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FLCC HOSTS 37TH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES MAY 22
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (May 3, 2005) - Finger Lakes Community College will host its Thirty-Seventh Annual Commencement Ceremonies Sunday, May 22, at 2 p.m. at the Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center on the FLCC Canandaigua campus, 4355 Lakeshore Drive. A reception will follow the ceremonies. Admission is free, and friends and family members are encouraged to attend.
More than 800 students will graduate from FLCC this May. Ranging from natural resources conservation to music recording technology, the College offers more than 40 academic degree and certificate programs to prepare graduates for careers or transfer to four-year institutions.
Slightly more than half of this year's graduating class will earn associate in arts and/or associate in science degrees, preparing them for transfer to four-year colleges and universities, while others will graduate with associate in applied science degrees and certificates in preparation for careers.
Kevin Flynn '79, of Fairport, will deliver the keynote address. Flynn is a partner in the marketing communications firm Martino Flynn, LLC, in Pittsford. The firm has received numerous awards for creative excellence and public relations. Flynn's responsibilities include developing creative strategy, servicing accounts, and supervising the media and the new business functions of the agency.
Flynn is also an accomplished mountain climber. A two-time "Adirondack 46er" (someone who has climbed all 46 peaks 4,000 feet or higher), his vision is to climb the "Seven Summits," or the tallest peak on each continent around the world. To date, he has scaled Mount Everest in Asia, Mount McKinley in North America, Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, Mount Aconcagua in South America, and Mount Elbrus in Europe. He expects to complete Antarctica and Australia by 2006.
Flynn has produced two videos on McKinley and Kilimanjaro and has given numerous presentations about his mountaineering adventures. Currently, he is writing a book with Gary Fallesen, the Rochester "Democrat and Chronicle" outdoor writer, entitled "Mount Everest: Confessions of an Amateur Peak Bagger." The book is expected to be published in the fall of 2005. Flynn also enjoys playing golf and skiing. This month Flynn will be recognized as co-winner of the Press Radio Club's Local Amateur Athlete of the Year Award.
In addition, Flynn is a single-engine private pilot who owns a Cirrus SR22 airplane. He learned to fly in order to meet one of his clients in Pittsburgh and now flies to meet with prospective clients throughout the northern United States. Flynn also volunteers as an Angel Pilot, flying non-critically ill patients and family members to various destinations for medical treatment or visitation.
Serving on the board of directors for the Center for Environmental Information (CEI) since 1999, Flynn has helped raise funding for CEI by donating the proceeds from his Kilimanjaro video. He is also involved in several charity golf tournaments.
After graduating with honors from FLCC in 1979, Flynn transferred to Cornell University where he earned a bachelor's degree in environmental education. Following a year of internship at his family's advertising business, Flynn returned to Cornell and earned a master's degree in communications. Recently Flynn was selected to receive a 2005 FLCC Distinguished Alumni Award.
The Nursing Advancement Ceremony, a special commencement ceremony for nursing students, will take place May 22 at 10:30 a.m. at the Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center. Admission to the Nursing Advancement Ceremony is free and open to friends and family members of FLCC students who are graduating from the College's nursing program.
For more information, contact the FLCC Office of College Relations at (585) 394-3500, ext. 7231.
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FLCC ANNOUNCES RACCE OUTSTANDING ADULT STUDENT WINNERS
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (May 3, 2005) - Finger Lakes Community College is pleased to announce three Rochester Area College Continuing Education (RACCE) Outstanding Adult Student winners; Lori Botts, James Bryant, and Cindy Hinds.
Each year Finger Lakes Community College, in conjunction with area colleges, honors adult students for their successful achievements of combining college study with other responsibilities including family, career, and community service. The RACCE award recognizes adult students who have demonstrated academic achievement and merit beyond the classroom.
Botts of Bloomfield recently returned to school after the store she had been working in for 18 years closed. Majoring in the administrative assistant program she holds a 3.3 grade point average (GPA) and is a member of FLCC's Alpha Epsilon Chi honors society and Phi Theta Kappa a national honors society of two-year community colleges and junior colleges. Botts currently lives with her mother assisting in the care of her disabled brother who needs 24-hour attention.
Bryant of Lyons has been a Student Senator since September 2003. As part of his duties in this position, he currently serves as the student representative to the College's governance system, including College Council and Academic Senate. Since May 2004, Bryant has served as the Student Trustee to the FLCC Board of Trustees. In this role, he has full voting privileges on the Board and acts as a liaison between the Board and the Student Corporation, the student governing body. Bryant carries a 3.6 GPA and is a member of Phi Theta Kappa. Bryant will graduate in May with an associate in arts degree in liberal arts and sciences and plans to transfer to SUNY Geneseo to pursue a bachelor's degree in U.S. history and political science.
Hinds of Canandaigua is a single mom with four children, who returned to school after 20 years. Hinds has been recognized by the Finger Lakes Boy Scouts of America as the 2004 Outstanding Volunteer for her efforts, while running her own childcare program. Hinds has maintained a 3.18 GPA as a dual major in the college's criminal justice program and liberal arts and sciences program.
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