For Immediate Release
March 5, 2024

Retirees Association of Suffolk Community College Legacy Fellowship Grants

Photo Caption: (Left) Maureen Clinton, President, RASCC, Dr. Lauren Tacke-Cushing, AVP for Academic Affairs, and Dr. Edward Bonahue, President. (Right) Maureen Clinton, President, RASCC, Pamela Lynch, Professor, Biology Department, Sheila D. Fox, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Library/Visual Arts, and Dr. Edward Bonahue, President. Hi-res photos available at: https://photos.app.goo.gl/NYk8s5sd3bWPfjZs5 and https://photos.app.goo.gl/6kBBaXHsJrd8i4Lw6

The Retirees Association of Suffolk Community College (RASCC) recently issued Legacy Fellowship Grants that will support two projects for the college that will enhance the educational experience for students.

The accepted projects are: The Student Exit Survey, and A Fabric Repaired Helps the Earth to be Spared, a sustainability project.

The Student Exit Survey

Dr. Lauren Tacke-Cushing, AVP for Academic Affairs, Dr. Patty Munsch, Vice President for Student Affairs and Kaliah Green, Vice President for Planning and Institutional Effectiveness, will participate in the development of a Student Exit Survey, which will collect data from Suffolk students preparing to graduate.  Students will be asked about their student experience and overall satisfaction. The college will also track the institutions students transfer to and/or their employment locations, utilizing this data in program reviews, and for outreach to alumni and employers.

A Fabric Repaired Helps the Earth to be Spared

The proposal by Pamela Lynch, Professor of Biology, and Sheila D. Fox, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Library/Visual Arts, addresses the impact of textile and fashion production on the environment and how the recent trend in “visible mending” can be useful in protecting the environment. The goal of the project is to reduce or slow the production of textiles by repairing clothing items we already have, in order to make them last longer. In addition, this process can create a potential new clothing style to communicate ideas about the future of the planet. Displays around campus will feature the completed works.

Suffolk County Community College’s President, Dr. Edward Bonahue, commented, “We extend our gratitude to the Retirees Association of Suffolk Community College for their devotion to the college and their generosity. This is just one example of how our retired faculty and staff continue to work together to support the ongoing needs of our students.”

About Suffolk County Community College

Suffolk County Community College is the largest community college in the State University of New York (SUNY) system, enrolling approximately 21,000 students at its three campuses in Selden, Brentwood and Riverhead. Suffolk offers the Associate in Arts (A.A.), Associate in Science (A.S.), and Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degrees, as well as a variety of certificate programs. Offering affordable college tuition, a highly respected Honors program, workforce training programs, extensive extracurricular activities, championship athletic teams, and numerous transfer programs, Suffolk is a first-choice college for Long Island students. Visit us online at sunysuffolk.edu.

About RASCC

The Retirees Association of Suffolk Community College (RASCC) is an organization whose purpose is to provide members with fellowship and information. Membership is open to retired employees of Suffolk County Community College, spouses of deceased college employees and other former employees at the discretion of the RASCC membership.

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