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The following SUNY Jamestown Community College students earned part-time dean’s list honors for academic excellence during the spring 2025 semester. To be eligible, a student must achieve a minimum 3.50 GPA while enrolled in six to 11 degree hours. 

Allegany: Brittany Babb, Emily Bigler, Payton Fortuna, Sidney Gleason, Kristine Olver, Hermione Riggs, Alix Snyder 

Angelica: Rebecca Fisk 

Ashville: Megan Blakeslee 

Bemus Point: Elijah Nuccio, George Royle, Stephanie Shagla, Susanne Stone 

The following SUNY Jamestown Community College students earned full-time dean’s list honors for academic excellence during the spring 2025 semester. To be eligible, a student must achieve a minimum 3.50 GPA while enrolled in at least 12 degree hours. 

Accra, Ghana: Lydia Adu-Kwakye 

Allegany: Robert Casey, Megan Fisher, Olivia Graham, Ethan Jones, Nicholas Jones, Rayleah Magara, Jeremiah Moore, Ryleigh Peterson, Alaina Quattrone 

Almond: Hannah Rech 

Angola: Jason Conklin 

SUNY Jamestown Community College recently honored 65 high school students from throughout southwestern New York as the 2024-2025 students of the year in the College Connections program.  

In selecting the students of the year, schools were asked to consider College Connections participants who had embraced the challenges of completing college level work and demonstrated resourcefulness, integrity, and dedication. 

SUNY Jamestown Community College is proud to announce its participation in SUNY Reconnect, a State University of New York initiative designed to help adults ages 25 to 55 return to college tuition-free and complete associate degrees in high-demand fields. 

Sherel Schnyder thought she was bound for New York City when she moved from her home in suburban Sydney, Australia to the United States in 2011 to play soccer and go to school at SUNY Jamestown Community College. 

“But I loved it,” she said of her time at JCC’s Cattaraugus County Campus in Olean. “I feel like it was a butterfly moment for my whole life.” 

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Chautauqua and Cattaraugus County high school students participated in the 13th annual College Connections speech contest at SUNY Jamestown Community College’s Scharmann Theatre on April 30. 

The eight competing students were asked to discuss one of the United Nations’ 17 sustainable goals that they would advocate for and what we might do to advance that goal. 

The SUNY Jamestown Community College Foundation will direct all funds raised during this year’s Give Big CHQ campaign on June 12 to the Daniel F. Courtine Engineering and Workforce Development Endowment. 

Give Big CHQ is a 24-hour online fundraising event that helps individuals find and contribute to causes they care about in Chautauqua County. The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation hosts this initiative to bring the community together in celebration of the work of local nonprofit organizations, of which 125 are participating this year. 

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — A group of Jamestown High School students were provided a firsthand look at a variety of healthcare careers during a recent visit to UPMC Chautauqua hospital in Jamestown. 

Ellicottville Central School triumphed in the championship match of WJTN radio’s 63rd annual High School Bowl tournament at SUNY Jamestown Community College, defeating Maple Grove 116-71 to claim its first title since 1999. 

The Eagles advanced through the single-elimination tournament by besting Jamestown, Cassadaga Valley, and Warren, securing the championship under the leadership of 12th-year coach Ann Chamberlain. 

The Ellicottville team featured captain Jackson Kruszynski, Skye Wood, Siying Sun, Isabella Wilder, and Grace Kwagalakwe.  

Twelve 2025 graduates of SUNY Jamestown Community College completed all requirements to earn the college’s Honors program citation. Each was honored during the Jamestown Campus commencement ceremony on Saturday.