2011 Suffolk Community College graduation
May 22, 2011; Brentwood, NY: Senator, Charles Schumer, addresses class of 2011 at Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood Sunday. Credit: Photo by James Carbone
Number of graduates 1,000
Keynote speaker
Elizabeth Millings, a doctoral student at Columbia University and a Suffolk County Community College alumna ('08), told students: "In choosing a path in life, it's about finding what fascinates you" and that they should "reach out and grab those impossible dreams."
Class speakers
David Purificato, who graduated with an associate in arts degree, told his fellow classmates that "the only limits are the ones we impose on ourselves."
Doralyn DeDios, who graduated with an associate in applied science degree, said that "no one knows their complete potential before they discover it."
Danielle Anderson, who graduated with an associate in science degree, said "real confidence comes from challenging yourself to do things that you've always been afraid to do."
-- JOSH SEIDMAN
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
