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Special Education graduate works to promote education as CEO of four Sylvan Learning Centers

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Catherine Hull earned her her bachelor’s in Business Administration in 1978 and master’s degree in Special Education at Saint Rose in 1983. Now she is franchisee and the chief executive officer of four Sylvan Learning Centers in Albany, Schenectady, Clifton Park, and Syracuse, NY. Sylvan Learning Centers provide personalized instruction services for students K-12. In her role as CEO, Hull oversees the student educational services, advertising and marketing campaigns, human resources, and financial management of the company.

Catherine Hull '78 G'83

Catherine Hull ’78 G’83

Prior to her involvement with Sylvan Learning Centers, Hull worked at the New York State Department of Social Services and was a special education teacher. In addition, she has served as a private business consultant and executive coach.

Reflecting on her Saint Rose education, Hull says, “My experiences at Saint Rose clearly launched my career. At the College, I learned the business management and financial skills necessary to succeed in a competitive business environment; and I gained the educational expertise necessary to meld the two fields of business and education. Even more important to me is that I gained the confidence to move my aspirations from simply holding a challenging position to being a business leader and building a local company that contributes to the well-being of children and families within my community.”

To read more about Hull’s accomplishments, click here.

How to register for classes your first semester

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If you are starting a graduate program this Fall at Saint Rose, you are responsible for enrolling in classes for your first semester.

How does the registration process work?

First, refer to the information received when you were admitted to Saint Rose. The letter itself gives the name of your faculty advisor.  But also in the envelope are instructions for how to register in your first semester.  Departments follow one of these processes:

  • Group Advisement: Some programs, including Teacher Education, Special Education and Counseling, hold group advisement sessions for new graduate students. Check out our post about what to expect in a group advisement session here. (If all of the group advisements sessions for your program have passed, please contact your advisor.)
  • Individual Advisement: You will receive a faculty listing with your advisor’s name and contact information highlighted.  You should contact your advisor as soon as possible to introduce yourself and ask about their policy for registration. Some advisors prefer to meet with new graduate students to determine an appropriate course schedule for the first semester.

Before meeting with your advisor or attending a group advisement session, look through the graduate catalog to read about your program and its requirements. Then, read through the graduate course listings to see which classes will be offered during your first semester. You can make a tentative schedule based on this information to share with your advisor.

After deciding on a final class schedule, you must register for classes through the College’s secure login area. You will be provided with a PIN number that you use to gain access to the online registration system.  You can also register in person at the Student Solution Center Desk, located on the 3rd floor of St. Joseph Hall. If you register in person, you must bring your Saint Rose Student ID card.

If you have any questions about registering for classes in your first semester, please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions at 518-454-5143.

How to login to your Saint Rose email, and more!

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The College of Saint Rose offers a variety of technology services to our students including email, Blackboard, student account access (“Self Service”), and online file storage.  Sometimes it can be challenging to remember where to find these resources and how to access them.  Here is a short overview of our technology services!  For more complete instructions and information, check out the ITS Student Tech Guide.

Finding your Technology Resources
When you visit the Saint Rose homepage, www.strose.edu, you will see a grey button in the top right corner that says ‘LOGIN’.  Clicking this button will bring you to a page where the College has gathered links to online systems together in one convenient place.  Each resource also has its own URL, listed below.)   Three of the most frequently used resources are Student Email, the Secure Site (where you manage registration, make payments, etc.) and Blackboard (where your professors will provide online resources).  Each is profiled below …

Blackboard
The ITS Student Tech Guide describes Blackboard as “an electronic course management system used by course instructors to enhance communication, organization and presentation in a course. Blackboard can be used for web-enhanced courses, hybrid courses, and totally web-based courses, or e-Learning courses. If your professor uses Blackboard, you should see the course link on the Courses page after logging into Blackboard. Blackboard also houses electronic resources for College offices, and College sponsored community groups.”  Blackboard can also be accessed at blackboard.strose.edu.

Your Blackboard username and password is also used for email, lab computers, wireless network and more.   If your last name is hyphenated, the latter name will be used.

Username: Last name + first initial of your first name + last 3 digits of your student ID #.
Password: Your birthday (MMDDYY) 

Student Email
The College uses Google Apps for student email services.  This gives students the ability to use Docs, Calendar, and Chat apps through their student account.  Your student email address will follow the same equation used for your Blackboard username and add @strose.edu to the end.  The username and password for your e-mail is the same as the Blackboard information above.  Student e-mail can also be accessed at mymail.strose.edu.

Secure Site
The College offers online access to student account and registration information through the Secure Site.  You may also hear this referred to as BannerWeb.  “BannerWeb allows students to view and update personal information, and perform administrative functions related to course registration, grading, transcripts, financial aid, and account status” (ITS Student Tech Guide,  p. 12).  Secure Site can also be accessed at bannerweb.strose.edu.

Your login for the Secure Site is different from that of your email and Blackboard.
User ID: Your Saint Rose ID number (9-digit)
PIN: Your birthday (MMDDYY)

Password Policy
The first time you login to your email, Blackboard, or a campus computer, you will be prompted to update your password.  There are specific complexity requirements, so read them below and be prepared when you login!

All users must have a password that includes the following elements:
1. It cannot contain significant portions of the user’s account name or full name
2. It must be at least eight characters in length
3. It must contain characters from three of the following four categories:

  • Uppercase characters (A through Z)
  • Lowercase characters (a through z)
  • Numbers (0 through 9)
  • Non-alphabetic characters (for example, !, $, #, %)

For more information on the College’s technology services and all of the information listed above, check out the ITS Student Tech Guide or contact the ITS Help Desk at (518) 454-2190 or helpdesk@strose.edu.

The Massry Center for the Arts: A Profile

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“The Massry Center for the Arts is more than a building of bricks and mortar. It is a space to celebrate the hearts, minds and talents of people and a statement that art and music are essential to Saint Rose, the city of Albany and beyond. We invite everyone to take in a performance, view some outstanding works of art, and enjoy the distinctive qualities of this magnificent new addition to the Capital Region’s arts scene,” said Saint Rose President Dr. R. Mark Sullivan when the building opened its doors in Fall 2008.

The Massry Center, is named after the Massry family of Loudonville, NY, who donated $2 million to help fund construction. Norman Massry is a long-serving member of the Board of Trustees.

The facility serves as a learning, practice and performance space for music and art students. It offers the following rooms and equipment to students:

Picotte Recital Hall

This 400-seat recital hall maximizes acoustical quality for performers and the audience. Visual flourishes, including scalloped panels along the walls and ceiling, play a crucial role in delivering superior sound. Recent performers include The Ravi Coltrane Quartet, and Backstage” with Paula Cole.

Esther Massry Gallery

The 2,200 square foot Esther Massry art gallery provides an open exhibition space with floor-to-ceiling windows and custom room-darkening shades. This space gives art students a special opportunity to learn gallery management. Each spring, as the semester winds down, the Senior Show in April and the Graduate Show in May highlight the work of students completing programs in Art Education, Graphic Design and Studio Art.

Other recent gallery exhibits have included Tim Rollins and K.O.S. (Kids of Survival) and Michael Bierut’s “30 Years/90 Notebooks.”

Rehearsal Rooms

The third floor of the building houses two rehearsal rooms: a 1,800 square foot choral rehearsal room and a 2,500 square foot instrument rehearsal room. The rehearsal rooms are constructed of the same wood floor, ceiling and wall paneling as the Picotte Recital Hall, resulting in exactly the same sound quality in the rehearsal room as the Recital Hall.

Practice Rooms

The building offers over 20 sound-proof practice rooms fitted with acoustical blocks and angled walls that provide superior sound quality.

The Massry Center also houses classrooms, percussion studios, and a music curriculum library.

The 46,000 square-foot building was constructed to meet the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) “Gold” standard of the U.S. Green Building Council, its second highest rating. The Massry Center is heated and cooled by a geothermal system that originates in forty wells 450 feet deep beneath the parking lot. The building does not use any fossil fuel in heating or ventilation and 35% of its electricity is supplied by wind or water power.

To find out about upcoming premiere performance at the Massry Center, click here. To find out about our Music Department performances, click here.  For a list of Esther Massry Gallery Exhibitions, click here.

If you are interested in learning more about the Massry Center for the Arts, click here. If you would like attend a campus tour, including a tour of CCIM, please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions at 518-454-5143 or email grad@strose.edu.