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  Issue Number 7 • Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013  

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Campus Champion

Qualities of a champion often are realized in SUNY Cortland students, employees and alumni. And as Robert C. Howe proves, they can even be found in the community. A loyal Cortland College Foundation board member, Bob is the type to put others first, establishing two College scholarships in honor of his late mother and gifting many of his family’s valuable antiques to the Lynne Parks ’68 SUNY Cortland Alumni House. Assemblyman Gary Finch made sure Bob’s selflessness does not go unnoticed, presenting him last week with a citation to recognize longtime contributions to the College and the community.

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Thursday, Nov. 21

Great American Smokeout: National campaign to quit tobacco use.


Thursday, Nov. 21

Fundraiser: “Fill the Bowl,” fight against hunger, noon-1 p.m., participants should meet at Miller Building steps at 11:30 a.m.


Thursday, Nov. 21

Sandwich Seminar: Where Should Email Live? Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge, noon-1 p.m.


Thursday, Nov. 21

Native American Film Series: “Up Heartbreak Hill,” Sperry Center, Room 205, 7 p.m. 


Friday, Nov. 22

A Cappala Concert: Corey Union Function Room, 6 p.m.


Friday, Nov. 22

Musical: “A Christmas Carol,” Old Main Brown Auditorium, 7 p.m.


Saturday, Nov. 23

Children’s Museum Series Event: “Dinosaurs Galore!” will explore puppet making activities, Education Building, Child Care Center, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.


Saturday, Nov. 23

Musical: “A Christmas Carol,” Old Main Brown Auditorium, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.


Sunday, Nov. 24

Turkey Trot 5K Walk/Run: Stadium Complex, 11 a.m. Registration begins in the Park Center lobby at 10:30 a.m.


Sunday, Nov. 24

Fundraiser: Basketball Tournament to benefit the V Foundation for Cancer Research, sponsored by Delta Chi, Park Center gymnasium, $5 per person entry, 2-5 p.m.


Wednesday, Nov. 27

Thanksgiving Break Begins: 8 a.m.


Sunday, Nov. 24

Musical: “A Christmas Carol,” Old Main Brown Auditorium, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.


Monday, Dec. 2

Thanksgiving Break Ends: 8 a.m.



Cortaca Commission Created

11/20/2013

In response to the unacceptable behavior exhibited during Cortaca weekend, President Erik J. Bitterbaum and Cortland Mayor Brian Tobin have created a joint commission to develop a plan to prevent it from ever happening again.

The 19-member commission, endorsed unanimously by the Cortland Common Council Tuesday, includes representatives of city government, the college, the community and the student body. It will be co-chaired by former Cortland mayor and SUNY Cortland College Council member Bruce Tytler M ’88, CAS ’05 and SUNY Cortland Vice President for Institutional Advancement Kimberly Pietro. The task force hopes to begin its work next week.

The commission will seek input and ideas from anyone with constructive thoughts on the situation. Members will then recommend a multi-pronged, long-term approach to problem behavior in the community. The group will make its recommendations to both the College administration and city government.

All options are on the table, and President Bitterbaum said he is committed to stopping this type of destructive behavior.

In addition to Tytler and Pietro, committee members, are:

  • John Bennett, 4th Ward Cortland Councilor
  • Carolyn Bershad, SUNY Cortland Director of Counseling and Student Development
  • Michael Catalano, Cortland Police Chief
  • Scott Conroe, longtime resident/former Cortland Standard education reporter
  • Steve Dangler, University Police Chief
  • Ken Dye, 3rd Ward Cortland Councilor
  • Tom Gallagher, former Cortland Mayor, SUNY Cortland College Council chair
  • Carl Gambitta ’63, M.S.Ed. ’66, C.A.S. ’73, SUNY Cortland Alumni Association board member, Alumni House Committee chair
  • Kimberly McCrae Friedman, Director of Cortland Prevention Services
  • Adam Megivern, Executive Director, Cortland Downtown Partnership
  • Tom Michaels, 8th Ward Cortland Councilor
  • Frederic Pierce, SUNY Cortland Public Relations Director
  • Mark Prus, SUNY Cortland Provost
  • Greg Sharer, SUNY Cortland Vice President for Student Affairs
  • Katie Silliman, 2nd Ward Cortland Councilor
  • LeighMarie Weber, SUNY Cortland Student Government Association President
  • Susan Wilson, SUNY Cortland Associate Professor

Also on Tuesday, President Bitterbaum sent an email message to all SUNY Cortland students, sharing his disappointment and letting them know that disrespectful and destructive behavior will not be tolerated. This is the text of his message:

Dear students,

As president of SUNY Cortland, I was filled with happiness and pride after our football team’s last-minute victory over Ithaca College this weekend to take the Cortaca Jug for an unprecedented fourth consecutive year.  Those feelings, however, quickly turned to disbelief as I returned to Cortland to find the streets filled with our students behaving in shockingly unacceptable ways.

I send this message deeply disappointed and fully committed to making sure the behavior of this past weekend is never repeated in the future.

The disrespect for the local community shown on Saturday was unacceptable.  The destruction caused by some students and their guests was simply deplorable. And the potentially dangerous situations created for yourselves and for others defies understanding. This type of blatant disregard for the welfare of others cannot, and will not, be tolerated. Every possible step will be taken to fully prosecute those who have breached the law, through both the city court system and the campus student conduct system.

I have joined with city officials to create a task force to assess these types of unruly celebrations moving forward. I am confident that thoughtful input from both sides will result in a series of measures that will prevent this type of activity from ever happening again.  Whatever course we embark upon, student input and support will be critical to our success.

I take great pride in telling people that SUNY Cortland is an institution that defines excellence, with students whose presence in the community is an asset. Over the last several days, however, I have shared the embarrassment felt by our alumni, our faculty and the vast majority of SUNY Cortland students over the unacceptable behavior of the weekend. Our reputation is the same reputation that will eventually carry you into your new careers as graduates. It is in your interest to work together with us to make sure this kind of ugliness does not publicly define your school.

The recovery begins now.

Students “Fill the Bowl” to Fight Hunger

11/20/2013

Students in a SUNY Cortland communication studies course aimed at social change recognized National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week with a “Fill the Bowl” project Nov. 21 that collected more than $1,000 in cash and more than $500 worth of groceries.

Throughout the week, students in the course collected spare change in 100 yellow bowls on campus. The project then involved passing those bowls along with non-perishable food items down West Court Street.

The effort sought to demonstrate hunger issues faced in Cortland, where 17.7 percent of the community lives below the poverty line.

Classmates in the “Communication and Social Change” course taught by Professor Caroline Kaltefleiter invited fellow students as well as College employees and community members to line the sidewalk with them. Around lunchtime, they passed yellow bowls of the collected funds and were joined by City of Cortland Mayor Brian Tobin.

The money and non-perishable food items were collected at the Blue Frog Café and donated to Loaves and Fishes, the local food pantry located at 13 Court St.


Capture the Moment

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A bit of Broadway is coming to SUNY Cortland in the form of a holiday favorite. "A Christmas Carol – The Musical" runs from Nov. 22 to 24 in Old Main Brown Auditorium. Sarah Shaiman, a sophomore musical theatre major from Westbury, N.Y., plays a caroler. Melissa Pipher, a senior musical theatre major from Brackney, Penn., pictured at right, performs as Sally Anderson.


In Other News

College Boosts CROP Hunger Walk Success

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Donations still are trickling in from October’s annual CROP Hunger Walk, an event that saw more than three-quarters of its walkers come from SUNY Cortland.

The Oct. 20 walk has raised $9,540 so far, with $4,700 coming from the College community, especially students associated with Greek organizations. SUNY Cortland’s contributions are up more than $600 from last year despite fewer walkers because of a breast cancer awareness event the same day that drew many sorority members.

“The participation of the SUNY Cortland community, particularly the Greek organizations’ membership, has grown consistently over the past several years,” said Jim Miller, a lecturer in the College’s History Department and a lead organizer of local CROP Hunger Walk efforts. “For this, we are grateful.”

Cortland-area food pantries and feeding programs will receive 25 percent of the funds raised by the event. The Church World Service sponsors more than 1,600 similar walks across the U.S. and has raised nearly $4 million for food banks and other similar programs across the country.

Several campus groups will receive plaque recognition for their contributions in 2013. They include the Theta Chi fraternity, the “Introduction to Adolescence Education: Social Studies” class and the COR 101 “Yes We Can” team.


‘A Christmas Carol - The Musical’ Opens Nov. 22

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SUNY Cortland’s Performing Arts Department will ring in the holiday season with five sumptuous and vibrant performances of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol – The Musical.”

Offered for the first time as a musical at the College as well as in Cortland County, “A Christmas Carol – The Musical” will open on the Old Main Brown Auditorium stage at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, Saturday, Nov. 23 and Sunday, Nov. 24. Matinees will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23, and Sunday, Nov. 24.

Like the play which has been a perennial local favorite, “A Christmas Carol – The Musical” is adapted from Dickens’ 1843 novella recounting the classic story about mean-spirited Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation on Christmas Eve as he is visited by the ghost of his old business partner and the Christmas spirits.

 “Each of Dickens’ iconic characters is brought to life with music, dancing and spectacle,” said Director Kevin T. Halpin, an associate professor in the Performing Arts Department. “It’s not a typical stage production or reading by any means.”

The cast consists of musical theatre majors from the College’s Musical Theatre program, as well as some gifted performers from the Cortland community, including children ranging in age from 5 to 15 years old playing some of the most cherished roles.

This version of the holiday favorite tale comes to Cortland from the Broadway powerhouse team of Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens. “A Christmas Carol – The Musical” opened on Broadway in 1994 and ran for nine years.

“Composer Menken brought us “Beauty and the Beast,” “Little Mermaid,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Sister Act” and “Pocahontas,” just to name a few,” Halpin noted. “Lyricist Ahrens’ Broadway credits include such classics as “Ragtime,” “Once on This Island,” “Seussical,” “School House Rock” and even “Rocky - The Musical. Quite a team, indeed.”

The upcoming production’s cast has been selected as follows:

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Community actor Seamus Gailor portrays the beloved role of Tiny Tim, shown ringed by his companions, in "A Christmas Carol - The Musical" Nov. 22-24 at SUNY Cortland.

Joseph Gugliemelli as Ebenezer Scrooge; Paul Warren Smith as Bob Cratchit; Emily Freeman as Mrs. Cratchit; Seamus Gailor as Tiny Tim; Alejandro Circelli as Jacob Marley; Nicholas Alteri as Mr. Smythe and Young Marley; Jenniellen Withers as Grace Smythe; William Rivera as Fred Anderson; David Newman as Mr. Fezziwig; Jacqueline Fisher as Mrs. Fezziwig; Andrew Cuccaro as Young Ebenezer; George Wilkins as Jonathan and Ebenezer at 12; Drew Thomas as Ebenezer at 8; Catherine Skojec as Emily; Camille Pearlman as Fanny; Christina Jackson as Christmas Past; Allison Tamburello as Christmas Present; Lindsey Galgano as Christmas Future; and Melissa Pipher as Sally Anderson.

The ensemble cast includes William Swenson, Benjamin Shimkus, Sean Noonan, Catie Young, Sarah Shaiman, Jaclyn Collins, Hailey Berkowitz, Christina Hammerer, Amber Johnson, Lauren Puente, and Kevin Rayo.

The children’s ensemble includes Bailey Kote, Madison Kote, Drew Thomas, Owen Thomas, Ana Videto, Gabriella Williams and Jenniellen Withers.

All the cast are SUNY Cortland students except for the children’s ensemble and the actors in the roles of Tiny Tim and Young Jonathan.

Assisting in bringing this beloved show to life will be the College’s design team with Howard Lindh on sets and props and Joel Rand Pape overseeing lighting and sound design. Technical Director Preston Marye and a support team of students from across the College will pull the production together.

“Dickens’ heartwarming and uplifting tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his redemption provides a perfect framework for the lush melodies and high spirits of this big, brassy and exuberant musical,” Halpin said. “This really is a show for the whole family and a great way to welcome in the holiday season.”

The Performing Arts Department is proud to have Country Inn & Suites as its season sponsor.

Tickets may be purchased ahead of time at The Bling Store, 101 Main St., Cortland, or at the theater box office one hour before each performance. The box office is temporarily located adjacent to Brown Auditorium in the Dorothea “Dottie” Kreig Allen Fowler ’52, M ’74 Old Main Grand Entrance Hall. Tickets are $18 for general admission, $15 for senior citizens, faculty and staff, and $8 for students and children.

For more information, visit the Performing Arts Department website at cortland.edu/performingarts or call 607-753-2811.



College Wins Cortaca Challenge Blood Drive

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In addition to taking home an unprecedented fourth straight Cortaca Jug title on the football field, SUNY Cortland earned its first-ever win in the annual Cortaca Challenge Blood Drive in 2013.

A late push helped the College’s two-day drive, which took place Nov. 11 and 12.

SUNY Cortland collected 75 percent of its goal — 75 units of blood — to Ithaca College’s 72 percent.

The contest followed new rules this year. The college that collected the highest percentage of its combined goal for two days was determined the winner. In 2012, scoring by total units collected, Ithaca College collected 284 units to SUNY Cortland’s 65.

Alpha Phi Omega (APO), SUNY Cortland’s service fraternity, led the College’s efforts.

“It’s exciting, especially because we worked so hard trying to promote it and figure everything out,” said Cristina Braun, a community health major from Floral Park, N.Y. Braun and fellow APO member Kimberly Schneider, a history major from Huntington Station, N.Y., helped organize the blood drive.

“We were nervous at first, because we had to change locations the first day and the Red Cross was short-staffed Tuesday,” Braun said.

Fifty units were sought each day of the blood drive, which took place Nov. 11 in the Interfaith Center and Nov. 12 in the Corey Union Exhibition Lounge. A stronger second day sealed the victory, with 44 units donated.

Braun actually gave blood for the very first time.

“It ended up not being that bad,” she said. “I had my APO brothers there.”

A local representative from the American Red Cross will present Braun, Schneider and other SUNY Cortland organizers with a trophy at a later date to recognize the victory.


Choral Union to Perform Advent Music

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SUNY Cortland’s Choral Union will present a concert of “Music for Advent” at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3.

The concert begins at 8 p.m. in the United Presbyterian Church at 25 Church St. in Cortland.

Presented by the College’s Performing Arts Department, the concert is free and open to the public.

Conductor and artistic director Stephen B. Wilson has selected five works to celebrate the end-of-the-year holidays.

The concert will begin with “Machet die Tore Weit” (“Open Wide the Gates”) by Georg Philipp Telemann. This dazzling gem features choral singing in the outer movements, with solos by Andrea Herzog-O’Hara, soprano, Dominick Fantacone, tenor, and Emmanuel Sikora, baritone in the inner sections. Elizabeth Martin, Haley Georgia, and Chuck Feiszli are also featured soloists in the first movement.

The gentle lullaby, “The Shepherds’ Farewell to the Holy Family,” from “L’Enfance du Christ” by Hector Berlioz follows next. The chorus sings in hushed tones so as not to waken the sleeping Child as the family flees to avoid Herod’s murderous wrath.

The joyous “For Unto Us a Child Is Born,” by Heinrich Schuetz, will follow. This highly polyphonic setting of the text made so famous by Handel in his “Messiah” lends a whole new brilliance to the emotion expressed by the believers who sing it. The work starts simply and increases gradually in density and intensity until the climax of the final page.

Cortland native Sikora will then conduct his own arrangement of the well-known Advent hymn “Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates.” Arranged specifically for the Choral Union for this performance, the young composer has written for divided mixed chorus, to be sung without accompaniment.

The performance will end with Franz Schubert’s “Magnificat in C,” a seldom-heard piece by the famous early romantic composer. Written at the age of 19, Schubert’s genius is already apparent in many sections of the piece. Composed in three movements, the text is the famous response by Mary after the Annunciation that she will bear the Christ child. The middle movement, a gently lyrical song, features the solo quartet of Barbara Jo Williams, soprano; student Mary Colomaio, alto; Jim Ulrich, tenor; and Douglas Hatch, bass.

Noted pianist and harpsichordist Alan Giambattista will provide accompaniment for the performance.

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


CANCELLED: College to Host Poetry Out Loud Contest

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THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

On a late winter day, the SUNY Cortland campus community expects to be overrun by poets.

These will be high school-age masters of verse, to be precise.

The College will host the regional level of the 2013 Poetry Out Loud national recitation competition for upstate New York on Thursday, Feb. 13.

Presented in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, Poetry Out Loud will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Corey Union Exhibition Lounge.

These traditional readings and contemporary style performances of verse are free to watch and open to the public, although space will be limited.

“This is an amazing opportunity for young writers, poets, readers and presenters to work on their skills outside of the classroom,” said Kayla Koelbel, a sophomore coaching major and professional writing minor at SUNY Cortland. Koelbel is one of two student interns working to promote the Poetry Out Loud contest.

Poetry Out Loud is an organization that aims to encourage the nation’s high school students to learn about great poetry through exploration, memorization and performance. Some 375,000 students from more than 2,000 high schools nationwide took part in the 2012-13 competition. 

 Creative wordsmiths from participating high schools are invited to compete in this contest, involving memorization and recitation of poetry. Competitors from grades 9-12 will be chosen from Cortland, Cayuga, Oswego, Onondaga, and Madison county high schools. Each student will be required to choose and recite at least two poems from the Poetry Out Loud website.

The competition will feature presenters not simply reciting poems but performing them for judges and an audience. The judges will be professors from SUNY Cortland’s English and Performing Arts departments, along with area performance poets. They will score competitors based on physical presence, voice and articulation, dramatic appropriateness, level of complexity, evidence of understanding and overall performance.

The winner at this level will be eligible for state finals. Each champion at the state level will receive $200 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., as they advance to compete for the national championship April 29 and 30, 2014. Additionally, the school of the state champion will receive $500 for the purchase of poetry books. At the National Finals, $50,000 in awards and school stipends will be distributed.

High school teachers interested in having their students participate in Poetry Out Loud or individuals seeking more information about the regional contest should contact Victoria Boynton, SUNY Cortland professor of English, at victoria.boynton@cortland.edu. More information is available about Poetry Out Loud online

Koelbel and her fellow publicity intern, professional writing major Patricia Rosetti, are participating in one of the nearly 3,000 service learning experiences that SUNY Cortland students annually have incorporated into their college education. In March, SUNY Cortland for a third year was named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction based on volunteerism within the campus community.


College to Recognize Classified Staff Dec. 6

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On Friday, Dec. 6, the 2013 Annual Service Awards Ceremony recognizing classified staff will honor 45 employees, including four individuals who have served SUNY Cortland for 30 or more years.

The longest serving employees — Linda Pedrick, Ingrid Griswold, Lori Crandall and K. Michael Woodworth — bring a combined total of 140 years worth of experience at the College to their jobs. Together all 45 have contributed 740 years of training, skills, savvy and know-how to the campus workforce.

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Service Employees
Lori Crandall and Linda Pedrick, seated left and right respectively, and K. Michael Woodworth, standing, will be honored for reaching remarkable milestones in their years of College service. Also to be honored is Ingrid Griswold.

Pedrick of Academic Affairs will be recognized for 45 years of service.

She joined the College in 1968 as a stenographer in the Education Department. She transferred in 1978 to the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Office and the following year became senior stenographer in the office. In 1981, her position was reclassified as principal stenographer. In 1989, she was upgraded to secretary II.

Ingrid Griswold

Griswold, who works in Memorial Library, will be honored for 35 years of service.

She started her SUNY Cortland career in 1978 as a stenographer in Memorial Library. In 1979, she became a typist, and a year later was promoted to account clerk. In 1985, Griswold was reclassified to the rank of library clerk II. In 1993, she was promoted to library clerk III.

Lori Crandall

Crandall of the Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department and K. Michael Woodworth of Structural Maintenance both will be acknowledged for 30 years of service.

Crandall began at the College in 1983 as a typist in Physical Plant and a year later was promoted to stenographer. She became senior stenographer in 1987 and received a reclassification promotion to secretary I in 1989. In 2002, when the Education Department split into four departments within the School of Education, She became secretary I in the Childhood/Early Childhood Department.

K. Michael Woodworth

Woodworth joined the College in 1983 as a cleaner. In 1986, he was promoted to maintenance assistant. In 1994, Woodworth again moved up in ranks as a motor equipment mechanic. In 1999, he was named a general mechanic. Woodworth became a maintenance supervisor 1 early in 2010, and later the same year was promoted to maintenance supervisor 2. Since March 4, he has served as a maintenance supervisor 3.

Information on the other classified staff members to be honored at the luncheon was posted in the July 2 and Oct. 8 editions of Bulletin.

It’s Not Too Late to Attend

The luncheon begins with punch at 11:30 a.m. in the Corey Union Function Room and continues with a buffet luncheon at noon.

Administration has generously offered to support this event so there will be no cost for College employees to attend the luncheon and ceremony. Reservations will be accepted through Friday, Nov. 22. To register, fill out the reservation form received through campus mail or write your name and intention to attend on paper and send it via campus mail to the Human Resources Office.

Bus service to the event will be provided from the Service Group bus stop at 11:20 a.m., Park Center bus stop at 11:25 a.m., and Moffett Center bus stop at 11:35 a.m. Return trips will be made at the conclusion of the ceremony.


Teaching Assistant Poster Symposium Set for Dec. 4

What is one thing you could tell an incoming first-year student to help make their transition to SUNY Cortland go smoothly?

There will be 54 answers to that question on display when Advisement and Transition holds its 13th annual COR 101 Teaching Assistant Poster Symposium from noon to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, in Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge. The poster symposium, an end-of-semester event, showcases the work of COR 101 teaching assistants.

First-year students are required to take COR 101 during their first semester on campus, earning one credit hour. The classes are taught by faculty and staff members who are each assigned one upper-class student to help teach and mentor the incoming first-year students. Upon completion, the teaching assistants, who earn three credit hours, present a poster showing the topic about which they chose to teach.

“For example, ‘Why is Social Media Important at SUNY Cortland’ is one of the topics that was taught by a teaching assistant,” said Susan Stiner, Advisement and Transition, who coordinates the teaching assistant internships and teaches a section of COR.

“There is a lot of valuable information, ranging from stress management and wellness to managing money or becoming a leader, and the posters provide a great overview of the program,” she said.

For more information, contact Advisement and Transition at 607-753-4726. 


College Seeks Input on Title IX

Are you a student, faculty or staff member who believes you have been a victim of sexual misconduct? Sexual misconduct includes but is not limited to: sexual harassment, sex discrimination, sexual assault or intimidation. Whether or not you reported the incident to the college, we’d like your opinion on how we can improve the effectiveness of our campus policies and procedures that address sexual misconduct. 

Please share your suggestions and/or feedback by contacting Virginia B. Levine, Title IX Coordinator, 607-753-2201, in the President’s Office, Miller Building, Room 408, or by email at virginia.levine@cortland.edu or TitleIX@cortland.edu

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education. It states:

No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”  

(Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and its implementing regulation at 34 C.F.R., Part 106)


ASC Program Grant Applications Due Feb. 21

Auxiliary Services Corporation (ASC) is now accepting Program Grant applications online for the 2014-15 academic year.

Applications are submitted online and must be sent by midnight on Friday, Feb. 21. Applicants are asked to read the grant guidelines carefully before submitting an application.

Each year the ASC Board of Directors allocates funds to support grants for a wide range of purposes and projects that enhance the life of the SUNY Cortland community.

Although ASC is willing to consider a wide range of ideas, it seeks to avoid duplicating other funding sources or funding projects more properly supported by state funds. Therefore, applicants should first seek funding from primary funding sources.

ASC grant funds may not be used for salaries, honoraria, travel normally funded by the College's budget, or scholarships for SUNY Cortland faculty, staff or students. Funds may not be used to purchase computers, related hardware or software. All purchases will be processed in accordance to ASC’s financial and related GAAP policies.  In general, Program Grant funds may not be used exclusively for food for SUNY Cortland students, faculty or staff. Funding for food may be considered if the food is deemed integral to the success of the program or event. All food shall be provided by ASC. Other grant guidelines are described in the application package and online.

For more information, contact Tina Russell at 607-753-4628.

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Faculty/Staff Activities

Cynthia J. Benton

Cynthia J. Benton, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, had her chapter, “Is This Your Best Work? Complications and Limitations of Online Instruction for High Quality Student Engagement,” published in November in the Encyclopedia of Education and Technology in a Changing Society.


Theresa Curtis

Theresa Curtis, Biological Sciences Department, and two recent biology graduates had their article, “Suitability of Invertebrate and Vertebrate Cells in a Portable Impedance-based Toxicity Sensor: Temperature Mediated Impacts on Long-term Survival,” published in the journal Toxicology in Vitro


Andrew Fitz-Gibbon

Andrew Fitz-Gibbon, Philosophy Department, presented his second address as president of Concerned Philosophers for Peace at their annual conference in October in Yosemite National Park. His presidential address was titled “Return to Earth: A New Natural Philosophy.”


Nancy Kane

Nancy Kane, Performing Arts Department, was a featured speaker at TEDx Cortland, an independent TED event held on Nov. 9 in Cortland. Her topic was “Traditional Dance in a Digital Era: Contra Dance.”


Lin Lin

Lin Lin, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, presented on the topic of "Promoting Global Awareness through a Unit on Immigration” at the International Assembly of the 93rd Annual Conference of the National Council for the Social Studies on Nov. 22 in St. Louis, Mo.

Earlier this summer, Lin wrote a chapter, “Overcoming Roadblocks on My Cross-Cultural Journey,” that was included in a newly published book titled Seeking the Common Dreams between the Worlds: Stories of Chinese Immigrant Faculty in North American Higher Education. The book is edited by Yan Wang, Macao University, and Yali Zhao, Georgia State University. This is the first book that probes the lived experiences of Chinese immigrant faculty in North American higher education institutions: their struggles, challenges and successes. The book explores how Chinese immigrant faculty’s past experiences in pre/post China’s economic reform have shaped who they are now, what they do and how they pursue their teaching, research, service and daily life that inevitably intertwines with their present and past diverse cultural backgrounds and unique experiences. 

Tiantian Zheng, a professor in the College’s Sociology/Anthropology Department, contributed a chapter in this book. 


Robert Spitzer

Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, spoke at King’s College in London, England, and at the Southbank Centre in London on “American Gun Policy,” “Gun Violence: A Comparative Perspective,” and “America and the World, 1960-1990,” from Nov. 9 to 11. Two of the talks were in conjunction with the Southbank Centre’s Superpower Weekend, examining America's influence on Britain and the world. 


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