Peter Ensel is one of six SUNY Plattsburgh faculty members who will be honored with State University of New York Chancellor's Awards. Ceremonies for the award will be held during the President's Opening Day Welcome prior to the start of the fall semester in late August.

Peter Ensel, an associate professor and the chair of the communications department, has taught a variety of classes, including television production, electronic media management and writing for television and radio. Student responses from these courses indicate that students not only value his knowledge and enthusiasm, they also find his courses challenging and feel that they have learned from them.

"His effectiveness as a teacher and mentor is shown through the number of his students who win awards, secure competitive internships and establish successful and satisfying careers in their field," said SUNY Plattsburgh President John Ettling.

In addition, Ensel has won more than a dozen fellowships and grant competitions. He has also held the titles of state coordinator of the year from the National Broadcasting Association and advisor of the year from the National Broadcasting Society.

He headed the recent restructuring of the department's curriculum, creating new majors, and has worked with the journalism department to create the Center for Communication and Journalism Studies.

http://plattsburgh.edu/about/profiles/faculty/chancellorsaward.php

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The Communication Alumni gathering in Albany was already scheduled for April 5th, 2008, but the SUNY Plattsburgh Alumni Association has now finalized the remaining details of the event.

The event will cost $25 and include dinner. It will be held at the Italian American Community Center located at 257 Washington Avenue Extension in Albany. R.S.V.P.s to the alumni office are required by March 28th.

Below is the invitation. I will post any additional details that become available as the gathering draws closer. You can discuss the planned Communications Alumni Gathering in Albany in this message thread on the PSTV Alumni forums.

Plattsburgh Alumni Association & The Center for Communication and Journalism

Cordially invite you to an

Alumni Reception in Albany, NY

Italian American Community Center

257 Washington Avenue Extension

Albany, NY 12205

518-456-0292

Saturday, April 5, 2008

6:00 p.m. Dinner

Cost: $25

R.S.V.P by Friday, March 28, 2008 to

Alumni Office: 800-964-1889 or alumni@plattsburgh.edu

Map provided by the Italian American Community Center

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In October we created a PSTV Alumni Group on LinkedIn, the popular professional networking website. Recently, PSTV alumnus Chris Rooney took the initiative to start a PSTV Alumni Group on Facebook, the popular social networking website. Thanks Chris. In less than a month the group already has 75 members and counting. If you're not one of them and want to join, click this link (you'll need to be logged in) and then click the Join Group link.

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Live PSTV broadcasts of Cardinal Hockey (and other tournament teams) will be available on the internet this Thanksgiving weekend!

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Cardinal Hockey

2007 PrimeLink Great Northern Shootout

Live Webcast of Men's DIII Tourney

http://www.primelink1.net/shootout/

During Thanksgiving weekend, fans of Cardinal Hockey can catch the action on the ice during the 2007 PrimeLink Great Northern Shootout, a men's Division III college ice hockey tournament. On Nov. 23-24 the following teams will face off at the Stafford Ice Arena: SUNY Plattsburgh, Middlebury College, Norwich University, and St. John's University of Minnesota.

Thanks to a partnership with PrimeLink, four senior students from the college's Center for Communication and Journalism will have the opportunity to produce live coverage of the tournament to be broadcast over the web. The students involved in the production are: Ashley Gela, producer; Eric Hoffman, play-by play announcer; Sean McCluskey, color analyst; and Colleen Sheehy, between-period host.

2007 PrimeLink Great Northern Shootout

Live Webcast
http://www.primelink1.net/shootout/

All times are Eastern Standard (EST)

Friday, November 23, 2007
Middlebury Panthers vs. Norwich Cadets, 4 p.m.
Plattsburgh State Cardinals vs. Saint John's Johnnies, 7 p.m.

Saturday, November 24, 2007
3rd Place Game, 4 p.m.
Championship Game, 7 p.m.

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Cardinal Points has been named a finalist for a prestigious National Pacemaker Award, one of only 40 college newspapers in all of North America in the running for this lofty honor. Congratulations Cardinal Points.

From The Press Republican, Cheers & Jeers: Sept. 24, 2007:

The Pacemaker, the highest award given to college media and considered the Pulitzer Prize of college journalism, will be awarded to the top 20 newspapers at the National College Media Convention in Washington, D.C., Oct. 24 to 28.

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From Cardinal Points:

PSUC accepted a record-setting low 49.4 percent of applicants for the incoming class of 2007. The numbers represent a more than 13 percent drop in acceptance in just two years.

This is good news for SUNY Plattsburgh. Ex-president Horace Judson intentionally lowered enrollment standards between 1994 and 2003. Setting higher standards for the college is better for all of us, as the perceived worth of our diplomas are in direct correlation to SUNY Plattsburgh's reputation for a high quality education. Kudos to current President John Ettling for raising the bar.

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