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Socrates proudly supports Deidre Kearnes

I briefly met Deirdra Kearns ’17, when she was raising funds for “Pay It Forward” by selling wristbands and other takeaways in the Campus Center of Farmingdale State College. Her strong enthusiasm and commitment for this project was evident to me, and to anyone who stopped by to speak with her. And, yes, I bought a wristband, which is proudly worn as a laurel by Socrates in my office (right).


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Grad and Author returns to Address Students




Prof Gold and George Resch at FSC

Farmingdale State College (FSC) alum and author George Resch (’05) recently spoke with the Professional Communication Majors Honor Society, Lambda Pi Eta. He stressed the importance of the Professional Communications degree from FSC, discussed his growing popularity as an Instagram celebrity (@tank.sinatra), and acknowledged how that informed his decision to publish his first self-help book, Happy is the New Rich. He also explained the painstaking process of writing a book. Resch offered valuable advice about the importance of trying, failing, and trying again. After taking questions, the Farmingdale-graduate read some of his favorite quotes from Happy is the New Rich. George was recently interviewed as an expert on social media by the ABC Newsmagazine Nightline. You can follow him on Instagram (@tank.sinatra) while waiting for his book, which should soon be available on Amazon.com!