LOCH SHELDRAKE- The SUNY Sullivan Foundation is proud to present “Spotlight on SUNY Sullivan,” a special event welcoming the college’s new president, Dr. David Potash. President Potash will be joined by special guests PBS FRONTLINE journalists and filmmakers Martin Smith and Marcela Gaviria. and the event’s emcee, filmmaker, curator, and author Ultan Guilfoyle.
Smith and Gaviria will share excerpts from their PBS Frontline documentaries, “College, Inc.” and “A Subprime Education,” after which the filmmakers and President Potash will engage in a conversation about the state of public higher education.
The event takes place on Saturday, June 29 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in SUNY Sullivan’s Seelig Theatre, and includes a silent hospitality-themed auction, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and a dessert reception.
General admission tickets cost $75, and Angel tickets are available for the same price (for those who cannot attend the event but would still like to show support, an angel ticket provides admission for a student or community member).
Prior to the Spotlight on SUNY Sullivan event, guests also have the option of joining an intimate Meet & Greet cocktail party with Potash, Smith, Gaviria, and Guilfoyle. Meet and Greet tickets cost $150 and are in limited supply, but provide admission to the “Spotlight on SUNY Sullivan” event to follow.
Proceeds from the evening will support the SUNY Sullivan Foundation.
“As we gather to celebrate our shared commitment to education and progress, I extend a warm welcome to our new president, Dr. David Potash,” said Officer in Charge Casey Crabill. “His leadership will ignite a new era of innovation and opportunity for our students and the community.”
“I’m delighted that the SUNY Sullivan Foundation has organized this exciting welcoming event,” said David Potash. “It will be wonderful to meet friends of the college and our special guests.”
Tickets for “Spotlight on SUNY Sullivan” can be purchased at sunysullivan.edu/foundation-spotlight-on-suny-sullivan. For more information regarding sponsorships, silent auction donations, or questions about this event, please email foundation@sunysullivan.edu or call 845-434-5750 ext. 3188.
The SUNY Sullivan Foundation will also be promoting its “Take-a-Seat” Fundraising Campaign alongside this event; in exchange for a $150 donation, donors can place a personalized message onto a brass seat plaque in SUNY Sullivan’s Seelig Theatre (some restrictions apply).
