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SUNY Adirondack, Great Escape Pact To Help Students Study And Work Summer Jobs

Posted onMay 17, 2022
Through a partnership with SUNY Adirondack, students can get a job at Six Flags Great Escape, while living on the college campus and taking classes.
Courtesy Six Flags Great Escape

SUNY Adirondack and Six Flags Great Escape partner to offer opportunities to SUNY Adirondack students in its collaborative “Work, Learn and Play” program this summer. 

Students can earn up to $16.25 an hour, live on campus (if they choose), take a shuttle between the park and campus, receive free park tickets and meals, and keep a flexible schedule so they can enroll in summer classes. 

“We are so excited to offer this wonderful opportunity to our students in collaboration with Six Flags Great Escape,” said Kathryn O’Sick, dean for Student Affairs at SUNY Adirondack. “This is a great opportunity to earn money while continuing to earn credit this summer, all while having fun.” 

The program allows students to stay on campus for the summer, work in various positions at the 150-acre theme park and continue to earn credits toward a degree. 

“We will work with students to apply for summer financial aid and offer discounted on-campus housing,” O’Sick said. 

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ARCC’s Women’s Business Council Session Stresses The Impact Of Succession Planning

Posted onMay 17, 2022
Panelists discuss business succession planning at a summit presented by the Women’s Business Council on May 11 at the Queensbury Hotel in Glens Falls.
Courtesy ARCC

Succession and continuity planning are business activities that  can take a backseat to  other things like growing revenues, trimming costs, or running day-to-day business operations.  

That idea was the emphasis behind the ARCC Succession Summit, presented by the Women’s Business Council on May 11 at the Queensbury Hotel in Glens Falls.

During the afternoon session, a panel of experts discussed why succession is a critical business activity. The intent was to create a culture of regular succession planning and development to ensure upward economic trajectory continues in the region.

The panel explored these three scenarios:

• After a starup business survives,what is needed  to ensure continuity, employee/client retention, and resilience?

• How do family owned businesses successfully move from generation to generation and beyond?

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Business Report: Reinveting Oneself

Posted onMay 17, 2022
Rose Miller, SPHR, area HR thought leader, speaker, writer.

by Rose Miller

In my roles as an HR professional, a critical requirement is to keep up with the ever-changing landscape of employment laws, HR best practices and workforce stressors. 

It’s a lot. But us HR folks are a resilient bunch. The successful ones are always ready for change. Reinvention should be embraced to prepare for change.

I was speaking with a peer group of women leaders the other day. I love this group of “power-women”, who come from all walks of life and various careers. They are smart, fun, and empowered. We support each other in many ways, both personally and professionally. We understand how these things are deeply tied together.

The group’s facilitator often presents topics that are thought provoking and it challenges us learn about ourselves so we can lead with more self-awareness. If you have ever worked with someone who was not at all self-aware, you would fully understand the importance of this exercise.

This month, we were asked the question, “if you could reinvent yourself or change something at this point, how or what would it be?”

It’s a rare leader, who hasn’t reinvented himself or herself several times in their career. Look at what the last two years have done. Good or bad, we all needed to reinvent various pieces of our lives. Businesses needed to shift and pivot. We all had to flex and change to survive. Reinvention became survival.

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Skidmore College Creates Fund To Support Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Innovation

Posted onMay 17, 2022
Rob Sands, a Skidmore graduate, is chairman of the board of directors of Constellation Brands.
Courtesy Skidmore College

Skidmore College has created a $10 million initiative in support of its longstanding commitment to a liberal arts experience rooted in creativity that prepares students for thriving professional and personal success. 

Officials said a $5 million one-to-one matching pledge along with additional matching gifts created the Sands Family Foundation Initiative for Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship at Skidmore College.

A century ago, Lucy Skidmore Scribner founded Skidmore College with the vision that it would help students connect the power of their minds and their hands in a new model of liberal education, college officials said. That ambition takes a dramatic step forward with the new initiative, said college President Marc C. Conner.

“This extraordinary gift celebrates what Skidmore has always done—nurture creativity and prepare students for life after graduation—and moves us forward in our ability to offer the very model for a 21st liberal arts education,” Conner said. 

“The essence of innovation and entrepreneurship is an eagerness to be bold, take risks, look at tough problems with fresh eyes, and be unafraid to fail—the hallmarks of a great liberal arts education. This gift from the Sands Family Foundation emphasizes the incredible impact that our commitment to developing exceptional creative and critical skills can have on students,” said Conner.

 Rob Sands, a Skidmore business major graduate who is executive chairman of the board of directors of Constellation Brands, explained his personal commitment to this gift.

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SUNY Adirondack Freezes Tuition Due To Economic Difficulties Related To COVID

Posted onMay 17, 2021May 18, 2021
SUNY Adirondack will freeze tuition for the 2021-22 academic year.

The SUNY Adirondack Board of Trustees voted to freeze tuition for the 2021-22 academic year and eliminate three fees to recognize the economic difficulties brought by the COVID-19 pandemic for many students.

“This pandemic has hit our region’s lower-income residents the hardest, making the idea of starting college or returning to the classroom daunting for many,” said Dr. Kristine Duffy, president of SUNY Adirondack.

Officials said the 2021-22 semester rates for full-time state residents will be $2,472 and $206 per credit for students taking fewer than 12 credit hours. SUNY Adirondack’s tuition is one of the lowest in the state.

Duffy also said that after a year with more than 6,000 weekly COVID tests and fewer than a handful positive results, SUNY Adirondack announced plan to offer significantly more classes and activities in person for its fall semester.

“Our plans are, of course, dependent upon state and county guidelines,” she said. “We will continue to put safety and health first, but our hope is to welcome students back to campus this fall with more in-person and flexible learning options to accommodate different learners. Throughout the pandemic and the need for remote learning, we learned that some people need the flexibility of remote learning, while others thrive in person.”

Combined with substantial financial aid and scholarships, SUNY Adirondack remains an affordable option to start, continue or restart education in preparation for the workforce of today and tomorrow.

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Business Report: Addition By Subtraction

Posted onMay 17, 2021May 17, 2021

By Michael Cruz

Michael Cruz is president of Lighthouse Advisors LLC in Queensbury.

Most businesspeople believe that success is bred by doing more. And more and more. And many times, that makes things worse.

Success comes from being the best at what we do. Doing tasks we are good at brings energy to all of the people in your company. Success breeds success. Repeating success is easier than struggling to do things we may not be as good at. So, what am I talking about here? I am suggesting that you may become even more successful by figuring out what not to do.

Look at your products and services. List them out on a sheet of paper. Which ones are profitable? What percentage of the revenue for that sale do you keep? Which ones are always a struggle to break even with? And, it’s a sure thing that some have no profit at all—or are performed at a loss. We begin to add services or products for lots of reasons. Many of them are to add to the top line. It will increase our revenue.

However, remember that you did not get into business to sell things. You got into your business to make money. So, using critical thinking, you want to figure out where you make the most money.

This focus on profitability will help you get rid of activities that do not make you money. That frees up time to focus on the things that make you money.

There are good reasons to add to your product or service offerings. Helping to offer a more complete solution to your customers is a good one. That aids in client retention. And it should make you more money because you have expertise and a relationship that make your offering less price sensitive.

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P-Tech Program Offered Through BOCES Helps Address Local Skilled Labor Shortages

Posted onMay 14, 2020

By Christine Graf

New York State P-TECH (Pathways in Technology Early College High School) programs have been designed to address critical skilled labor shortages that are impacting manufacturing and technology companies throughout the state.

Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex Board of Cooperative (WSWHE BOCES) was the first to offer the program locally. It is called Southern Adirondack P-TECH.

“We were one of the first 16 cohorts (partnerships) in New York state to receive a seven-year grant to create the program. We received the grant in 2013, and that was a planning year for us. Our first cohort of students started in 2014 and are graduating this year,” said Kim Wegner, lead coordinator for Innovative Programs at WSHWHE BOCES.

“There wasn’t a lot of guidance. It was a thought and idea based off a program that launched in 2009 at a school in Brooklyn. (The state) decided they wanted to expand program across state. There were some guidelines, but we built the program as we moved through it. Where we are today is not where we were six or seven years ago.”

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Business Consultant Sees Need For Examining How Companies Will Look Post-Pandemic

Posted onMay 14, 2020

By Andrea Harwood Palmer

Brian Rollo, a leadership coach and cultural  business strategist, is re-examining his business model in response to the business climate caused by COVID-19 and challenges employers will face.

“I’m always thinking, ‘What is three steps from now? How is this going to change business for me, and for the people I help?’ There are three  key things businesses will need to think about as we move into a new normal,” said Rollo, who does business as Brian Rollo Consulting.

“First, in what way do we bring people back into the office now that we’ve built the infrastructure for them to work remotely. How many and who? Or is it more efficient to allow people to work from home? Do we build a hybrid workforce?” said Rollo.

“Second, there’s going to be real conversations going forward on social distancing and wearing masks. If everyone is back at work, how do we navigate some staff feeling comfortable attending closely-packed meetings when others don’t? What does that look like? What if some people are more comfortable wearing a mask while others are not, and will that become its own source of unintentional bias?”

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Business Report: Lifelong Learning

Posted onMay 17, 2019May 17, 2019
Michael Cruz, president of Lighthouse Advisors LLC in Queensbury.

By Michael Cruz
We all need to constantly improve. My mantra is: Whatever it is that got you where you are, is not enough to keep you there.
I have been involved with an organization called BNI for more than a dozen years. BNI helps its members grow their business. Lifelong learning is one of its core values. Wiki defines lifelong learning as the ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons.
You keep on learning. But, do you help your team pursue continued learning?
During their appraisal process you should identify places where a member of your team can improve their skills. Most people value learning activity higher than raises. This comes in the form of product or technical knowledge. Yet it should include skills that prepare them for the next role they can pursue within your company.
As leaders, we owe it to our people, and ourselves, to help our personnel develop skills. So, act as a leader. Identify a skill, select appropriate training opportunities and pay for it. You pay for it in two ways. One with dollars, then with time to train. And, most important, with discussion and reinforcement of what they learned.

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Michelle Krasny Coaching Helps People Craft Career Goals, Focus In On Obtaining Them

Posted onMay 17, 2019May 17, 2019
Michelle Krasny started a career coaching business to help people to find jobs they like.

By Susan E. Campbell
Michelle Krasny started a career coaching business to help people achieve more quickly what it took her a decade to do: love their job.
“I was studying neuroscience and behavior and was on course for a medical degree and Ph.D.,” said Krasny. “But I was just a tiny human who didn’t know what I wanted.”

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