Corning Incorporated Foundation Donates to CPS and SUNY Potsdam Literacy Center

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From left, SUNY Potsdam graduate assistant Angie Ward, Corning Canton Plant Manager David Lucht, Rebecca V. Sheard Literacy Center Director Tina Wilson-Bush and mentor coordinator Lindsay LaSala.

• Community Performance Series Executive Director Amy Flack accepts a check from Corning Canton Plant Manager David Lucht at CPS’s new offices in SUNY Potsdam’s Performing Arts Center.

POTSDAM, NY (10/31/2014)(readMedia)-- The Corning Incorporated Foundation has once again extended its support for programs at SUNY Potsdam.

In a recent visit to campus, Corning Canton Plant Manager David Lucht presented two checks to the Rebecca V. Sheard Literacy Center, including $5,000 to support the after-school mentor program, which serves 200 local school children annually, and $3,000 to the College's Mathematics and Science Education Center outreach programs, which are administered by the literacy center.

The Rebecca V. Sheard Literacy Center at SUNY Potsdam provides literacy education to the greater Northern New York community, including resources and educational support for parents and teachers, as well as partnering with projects that promote leadership and research on pedagogy and curriculum. For more information about the center, visit www.potsdam.edu/academics/SOEPS/education/litcenter/.

Lucht also presented a check for $2,500 to the Community Performance Series, which has been in residence at SUNY Potsdam since 1989.

CPS is a college-community partnership presenting world-class performing artists and arts education opportunities in Northern New York. This rich mixture of programming links communities, classrooms and audiences of all ages and preserves access to the performing arts for future generations. To learn more, visit www.cpspotsdam.org.

Gifts to SUNY Potsdam can transform lives, elevate programs and secure a future for students. To learn more about giving back to SUNY Potsdam, visit www.potsdam.edu/giving.

Founded in 1816, and located on the outskirts of the beautiful Adirondack Park, The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of America's first 50 colleges. SUNY Potsdam currently enrolls approximately 4,300 undergraduate and graduate students. Home to the world-renowned Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam is known for its handcrafted education, challenging liberal arts and sciences core, excellence in teacher training and leadership in the performing and visual arts. Empowered by a culture of creativity, the campus community recently launched Take the Lead: The Campaign for Potsdam, which aims to raise $27 million by the College's bicentennial in 2016.

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