Fort Schuyler Magazine Spring 2023

CAMPUS NEWS

Students, Faculty and Staff Coordinate Relief Effort for Turkey Earthquake

In early March, over 50 students, faculty and staff participated in a relief effort in response to the earthquake that devastated Turkey on February 6, 2023. The group was involved in donating, packing, organizing, labeling, loading and delivering over 4,500 urgently-needed items to the Turkish Consulate in Manhattan. Provisions included medical supplies, diapers, clothing, coats, blankets, canned goods, sneakers, boots, hygiene products and a tent, which were delivered to the Consulate in three separate trips. Cadets from the Regiment also held a competition to determine which Regimental student group collected the most relief items. Organization (ISO). Spearheading the project was ISO President, Emily Celentani, along with the ISO Officers who believed it was necessary for Maritime College to work collectively and offer aid to the people of Turkey during a time of crisis and great need. The important effort was undertaken and coordinated by the International Students

L-R: BSH School Dean Dr. Rao Kowtha; Ross Yeung (ISO Vice President); John Pintard (ISO Treasurer); Humanities Prof. Dr. Mark Meirowitz; Hon. Reyhan Özgür, Consul General of Turkey; Jake Mundok; Dolunay Bayar; Tolga Okur; Joseph Ferrante; Michelle Eckert and ChiaYi Liu at Turkish Consulate on March 8.

Five Students Receive Prestigious Connie Scholarship Award Students who took part in the Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII) 2022 scholarship program were recognized at a special dinner event held on December 5, 2022. A prestigious Connie

in the global containerization and intermodal industry awarded annually to people, companies, associations and other entities that have made significant contributions to the transportation modes. Award recipients are honored at gala events whose proceeds benefit academic scholarships given to those perceived as the next generation of industry leaders.

Award was presented to Christopher Paccione, Ashley Baker, Nathan Gilmore, Abhinandan Prasad and Robert Gillison. The Connie Award, founded by CII in 1972, has become the most prestigious honor

RADM Alfultis with Robert Gillison and Ashley Baker at the Connie Award ceremony.

Christopher Paccione

Nathan Gilmore

Abhinandan Prasad

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