The Academy for Character Education
Join us on Tuesday, April 3, 2012
The Academy for Character Education at The Sage Colleges
will host its
9th Annual Champions of Character Event
at the Franklin Plaza Ballroom,
4th & Grand Streets, Troy, NY
February 1, 2012: The Academy for Character Education at The Sage Colleges is pleased to announce that well known WRGB newscaster Liz Bishop will be the emcee at its 9th Annual “Champions of Character” Awards Banquet on April 3, 2012. Liz is a familiar face in the Capital Region, having been a newscaster on WRGB for over two decades. She has had many firsts and awards during her distinguished career. In the mid-1970 she was the first woman reporter allowed into the NY Yankees locker room. Among the many ways her excellence has been recognized are an Emmy award, AP Broadcast Awards for sports reporting, best interview, environmental reporting, and documentary, three NYS Broadcasters' Association awards and inclusion in the local 100 Women of Excellence. It is particularly significant that for the past several months she has been in the forefront of the WGRB PSA's about the” Be an Ally” campaign to help prevent Bullying. Bullying Prevention is a major focus of The Academy. The Academy is thrilled that Liz Bishop will enhance its 9th Annual Awards Banquet.
Banquet Committee (Left to Right)
Banquet Chair Tony Leva, Dr. John Walko, Dr. Philip Fusco
Board Chair Jim McGlynn, Congressman Paul Tonko, Renss County Exec Kathy Jimino
A gala reception at 5:30 PM, followed by dinner and presentations starting at 6:30 PM are being graciously hosted by Congressman Paul Tonko, serving as our Honorary Chair.
This event honors Capital Region and Northeastern United States leadership and dedication to the vision and mission of fostering positive character development in our schools and communities.
Congratulations to The Academy's 2012 Champions of Character Award Winners!
For a list of this years winners, click here!
We invite you to join this
CELEBRATION of POSITIVE CHARACTER LEADERSHIP throughout New York State. Watch for the formal invitation link: Coming Soon!
For more information, follow the link!
In the news: Troy, N.Y.—The Academy for Character Education the the Sage Colleges, Troy, N.Y. is pleased to announce Allen Creek School, Pittsford, N.Y.; Wolcott Street School, LeRoy, N.Y. and California Avenue School, Uniondale, N.Y. as the New York State Schools of Character.
Join us in celebrating all of our honorable mentions and
emerging schools of character at the banquet!
Other Updates and Information
July 2012: 11th Annual Character Education Reading and Summer Camp
October is always National Bully Awareness Month:
Join our STAND UP for CHARACTER and DOWN to BULLYING initiative!
Click here to get involved and to find out more!
October 2012: The 13th Annual Northeastern United States Conference on Character Education.
The 12th annual conference took place on Wednesday, November 2, 2011!
Click for conference highlights and photos!
Thank you to all who attended and who helped make the 2011 conference a success once again this year!
December 2012: 11th Annual Character Education Youth Leadership Summit
The 10th annual summit was held on the Russell Sage Campus, Troy NY.
Check-out the 2011 Newsletter for more information about The Academy!
You can also join the Academy's Character Education Discussion on Facebook!
****************************** At At The Academy, we believe that character education provides the basis for developing a stronger, caring community. Character education initiatives can help create a community featuring responsible, respectful behavior that welcomes the quest for justice and excellence. We firmly believe in the mandate that character education needs to be infused into the curriculum of all schools and in our communities. Comprehensive community-wide character education programs result in positive changes for families, schools and communities.
