The College has announced its speakers for the Albany and Vermont Campus commencement ceremonies. ACPHS President James Gozzo will be the featured speaker at the Albany Campus graduation. This year's commencement exercises will be the final ones as president for Dr. Gozzo, who will step down from that role on June 30, following 16 years as president of the College. In Vermont, State Commissioner of Health Harry Chen will address members of the graduating class. Dr. Gozzo will also speak at the Vermont Campus ceremony. The Albany commencement will take place on Saturday, May 17; the Vermont commencement will be held on Sunday, May 18.

Lisa Murphy, Ph.D., a 2009 graduate from the B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences program, was back on campus last week to speak at a Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar. As an undergraduate at the College, Dr. Murphy worked in the lab of Professor Arnie Johnson, in addition to working with a faculty member at Albany Medical College. Following her graduation from ACPHS, she attended Vanderbilt University where she received her Ph.D. in pharmacology. Dr. Murphy (pictured above with Provost Denio and Associate Professor Mike Raley) will soon be headed to Harvard University to do her post-doctoral research.

The ACPHS Staff Council recently recognized the College's Physical Plant for its "constant dedication and commitment to keeping the college community safe and secure." The Council presented a special certificate of appreciation to Director of Physical Plant Tom DellaRocca at its last meeting. The letter accompanying the certificate noted Physical Plant's dedication to maintaining the parking lots and sidewalks during what was an especially harsh winter. The Council also commended Physical Plant staff for the many things they do to help keep the campus a welcoming, attractive place. 

The dining operations at the Albany Campus have received a "Center for Excellence" designation by Chartwells, the campus' dining services provider. The recognition follows a rigorous one year review process. The Center for Excellence certification is reserved for Chartwells locations that demonstrate a dedication and commitment to providing the very best in quality and customer service. Chartwells has approximately 8,000 accounts in the U.S. and less than 1% have been recognized as Centers for Excellence.