Students plan ahead at college fair May 16, 2008
Webutuck sophomore Kayla Clapper said that she found several schools at the fair that had interested her, specifying Elmira College, Five Towns College and University of New Haven. Both she and fellow sophomore Tasia Koski said they were looking into musical theater as a potential course of study. (Henrietta Post, NY)
Dix Hills hosts battle for Miss New York crown Jul 9, 2007
July 8, 2007 The auditorium at Five Towns College is the last place one might imagine hosting the Miss New York pageant. But don't be fooled by the decor: black-flecked blue carpet and bright red-orange seats in the school's amphitheater at the Dix Hills Center for the Performing Arts. (Newsday)
Hollywood, for Academics Jun 8, 2007
"I know an awful lot of people who have their degrees and are not working in the field they went to school for; and I people who are," says Noah Drew, a sound-engineering graduate from the Five Towns College in Dix Hills, Long Island who gave up that career because of a "massive amount of hatred for the work"; parlayed a glass-blowing career into a move to Ithaca; got tired of the one-man factory nature of the work; worked a number of "transition" jobs; and eventually got a job at McNeil Music... (Ithaca Times, NY)
Plans for old Boynton school dissolve May 21, 2007
BOYNTON BEACH When Long Island-based Five Towns College came to town last year, college officials promised great things for the city's old 1927 high school ... David Cohen, vice president and provost for Five Towns College, said there were a "multitude of reasons" why the college chose to pass on the old high school, including discussions of expanding its Long Island campus, the cost of renovating the building and parking concerns. (The Palm Beach Post)
The 'American Idol' Contestant Visits Lakeland, Shares Future Plans May 7, 2007
Cotter is a graduate of New York's Five Towns College, a school for performing arts, education, music, media and business. Music runs in the family. (The Ledger)
Old Boynton High faces peril again Apr 10, 2007
CRA Chairman Henderson Tillman said he was disappointed that Long-Island based Five Towns College decided in February not to rehab the structure into classrooms and cultural space. However he said it did give the CRA, which owns the building, an opportunity to come up with a better fit. (The Palm Beach Post)
Miss New York contest is LI-bound Mar 15, 2007
Pageant officials announced Wednesday that the competition to determine the Empire State's entry in the Miss America contest will be held July 8-14 at the Dix Hills Center for the Performing Arts at Five Towns College in Huntington. "I encouraged them to come here. I'm hoping to play some role in welcoming or hosting them when they get here," town Supervisor Frank Petrone said. (Newsday -- Long Island)
Miss New York Pgeant Moves to Long Island Mar 15, 2007
Pageant officials say the competition to determine New York's entry in the Miss America contest will be held July 8 to 14 at the Dix Hills Center for the Performing Arts at Five Towns College in Huntington. The pageant has been held in upstate Watertown since 1982. (FOX23 News, NY)
Who has been your favorite Atlanta-area contestant? Feb 20, 2007
Jared Cotter (25) - Grew up in Kew Gardens, NY, and currently lives in West Orange, NJ. He has a degree in business management from Five Towns College, Long Island. Sundance Head (28) - Currently lives in Porter, TX, and is the son of Roy Head (who had a No. 1 song in 1965, Treat Her Right ). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
TV Show Contestant Cheered On by Family in Lakeland Feb 20, 2007
A graduate of New York's Five Towns College, a school for performing arts, education, music, media and business, Jared Cotter was waiting tables at T.G.I. Friday's in Westbury, Long Island, and was practicing in a recording studio in the family's former home while he hoped for his big break. Then his mother urged him to take on the "Idol" challenge. (The Ledger)
LI's Idol - bringing it home? Feb 17, 2007
But Scott Pagnani, of Central Islip, who first met Cotter when they attended Five Towns College in Dix Hills and would later become his personal manager, said he knew from the outset that the music business major would go far in the competition. "We'd be in the recording studio, and you could tell just from people's reactions - they'd stop everything they were doing just to listen to him," Pagnani recalled. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
All he needs is love Dec 11, 2006
To mark the date, Pomes and his Mostly Moptop band play a memorial concert at Five Towns College, one of a handful of commemorations in the area ... 7 p.m. tonight poetry readings by George Wallace and others, free; 7:30 p.m., a concert by Mostly Moptop, Dix Hills Center for the Performing Arts, Five Towns College, Burrs Lane, Dix Hills. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
To grads: Be original, think big May 21, 2006
At Five Towns College, graduates learned of a local politician's fascination with the television show "American Idol." Molloy College's commencement also served as the culmination of a year-long 50th anniversary celebration ... But before wrapping up his keynote address yesterday at Five Towns College's commencement, U.S. Rep. (Newsday -- Long Island)
Big weekend for LI's college graduates May 21, 2006
At Five Towns College, graduates learned of a local politician's fascination with the television show "American Idol." Molloy College's commencement also served as the culmination of a year-long 50th anniversary celebration ... Five Towns College He told the story of his grandparents' daring emigration from Russia and railed against the vapid reality shows that dominate the airwaves ... But before wrapping up his keynote address yesterday at Five Towns College's commencement, U.S. Rep. (Newsday)
Clinton to speak at LI commencement May 14, 2006
FIVE TOWNS COLLEGE: May 20, 10 a.m., Half Hollow Hills High School East. Speaker: Rep. (Newsday)
