NORWICH
—
Recently,
SUNY
Morrisville
Norwich
students
prepared
for
their
history
research
project
by
touring
the
Chenango
County
Historical
Museum.
SUNY
Morrisville
Norwich
English
and
Communications
adjunct
Instructor
Michael
Foor-Pessin
said
the
students
in
his
“Introduction
to
Public
Speaking”
will
conduct
college-level
research
on
a
local
historical
topic
and
later
present
their
findings
to
members
of
the
community.
Students
Ethan
Guzewich,
Logan
Waters,
Kaitlyn
Finch
and
Cora
Ashcraft
chose
to
research
local
history
in
commemoration
of
the
250th
anniversary
of
the
signing
of
the
Declaration
of
Independence.
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“My
hope
is
that
this
project
will
inspire
them
to
become
engaged
citizens
who
understand
how
our
history
influences
our
present
and
our
future,”
Foor-Pessin
said.
He
said
upon
arrival
at
the
museum,
they
were
greeted
by
Museum
Staff
Assistant
Madeline
Olesky,
Archives
and
Collection’s
Coordinator
Zac
Greenfield,
and
the
Historian’s
Assistant
Julie
Kupris.
The
students
began
taking
notes
as
Greenfield
shared
what
his
job
entails
and
the
educational
requirements
needed
for
his
job.
