SUNY Potsdam Students Learn about Professional Etiquette at Seminar

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The student participants from the 2012 Professional Business Etiquette and Dining Skills Seminar gathered for a photo in Thatcher Hall at SUNY Potsdam. For a full caption, see the release.

POTSDAM, NY (03/23/2012)(readMedia)-- A number of SUNY Potsdam students recently learned how to navigate professional settings that include dining, in preparation for their transition into careers.

Twenty-three students who participate in the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program, the Student Support Services program and the Teacher Opportunity Corps recently attended the 2012 Professional Business Etiquette and Dining Skills Seminar held at Thatcher Hall, SUNY Potsdam.

During an interactive program that included a reception and dinner, presenters explained and demonstrated the proper etiquette and protocol for conduct in business interview and professional business or social situations that involve receptions and dining. The presenters included Christine Lancaster, an etiquette and protocol consultant certified by the Washington School of Protocol, and Diana Fisher, SSS and TOC director. Students enjoyed the event and expressed appreciation for this opportunity to further their professional development.

During the seminar, the student participants gathered for a photo. They included, clockwise from top left: Patricia Portes, Rebecca Cruz, Amanda Trujillo, Karrie Marvin, Natalie Francis, Brittany Sutliff, Kareem Attia, Kerrian Ferguson, Derrick Rogers, Elsie Castro, Joseph Rafter, Latisha Isaac, Shanequa Nurse, Asia Little, Frances Winig, Cassie Lebauer, Danielle Kreider, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Rosemary Alubankudi and Christina Alubankudi. Also attending but absent from the photo was Windy Grant.

The CSTEP and TOC programs are sponsored by the New York State Department of Education Office of Higher Education, K-16 Initiatives and Access Programs Collegiate and Pre-Professional Programs Unit and Teacher Development Programs Unit. Student Support Services is a TRiO program sponsored by the United States Department of Education.

For more information about these and other initiatives that support SUNY Potsdam students, visit the Student Success Center page at www.potsdam.edu/support/ssc.

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 4,350 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.

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