Elections, Open House, Cabaret at Farmingdale State

This past week there was an outbreak of Democracy at , as students headed to the polls to cast their ballots for FSG officers, and to decide whether or not the student activity fee will remain mandatory or not. 

Elections were officiated by the Suffolk County Board of Elections, and featured the new electronic voting machines that have been used in previous local and national elections. The machines work by reading a ballot on which the voter fills in bubbles corresponding to his or her decisions, similar to a standardized test. The process is fairly straight foreword, however, Board of Elections workers were on hand to assist any students who had questions.

 Voting took place at several locations on campus, including at Roosevelt Hall on Tuesday, and in Gleeson and Knapp Hall on Wednesday. Results of the elections will be published in next week’s edition of this series.

Graduation Nears for Seniors
Graduation is less than 46 days away, and graduating seniors are beginning to make the preparations necessary to walk across the stage.  The college will be holding a Graduating Students Information Fair outside of Gleeson Hall on Thursday, April 7 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-6:30 p.m. to answer any questions students may have regarding graduation.  The event will be held in the Roosevelt Hall Multi-Purpose Room in the event of inclement weather.  Graduation portraits are also on-going.  Photographers will be available for portraits on April 1 from noon- 8 p.m, and April 11, 12 and 13 from noon - 8 p.m. in the Loft Lounge of Roosevelt Hall. Students interested in sitting for portraits can make appointments at the Graduating Students Fair on April 7.

Open House
On Saturday, April 9 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Farmingdale State College will hold its Spring Open House.  Students interested in attending the school will have the opportunity to speak with students and go on tours of the campus. professors from various departments will be on hand to answer any questions that students may have about the program they are thinking about enrolling in. Also, the on campus Sustainable Garden will open, and visitors will have an opportunity to walk through the gardens and witness a discussion on horticulture and ecology.  The Garden will be open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., and is located within the teaching gardens, located just west of the Campus Police Department.

Cabaret
The Backstage Theater Company will be performing Cabaret this weekend.  Show dates are Friday, April 1, Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3 at 8 p.m. as well as a April 3 Sunday matinee at 2 p.m.  All performances will be in the Little Theater in Roosevelt Hall.  Tickets are free for Farmingdale State College students; $5 for other students/seniors, and $10 for other patrons. Tickets may be purchased at the box office prior to the performance.

Spring Cleaning
A campus-wide “Spring Cleaning” event will be held on Thursday, April 7 from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m..  Students, faculty and staff are invited to form teams to help clean the campus.  Equipment for the cleaning will be provided by Physical Plant, and will be available at the start of the event in front of Roosevelt Hall.  At the end of the event, the team that has removed the most refuse will be awarded a prize provided by Aramark, the purveyor of food service on campus.  Those interested in participating should email kathy.coley@farmingdale.edu.

That’s this week “From the Campus.”  Check back next week for more.