John Siller of Flemington to Attend UN Climate Change Conference

YORK, PA (11/19/2012)(readMedia)-- John Siller of Flemington, a York College senior majoring in chemistry, will travel to Doha, Qatar, from Dec. 1 – 10 to participate in the annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 18th Conference of Parties (COP 18). Siller is representing the American Chemical Society (ACS) as a delegate with UN accreditation.

He will be joined by fellow York College student Nicole DeLuca, a junior chemistry major from East Stroudsburg, Pa. Three teleconferences have been set up at York College so that the students may share their experience with the campus and local community. They are scheduled for 9:30 – 10:15 a.m. on Dec. 4; and noon – 12:45 p.m. and 1 – 1:45 p.m. on Dec. 5.

Located in southcentral Pennsylvania, York College offers more than 50 baccalaureate majors in professional programs, the sciences and humanities to its 4,600 undergraduate students. The College also offers master's programs in business, education and nursing, and a doctorate in nursing practice. A center of affordable academic excellence, York is dedicated to the intellectual, professional and social growth of its students. The College helps them develop a concrete plan to attain academic growth and career success; encourages them to try in the "real world" what they learn in the classroom; and prepares them to be professionals in whatever career they pursue.

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