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  Issue Number 6 • Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013  

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Campus Champion

SUNY Cortland’s celebration of Non-Traditional Students Week will give way to a Veterans Day ceremony Monday, and students like Cadet Joseph Ursitti represent the importance of both. Roughly 300 non-traditional students — undergraduates who have decided to go back to school after a delay in their education — study at the College. Joseph, for instance, served tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. The 30-year-old political science major won the Army Commendation Medal with Valor for his actions during a daring mission. It’s just one of the things he’ll address as keynote speaker at the 3 p.m. Veterans Day ceremony in Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge.

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Tuesday, Nov. 5

Lecture: “Cave Archaeology in Western Belize and Its Implications for Understanding Ancient Maya Response to Environmental Change,” Jaime J. Awe, Galen University, Belize, Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge, 4:30 p.m.


Tuesday, Nov. 5

Native American Film Series: “Crooked Arrows,” with introduction by producer Neal Powless, Sperry Center, Room 205, 7 p.m.


Tuesday, Nov. 5

German Film and Lecture Series: “Goodbye, Lenin,” Sperry Center, Room 305, 7 p.m.


Wednesday, Nov. 6

Sandwich Seminar: “Culture Transformation: What is it and How Can it Benefit the Institution,” Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge, 12:30 p.m.


Wednesday, Nov. 6

Open SUNY Forum: Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge, 2-4 p.m.


Wednesday, Nov. 6

Wednesday At 4 Recital: Interfaith Chapel, 4 p.m.


Wednesday, Nov. 6

Panel Presentation: “Panel on Careers in International Studies,” Moffett Center, Room 2125, 4:30-6 p.m.


Wednesday, Nov. 6

Panel Discussion: “Race, Bias and the Zimmerman Trial,” presented by Africana Studies, Corey Union, Rooms 201-203, 7-8:30 p.m.


Wednesday, Nov. 6

Wellness Wednesday: “How to Eat Well in College,” Andrea Hart, Auxiliary Services Corporation nutritionist, Corey Union Exhibition Lounge, 7 p.m.


Thursday, Nov. 7

Community Roundtable: “American Higher Education: Problems and Prospects,” Craig Little, Park Center Hall of Fame Room, 8-9 a.m.


Saturday, Nov. 9

Children’s Museum Series Event: “Healthy Habits,” interactive art activities, literature and technology, Education Building, Child Care Center, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.


Saturday, Nov. 9

Annual Drag Performance: Multicultural Life and Diversity, Corey Union Function Room, 5 p.m.


Sunday, Nov. 10

College Singers Concert: Concert version of the musical “Wicked,” Richard Montgomery, piano, and Stephen B. Wilson, conductor, Interfaith Chapel, 3 p.m.


Sunday, Nov. 10

Lecture: Maci Bookout, MTV’s Teen Mom, Corey Union Function Room, 7 p.m.


Monday, Nov. 11

Admissions Open House: Park Center, 9:30 a.m. View the complete schedule at cortland.edu/admissions


Monday, Nov. 11

Veterans Day Ceremony: Keynote Speaker Cadet Joseph Ursitti , Brockway Hall Jacobs Lounge, 3 p.m.


Tuesday, Nov. 12

Ceramics Workshop: With artist Ashley Lyon in conjunction with Dowd Gallery’s Fleshing exhibition, Old Main, Room G40, 1-5 p.m. Registration is required by calling 607-753-5745 or by email to Erika Fowler-Decatur.


Tuesday, Nov. 12

Lecture: “The Challenges to Women’s Full Citizenship in Morocco,” by Sournia Boutkhil, Mohamed I University, Oujda, Morocco, Old Main Colloquium, noon-1 p.m.


Tuesday, Nov. 12

Artist’s Talk: Ashley Lyon, in conjunction with Dowd Gallery’s Fleshing exhibition, Dowd Gallery, 9 Main St., 3rd Floor, 5:30 p.m.


Tuesday, Nov. 12

Native American Film Series: “On the Ice,” Sperry Center, Room 205, 7 p.m.


Tuesday, Nov. 12

German Film Series: “Barbara,” Sperry Center, Room 305, 7 p.m.


Tuesday, Nov. 12

Open Mic Night: Corey Union Exhibition Lounge, 7 p.m.


Wednesday, Nov. 13

Brooks Museum Lecture Series: “Democracy and Women’s Rights after the Arab Spring,” Larbi Touaf, Université Mohammed I Oujda, Morocco, Moffett Center, Room 2125, 4:30 p.m. A reception to welcome speakers begins at 4 p.m. in the Brooks Museum, Moffett Center, Room 2126.


Wednesday, Nov. 13

Sandwich Seminar: “The Developing Brain: Toxic Stress, Trauma and the Power of Resilience,” Mona Ivey-Soto, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge, 12:30-1:30 p.m.


Wednesday, Nov. 13

Wellness Wednesday: “Back to Massage,” Corey Union Exhibition Lounge, attend either, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.


Thursday, Nov. 14

Sandwich Seminar: Gender Inclusive Housing, Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge, noon-1 p.m.


Thursday, Nov. 14

Speaker: “The Visual in Literary Art,” by Native author and visual artist Eric Gansworth, Corey Union, Rooms 201-203, 6-7:30 p.m.


Monday, Nov. 18

Reading: Native storyteller Joe Bruchac, author of more than 120 books, Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge, 4:30 p.m.


Tuesday, Nov. 19

Lecture: “The Impact of the Free Trade Treaty, GMOs and Seed Banks on Farmers in Guatemala,” Old Main Colloquium, noon-1 p.m.


Tuesday, Nov. 19

College-Community Orchestra Concert: Music of Bach, Beethoven, Chabrier, Mussorgsky and Vierne, directed by Ubaldo Vali, 19 Church St., 8 p.m.


Tuesday, Nov. 19

Film Screening: “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” Sperry Center, Room 105, 7 p.m.



College Celebrates Non-Traditional Students

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Although their backgrounds often are wildly different, they all have interesting stories to tell.

Most delayed college for a year or more after high school graduation. Many squeeze in undergraduate classes after full workdays. Usually, they are older — sometimes by decades — than their fellow students on campus.

They are SUNY Cortland’s non-traditional students. The College will celebrate them during Non-Traditional Students Week, now through Saturday, Nov. 9. Each day, special activities will take place. And each day through Friday, Nov. 8, an inspiring non-traditional student will be introduced to the SUNY Cortland community.

But those aren’t the only inspiring “nontraditional” students on campus. The College is accepting nominations for the “Celebrate a Non-Trad” campaign through Wednesday, Nov. 13. This campaign gives campus community members an opportunity to recognize students who balance college with commitments such as families and long commutes through a certificate and campus-wide recognition.

Forms are available online as well as in Advisement and Transition, located in Memorial Library, Room A-111.

The College defines its non-traditional undergraduate students as those who are at least 24 years old or have had an interruption or delay in their education since high school. They also might have dependent children, regardless of their ages.

Approximately 300 non-traditional undergraduates study at SUNY Cortland. Here are just a few of them:

Friday, Nov. 8

Danielle Bauer and Chris Coles

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Young parents can take lessons in time management from seniors Danielle Bauer and Chris Coles. The couple has managed to raise infant daughter Cali while both mom and dad study at SUNY Cortland full time. It hasn’t ever been easy, but every step has been worth it, they say.

“The day care has been phenomenal,” says Chris, a business economics major, referring to the SUNY Cortland Child Care Center. He met Danielle, a therapeutic recreation major, when they were both students at Jefferson Community College. After obtaining their associate’s degrees, they settled on SUNY Cortland while Danielle was pregnant.

“We have our jobs, day care and education in one spot,” says Chris, explaining that both he and Danielle work part time for Auxiliary Services Corporation. “We wouldn’t be able to do it any other way.”

They will graduate in May and plan to get married once their educations are complete. For now, however, they manage their class schedules, work schedules and childcare meticulously — thankful for the ability to effectively study and raise Cali together at the same time.

Thursday, Nov. 7

Sherry Howell

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It doesn’t take long for strangers to pick up on Sherry’s positivity in all that she handles. A single parent of three, she practices patience, sympathy and optimism both at home and at school.

“As a student, I find myself understanding my own kids better now,” says Sherry, 38, who has two children at other SUNY institutions. Sherry, like many other non-traditional undergraduates, looks for the good in every situation.

That’s one of the reasons she enjoys studying inclusive special education and why she hopes to work with children who face behavior challenges. “It’s important to be open, to try to be flexible,” Sherry says. “It’s not always easy, but it’s important.”

Wednesday, Nov. 6

Justin Miller

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his service dog

Assignment deadlines and exams aren’t insurmountable obstacles for Justin. The same can be said for the injuries he suffered while serving in the U.S. Army. Like many non-traditional students, he turned a possible setback into his motivation.

His service dog Dinah helped him overcome issues with his back. “Therapeutic recreation got me motivated,” says Justin, 28, who toured in Iraq and competed in shooting at the 2012 Warrior Games for wounded service members. “It got me on my feet.” Not surprisingly, therapeutic recreation eventually became the sophomore’s major at SUNY Cortland.

Justin saw the benefits of the discipline firsthand, which is why he hopes to share its benefits with as many people as possible after he graduates.




Tuesday, Nov. 5


Lisa Ruquet

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Year after year, Lisa has juggled part-time classes with full-time mom duties. First, she earned the equivalent of a high school diploma. Then she earned her associate's degree at TC3. Now, the psychology major is on the cusp of earning a bachelor’s degree at SUNY Cortland.

“It was a process,” says Lisa, 40, who has three children spanning elementary school to college. “I guess I have perseverance.” She, like many other non-traditional students, manages to remain an excellent scholar without letting her parental responsibilities slip. Often, she waits until her kids and the rest of the world are asleep before digging in to handle her assignments.

Lisa, whose husband is a schoolteacher, would have been a model mom for her kids without a four-year degree. But with it, she becomes a living example of how determination and hard work can overcome obstacles to achieve important goals.

Monday, Nov. 4

Chris Caughey

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Chris came back to Cortland to finish what he started more than a decade ago: his college education. In many ways, he represents the commitment non-traditional students bring to campus every day.

Chris grew up in Cortland, played basketball on the College’s outdoor courts, and graduated from Cortland High School in 1997. He started an associate’s degree at Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) but enlisted in the U.S. Army before completing it. Five years of service included two deployments overseas to Iraq. And when his duties were up, he knew what he wanted to do and where he wanted to be.

“I’ve always liked SUNY Cortland,” the exercise science major says. Now 34 years old, Chris will finish his degree in the spring.

New Degree Gets National Recognition

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SUNY Cortland’s new professional science master’s (PSM) program will be recognized in the nation’s capital this month as a symbol of success for a new approach to preparing scientific minds for the professional workforce.

Cortland’s PSM in sustainable energy systems, which accepted its first students this semester, was the 300th professional science master’s program ever created, marking an important milestone in the national effort to combine scientific learning with critical business skills.

The College’s program will be highlighted during a 300th PSM Milestone Event on Nov. 12 in the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. Bruce Mattingly, dean of SUNY Cortland’s School of Arts & Sciences, SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher and U.S. Rep. William Hanna, are among the scheduled speakers.

 “As an innovative institution that prides itself on its ability to prepare students to play critically important roles in the world, this recognition means a lot to us,” President Erik J. Bitterbaum said. “Environmental and economic sustainability are among our top priorities, and we believe the PSM concept will produce the kind of business-savvy scientists, engineers and technicians needed in the modern economy.”

 PSM programs offer a graduate education that weaves study in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with business courses to create professionals who are immediately able to apply STEM know-how in practical ways. The idea, promoted by the non-profit Alfred P. Sloan Foundation since 1997, has gained momentum in recent years. Since 2007, the number of programs has jumped from 80 to 300.

SUNY Cortland became the most recent institution to offer a PSM program this fall. It will offer advanced training in the physics of renewable energy, courses geared to build professional skills in areas such as economics and communication, and a culminating internship.

Put simply, the program will support the development of high-paying “green collar” jobs in Central New York while helping to build the sustainable energy infrastructure needed for the 21st century.

“These are jobs that, by their nature, can’t be outsourced,” said Brice Smith, chair of the College’s Physics Department and the key shaper of SUNY Cortland’s PSM curriculum. “You have to be here to install the systems. It’s an area that has a lot of upside for graduates.”

Smith will accompany Dean Mattingly to the 300th Milestone Event to represent the College. In addition to public recognition at the event, the SUNY PSM Consortium created a video about SUNY Cortland’s program: http://bit.ly/18WQgaM


Capture the Moment

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SUNY Cortland’s Gospel Choir kicked off the College’s 28th annual African American Gospel Musical Festival Sunday, and was followed by groups from Binghamton University, Cornell University and Syracuse University. Each choir performed two songs, then the event concluded with all of the groups together performing a mass choir selection.


In Other News

Graduate to Lead Largest Veterans Day Event

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Retired Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody ’75, a SUNY Cortland graduate and the military’s first female four-star general, will serve as grand marshal for the 2013 America’s Parade, the largest Veterans Day celebration in the nation.

The event, which takes place Monday, Nov. 11, in New York City, is expected to draw a crowd of more than 600,000. It begins at 11:15 a.m. and will be broadcast on FOX Television’s MyNetwork TV in addition to FOX5 locally in New York City.

This year’s parade spotlights the contributions of women in the military and celebrates the U.S. Army as its featured service branch. Dunwoody will serve as one of three parade grand marshals, along with Anthony Principi, the former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and Gen. Raymond Odierno, the U.S. Army Chief of Staff.

Dunwoody, a fourth generation service member, studied physical education at SUNY Cortland and excelled in tennis and gymnastics during a time when women were not admitted to West Point. She’s best known for being the first female promoted to the rank of four-star general in 2008, although her 37 decorated years of service included many other accomplishments.

For the last four years of her career, before she retired in 2012, Dunwoody ran the largest global logistics command in the Army. It encompassed more than 69,000 workers scattered across the world, a budget of $60 billion and the Army’s global supply chain supporting Iraq and Afghanistan.

Dunwoody is credited with leading a transformation of the Army’s logistics organizations and was tabbed by Odierno, her fellow grand marshal, as “quite simply the best logistician the Army has ever had.”

In 1992, she became the first woman to command a battalion in the 82nd Airborne Division. She also was the first female general at Fort Bragg, N.C., and the first woman to lead the Combined Arms Support Command at Fort Lee, Va.

Dunwoody was deployed to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Storm as a division parachute officer for the 407th Supply and Transportation Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division. She served as the 1st Corps Support Command Commander in the deployment of the Logistics Task Force in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Among her many awards, Dunwoody has been recognized by France with its National Order of Merit, by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association with its lifetime Achievement Award and by the NCAA with its highest honor, the Theodore Roosevelt Award, in 2011.

SUNY Cortland also has recognized her with the College’s Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest honor for its graduates, and induction in the C-Club Hall of Fame.

Following her undergraduate days, Dunwoody was directly commissioned into the Women’s Army Corps and later received a Master of Science in Logistics Management from the Florida Institute of Technology as well as a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

Dunwoody currently serves as president of First 2 Four, LLC, a leadership and strategic advisory company. She is married to retired Air Force Col. Craig Brotchie.

America’s Parade, formerly known as New York City’s Veterans Day Parade, is organized by the United War Veterans Council. For more information, visit americasparade.org.


College to Recognize Veterans Day with Ceremony

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SUNY Cortland will celebrate Veterans Day with a 3 p.m. ceremony Monday, Nov. 11, in Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge.

Sponsored by the College President’s Office, the event is free and open to the public.

The 30-minute ceremony and a reception immediately following in the Curry ’52 Main Lobby will provide an opportunity for SUNY Cortland students, employees and community members to thank veterans for their service.

Cadet Joseph Ursitti, a political science major at the College, will offer remarks as the event’s keynote speaker. Ursitti spent eight years in the U.S. Army, serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

He earned the Army Commendation Medal with Valor for his actions during a daring raid mission in Iraq and plans to re-enlist as an Army officer after he graduates. Ursitti also is a member of the College’s Army ROTC program.

For more information, contact the President’s Office at 607-753-2201.


SUNY Cortland Runs Election Day Shuttle for Students

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SUNY Cortland’s Institute for Civic Engagement, New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) and United University Professions are making sure students who are eligible and registered to vote locally have the opportunity on Election Day.

NYPIRG will offer a van shuttle to local polling places from Corey Union, then back to campus, between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5. Polls remain open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

A database is accessible for voters to verify their registration and a sample ballot for Cortland County voters also is available online. Besides local elections, several amendments to New York’s State Constitution are on the ballot, including a proposal to legalize casino gambling.

Registered voters who live in the following residence halls vote at Parkside Ministries, located at 78 Homer Ave.: Clark, Fitzgerald and Randall halls.

Registered voters who live in the following residence halls vote at Cortland Water Works: Alger, Bishop, Dragon, Hayes, Hendrick, Higgins, Shea, Smith and Whitaker halls along with Casey, Glass and Smith towers.

Registered voters who live in the following residence halls vote at Christ Community Church, located at 292 Tompkins St.: Cheney and DeGroat halls.

The van provided by NYPIRG will leave Corey Union on the hour and stop at the three polling sites. SUNY Cortland students should have received the van schedule, additional information about the voting locations and a voter’s guide through email.

For more information, contact Jessie Johnnes, the College’s NYPIRG project coordinator, at 607-753-4815.


Community Marks Dragon Hall Completion

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Elizabeth Church-Peters is tickled red and white — SUNY Cortland’s colors — about her new home on the campus, Dragon Hall.

“I’m proud to call this my home away from home,” declared the musical theatre major from Wampsville, N.Y., while standing at a podium during the facility’s grand opening on Oct. 24.

That afternoon the main lounge of SUNY Cortland’s 16th residence hall was packed full of building contractors and SUNY Cortland students, faculty and staff who gathered to celebrate the historic event with Church-Peters.  

Sponsored by the President’s Office, Residence Life and Housing Office, Facilities Management Office and the Division of Institutional Advancement, the program began with a welcome and remarks by College officials and other dignitaries and continued with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, reception and tour of the building.

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Elizabeth Church-Peters, left, shows off her new digs to former SUNY Cortland President James M. Clark, right, and his wife, Patricia, center. Behind them, from the left, are Robert Haight, executive director of the Cortland Chamber of Commerce, and a representative of the Governor’s office. 

During her remarks, Church-Peters said another color also comes to mind when she considers her experience as an occupant in what to date is the most environmentally sustainable finished building on campus.

“There’s something else that makes this residence hall so special, and that’s because it’s green,” she said.

Constructed by LP Ciminelli, Dragon Hall is the College’s first facility to be built to a higher industry standard for green construction. SUNY Cortland is pursuing the U.S. Green Building Council’s gold rating level for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.

Glass Tower Hall, the last new residence hall completed eight years ago, launched the College’s push for energy conservation by attaining a certified LEED designation. Dragon Hall strives to be a cut above that in reducing its carbon footprint, as the structure was designed to earn even more points toward the higher, gold LEED certification.

Erected over a brownfield, the site of a demolished former residence hall structure, rather than on undeveloped land, Dragon Hall demonstrates natural resource conservation, Church-Peters observed. 

“It takes some getting used to, but the hallway lights dim and then come back up when the corridors are used,” the first semester transfer student said. She was referring to a new, zoned lighting feature that uses occupancy sensors to turn down the lights in public spaces when no one’s around.

Church-Peters informed the crowd that 23 percent of the building’s materials were natural or recycled and were harvested or produced within 500 miles of Cortland.

The plumbing system uses 42 percent less water, saving a great deal of that resource.

Students moved into Dragon Hall in late August when the semester started. The $22 million facility houses 229 occupants and a hall director. The building is attached to Hayes and Hendrick halls, located near Casey and Smith towers on Neubig Road. The students live on the ground floor through fourth floors in quad-style rooms with shared floor lounges and kitchens.

The building is fully accessible, and each floor has a unit that features complete access. All remaining suites may be modified readily for accessibility as well.

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Three students opened their roomfor an afternoon to gazing eyes of guests come to celebrate Dragon Hall's grand opening.

Additional energy saving features include:

• an array of rooftop solar panels designed to offset about 8 percent of the building’s annual electricity use;

• a new, highly effective type of heat-conserving insulation that gives the building a 43.6 percent better energy performance than the national baseline by which similar facilities are measured;

• a computer system programmed to manage energy use and engage all residents in conservation;

• insulated, double-pane windows that contain louver blinds inside them;

• outside metal solar shades to block the most intense rays of the sun; and,

• very bright and long-lasting, light-emitting diode (LED) fixtures that have replaced the former benchmark in energy-saving lighting, compact fluorescent lamps.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will grant the College an approximately $35,000 rebate as an incentive for installing the solar array feature. NYSERDA also conducted a whole-building assessment of Dragon Hall’s energy efficiency and will cut a rebate check for about $103,000 in addition to the solar panel rebate.


Recreation Conference Planned for Nov. 7 and 8

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Lawrence Allen, who has studied how community tourism and recreation services impact the social, cultural and economic well-being of communities, will deliver the prestigious Metcalf Endowment Lecture at this year’s 63rd annual SUNY Cortland Recreation Conference Thursday, Nov. 7, and Friday, Nov. 8, at the College.

Allen, dean of the College of Health, Education and Human Development at Clemson University, will discuss “Oh, the Places You’ll Go! All the Things You Can Be!” at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, in Corey Union Function Room. The keynote lecture is free and open to the public.

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Lawrence Allen 

“Taking off from the Dr. Seuss poem, I will explore the endless career possibilities you have at your doorstep and the growth you have and will need to have to take advantage of these opportunities,” Allen said. “I will trace my own career development and the places I have seen and the things I have been able to do as a result of my academic degrees in parks and recreation.” 

 “Oh, the Places You’ll Go with Recreation!” is the theme of the two-day gathering, the nation’s oldest continuous collegiate-sponsored recreation education conference.

Presented by the College’s Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies Department and students in its Special Events Planning class, the conference receives additional support for its Metcalf Keynote Address from the Metcalf Endowment Fund and the Campus Artist and Lecture Series.

“This year’s theme will not only embrace the playful spirit of the recreation field but also the many career paths it offers including recreation management, outdoor recreation, therapeutic recreation, commercial recreation, tourism, special events planning, and much more,” said conference coordinator and student Greggory Houck.

The conference fee is $125 for professionals and $60 for SUNY Cortland and other students to attend both days; and $90 for professionals to attend Thursday or Friday only. The additional cost to receive Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credits is $8. The registration fee includes meals.

Walk-in registration takes place at 7 a.m. on both Thursday and Friday in Corey Union. Additional information may be obtained by calling 607-753-4939, by emailing recconf@cortland.edu or online at cortland.edu/recconf, where the brochure and registration form may be viewed or printed.

More than 250 students and professionals are expected to attend the conference, which will offer approximately 50 educational sessions and practical workshops on recreation management, therapeutic recreation, outdoor recreation, environmental education, and leisure and society. A research symposium, internship fair and networking social also are planned.

Session topics will include empowering children with severe food allergy in the camp setting, therapeutic horsemanship, working with youth who’ve experienced trauma, horticultural therapy, creating healthy places in Cortland County, reptiles in education, diversity and inclusion in recreation, international internship opportunities for recreation majors, whitewater rafting in New York state, Alzheimer’s and dementia programming, teambuilding to create a better environment, and developing community partnerships and implementing a marketing and public health campaign to help end chronic and preventable diseases. A special session will feature three SUNY Cortland alumni sharing their thoughts on the legacy of department founder Harlan “Gold” Metcalf on SUNY Cortland’s recreation curriculum and the national recreation movement.

The conference is planned and directed by SUNY Cortland students enrolled in the Special Events Planning class taught by conference advisor Leiko Benson, an adjunct professor in the recreation, parks and leisure studies.

In addition to the conference coordinator Houck, from Candor, N.Y., the students and the committees they chair include:

• Paige Cahill of Hopewell Junction, N.Y., registration coordinator and office manager;

• Nicholas Cobb of Lansing, N.Y., finance coordinator;

• Rachel Cohen of Fresh Meadows, N.Y., public relations and marketing coordinator;

• Magdalena Janczak of Brooklyn, N.Y., graphics and printing coordinator;

 • Raoul Koopman of Bellmore, N.Y., program coordinator;

• Sarah Powers of Cortland, N.Y., alumni affairs and research symposium coordinator;

• Alexandra Ramirez of East Meadow, N.Y., hospitality coordinator;

• Brian Vonderlin of Bath, N.Y., special programs coordinator; and,

• Jessica Wyckoff of Holbrook, N.Y., evaluation and volunteer coordinator.

Cortland alumni presenting at this year’s conference include Peggy Payne ’64, John Silsby ’69, M ’70, Snapper Petta ’76, Jon Cooley ’75, Jeff Dickinson ’85, M ’96, John LaRue ’89, Raul “Rocci” Aguirre ’95, Christella Yonta ’95, Art Servidone ’00, Jessica Daily ’01, Rhonda Jacobs ’01, Charles Robillard ’01, M ’09, Pat Mercer ’03, Mary Kate Boland ’06, Rich Coyne ’07, Jason Page ’08, M ’12 and Jennifer Miller ’08, M ’12 and Gonda Gebhardt M ’13.

The keynote speaker has been involved with an ongoing effort to document the impacts of community tourism and recreation services in well over 150 communities during the past 15 years. This effort has provided valuable information in understanding tourism and recreation impacts, especially in rural areas and small communities.

Most recently, Allen was involved with the development of guidelines and management principles for nature-based tourism enterprises and the formation of a benefits-based leisure service delivery system.         

Prior to joining Clemson University, he headed the Leisure Studies Department at University of Illinois. Before that, he chaired the Recreation and Leisure Studies Department at Temple University.

Allen served as president of the Academy of Leisure Sciences from 1994 to 1995, co-edited the Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Society of Park and Recreation Educators.

Conference sponsors also include the National Alliance for Youth Sports, Electrical Training Company, Inc., Brandano Displays, Inc., Playground Medic, the SUNY Cortland Recreation Association, Tompkins Trust Company, Salt City Signs, and the New York State Recreation and Parks Society.


Moroccan Scholars Offer Women’s Rights Talks

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Two upcoming talks at SUNY Cortland will consider women’s rights in the Middle East and North Africa with discussions led by a visiting couple from Morocco.

Soumia Boutkhil, a Moroccan scholar from Université Mohammed I Oujda, will present “The Challenges to Women’s Full Citizenship in Morocco,” at noon Tuesday, Nov. 12, in the Old Main Colloquium. Larbi Touaf, Boutkhil’s husband and the College’s Visiting Fulbright Scholar, will offer a talk titled “Democracy and Women’s Rights after the Arab Spring,” at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, in Moffett Center, Room 2125. His talk is part of the 2013-14 Rozanne M. Brooks Lecture Series at SUNY Cortland.

Both events are free and open to the public.

Boutkhil, an associate professor of English and the director of the Master’s Program in Gender, Society and Human Development at her institution, will discuss changes in family laws that have been passed within the last 10 years in Morocco along with the difficulties that came while putting those laws into effect. Those difficulties include the discretionary power of judges as well as the persistence of social practices such as polygamy and underage marriage.

Like her husband, Boutkhil is a Fulbright Scholar, having studied at Rutgers University in 2008. She is the co-editor of several edited books and many articles pertaining to her academic specialties, which include women and gender studies, feminist theory and postcolonial literature and theory.

Her talk is supported by the College’s Institute for Civic Engagement, the Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies and the Clark Center for International Education.

Touaf, who also is an associate professor of English at Université Mohammed I Oujda, came to SUNY Cortland to study its Institute for Civic Engagement as a model for service-learning and the creation of strong campus and community partnerships.

His latest talk, however, will examine the aftermath of the Arab Spring demonstrations and protests, specifically as they relate to women in parts of the Middle East and North Africa. This year’s Brooks lectures are centered on the theme of “Cultures in Conflict, Pathways to Resolution.”

Touaf first visited the United States as a teenager and returned for graduate work at the University at Buffalo. He was first introduced to SUNY Cortland in 2011 while he served as a Visiting Fellow in Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

His research interests and areas of expertise include postcolonial studies; English and French languages; Maghreb, or Northwest African, and Middle Eastern studies; and youth civic engagement. Touaf has five edited volumes along with numerous articles and book chapters, published in both English and French, to his credit.

For more information on the talks, contact the College’s Institute for Civic Engagement at 607-753-2298.


Africana Studies Conference Seeks Proposals

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Faculty members from SUNY Cortland’s Africana Studies Department are seeking papers, proposals and participation for a major statewide conference that the College will host this spring.

The 39th annual Conference of the New York Africana Studies Association (NYASA) will follow the theme “Praxis Africana: (Re)framing the Arts, Sciences, Culture and Community Engagement” and takes place Friday, April 4, and Saturday, April 5.

Sooner, however, organizers from the College are seeking abstracts — whether they’re for presentations, panel discussions or roundtables — by Tuesday, Dec. 10.

A wide-ranging list of possible themes and sub-themes is available in an online call for papers at nyasa.org.

Students from all disciplines are encouraged to submit papers, posters and ideas for collaborative presentations, with discounted attendance rates, special recognition and select awards reserved for student work at the conference.

Teachers and prospective teachers looking to incorporate Africa in the classroom also are encouraged to attend. Special workshop sessions on “Teaching Africa” are planned.

Proposals should consist of an abstract of up to 200 words along with a project title, name of the presenter, his or her position, institutional affiliation and address. All submissions should be sent to Seth Asumah, a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Political Science and chair of the College’s Africana Studies Department, at seth.asumah@cortland.edu.

In addition to the Africana Studies Department, the College’s Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies will sponsor the conference.

Questions about the conference or suggestions can be directed to Asumah.

For more information, visit the NYASA website at nyasa.org.


College Writing Contest Offers $700 in Prizes

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Forget delivering pizzas over winter break. SUNY Cortland’s annual College Writing Contest offers students the chance to win $100 for a stellar piece of writing from their coursework.

The call for written works is open to students in all majors and at any level of study. All course-related copy must have been written for a class completed in 2013.

The deadline to submit is Friday, Dec. 20.

The College Writing Committee this year will present awards for outstanding student writing in seven categories. First-place winners in each category will receive a $100 cash prize in addition to having their work published and the opportunity to present at Transformations: A Student Research and Creativity Conference in the spring.

Students can enter multiple submissions in multiple categories.

This year’s writing categories include:

Academic Writing (papers based on sources or other data, both original research projects and short class assignments)

Academic Writing from Composition Courses

Fiction (short stories or scripts)

Poetry

Creative Nonfiction (memoirs, personal essays or travel writing)

Media (websites, blogs or videos)

Non-course Writing, which is any work that falls into the other six genres that did not originate in a SUNY Cortland course.

Participants are asked to submit only electronic entires and follow these guidelines:

• Type the entry in a Microsoft Word document.

• Type your Cortland ID number on the paper, but do not include your name on the paper.

• Attach the entry to an email message. That message should include your name and Cortland ID number, the title of the submission, the writing category, the SUNY Cortland course for which it was written and the name of the professor who taught the course.

• Send the email and the attachment to Priscilla Harvey, keyboard specialist I for the English Department, at priscilla.harvey@cortland.edu.

Students are allowed to enter multiple submissions in one or more genres. However, each submission should be sent in a separate email.

For more information, contact Distinguished Teaching Professor Mary Lynch Kennedy at 607-753-2086.


Panel to Discuss Careers Abroad on Nov. 6

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Five professionals who chose an international career will share their knowledge with the campus and community in a panel presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at SUNY Cortland.

Sponsored by SUNY Cortland's International Studies Program and the  James M. Clark Center for International Education, the event will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Moffett Center, Room 2125.

The event is free and open to the public and geared to college students enrolled in all majors.

The “Panel on Careers in International Studies” program continues SUNY Cortland’s International Celebration Month 2013 series, which runs through Nov. 20.

“Come learn about career opportunities in international studies,” said Alexandru Balas, the Clark Center director and an assistant professor of international studies. “Gain personal insight on what could get you an internationally related job. Learn about personal stories of people who have international careers. What did they do to get international jobs? What should you do to get a similar job?”

The panel consists of:

  • Peter Castro, an associate professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, who is familiar with development aid work in Africa;
  • Michael Goldman, a graduate student at SUNY Cortland, who can share information on Peace Corps opportunities;
  • David Hempson, the senior vice president of business development with Marietta Corp, who is versed in the functions of a multinational corporation;
  • Tracy Marvin, an instructor in English as a second language (ESL) at Cornell University and TC3, who can talk about opportunities for teaching ESL abroad; and,
  • Mary Schlarb, director of SUNY Cortland’s International Programs Office, who can discuss internationalization positions in academia.

Castro is an applied cultural anthropologist with research interests in the fields of rural development planning, natural resource management, agriculture, conflict management, rural socioeconomic change, climate change and the history of applied anthropology. Most of his fieldwork experience is in the East African countries of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. He recently co-edited Climate Change and Threatened Communities: Vulnerability, Capacity, and Action, published by Practical Action. From 1999 to 2007, he was part of the BASIS Greater Horn of Africa Collaborative Research Support Program’s project on food security and livelihoods in South Wollo and Oromia Zones of Amhara Region in Ethiopia. He has worked with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on natural resource conflict management, including developing training materials and editing case studies.

Goldman earned a Bachelor of Science in Geography from Ohio University in 2010 and is currently a graduate student in outdoor and environmental education at SUNY Cortland.  After he graduated from Ohio University, he served in the United States Peace Corps in Senegal as an urban and peri-urban agricultural specialist teaching sustainable urban gardening techniques to the host country nationals.  He also hosted a science education radio show focusing on making science fun for students outside the classroom.  Goldman aspires to a career with the National Park Service or at a nature center as an environmental educator.

Hempson left his original profession as a high school science teacher from 1976 to 1981 in Skaneateles, N.Y., to take on the challenges associated with the growth of a young but upcoming business, Marietta Packaging Corporation. He joined Marietta in 1981 as director of quality assurance and in 1986 was promoted to be the company’s chief operations officer. In 2006, Hempson took a new direction as Marietta’s senior vice president of business development.

Marvin has taught ESL courses in Spain and the U.S. for the past 10 years. She currently teaches a graduate writing course for ESL students at Cornell University.  She earned a Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and taught there for five years. Marvin also taught for one year at St. Michael’s College in Vermont and last year at DePaul University in Chicago. 

Schlarb joined SUNY Cortland’s International Programs Office in 2010 and has directed the office since 2011. Her international experience includes work with Volunteers in Asia (VIA) in Indonesia, the United Nation’s FAO in Italy, and the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation in the Philippines.  She has published and presented both nationally and internationally. Schlarb previously served as assistant director of Syracuse University’s Slutzker Center for International Services and assistant director of Cornell University’s International Students and Scholars Office. She has a Master of Professional Studies in International Agriculture and Rural Development from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Stanford University.

For more information, contact Balas at alexandru.balas@cortland.edu or 607-753-2250.


Second Fall Open House Set for Nov. 11

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More than 600 prospective college students are expected to spend a day visiting academic departments, touring the campus and talking to faculty and students during SUNY Cortland’s second Fall Open House on Monday, Nov. 11.

The College will show off its campus during a regular day of classes to potential students who missed the first open house on Monday, Oct. 14. It was attended by approximately 750 students and their family members, said Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Management Mark Yacavone ’94.

Faculty, staff and students from academic departments and student service offices will be available to meet with visitors throughout the program. Additionally, guests may tour the campus and eat in the dining facilities.

The open house allows visitors who have made prior reservations the opportunity to experience the campus by interacting directly with students, faculty and staff. Individuals who have not pre-registered also are welcome to attend.

The program will begin formally at 9:30 a.m. in Park Center. An Academic Fair and Student Services Fair featuring department faculty and student services will take place in Park Center Corey Gymnasium from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. At 12:30 p.m., students are encouraged to go to their chosen academic department offices for more information and a tour.

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A prospective SUNY Cortland student receives information about the College during a past open house on the campus.  

Guided tours of the campus and residence halls will run from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Participants will meet in the Corey Union Function Room.

At 10:30 a.m., Professor of Economics Lisi Krall will give a presentation on the Honors Program in Park Center, Room 1204.

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Theresa Curtis will discuss pre-medical advisement at 1:15 p.m. in Bowers Hall, Room 236. Special sessions on admissions, financial aid, athletics, dining services, residence life and housing will be offered. For details, visit cortland.edu/admissions.

Open House visitors also are welcome to attend the Veterans Day Ceremony at 3 p.m. in Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge. The ceremony features remarks by Army Cadet Joseph Ursitti, a senior political science major at SUNY Cortland. A reception in the Margaret A. “Peggy” Curry ’52 Main Lobby outside the lounge will follow.

Parking for Open House visitors will be provided in the Route 281 parking lot, which features  shuttle bus service to Park Center.

Yacavone noted that the fall format is much different from the Spring Open House, where most visitors already have been admitted and are in the process of deciding whether to attend SUNY Cortland.

 


Higher Education Cost Versus Benefit are Topics

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American higher education has come under very strong criticism in recent years, especially in terms of its undoubtedly growing expense and reportedly shrinking value.

Craig Little, a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, will address the fairness of the negative scrutiny and examine some sociological trends about earning a college degree in the U.S. during a community roundtable on Thursday, Nov. 7, at SUNY Cortland.

Little, a professor in the College’s Sociology/Anthropology Department, will present “American Higher Education: Problems and Prospects,” from 8 to 9 a.m. in the Park Center Hall of Fame Room.

Sponsored by the College President’s Office, the College’s four annual roundtables are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served at 7:45 a.m. During the roundtable, public parking is available in the Park Center and Professional Studies Building lots.

 “The U.S. contemporary media are filled with queries and analyses of this sort: ‘Is college a lousy investment?’ and ‘Does a university degree cost too much?’,” Little said.

“Meanwhile, more academic treatments include books with titles like Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality and Higher Education in the Digital Age,” he said.

“This presentation will examine past, current and anticipated future trends in American higher education aiming to address the following question: ‘To what degree should higher education be treated as a public good or as an individual investment?’”

Little’s current work focuses on developing collaborative online international distance learning courses with faculty abroad. For more than a decade, he has been active in the international organization called AUDEM, the Alliance of Universities for Democracy.

At SUNY Cortland, Little has chaired the Sociology/Anthropology Department for more than 16 years. He is the author and editor of two books and numerous articles on various aspects of deviance, crime and social control. 

He is involved actively in the Cortland community and with SUNY Cortland students, having served as the project director of two large community outreach partnership center grants to encourage partnerships between the Cortland community and the College. He has served as a research, planning and evaluation consultant for numerous human services agencies in Upstate New York.

Little received his B.A. from Colby College in Maine and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of New Hampshire. 

For more information about the roundtables, contact Susan Vleck at 607-753-2377.


Native Author Discusses Writing and Art

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A closer look at the Haudenosaunee culture will be offered when Native author and visual artist Eric Gansworth compares his cross disciplines in writing and art during his visit to SUNY Cortland on Thursday, Nov. 14.

The Haudenosaunee, also known as Iroquois, refer to the people of the Six Nations of Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk and Tuscarora.

Gansworth, a member of the Onondaga Nation, will present “The Visual in Literary Art” at 6 p.m. in Corey Union, Rooms 201-203. The accomplished author and artist is an English professor and Lowery Writer in Residence at Canisius College in Buffalo, N.Y.

Gansworth’s work is a commentary on the oral tradition existing within Haudenosaunee culture and its fluid nature. He uses iconography recognizable in the context of the mythic Haudenosaunee world, yet alters it to reflect issues relevant to a more contemporary Haudenosaunee existence.

Of special interest is that his work primarily is set in the western part of New York state, along the Niagara Frontier and the Tuscarora Reservation.

“Eric is an important guest to hear as he is so accomplished in both literary and visual work, and his characters are our neighbors,” English Department lecturer Linda Rosekrans said. “Here’s a great opportunity to learn diversity from those who are members of their communities, rather than leaving the topic solely to academic study.”

Gansworth is the author of 10 published books, including a new novel for young adults, along with a collection of short stories and poetry. His first play was selected for the Public Theater’s second annual Native Theater Festival, and his work has appeared in dozens of journals around the world.

His visual work has been featured in solo and shared exhibits across the continent. Many of his dramas have been performed on campuses and his books have been adapted for courses at colleges and universities worldwide.

Gansworth’s visit is made possible through the support of the Campus Artist and Lecture Series, Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies, English Department, Research and Sponsored Programs Office, President’s Office, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs and the Dean of Arts and Sciences.

For more information, contact Rosekrans by email or by phone at 607-753-4307.


College Singers Perform ‘Wicked’ Songs on Nov. 10

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The untold story of the witches of Oz will be told in song when the SUNY Cortland College Singers present a concert version of the hit musical “Wicked” on Sunday, Nov. 10, at SUNY Cortland.

The concert, which begins at 3 p.m. in the College’s Interfaith Center at 7 Calvert St., is free and open to the public.

Professor Stephen B. Wilson, a faculty member in the Performing Arts Department, will direct and Richard Montgomery, the Performing Arts Department’s staff pianist, will provide accompaniment. This beloved work will feature many musical theatre majors in major roles. 

The popular Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, is based on the 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, by Gregory Maguire, and the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” and L. Frank Baum’s classic story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The musical is told from the perspective of the witches of the Land of Oz, picking up before Baum’s classic novel begins.

It is recommended that audience members arrive early due to limited seating. The concert is suitable for all ages.

For more information, contact Wilson at 607-753-4615.


College-Community Orchestra Plays Nov. 19

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“Different Perspectives” is the theme of SUNY Cortland’s College-Community Orchestra concert set for Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 19 Church St. in Cortland, N.Y.

Directed by Ubaldo Valli of the College’s Performing Arts Department and featuring guest organist Armand Discenna, the concert will begin at 8 p.m.

The performance is free and open to the public.

The program will focus on the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Modest Mussorgsky, Emmanuel Chabrier and Louis Vierne, all known to listeners in multiple versions.

“The concert promises to be a joyous evening filled with classic material from some of the greatest composers in history,” Valli said. “Best of all, it is free of charge!”

The concert will end with an orchestra and organ performance of “The Great Gate of Kiev,” the final movement in a 10-movement suite titled “Pictures at an Exhibition” that is known as Mussorgsky’s most famous piano composition.

For more information, contact the Performing Arts Department at 607-753-2811.

Updated Campus Directory PDF Available

The Publications and Electronic Media Office has updated the SUNY Cortland Directory of Campus Offices, a PDF that lists emergency information, employee benefits, campus offices and faculty by department along with other information.

The PDF can be downloaded and saved or printed from the Directory (PDF) link on the Faculty/Staff home page. 

Additionally, employees are asked to keep their online directory listing current. This can be updated any time.

State employees should:

  1. Log in to myRedDragon
  2. Select the Faculty/Staff tab
  3. In the About Me box, select Update/Edit your directory
  4. Make the necessary updates on the My Directory screen

Individuals may include photos with their listing. They should be professional-looking, individual portraits with the head and shoulders visible. Studio photos are preferred but quality candids are acceptable. Studio shots can be arranged through the Public Relations Office.

Research Foundation employees should submit changes to Brent Danega in the Human Resources Office by email or at 607-753-2414.

ASC employees should submit directory changes to ASC Human Resources Specialist Sue Michales by email or at 607-753-4751.


Orientation, Advisement and Registration Dates Set

Orientation programs and Transfer Transition seminars have been planned for 2014. Below are the program dates for January, June/July and August. All first-year orientation programs are two days with advisement and registration occurring on the second day of the program and all Transfer Transition seminars are one day.  

January 2014

Transition Seminar: Tuesday, Jan. 7

Seminar and Open Registration: Monday, Jan. 20 and Tuesday, Jan. 21

June/July 2014

Transfer Session 1: Friday, June 20

Transfer Session 2: Monday, June 23

First-Year Session 1: Wednesday, June 25, and Thursday, June 26

Transfer Session 3: Friday, June 27

First-Year Session 2: Monday, June 30, and Tuesday, July 1

First-Year Session 3: Wednesday, July 2, and Thursday, July 3

First-Year Session 4: Monday, July 7, and Tuesday, July 8

Transfer Session 4: Wednesday, July 9

First-Year Session 5: Thursday, July 10, and Friday, July 11

August

Orientation and Open Registration: Thursday, Aug. 21, and Friday, Aug. 22. This program is for students who cannot attend a June/July Orientation.

Various offices and departments work together to make these events a success and to aid our new students in their transition to SUNY Cortland. The campus community is invited to participate in these programs.

For additional program information, refer to the orientation website at cortland.edu/orientation. Any questions regarding the Orientation program should be directed to Marinda Souva in Advisement and Transition.


College Council to Meet Nov. 18

The SUNY Cortland College Council will hold its next regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Nov. 18, at 4 p.m. in Miller Building, Room 405.

Council members will hear reports by SUNY Cortland President Erik J. Bitterbaum, College Council Chair Jeffrey Walkuski and Student Government Association President LeighMarie Weber. There will be a recap of the ACT Conference.

Prior to the meeting at 3:15 p.m., School of Education Dean Andrea Lachance and Associate Dean Ronnie Casella will present a program on the edTPA.

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Faculty/Staff Activities

Donna K. Anderson

Donna K. Anderson, professor emerita of music, recently delivered a paper titled “Volunteer Church and College/University Choirs in the United States and Especially in Cortland, N.Y.,” at an International Choral Symposium held on Oct. 14-16 at Purkyne University in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic.


David Barclay, Jason Graves and Michael Kloczko

David Barclay, Geology Department, wrote a paper that will be published in Quaternary Science Reviews in December. Two former Cortland students, Jason Graves ’01 and M.S.Ed. ’05, and Michael Kloczko ’03, co-authored the paper, titled “Late Holocene Glacial History of the Copper River Delta, Coastal South-Central Alaska, and Controls on Valley Glacier Fluctuations.” The paper details the glacial-geomorphic histories of four glaciers, including the longest and most detailed tree-ring dated glacier record yet developed for Alaska, and shows solar irradiance to be the primary climatic driver of glacier fluctuations prior to the 20th century.


Mark Dodds

Mark Dodds, Sport Management Department, presented two papers concerning legal issues at the Sport Marketing Association conference held Oct. 23 to 26 in Albuquerque, N.M. The first dealt with a team’s liability when a fan gets injured from the team’s promotional activity and the other examined the legality of the NCAA.


Jordan Kobritz

Jordan Kobritz, Sport Management Department, had his article “A-Rod’s Legal Team Adopts a Scorched Earth Approach” published in the Nov. 1 edition of Sport Litigation Alert.


Robert Spitzer

Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, gave a talk on, “Live By History, Die By History: The Second Amendment, Heller, and Gun Policy,” on Oct. 18 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.


John Suarez

John Suarez, Institute for Civic Engagement and service-learning coordinator, assisted two sophomores with their three-part workshop presented Oct. 25 at the 3rd annual Eastern Region Campus Compact Conference in Philadelphia, Pa. Crissana Christie, a biomedical sciences major, and Regina Gianfreda, majoring in inclusive special education, presented “Reciprocity, Reflective Listening, and First-Year Service-Learning in Teacher Education.”


Tiantian Zheng

Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, was invited by Yale University, University of Chicago and Columbia University to deliver campus-wide talks on her research. She will visit the campuses on Nov. 8, Nov. 15, and Nov. 18, respectively. She will present on her work on Japan-Korea Wave, karaoke bar hostesses, fashion, migration and mobility control in post- socialist China.


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