Student Literary Magazine Wins Major Competition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: December 2, 2009

CONTACT: Lisa Saunders

(845) 574 - 4244

lsaunde2@sunyrockland.edu

SUNY Rockland Community College's Celebrated Student Literary Magazine
Wins Major Competition

Suffern, NY - SUNY Rockland Community College's 2009 issue of the student literary magazine Impulse won first place in the Eastern Region of the Community College Humanities Association (CCHA) Literary Magazine competition for 2009. Design student, Vladimir Jean, received the Judges' Merit Award in Art from the CCHA for his cover art.

This is the ninth year Impulse has won an award. The 2009 issue was co-edited by Presidents Sheela George and Christina Autiero and Vice President Patrick Bergquist. Others on staff include: Graphic Designer: Sam Ullah; Treasurer: Bruce Butler and Anthony Kwan; Secretary: Ana Nikolic and Rachel Conway. Art Project Directors: San Ullah, Madelaine Krause. Production Assistant: Howell Murray. The printing was done by Ryan Printing of Blauvelt, N.Y.

Two student clubs, Art and Impulse, are primarily associated with the production of Impulsemagazine. David Pirell, adjunct faculty, Art, is the advisor to the Art club, which ran production and design, and Reamy Jansen, Professor, English, is the Impulse advisor.

Impulse is funded through student activities fees and has been publishing for more than 30 years. It has won several major awards from CCHA in writing, art, design and layout. The magazine is the work of designers, poets, photographers, painters, and writers. All students, part- and full-time are invited to submit their writing and artwork.

For more information, contact Impulse advisor Reamy Jansen at (845) 574 - 4344.

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