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Sage in the News: SAGE ALUM GIVES $1.5M MATCHING GIFT

Sage in the News June 2010 Edition Dear Sage community, Below are links and/or text of media highlights from the past month, including remarkable developments for the College and noteworthy activities of faculty and students. As always, thanks to everyone involved... 

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Sage Colleges Make the News

Sage in the News April – May 2010 Edition Dear Sage community, Below are links and/or text of selected media highlights from the past month. This issue is full of evidence of Sage’s outreach to the community, theatre and arts, exceptional people, and institutional... 

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Sagettes Perform Spring Concert – 5/2/2010

The Sagettes, Russell Sage’s all-women a Capella singing group, gave their final performance of the school year on Sunday, May 2 at 7:00 PM in Bush Memorial in their annual “fudgesicle” concert. During the course of the concert seniors Veronica Nunes and... 

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Undergraduate Symposium, Sat. May 1, 1-3PM Buchman

Below is the schedule for the RSC Undergraduate Spring Symposium 2010. It will take place on Saturday, May 1st from 1:00 – 3:00 PM starting in Buchman and with concurrent sessions in Gurley.  We have more than 50 students presenting their academic work.  Please come... 

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SAGE HONORS 2009-2010 STUDENT-ATHLETES AT ANNUAL ATHLETIC AWARDS BANQUET

Troy, NY— The Sage Colleges athletic department gathered this week at the Mohawk River Country Club and Chateau to bestow the program’s top awards for the 2009-2010 academic year. Sage, which now boasts 10 varsity athletic teams that compete as an NCAA Division... 

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Sage Professor Hovendick’s Work Selected for National Juried Exhibit

Posted By: Elyse Beaudoin Professor Sean Hovendick’s interactive artwork Be A Man / Sugar And Spice, recently exhibited in The Sage Colleges’ Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, has been selected for the national juried exhibition X by Y: Digital Art in 2010... 

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The Sage Colleges: 2010 Commencement

Posted By: Elyse Beaudoin Global Human Rights Activist to Address Sage Graduates Sage Recognizes Local News Anchor for Community Commitment Albany and Troy, NY – The Sage Colleges are pleased to announce that the former Executive Director of Amnesty... 

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Shatter the Secret: Take Back The Night

Posted by Elyse Beaudoin Sexual violence occurs in our homes, schools, work, and streets… in secret, in hiding, in shame… The Albany County Crime Victim and Sexual Violence Center and Sage College of Albany are proud to cosponsor this year’s Take Back The... 

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Sage’s Sally Lawrence to Receive Lifetime Service Award

Elyse Beaudoin

The Academy for Character Education at The Sage Colleges is pleased to announce the 7th Annual Champions of Character Awards Banquet on March 24, 2010, from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm at the Franklin Plaza in Troy, New York.  The event honors distinguished schools and community... 

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SAGE ANNOUNCES 2010 SOFTBALL TEAM CAPTAINS

Troy, NY—The Sage Colleges softball program has announced the 2010 team captains for the coming year. The Gators will open the season next week when they travel to Clermont, Florida to compete in the Spring Training Trip at the National Training Center. Head... 

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The 9th Annual Underground Railroad History Conference

The 9th Annual Underground Railroad History Conference hosted at Russell Sage College this weekend! Friday, February 26 – Sunday, February 28 All events are FREE for Sage students! No need for pre-registration! Come to as much or as little as you can! The complete... 

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RSC Hosts Annual Underground Railroad Conference Feb. 26-28

Underground Railroad forum at Russell Sage TROY — The annual Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region (URHPCR) will be held at Russell Sage College Feb. 26-28. This year’s conference, titled Gender, Race and Ethnicity in Abolitionism on the... 

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Alum ‘08 to read from her first novel 1/29 at 12:30 in Library

Come to the RSC Library on January 29th at 12:30 to hear a reading of an alum’s first novel and get your own signed copy of the book! Meridi Myers (RSC English ‘08) will give a reading and sign copies of her new book, Titus and Atreus, on Friday, January 29,... 

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First Snow Storm of the Year!

The Sage shuttle was canceled. Commuters were stuck at home. But still the school “learned” on! Here are some candid camera shots from the first snow storm of the year. Enjoy the beauty of the white stuff, but be safe driving and walking! First Street and the... 

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John Robinson: Author and Congenital Amputee Shares Secrets for Success with Russell Sage College

Shannon Hunter, Senior Writer

On Thursday November, 19th at 7:30pm, John Robinson spoke in Bush Memorial on the Russell Sage College campus. John is married and a father of three, graduated from Syracuse University’s S.I Newhouse School of Public Communications, currently works for WMHT as director... 

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Fahima Vorgetts on Afghan Women, Dec. 9 at 11:00AM in Little Theater

Fahima Vorgetts: Afghan Women and the Struggle for Human Rights Wednesday, December 9, 2009 @ 11:00 AM in the Meader Little Theater Fahima Vorgetts, an Afghan-American from Maryland, fled Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion. Fahima has dedicated her life’s work... 

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The 2009 Theater “Monologue Showcase” Directed by Kaitlin Stewart

The 2009 “Monologue Showcase” will be directed by RSC student Kaitlin Stewart on December 14th at 7:00PM in the Kellas Formal lounge in Kellas Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. Stewart’s 2009 Monologue Showcase is entitled “A Look at... 

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TODAY! Free Entrance to RCHS “53rd Annual Greens Show”

The Sage community is invited to the Rensselaer County Historical Society and Museum (RCHS) 53rd Annual Greens Show, running December 3 – 6 from noon- 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $5 for adults and $4 for seniors and children over five, but the admission fee will be... 

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New Home at Sage for the Underground Railroad History Project

At the invitation of The Sage Colleges, the Underground Railroad Project of the Capital Region (URHPCR) has established an office on the Troy campus. In addition, Russell Sage College Dean Sharon Robinson has appointed URHPCR founders, Mary Liz Stewart and Paul Stewart,... 

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Ultimate Yankee vs Red Sox All-Star Challenge!!

Are you still basking in the glory of the Yankee’s 27th World Championship? Are you still loathing over having a “Got Rings Lately?” shirt that is now out-of date? Although there is not much that Yankee and Red Sox fans agree on, there is no doubt that...