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October 30, 2009   
VOLUNTEERISM CONFERENCE SET FOR NOVEMBER 7 AT SUNY ONEONTA

ONEONTA, N.Y. -- The Center for Social Responsibility and Community of the SUNY College at Oneonta will present its ninth annual Volunteerism and Social Responsibility conference from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, in the Morris Conference Center on campus. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m., and participants in the conference will receive a complimentary lunch and a t-shirt. Admission to the conference is complimentary, and members of the community are invited to participate.

Designed to inspire participants to make a difference in their communities, the conference will open with a keynote address featuring Roger Sullivan, Associate Vice President for Student Development at SUNY Oneonta, who will present "The Decision." A recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service, Mr. Sullivan will address the decision of how to balance our own needs while serving others, particularly in times of social and economic uncertainty.

Following the keynote address, participants will choose from a number of workshops:

  • "The Power of Presence," presented by Dale Capristo of SUNY Oneonta
  • "Ice Breakers and Team Builders" by Glenda Bolton of SUNY Delhi
  • "Psychological Warfare of Success" by Andrew Giordonello of Oneonta Job Corps Academy
  • "Broadening Your Pitifully Narrow Horizon" by Christian Vesterfelt of SUNY Delhi
  • "‘Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You’: Old Ideas-New Applications" by Bruce Helstrom of Oneonta Job Corps Academy
  • "Get on the Bus" by Dr. Karl Seeley of Hartwick College
  • "Building Character Brick by Brick" by Dr. Ashok Malhotra of SUNY Oneonta
  • "St. Judes" by SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College students.

The conference on Volunteerism and Social Responsibility is co-sponsored by the SUNY Oneonta Center for Social Responsibility and Community, the SUNY Delhi O’Connor Center for Community Service, Hartwick College’s Office for Community Involvement and Volunteerism, and the Oneonta Job Corps Academy. More information is available from Linda Drake, Director of the Center for Social Responsibility and Community, at (607) 436-2098 or by e-mail to csrc@oneonta.edu.

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For more information about the College, please call the Community Relations Office at (607) 436-2748 or send e-mail to Carol Blazina, Vice President for Community Relations.   
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