SUNY Delhi Students Participate in Model Senate at NYS Capitol

Three SUNY Delhi students majoring in criminal justice had the opportunity to participate in Model Senate in Albany last weekend to learn more about the New York State legislative process. Senior students Suroyya Lomax-Williams, Christopher Nicholson, Nicole Vasquez, and their advisor, Laura Pehrsson, spent a weekend in the intensive leadership development program. SUNY Delhi was one of only six SUNY campuses invited to the prestigious event.

During Model Senate, the students were each assigned a Senator and their district with access to the Senate Chamber, where they sat at the Senators' desks. The topic for the session was the Affordable Housing Act.

The students also attended a luncheon with SUNY Chancellor John B. King, Jr., CUNY Chancellor Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, and other distinguished guests. To conclude the experience, the students attended the SOMOS Conference and Gala on Saturday evening, where Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James gave speeches.