New Degree Agreement Between Saint Rose and CGCC
Students who have earned their associates degree at Columbia-Green County Community College will now have the opportunity to turn their two-year degrees into four-year degrees at The College of Saint Rose.
A new agreement has been reached where students at CGCC can transfer a maximum of 62 credits to the College. The newest portion of this agreement stipulates computer science at CGCC may transfer their credits to Saint Rose to earn a bachelor’s degree in computer science.
The program will stipulate which classes students need to take, as well as their transfer equivalents here at the College.
Currently, the College allows for CGCC students who majored in business-accounting, business administration, and criminal justice to transfer their credits to Saint Rose if they major in accounting, business administration, economics, or criminal justice and law.
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Draw Like an Egyptian
On Sunday at 2 p.m., the Albany Institute of History and Art will present a lecture on art in Ancient Egypt. The talk will be led by Melinda Hartwig, associate professor of ancient Egyptian art and archaeology, from the School of Art and Design at Georgia State University. It will explore how the Egyptians viewed the world around them and how they translated it into art. Hartwig will share her insight into Egyptian life and art, their funeral and death practices, as well as new scientific discoveries regarding mummies. Hartwig’s visit is presented as part of The Mystery of the Albany Mummies Lecture Series and will be open to the public and is free with the purchase of museum admission. For more information, please visit www.albanyinstitute.org
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Beatle Mania’s 50th Annivarsary
On Friday, February 7 at 7 p.m., the Albany Institute of History and Art will hold a program celebrating the arrival of The Beatles in New York in 1964. The event will chronicle The Beatles’ arrival historic concert at Shea Stadium, as well as their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. It will explore the impact their music had on popular culture, as well as the phenomenon known as “Beatle Mania,” something that probably will never occur (to that magnitude) again. The event will include historic film clips, recordings, and photographs, as well as live piano performances. This program is presented as part of the Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center’s “New York Living Legacy” series.
On Sunday at 2 p.m., the Albany Institute of History and Art will present a lecture on art in Ancient Egypt. The talk will be led by Melinda Hartwig, associate professor of ancient Egyptian art and archaeology, from the School of Art and Design at Georgia State University. It will explore how the Egyptians viewed the world around them and how they translated it into art. Hartwig will share her insight into Egyptian life and art, their funeral and death practices, as well as new scientific discoveries regarding mummies. Hartwig’s visit is presented as part of The Mystery of the Albany Mummies Lecture Series and will be open to the public and is free with the purchase of museum admission. For more information, please visit www.albanyinstitute.org
