Arvin Tangalan of Jamaica Honored as 2012 SUNY Emerging Leader

2012 Oct 31

Arvin Tangalan of Jamaica, NY has been named a 2012 SUNY Emerging Leader by the SUNY Student Leadership Institute. He is among an elite group of student leaders to be honored by the SUNY Student Leadership Institute at the SUNY Student Assembly Fall Conference November 2-4 in East Syracuse.

Tangalan is pursuing a bachelor's degree in hotel and resort management at Delhi.

The SUNY Emerging Leaders Award acknowledges students who have demonstrated significant leadership within their campus and/or community. This new award recognizes current emerging leaders and provides an incentive for them to continue to develop their leadership skills throughout their college career and beyond. Students selected for this award have demonstrated their leadership based on one or more of SUNY's six big ideas: entrepreneurial century, seamless education pipeline, healthier New York, energy smart New York, vibrant community and the world.

SUNY Delhi is a member of the State University of New York, the largest public higher education system in the U.S. Delhi's seamless approach to education includes over 60 academic programs, which allow students to obtain one-year certificates and two-year associate degrees. Students may also pursue a four-year degree in select programs at Delhi. For more information about SUNY Delhi, call toll-free 1-800-96-DELHI or visit Delhi's web site at www.delhi.edu.