Spring News 2024

Staff Support at SUNY Westchester Peekskill PAYMENT PLANS The college is offering a tuition payment plan. Students must have a minimum balance of $750 in tuition/fees due the college. Tuition payments will be due in multiple equal installments through the online payment system. A non-refundable $50 enrollment fee is required and must be paid prior to enrollment in the payment plan. Check payments are not accepted. For more information and steps on how to enroll in the Payment Plan visit www.sunywcc.edu/bursar This spring, some courses will be offered remotely but that does not mean we will not be providing you with a high level of technical support from a team that specializes in arts technology based education. Our Lab Manager, Myron Mock Yen, Senior Technician, Emmanuel Jaquez, and technical assistant James Page are here for you. Our technical team can troubleshoot your hardware and software problems and support Brightspace and Zoom, too. Much of our software including Adobe Creative Suite will be available remotely through the college’s IT department or is freely available through the internet. Please contact the Helpdesk for more information or Myron Mock Yen. myron.mockyen@sunywcc.edu emmanuel.jaquezreyes@sunywcc.edu helpdesk@sunywcc.edu Hardware Update The Center for the Digital Arts has seven MakerBot 3D printers for use in our digital classes. These printers use PLA Filament, a nontoxic resin derived from field corn. PLA Filament is easy to use and performs well on most prints. The center’s five post-production studios are outfitted with powerful iMac workstations and one with Microsoft Surface Studio machines, which are available for students taking digital filmmaking, digital imaging, web design, graphic design, game design, and animation classes. Our Mixed Reality program also introduced the Oculus Rift S headset to the center for VR (Virtual Reality) development. Software Update The center uses Autodesk® Maya® with Arnold, Maxon ZBrush, Marvelous Designer, and Substance Painter for our cutting-edge software offering in our 3D Animation certificate. Maya is used by many digital media companies for 3D content creation and animation. ZBrush is a high-end 3D modeling, painting, and texturing software application used primarily for character design. Marvelous provides content creators with the ability to create fast and accurate 3D cloth and fabric, which can be used in various projects such as fashion design and animation. Substance Painter is a dedicated 3D texturing application used in the film and gaming industries to further compliment the 3D design workflow. Our digital arts studios provide the latest version of Adobe Design Creative Cloud software. The facility offers current versions of Final Cut Pro and Adobe After Effects in our filmmaking studios. Our Mixed Reality certificate will run on the Unity design engine, capable of AR/VR development as well as 2D/3D game design. The Center for the Digital Arts Offers the Latest Upgrades in Hardware and Software to Support Creative Industry and Your Workforce Training Development ESL English as a Second Language in Peekskill Level is determined after a placement exam. Please call 914-606-6656 or email ESL@sunywcc.edu for information. SUNY Westchester Peekskill Staff Contacts Center Director Dr. Sherry Mayo sherry.mayo@sunywcc.edu Assistant Director Dorothy Posada dorothy.posada@sunywcc.edu Academic Counselor Jennifer Londoño jennifer.londono@sunywcc.edu Office Assistant Carmen Marrinan carmen.marrinan@sunywcc.edu Office Assistant Victoria McMullen victoria.mcmullen@sunywcc.edu Admin Assistant Pat Perruccio pat.perruccio@sunywcc.edu Admin Assistant Anola Hull anola.hull@sunywcc.edu Lead Tech Assistant Myron Mock Yen myron.mockyen@sunywcc.edu Senior Tech Assistant Emmanuel Jaquez Reyes emmanuel.jaquezreyes@sunywcc.edu Tech Assistant James Page james.page@sunywcc.edu SUNY Westchester Peekskill • 27North Division Street Peekskill NY10566• 914-606-7300 5 Follow us on social media! Facebook @PeekskillWCC Instagram @WCC_Peekskill

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