Dozens of SUNYIT students, faculty and staff volunteers will gather at Delta Lake State Park Saturday, May 3, from 1-4 p.m., to clean up the beach, trails and roadways. Taking part in the campus effort are biology faculty and students, members of the Wildcat Cares club and the Campus Life office.

Saturday is the third annual statewide “I Love My Park Day,” organized by the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) and Parks & Trails New York (PTNY). There are over 80 participating state parks and historic sites, from Long Island to Buffalo to the North Country.

SUNYIT, the State University of New York Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome, is New York’s public polytechnic, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs in technology and professional studies. Its academic offerings in technology, including engineering, cybersecurity, computer science, and the engineering technologies, and its programs in professional studies, including business, communication, and nursing, are complemented by athletics, recreational, cultural and campus life programs, events and activities. Founded in 1966, SUNYIT is a unique high-tech learning environment on hundreds of acres, offering degree programs online as well as on campus. The SUNYIT family of alumni now numbers 25,000.