Medaille College News

Five individuals received awards from Medaille College at the Amherst Accelerated Learning Program Reunion, held at Salvatore’s Italian Gardens on Friday, April 25: Darius Pridgen ‘07 MOL, Dale Stephens ‘99 BA, ‘06 MOL, Barbara Yendall, Stephen Lelinski and Paul Hoffman.

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On Thursday, May 1, 2008, Perspective Productions will be hosting a release party for its first-ever student-run magazine, INcite. The magazine was produced by students of the Perspective staff. The party will go from 5-7 p.m. and will be held at the Perspective Productions office, located at 73 Humboldt. Hors d’oeuvres will be served and guests will be registered to win an iPod Shuffle. All are welcome.

The American Scholastic Press Association has designated The Medaille Perspective as a First Place with Special Merit Award winner. The annual review looks at both and design and content.

Dr. Alan Bigelow, professor of humanities, has published a new story, “Love Is . . .”, at Webyarns.com.

According to Bigelow, ‘”Love Is…’ is an attempt at a definition, and as with all definitions that try to explain what love is, precision is not possible, and perhaps not even desirable. This piece moves toward a definition of love in three stages: first through a standard, accepted lexicon; then via a series of individual expressions of love; and finally, at the end of the piece, viewers can write their own definitions of love into the site. These definitions are saved in a database so the next visitor can view them as they are randomly displayed.”

Medaille College has earned its reaccreditation from the American Veterinarian Medical Association. With the reaccreditation, students graduating from Medaille with a degree in Veterinary Technology continue to be eligible to sit for the national licensing exam.Medaille originally earned its full accreditation in 1995, and was reconfirmed in 2001. This accreditation is granted for six years and is recognized throughout the United States.

Since its inception, Medaille’s Veterinary Technology degree has earned a strong reputation nationally and is one of the largest such programs in New York State. The Vet Tech program is a rigorous academic program that features a strong emphasis on practical application. Students work hand-in-hand with veterinarians and veterinary technicians by performing such tasks as lab testing, drawing blood, assisting in surgery, administering anesthesia, taking radiographs and caring for animals.

In the final home game of her career, a 14-8 win over Tri-State University, Kim Coleman (Sr. - Syracuse, NY/Women’s Lacrosse) poured in a game-high six goals. She is the all-time leader in scoring at Medaille and she is once again pacing the Lady Mavs as they are now 5-3 on the year.

In a 2-0 week for the Mavs, Jeff Zacharias (Jr. - Kirkville, NY/Men’s Lacrosse) came up big with 7 goals and 2 assists. In a 16-3 win over Wells he led the team with 6 goals and 2 assists. He is currently tied for the team lead in goals scored with 18, which is a career high.

The Prelude Release Party will take place on Friday, April 25 from 4-7 p.m. in the President’s Dining Room in conjunction with the Student Art Show. The Prelude 2008 will be distributed to all who attend and those who were published this year will get to read their work.

This year’s edition uses an entirely new design format, which is completely different from the small, compact books of the past. Readers will automatically notice the glossy magazine-sized pages that highlight students’ work.

The Prelude is run by Advisor Dr. Terri K. Borchers, Editor-in-Chief Lori Markham, Visual Design Editor Mike Thomas, and Managing Editor Antasia Johnson.

The Medaille College Music and Drama Club will present Nunsense, a musical comedy by Dan Goggin, on Thursday, April 24 at 8 p.m., Friday, April 25 at 8 p.m., and two shows on Saturday, April 26, at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Main Campus.
Tickets are $2 for students and children, $5 for seniors, and $10 for adults.

The Lady Mavs continued their winning ways as they went 2-0 on the week. In both wins freshman Corinne Nasca (Fr. – Orchard Park, NY/Women’s Lacrosse) netted a pair of hat tricks. She now has 13 goals on the season which is second best on the team. The Lady Mavs are now 4-3 on the season.

Brandon Lumadue (Fr. – Cheektowaga, NY/Baseball) was 12 of 22 from the plate for a .545 batting average in six games. He also had 8 runs batted in and had six extra base hits including four doubles, a triple, and a home run. He is currently hitting .451 on the season

Medaille’s Alumni Soccer Weekend is scheduled for Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20. The events are open to all former players, current players, future Medaille athletes, their families, and all Medaille Mavericks fans. For more information or to RSVP, visit the online alumni community web site.