flcc foundation U P D A T E Fall 2021 Laker earns peer award The fall 2021 edition of the Laker magazine received a Judge’s Citation at the State University of New York (SUNY) Council for University Advancement awards for excellence in June. Submissions for marketing and communications print, online and video entries are judged by peer review panels, with awards given at an annual conference. Last fall’s edition focused on the evolution of the nursing program, from the curriculum to the learning environment. Be sure to check page 14 for photos of the new nursing wing that opened to students this fall. The magazine also featured the story of Ivan Castillo-Serrano ’20, a Mexican immigrant now treating patients in the Newark-Wayne Community Hospital emergency room. Ivan started out working in the construction and service industries with limited English skills. Determined to build a more stable career, he enrolled at FLCC to develop his language proficiency and master the nursing curriculum at the same time. Rochester’s Spectrum News took notice and interviewed Ivan and his family in December 2021. The Laker is published twice per year. Back issues are available on the Alumni Association page of the College’s website: flcc.edu/alumni-association. theLAKER | 3 FROM THE COVER: IT alumni stories pages 4–7 pages 20-21 FALL 2022 CONTENTS theLAKER ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT Justin Castronovo ’19 page 16 CAMPUS HAPPENINGS pages 8–15 CLASS notes pages 26–31 page 32 SAVE the DATE
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