Campus Champion

Caesaré German, a senior inclusive childhood education major concentrating in social sciences, has had a 16-year detour in finishing college, which included living some years on the west coast. Now set to complete her degree in December 2023, she’s thankful for the educational support she receives through scholarships, grants and Cortland’s Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) program. Committed to giving back, Caesaré is active with the Transfer Network Team, Tau Sigma, Black Lives Matter at School and community volunteering, all while fulfilling her immersion requirement teaching 4th graders in Syracuse, N.Y.

We celebrate Caesaré and some 225 others during Non-Traditional Students Week Monday, Nov. 14, through Friday, Nov. 18.

The field in SUNY Cortland’s sports complex that hosts football and lacrosse will be getting a new name as part of an historic million-dollar gift from Chris Grady ’79 to the university in honor of his father. 

Two decades after the stadium’s Red Field first opened, it will be renamed the James J. Grady ’50, M ’61 Field at SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex — or Grady Field for short.  

Although the gift is being announced a little more than a week before the 2022 Cortaca Jug game in Yankee Stadium, a formal naming ceremony won’t take place until next season, when the Red Dragon football squad faces Utica College on Oct. 7, 2023. 

For Chris Grady, there's no name better to be permanently identified with SUNY Cortland athletics than Jim Grady ’50 M ‘61, who played football as a quarterback for the Red Dragons.  

“My father had a great college experience,” Chris said. “He went back for his master’s there and went back summers. Cortland represented his career. As he got older, we always talked about Cortland and Cortland sports teams.  

“One year, toward the end of his life, he asked If I could apply for a C-Club membership for him. That stuck in my head. He ended up passing last year of COVID, but when he passed, I said to my wife, 'A donation to Cortland in his name would be way better for him. He’ll feel it wherever he is in heaven.' I think that is perfect for him.”

When today’s athletes walk onto Grady Field, they will be part of that tribute. The turf they play on represents the ideals that Chris says his father believed in: fair play, hard work, and appreciation of life. Chris said that one of Jim’s favorite sayings was, "To play the game is good, to win the game is better, but to love the game is best of all.”    

It also will stand for the work ethic of a father who, Chris says, balanced raising a loving family with his wife, Pat (Mary Patricia), while working long hours to support seven kids. The dedication that drove Jim as a father also drove him as a man. He served in World War II, graduated college in three years, and inspired a generation as an educator, coach and athletic director at Wantagh High school on Long Island. He was honored as the winningest varsity high school baseball coach in New York state, and began a post-retirement career in Chris’ investment services company as a financial planner. 

Chris’ brothers add to the family’s legacy at Cortland. Two, Michael and Jimmy, spent time on campus before transferring. A third brother, Joe Grady '90, transferred to the university and played varsity football as a safety. 

“SUNY Cortland is deeply appreciative of this most generous gift from the Grady family,” said SUNY Cortland President Erik J. Bitterbaum. “This is a permanent monument to the memory of the late Jim Grady and I hope that the deep meaning of this gesture for his family and friends is not lost on others. Jim's contributions to the world as an educator, coach, veteran, husband and father should be remembered each time our student-athletes step onto Grady Field.”  

The gift will also establish the Christopher J. Grady ’79 Scholarship and the Terry Bedell Grady ’80 Scholarship, which are named after Chris and his wife. 

Chris said he chose to give back to SUNY Cortland not only because of his family’s history, but because he views it as a place that gave him experiences that shaped his future. It's a life that’s so far led him to success in the insurance industry, culminating in his current position as senior vice president of sales at Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company. It’s a company he helped to start. 

“As I got involved in the college, I ended up doing many things,” Chris said. “I tried out for the football team, ended up playing lacrosse, joined Beta Phi Epsilon, became president of Beta Phi Epsilon, was Men’s Athletic Association president, student athletic director, manager of Roger Robinson’s varsity football team, scorekeeper for basketball, a member of school senate. I was all over the place with a lot of cool experiences.” 

Embracing those opportunities taught him a lot about life, helped develop his negotiation skills and encouraged him to look beyond his major in physical education for job opportunities, Chris said. It's also part of the idea behind the new scholarships. He hopes they help students to discover skillsets they weren't aware they had. 

“I’d like to give kids an opportunity and help them through their college experience,” Chris said. “I was broke in college. You can’t imagine how broke I was in college. Any dollar I could have gotten would have been helpful. So I just want to ease their burden.”

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On Cortaca Jug game day, there are worse things than feeling a little blue.  

There’s wearing blue.  

But that’s what’s going to happen to President Erik J. Bitterbaum if SUNY Cortland doesn’t win the Cortaca Challenge by recording more unique Cortaca donors than Ithaca College. 

Beginning at midnight on Monday, Nov. 7, Cortland and Ithaca will compete off the field to see which institution has more supporters making a gift before the challenge ends on Sunday, Nov. 13, at 11:59 p.m. Gifts of all amounts and to any designation count in the competition.

If SUNY Cortland wins in this arena, Ithaca College President La Jerne Terry Cornish will put on and wear a red SUNY Cortland sweatshirt. But if Cortland comes up short, President Bitterbaum will have to don a piece of Bombers’ blue attire. 

“This is a wonderful opportunity for members of the SUNY Cortland community to show their school spirit and raise funds for scholarships and key initiatives,” Bitterbaum said.

Visit RedDragonNetwork.org/cortacachallenge to learn more about how you can get involved next week, and help Cortland beat Ithaca in the Cortaca Challenge. 

Challenge donors also have an opportunity to dramatically increase the impact of their gift, thanks to matching gifts offered by generous SUNY Cortland alumni.  

Bill Haines ’63 will make a dollar-for-dollar match of up to $100,000 to the Cortland Fund for all gifts between Nov. 7 to 13. And at least seven other supporters have pledged gifts to be unlocked when donations reach specific challenge goals.  

The challenge is part of a much larger, weeklong Cortaca Jug celebration on campus, culminating in the 63rd Cortaca Jug on Nov. 12 in Yankee Stadium.  

About 37,000 tickets have been sold, and a limited number of tickets are still available. If you want to go, act now.  

All Red Dragon alumni interested in painting the Big Apple red are invited to the Alumni Association’s Cortaca Eve parties in Manhattan and to the SUNY Cortland tailgate event at Billy’s next to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.  

Remember, there is no tailgating allowed in Yankee Stadium’s parking areas. Anyone going to the game should familiarize themselves with the stadium’s rules.  

The game will be televised on the YES Network, the most-watched regional sports network in the United States.  

Non-subscribers will be able to view a live stream of the game at ICTV.org, Ithaca College's student-run television production organization. Fans can also follow the action online via WICB, Ithaca College’s student-run radio station with live stats from the Ithaca College athletics website.

The 63rd annual Cortaca Jug football game between SUNY Cortland and Ithaca College kicks off at noon on Nov. 12 at Yankee Stadium in New York City.

Of course, you probably already knew that.

What you might not realize Is that the game caps a full week of related student events planned for Cortaca Week on campus, Including a pep rally, a carnival and a watch party.

Fans of this annual Division III rivalry competition, known as “The Biggest Little Game In the Nation,” who don’t plan to make the trip to Yankee Stadium can watch the game on YES Network, the most-watched regional sports network in the United States.

Non-subscribers will be able to view a live stream of the game at ICTV.org, Ithaca College’s student-run television production organization. Fans can also follow the action online via WICB, Ithaca College’s student-run radio station with live stats from the Ithaca College athletics website.

Ithaca is the home team for the contest. Both teams are undefeated this season as they head to the second Cortaca Jug to be played in a professional sports stadium. The 2019 edition of Cortaca Jug, hosted at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, set the all-time Division III attendance record with more than 45,000 fans. Cortaca 2022 will mark the first time Yankee Stadium will host an all-New York State college football game since Syracuse defeated Army, 27-15, on Nov. 7, 1964.

Below is the schedule for Cortaca Jug Week 2022:

Monday, Nov. 7

Cortaca Challenge, all week, wherever you are

• SUNY Cortland and Ithaca College are competing to see which institution can attract the largest number of donors. The president of the losing campus has to wear a sweatshirt from the winning campus. Help keep President Erik J. Bitterbaum wearing red, and visit the Cortaca Challenge

Cortaca Hat Giveaway, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Corey Union main lobby

• SUNY Cortland’s Student Government Association will give away 500 free hats to the SUNY Cortland students who follow both SGA and SAA on Instagram. Hats will be given on a first-come, first-served basis and students must be present to win.

Cortaca Pep Rally, 6 to 8 p.m., Corey Union Steps

• This explosion of Red Dragon spirit will feature performances by campus student groups, raffles, food and more. It is sponsored by the Student Activities Board.

Wednesday, Nov. 9

Party Smart before Cortaca, noon to 3 p.m., Student Life Center lobby

• Learn more about how to celebrate safely with health promotion interns and staff from the office of Substance Abuse Prevention and Education. There will be refreshments and giveaways.

CortaCART, 3 to 6 p.m., Student Life Center Multi-activity Court

• This fun-filled approach to a serious topic lets students experience the effects of high-risk drinking and drug use while navigating an obstacle course.

Make Your Own Jersey, 7 to 9 p.m., Corey Union Function Room

• Show up and you’ll be able to walk away displaying your Red Dragon pride.

Thursday, Nov. 10

Cortaca Carnival, 6 to 8 p.m., Corey Union Function Room

• Join your friends for a few hours of inflatables, a photo booth and more Cortaca-inspired fun.

Friday, Nov. 11

Grocery Bingo, 7 to 9 p.m., Corey Union Function Room

• Play bingo, win prizes, stock your kitchen, what’s not to love?

Saturday, Nov. 12

Cortaca Watch Party, 11:45 a.m., Corey Union Function Room

• On game day, students are invited to experience the game on giant video screens with free tailgate fare like pizza and wings.

Cortaca Jug Football Game, noon, Yankee Stadium

• Check out the “Biggest little game in the nation” at the home of baseball’s New York Yankees.

Sunday, Nov. 13

Cortaca Week Community Clean Up, noon to 2 p.m., meeting location TBA

• Wind down from yesterday’s game and spend a few hours helping to beautify downtown Cortland with friends and members of the community. Stay tuned for details.

Learn more about the game at Cortland.edu/cortaca.

Michael Tillotson was a junior at Indiana University at Bloomington, on a pathway to becoming a classics scholar, when he encountered not so much as a fork in the road but a dead end.

“When I studied Othello, I think that’s the only time I studied any people of color of the world in the classics,” recalled the SUNY Cortland associate professor of Africana studies who has been getting a lot of attention lately both in academic circles and as a regular guest professor on the popular WCNY-TV public affairs talk show, “Ivory Tower.”

“They did a wonderful job of putting Europe in my head,” said Tillotson, adding that he had studied under some of the best classics scholars in the world, including the first person to translate Dante’s Inferno from Italian to English, the late Dr. Mark Musa, distinguished professor of the classics.

“They didn’t do a job at all of putting the Caribbean basin or the African continent in my head.”

Yearning for a more expansive view of the human story, Tillotson beat a new academic career path for himself.

After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Classics in Liberal Arts, he held on to those early impressions of the traditional educational mold as he earned a Master of Arts in Africana Studies from the University at Albany and a Ph.D. from Temple University’s African American Studies Department, the birthplace of doctoral-level African American studies.

Since Fall 2021, Tillotson has served as the first full-time faculty member in Cortland’s Africana Studies Department with a doctorate in the field.

Elected to the board of the National Council for Black Studies, the accrediting body for African American Studies, he currently co-chairs committees on curriculum and the department and program assessment.

His first book, Invisible Jim Crow: Contemporary Ideological Threats to the Internal Security of African Americans (2011, Africa World Press, Trenton, N.J.), earned “Best Scholarly Book Award” from the Diopian Institute for Scholarly Advancement in the category of social and political thought.

Moreover, popularity is growing in academia for Tillotson’s Agency Reduction Formation theory, as set forth in Invisible Jim Crow, which was released soon after he had completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the African American Studies program at the University of Houston.

The theory’s operational definition is, “Any system of thought that distracts, neutralizes or reduces the need and desire for assertive collective agency by African Americans is an agency reduction formation.”

Comprehensively, it is the pursuit of agency that drove the resistance movements by African people from the time of European colonization to the protest summer of 2020 and going forward, Tillotson explained.

“Broadly speaking, there is an urgency to understand — from a theory-building standpoint — systems of thought anchored in bad faith that work against the interests of Africana people,” he said.

“Therefore, it is imperative that not only the history of this reality be studied and taught, but also a cogent theory be developed by Africana studies scholars to bring attention to the phenomena that have made the various forms of enduring oppression possible.”

Tillotson said many Africana studies scholars have adopted his theory in recent years to the extent that at least five doctoral candidates based their dissertation on his concept.

For one example, Cherise Burden Stelly, associate professor of Africana studies at Wayne State University, chose Tillotson’s theory as the platform to launch her article, “Black Cold War Liberalism as an Agency Reduction Formation During the Late 1940s and Early 1950s,” which appeared in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Africana Studies.

Since Invisible Jim Crow, Tillotson has broadened his research to encompass the worldwide Africana experience in more than a dozen peer-reviewed articles in leading Africana studies journals.

On April 21, his innovative scholarship was the centerpiece of a one-day symposium with 17 presenters at Indiana University in Bloomington, hosted by the institution’s African American and African Diaspora Studies Department.

To Tillotson’s delight, three additional academic conferences on his theory are now set at universities, including Temple University, University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh and University of Connecticut; with others in planning stages with Tillotson.

“This is something that rarely occurs in the American Academy,” Tillotson said. “Usually, the model is: you write a book, you come in and give a talk, you sign some books, you go to dinner with some nice people and that’s it. This is not that model at all.”

The theory itself draws on his early broad immersion in world human history.

“As I navigated through Africana studies, I started to think about the quality of life for Africana people,” he said. “I understood that there were six epochs of oppression: colonialism, enslavement, Jim Crow, apartheid, de facto and de jure.”

These six epochs of oppression had placed some Africana people in four “locations of crisis”: hermeneutical, that is, trying to figure out the nature of scripture and the divine; ontological, which is trying to figure out the nature of their being; axiological, namely, trying to figure out if this place called America has any ethics or values towards them; and existential, or trying to figure out the nature of their existence.

“These anti-egalitarian actions and the particular corollary tragedies are attached to each of these time periods that mark over 400 years of people of African ancestry,” Tillotson said.

The gradations and various forms of oppression may be different in each part of the world, Tillotson said.

“But the consistent negative outcomes related to quality-of-life indicators and social indices are attached to the enduring problems associated with the reduction of human agency,” he said.

Tillotson also breathes life into his unique take on world affairs every time he joins other upstate New York academics expounding about current events on the 20-year-old regional public television program, WCNY-TV’s “Ivory Tower.”

On Sept. 16, the recurring panelist participated in the hour-long 20th anniversary segment, complete with live audience (which can be streamed on demand at wcny.org/ivorytower).

He thus maintains SUNY Cortland’s high visibility on this program following the departure of longtime commentator Robert Spitzer, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and SUNY Cortland professor emeritus of political science.

Tillotson focuses his research on the workings of worldview and the intersection of anti-egalitarian ideologies and their influence on the contemporary intra-racial social landscape of African Americans.

He has steadily built up his reputation with many accomplishments. He chaired the research advisory panel at University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Race and Social Problems in the School of Social Work and serves on two editorial boards, the journal Race and Social Policy and the Journal of Black Studies. He is a policy analyst and senior research associate at the MKA Institute in Philadelphia.

On the international level, Tillotson served as the U.S. representative from Africana studies to give the Birkbeck University of London’s inaugural Black Studies address. He delivered the keynote address to department heads and the scholarly community on the curriculum frameworks essential for developing an Africana studies program in the United Kingdom.

The body of Tillotson’s scholarship positions him as a central figure in the Africana studies field and his work to date as an important launch-point for current and future related scholarship.

SUNY Cortland is proud of its students’ accomplishments, and we want to help them share their milestones with the world.

This year, we are once again offering students an opportunity to share and promote their SUNY Cortland achievements while helping them build a professional online profile.  

Unless students ask to be excluded, personalized news items for achievements such as making President’s List will be created and sent to involved students, their hometown media outlets, their high schools and their elected state representatives. The service, provided by Merit Pages, has published several achievements this semester, and will continue to do so. Learn more here.

In addition to that outreach, every participating student will have a profile on SUNY Cortland’s Merit website that will be automatically updated to reflect accomplishments publicized through Merit. We encourage students to personalize their profiles with a photo, additional information and accomplishments. By the end of your Cortland career this profile will serve as a solid foundation for professional profiles on LinkedIn, Handshake or other career platforms.  

Since we are relatively new to Merit, we have not done much outreach with students to get them involved in creating personalized profiles. We hope to change that and build a collection of detailed student profiles that rival those of  other New York universities and colleges, including: 

• Ithaca College
• Lawrence University
• Colgate University
• Sienna College

All students will be automatically enrolled unless they request otherwise. To be excluded, please send an email message to Frederic Pierce, SUNY Cortland’s director of communications. 

Faculty members are encouraged to share student achievements with the Communications Office for consideration as Merit posts. 

Approximately 225 non-traditional students are enrolled at SUNY Cortland. Although their backgrounds often are wildly different, they all have stories to tell.

The university defines non-traditional students as undergraduate students who are 24 years of age or older or, regardless of age, may have dependent children, be working full-time, have military experience or have made a break in education at some point after high school.

“I really enjoy this week of celebrating our non-traditional students,” said Cheryl Smith ’05, coordinator of student outreach and non-traditional student support. “They have such interesting experiences and perspectives on their classes and life. I learn so much from those I get to meet.”

The university will acknowledge these individuals Monday, Nov. 14, through Friday, Nov. 18, during its celebration of Non-Traditional Students Week.

Stories about outstanding non-traditional students will be shared during the week by the links with the dates below.

Monday, Nov. 14: Gina Williams, an outstanding senior history and archeology dual major, manages a blended family with two teenagers still at home. Her family recently welcomed her stepmother, who is dealing with health issues, into their new home in Dryden, N.Y. She found time to cofound the Archeology Club and to explore her complex European and Native American roots.

Tuesday, Nov. 15: Caesaré German, a senior inclusive childhood education major from Syracuse, N.Y., is restarting her college career after a 16-year stretch working, helping her family and checking out the West Coast. She is also featured as Campus Champion in today’s issue of The Bulletin.

Wednesday, Nov. 16: Senior psychology major Rosemarie Groesbeck of Binghamton, N.Y., has worked as a job coach or employment specialist for individuals with disabilities. A completed bachelor’s degree will help her pursue the field of school psychology, with her sights on a doctorate. 

Thursday, Nov. 17: Senior healthcare management major Patricia Parshall of Moravia, N.Y., is earning a bachelor’s degree to move her career to the next level in information technology, namely as an operations director. Parshall, a full-time data reporting analyst with Cayuga Medical Associates, is a wife, mother and grandmother.

Friday, Nov. 18: Natalya Shatskikh moved to America from Lipetsk, Russia, 16 years ago to continue her college studies so she could teach English and French. Life took over, and the senior childhood/early childhood education major and treasurer for the non-traditional student organization (NTSO) raises a daughter as she attempts to fulfill her lifelong dream.

Next week will include a host of special activities, both on campus and virtually. Unless otherwise indicated, these  will take place in the Non-Traditional Student Lounge located in Cornish Hall, Room 1221.

Events include:

• Monday, Nov. 14: Monday Morning Warm-Up, 8:30 to 10 a.m. Stretch out those muscles before you test your brain in the classroom.
• Tuesday, Nov. 15: Soup and Sandwiches, noon to 1:30 p.m. A light lunch with your classmates will set you up for the rest of the afternoon.
• Wednesday, Nov. 16: Pizza and Wings, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Soar right over Hump Day with a fun lunch with companions.
• Wednesday, Nov. 16: Scholarship Information Session for Non-Trads, at 1:30 p.m., Moffett Center, Room 133. Learn how to apply for scholarships, including those for non-traditional students, with a representative from the Financial Aid Office.
• Thursday, Nov. 17: Bowtie Pasta Lunch, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Enjoy your noon meal with a beverage in the company of your fellow non-traditional students.
• Friday, Nov. 18: TGIF! Relax with Coloring and Zentangles, 9 a.m.  to 4 p.m. Color, doodle and have some creative fun while unwinding from the school week with friends.

All Week:

•  Celebrate-a-Non-Trad Campaign. Nominations are being accepted for the “Celebrate-a-Non-Trad” campaign, which aims to recognize non-traditional students who often balance college with other commitments such as family, jobs and long commutes. SUNY Cortland will present nominated non-traditional students with a certificate and campus recognition. Nominations should include the student’s name, contact information, relationship to the student and comments about the nominee. Comments will be listed on the certificate, unless otherwise noted. To nominate a student, fill out the nomination form. Complete this form by 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18.
• “You Know You Are/Were a Non-Trad Student When…”  Kudoboard. Current and former non-traditional students are encouraged to check out the Kudoboard link, complete that sentence and post on our online message board, a bit like Post-It notes.

Non-Traditional Students Week is co-sponsored by the Non-Traditional Student Organization and Advisement and Transition with a grant from Cortland Auxiliary Services.

For more information about Non-Traditional Students Week events, contact Non-Traditional Student Support at 607-753-4726.

Dear campus community,

This is a very exciting week to be a Red Dragon. As you know, the Cortaca Jug football game will be played at noon on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.

To our students who are traveling for the game, have fun! I am thrilled that you get to experience a wonderful part of SUNY Cortland tradition in such an iconic venue. Please be safe on your journey to the game and be mindful of your responsibilities as a representative of the university. Be smart, cheer on your classmates and show the rest of the country what SUNY Cortland is all about.

I also encourage students choosing to stay in Cortland to celebrate responsibly and be considerate of our neighbors in the community. You may consider joining the watch party in Corey Union Function Room on game day and grabbing free pizza and chicken wings.

Other events happening this week include:

• Cortaca pep rally, tonight, 6 to 8 p.m., Corey Union steps. Join us for performances by student groups, raffles, food and more.
• Cortaca hat giveaway, Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Corey Union lobby. Student Government Association and the Student Alumni Association are giving away 500 hats on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Cortaca Carnival, Thursday, 6 to 8 p.m., Corey Union Function Room. Bring your friends to have fun with a photo booth, inflatables and more.

A full list of events is available online.

We are so fortunate to be able to enjoy a rivalry like the Cortaca Jug. Please show your school spirit, have fun and do so with respect for SUNY Cortland and our community.

Go Cortland! Beat Ithaca!

All the best,

Erik J. Bitterbaum

President

What’s your vision for how to make the world - or at least one part of it - a better place?

The organizers of the first TEDxSUNYCortland event want to know.

SUNY Cortland will host a TEDx event on Thursday, May 4, 2023, and all faculty, staff, students and alumni with an idea to share are encouraged to apply for chance to present in Brown Auditorium before a live audience. These talks will also be posted online.  

TEDx is the localized version of the globally focused TED conferences featuring talks that explore big ideas about science, culture, tech, education and creativity. TEDx presentations follow the same format and spirit. Whether it’s a research interest, an innovative program or a way of looking at things from a new perspective, SUNY Cortland’s faculty and staff offer a rich universe of possibilities. So does our diverse and ambitious student body.

The theme for the TEDxSUNYCortland event is “Freedom Dreaming,” envisioning a better world and exploring ideas about getting there. You can explore big themes like global equity and climate change, or more individual insights related to mental health or fitness. It could also be an educational tool for students, or a class assignment or project. If you can dream it, it might be a TEDx talk.

More information about this event is available online. Members of a Speaker Selection Committee have begun meeting.

To apply to be a presenter, please complete an online form by Dec. 15. You will be asked to describe your talk and submit a 90-second teaser video. If you have questions, please contact Keith Newvine, assistant professor of literacy and co-organizer of the event.

All who apply will be considered, but the committee is hoping this can be a showcase for the independent thinkers and problem solvers who attend or work at SUNY Cortland. This includes all alumni, emeriti faculty and staff.

In addition to Newvine, organizers of the event include Director of Communications Frederic Pierce, Chief of Staff April Thompson, Special Events for the President and Campus Technology Services.

The Orientation Committee has set the new student Orientation and advisement dates for summer 2023. Below are the program dates for January, June/July and August.

January 2023

January Orientation 1: Friday, Jan. 6 (online)

January Orientation 2: Friday, Jan. 13 (online)

January Orientation 3: Friday, Jan. 20

June/July 2023

Transfer Session 1: Tuesday, June 20 (online)

Transfer Session 2: Friday, June 23

First-Year Session 1: Monday, June 26 and Tuesday, June 27

First-Year Session 2: Thursday, June 29 and Friday, June 30

First-Year Session 3: Thursday, July 6 and Friday, July 7

First-Year Session 4: Monday, July 10 and Tuesday, July 11

Transfer Session 3: Wednesday, July 12

First-Year Session 5: Thursday, July 13 and Friday, July 14

First-Year Session 6: Monday, July 17 and Tuesday, July 18

Transfer Session 4: Wednesday, July 19

First-Year Session 7: Thursday, July 20 and Friday, July 21

First-Year Session 8: Monday, July 24 (online)

First-Year Session 9: Wednesday, July 26 (online)

Transfer Session 5: Friday, July 28 (online)

August 2023

Transfer Session 6 and First-Year Session 10: Friday, Aug. 25

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. New student advisement and registration will occur during the afternoons of all one-day programs and on the second day of two-day programs. Advisement and Transition will begin coordinating these efforts in March and will reach out to student services and academic departments with additional details.

For program information, refer to the Orientation website at cortland.edu/orientation. Direct questions about the Orientation program to Marinda Souva in Advisement and Transition.