Issue Number 6 • Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015  

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Tuesday, Nov. 3

Cortaca Challenge Blood Drive: Corey Union Function Room, noon-6 p.m.

Native American Film Series: “Winter in the Blood,” (2013), Sperry Center, Room 205, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 4

Cortaca Challenge Blood Drive: Corey Union Function Room, noon-6 p.m.

Sandwich Seminar: “Central Asia: Modern Peoples Along the Ancient Silk Road,” by Girish Bhat, History Department, and Sharon Steadman, Sociology/Anthropology Department, Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Dowd Gallery Curator’s Talk: Co-curators Nati Hyojin Kim and Santiago Garcia of Mixed Greens gallery in New York City will discuss the Natural States exhibition on view at the Dowd Gallery through Dec 11, Dowd Gallery, 5-6 p.m.

Wellness Wednesday: “Being Academically Well – Strategies and Resources for Success,” led by staff from Academic Support and Achievement Program (ASAP) and Advisement and Transition, Corey Union Exhibition Lounge, 7 p.m.

Community Panel Discussion: “Get to Know Your Local Dirt: A Community Roundtable on Local Agriculture and Nature Preserves,” featuring local businesses and moderated by Christa Chatfield, Biological Sciences Department, and Scott Moranda, History Department, as part of the Cultural and Intellectual Climate Committee, Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 5

Community Roundtable: “Sensory Processing Disorders and Autism,” by Timothy Davis, Physical Education Department, Park Center Hall of Fame Room, 7:45 a.m.

Sandwich Seminar: “New Animated Maps of Day 2: Gettysburg,” by John Sheehan, Sociology/Anthropology Department, Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge, noon-1 p.m.

Campus Shootings Live Webinar: Hosted by the University Police Department and the College’s Public Relations Office, access via login to www.cortland.edu/safety at 2 p.m.

Reception and Wine Tasting: Hosted by the Faculty Senate, Alumni House, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

International Lecture: “In The Eye Of The Typhoon: Taiwan and The Growing Dispute In The South China Sea,” by Dennis V. Hickey, political science professor from Missouri State University, Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge, 4:30-6 p.m.

Chinese Acrobats Performance: Presented by Campus Artist and Lecture Series, Old Main Brown Auditorium, 7 p.m.

Film Screening: The Hunting Ground, Sperry Center, Room 105, 7-9 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 6    

Performance: Rock Musical ‘Hair,’ presented by SUNY Cortland’s Performing Arts Department, Dowd Fine Arts Center Theatre, 8 p.m.

Tickets may be purchased in advance online at cortland.edu/boxoffice or at the Dowd Fine Arts Center box office one hour prior to each performance.

Saturday, Nov. 7

Performance: Rock Musical ‘Hair,’presented by SUNY Cortland’s Performing Arts Department, Dowd Fine Arts Center Theatre, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 8

Performance: Rock Musical ‘Hair,’ presented by SUNY Cortland’s Performing Arts Department, Dowd Fine Arts Center Theatre, 2 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 9

Non-Traditional Students Week: “Non-Trad Gab” talk Non-Traditional Students’ Lounge, Cornish Hall, Room 1221, 2 p.m.

Alumni Speaker Series: Corey Union Exhibition Lounge, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 10

International Lecture: “SUNY and the World: Toward Comprehensive Internationalization of the SUNY System,” by Sally Crimmins Villela, SUNY Assistant Vice Chancellor for Global Affairs, Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge, noon

Induction Ceremony: Phi Beta Delta International Honors Society, Brocway Hall Jacobus Lounge, 4:30 p.m.

Lecture: “Art and Transition in Contemporary Cuba, 1980-2015,” by Sonja E. Gandert of Cornell University, presented by Campus Artist and Lecture Series, Sperry Center, Room 106, 5-7 p.m.

Native American Film Series: “Language Healers,” (2014), Sperry Center, Room 205, 7 p.m.

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

Wednesday, Nov. 11

Fall Open House: Student Life Center, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Veterans’ Day: Classes are in session, offices are closed

Brooks Museum Lecture Series: “Have the 1930s Returned? The Resurgence of Extreme Nationalism in Contemporary Europe” by Mabel Berezin, Cornell University, Moffett Center, Room 2125, 4:30 p.m.

Wellness Wednesday: “Like a Tattoo: Digital Dirt, Social Media and Your Brand,” by Career Services Assistant Director/Online Operations Specialist Michele Baran, Corey Union Exhibition Lounge, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 12

Sandwich Seminar: Non-Traditional students present “This is My Story,” Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge,

noon.

Recreation Conference Keynote Lecture: “Experience, The Quintessential Product of Parks, Recreation and Tourism," keynote lecture by Gary Ellis, vice-chair of the Council on Accreditation for Parks, Recreation and Tourism, Corey Union Function Room, 1:15 p.m.

Lecture: “The UN at 70 – Constructing a Balance Sheet,” by Paul Diehl, president of the International Studies Association, Moffett Center, Room 2125, 4:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 16

Poetry Reading: “Poetry of Place,” by American Poet and Author Maxine Kumin, as part of the Cultural and Intellectual Climate Committee Fall Program “Where Are We?” series, Corey Union Exhibition Lounge, 7 p.m.

College Receives Nearly $800,000 to Educate Future STEM Teachers

Over a five-year period, the College will award 38 scholarships through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. read more

Campus Shooter Webinar Offered

Campus officials will answer questions about staying safe during an armed attack read more

Capture the Moment

Return to the Sixties this weekend with three performances of the rock musical “Hair.” SUNY Cortland’s Performing Arts Department unleashed the hippie culture last weekend and returns at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov. 7, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8. Tickets are available online at www.cortland.edu/boxoffice or at the Dowd Fine Arts Center box office one hour prior to each performance.

In Other News

Champions Challenge Surpasses 24-Hour Goals

SUNY Cortland Spotlights Non-Traditional Students

Cortaca Jug Inspires Week of Activity

Education and Civic Service is Topic

Cortaca Blood Drive Takes Place Nov. 3 and 4

Second Fall Open House Set for Nov. 11

New Student Television Segment Gets Real

High Profile Speaker to Discuss International Ed

College to Honor Veterans on Nov. 11

Scholar to Explore China-Taiwan Relations

European Union Award Puts College in Select Company

Community Roundtable to Consider Autism

Sociologist to Examine Nationalism Shift in Contemporary Europe

Dog Rescuer to Be Honored

Young Alum Earns Prestigious SUNY Award for Service

Alumni Panel Looks at Careers in Business, Economics

Orientation, Advisement and Registration Dates Set

Faculty/Staff Activities

Noelle Chaddock was a presenter at the SUNY University Faculty Senate meeting. read more

Christopher D. Gascón helped organize and presented at a conference for scholars of Spanish Golden Age drama. read more

Gretchen Herrmann had her article published in the recent issue of The Anthropology of Consciousness. read more

Bonni C. Hodges, Donna M. Videto, Matthew Moyer, Jill Pace and John Foley each presented at the American School Health Association (ASHA) conference held Oct. 15-17 in Florida. read more

Hilary Izatt had her article accepted for publication in the Australian Journal of International Affairs. read more

Lisa Randolph and Tracy Frenyea presented at the College Student Personnel Association of New York State conference. read more

Robert Spitzer discussed “Gun Laws, Gun Policies, and the Second Amendment” with the Central New York Council for the Social Studies. read more

Abby Thomas, Marinda Souva and Lori Schlicht presented at the National Conference on Students in Transition in Baltimore, Md. read more

Nance Wilson made two presentations at the New York State Association of Teacher Educators Annual Fall Conference recently held in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. read more

Tiantian Zheng had her new ethnography published in September. read more