid, our full-time students tend to have unmet funding needs of more than $1,800 per year,” Bonahue said. “The fact that a majority of our students struggle to pay for the full cost of a community college education motivates us to focus on these priorities.”
“Every student deserves the opportunity to pursue a college education,” Bonahue said, “regardless of their financial background. We are grateful for the support of all of you, our donors, industry supporters and policy makers who make the many scholarships we offer, possible. Your generosity helps our students succeed and achieve their educational and career goals,” he said. “Please be a messenger and an advocate as we share our campaign priorities, and tell everyone you know that educational success starts at Suffolk.”
“Removing the limitations students face when considering a college education is our goal”, explained Dr. Sylvia A. Diaz, LMSW, executive director of the Suffolk Community College Foundation. “The biggest limitation is a student’s ability to afford college and we’re doing everything we can to maintain Suffolk’s low costs and provide support to those who need assistance along their individual pathways to success.”
“We are incredibly grateful to the sponsors and donors to the event including National Grid, Amazon and Giuseppe A. Nigro Lodge #2234 of the Sons & Daughters of Italy America,” said Diaz. “Every dollar we raise is shared with students to make the college experience more affordable, preparing students to enter their chosen career fields with little or no debt.”
On Friday, October 27, Suffolk County Community College donors, students, alumni, faculty, staff and elected officials – nearly 200 in all – helped kick off the college foundation’s Education Without Limits campaign that will support students by raising critical financial support for those who need a helping hand to cover higher education related costs and help them achieve their academic and career goals. Read the full press release.
Special thanks to Event Sponsors Amazon & Giuseppe A. Nigro Lodge #2234
Along with
Angie Carpenter, Islip Town Supervisor and SUNY Suffolk Alumna – Austin Interiors – Boughal Family – Building & Construction Trades Council of Nassau & Suffolk – Corient – Edward T. Bonahue, PhD, President, SUNY Suffolk – Faculty Association of SUNY Suffolk – Gary Joel Schacker – Guild of Administrative Officers of SUNY Suffolk – Haugland Group – Jefferson’s Ferry Life Plan Community – Louis J. Petrizzo, Esq. – M&T Bank – Michael J. Grant Funeral Homes – National Grid – PKF O’Connor Davies – Retirees Association of Suffolk County Community College (RASCC) – Riverhead Building Supply – Statewide Roofing – Suffolk County Association of Municipal Employees (AME) – Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association – SUNation – The Rohan Family – Thuro Metal Products – Westhampton Architectural Glass – Youth Enrichment Services (YES)
7PM Thursday March 31 at Michael J. Grant Campus Sagtikos Building Van Nostrand Theatre (map)
Join us to support Take Back the Night as we march against violence.
For the past few years, the College has hosted Take Back The Night (TBTN), a nationwide event that provides a space for sharing resources and providing support for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. TBTN brings awareness to the issues of domestic violence and sexual assault in all forms by empowering survivors with hope, inspiration, support and resources to begin healing from trauma and to also educate our peers/audience/colleagues/viewers on how they can have a role in all of that. We accomplish the goal by having teams that coordinate engagement projects that include Lantern Bags, Clothesline Project, Painted Rocks, & Paper Butterflies – each of these projects encourages people to write messages of empowerment, inspiration, and support for survivors through both the fall and spring semesters leading up to the actual event which will be March 31, 2022! There is always room for creativity and we welcome any and all people who want to be involved.
Shining On How Essential Employees and the College Community Pulled Together to Persevere Through a Pandemic
It was just over one year ago that, as a result of the rapid spread of the coronavirus, the College went on pause and took a series of historic steps to protect our community. While many employees began to work from their homes, others remained working on campus to maintain the viability of our institution. It is an honor to now take the time to reflect on the overwhelming contributions of an entire college community and we invite you to read the following chronicle that documents these essential efforts.
We acknowledge the professional and personal difficulties that so many colleagues had to endure this past year – and we remain deeply grateful and proud of our faculty, staff and administrators.
As part of the planning leading up to Take Back the Night on 4/23/21 we will be hosting four Butterfly Engagement events. All students, faculty, staff and alumni are welcome. All participants will receive a certificate.
Butterfly Project – The Butterfly Project is an engagement project that requires someone to create a butterfly with empowering, positive, and inspiring messages for survivors of violence that will be displayed the night of Take Back The Night. The butterfly represents the beauty of transformation that occurs with change and our goal is to bring hope and empowerment to all survivors so that they may find the beauty in their healing processes.
There are many different ways you can be involved in Take Back the Night and one of the ways you can is to sign up as a virtual marcher and get involved in our engagement projects.
A snippet version of TBTN would be that our focus with this event at the college is to bring awareness to the issues of domestic violence and sexual assault in all forms by empowering survivors with hope, inspiration, support and resources to begin healing from trauma and to also educate our peers/audience/colleagues/viewers on how they can have a role in all of that. We accomplish the goal by having teams that coordinate engagement projects that include Lantern Bags, Painted Rocks, & Paper Butterflies – each of these projects encourages people to write messages of empowerment, inspiration, and support for survivors through both the fall and spring semesters leading up to the actual event which will be April 23rd 2021!
There is always room for creativity and we welcome any and all people who want to be involved in planning and executing this because it literally takes a village to make this all come together.
The Suffolk Community College Foundation is proud to partner with SUNY Suffolk’s Culinary Arts and Management Program to bring you the opportunity to enjoy an exciting virtual cooking demonstration on Thursday, March 11, led by Professor and Chef Andrea Glick and Assistant Professor and Pastry Chef Christina DeLustro.
Mastering her art at New York City’s Le Bernadin, one of the world’s most celebrated restaurants, Chef Glick will guide participants through the first two courses of a four-star culinary journey from the comfort and safety of your home kitchen. As the coordinator of SUNY Suffolk’s Baker’s Workshop and a graduate of Johnson and Wales, Chef DeLustro will bring home the third course with a wonderfully sweet and scrumptious dessert!
Attendees can either simply watch and learn via Zoom, or participate in the preparation and cooking of a three-course meal in the comfort of their own kitchen.
The cost is only $60 for the webinar or $100 for the webinar and home delivery of the ingredients to cook along with the chefs. All proceeds will support student scholarships. Learn more and register today!
Fall into Fun with Richters Orchard November 19, 2020 7:00 pm via Zoom $65 Per Person Co-hosted by Darlene Turpel and Leslie B. Anderson, Esq.
Long Island residents are invited to join Suffolk Community College Foundation for a special fundraiser to help college students. Start your holiday off with a one hour virtual cooking and cocktail demonstration.
$65 Per Person to enjoy · Freshly picked ½ peck of mix of Golden Delicious, Idared, Mutsu, & Macintosh Apples. · ½ gallon of Richters Classic Cider pressed on premises. · Small bottle of caramel flavored vodka provided by Richter’s Liquors. · Two special recipes to be provided during the Zoom event. · “Grammy Grams Apple Pie Cake” live cooking demonstration by Darlene Turpel. · “Apple of My Eye” specialty cocktail live demonstration. · Opportunity to win a Fall basket filled with over $300 of treats!
A virtual way to spice up your holiday menu while supporting student scholarships!
Co-hosted by Darlene Turpel and Leslie B. Anderson, Esq.
Long Island residents are invited to join Suffolk Community College Foundation for a special fundraiser to help college students. Start your holiday off with a one hour virtual cooking and cocktail demonstration.
$65 Per Person to enjoy
· Freshly picked ½ peck of mix of Golden Delicious, Idared, Mutsu, & Macintosh Apples.
· ½ gallon of Richters Classic Cider pressed locally.
· Small bottle of caramel flavored vodka provided by Richter’s Liquors.
· Two special recipes to be provided during the Zoom event.
· “Grammy Grams Apple Pie Cake” live cooking demonstration by Darlene Turpel.
· “Apple of My Eye” specialty cocktail live demonstration.
· Opportunity to win a Fall basket filled with over $150 of treats!
A virtual way to spice up your holiday menu while supporting student scholarships!
Phi Theta Kappa, Alpha Eta Gamma Alumni Chapter 