Issue Number 14 • Tuesday, April 2, 2024  

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Tuesday, April 2

Faculty Presentations: Teaching Effectiveness Panel – Using Feedback to Inform Your Teaching, presented by the Faculty Development Center, Old Main Colloquium, Room 0220, 4:30 to 6 p.m. 

Alumni Speaker Series: Marketing/Graphic Design Careers, Corey Union Fireplace Lounge and online, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, April 3

2024 Poskanzer Lecture: Health Democracy is Necessary for Health Communities: Public Health Must Act, presented by Gnora Mahs, partnerships director for Healthy Democracy Healthy People, Sperry Center, Room 106, 11:30 a.m.

Sandwich Seminar: Bamboleo - 2024 American Eclipse, presented by Melinda Shimizu, associate professor of geography, Old Main Colloquium, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month event: S’more Consent, make a s’more while learning about consent, Neubig Hall lobby, 1 to 3 p.m.

Lecture: Transition to ‘Green Energy’ in Fragile States, presented by Sameer Hairan, sustainability scholar-in-residence at SUNY Cortland's Clark Center for Global Engagement, Sperry Center, Room 104, 4:30 p.m.

Educator Networking Event: Presented by Career Services, Corey Union Function Room. 6 to 8 p.m. Registration is required.

Thursday, April 4

Sandwich Seminar: One Podcaster’s Journey, presented by Lori Reichel, assistant professor of health, Old Main Colloquium, noon to 1 p.m.

Save a Life Day: Take a few minutes to learn how you can help save a life. The first 50 students to complete the trainings will receive a free drink voucher, Student Life Center lobby, 1 to 3 p.m.

Internship Info Session: Presented by Career Services, information on Handshake, 4 to 5 p.m.

Friday, April 5

Cortland Cupboard: Filled Fridge Friday, pre-packed meals in the fridge, Old Main, Room B-05, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Musical Comedy: Sweet Charity, based on a book by Neil Simon and presented by the Performing Arts Department, Dowd Fine Arts Center Theatre, 7:30 p.m., tickets on sale

Cortland Nites: Goat Yoga, Student Life Center, 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 6

Literacy Department Symposium: Reading and Writing for Social Justice: Challenging Notions of Literacy in Challenging Times, online via Zoom, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Kente Celebration: Corey Union Function Room, 5 p.m.

Musical Comedy: Sweet Charity, based on a book by Neil Simon and presented by the Performing Arts Department, Dowd Fine Arts Center Theatre, 7:30 p.m., tickets on sale

Sunday, April 7

Conference: Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) and Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder, sponsored by SUNY Cortland’s National Students’ Speech Language Hearing Association, Corey Union Exhibition Lounge, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Musical Comedy: Sweet Charity, based on a book by Neil Simon and presented by the Performing Arts Department, Dowd Fine Arts Center Theatre, 2 p.m., tickets on sale

Monday, April 8

Watch the Solar Eclipse: With the Physics Department, the Physics and Engineering Club and the Art Exhibition Association, in front of Bowers Hall, 2 to 4 p.m. with planetarium shows at 2, 2:30 and 4 p.m.

Harvest Week Event: Learn about the Cortland Food Project (CFP), Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge, 5:30 to 6:45 p.m.

Tuesday, April 9

Harvest Week Event: Film screening of Food, Inc., a documentary that ensures the audience will never look at dinner the same way, Sperry Center, Room 104, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Café Hour with Latino, Latin American and Caribbean Studies: Meet students, faculty and learn about the program, events and projects, Old Main Colloquium, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Teacher Certification Requirements Overview: Presented by Career Services, 6 to 7 p.m.

TEDxSUNYCortland: Reclamation, Old Main Brown Auditorium, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, April 10

Sandwich Seminar: Relationships with Writing (It's Complicated!), panel presentation, Old Main Colloquium, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Interactive Lecture: Adventure Awaits - An Exploration of Teaching Physical Education. Don’t miss the trip!" presented by Kiki Seago '93, physical educator and coach, Park Center gymnasium, hands-on session at 5:30, Q&A and refreshments at 6:30 p.m.

Harvest Week Book Discussion: “Burning Sweetgrass” book section of the common read book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, Corey Union, Room 209, 7 to 8 p.m.

Thursday, April 11

Interview Essentials: Presented by Career Services, online via Handshake, 5 to 6 p.m.

Creating a Network of Support Between the Community and Law Enforcement: Panel discussion with representatives from different federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, followed by a networking session, Corey Union Exhibition Lounge, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. RSVP was required April 5.

Harvest Week Event: ‘Dyed Green’ podcast hosts: Podcast hosts Max Sussman and Kate McCabe will hold a conversation, Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge, 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.

Thursday, April 11 to Sunday, April 14

2024 Blackbird Film Festival: A weekend full of films, workshops, parties and more with 103 films programmed across 15 thematic screening blocks, all free and open to the public, Old Main Brown Auditorium, full event schedule.

Friday, April 12

Legal Name Change Clinic: The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression Committee (SOGIE) and the Cortland LGBTQ Center will partner with the Volunteer Lawyers Project of CNY,  c for students, faculty, and staff who are seeking gender-affirming name changes, registration is required, contact Jena Nicols Curtis.

Author Keynote: Robin Wall Kimmerer on campus, the author of this year’s Common Read, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants. Kimmerer will speak on “The Good Harvest” to connect with the campus theme of food, Corey Union, 4:30 p.m.

Musical Comedy: Sweet Charity, based on a book by Neil Simon and presented by the Performing Arts Department, Dowd Fine Arts Center Theatre, 7:30 p.m., tickets on sale

Cortland Nites: Grocery Bingo, Corey Union Function Room, 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 13

Musical Comedy: Sweet Charity, based on a book by Neil Simon and presented by the Performing Arts Department, Dowd Fine Arts Center Theatre, 7:30 p.m., tickets on sale

Sunday, April 14

Musical Comedy: Sweet Charity, based on a book by Neil Simon and presented by the Performing Arts Department, Dowd Fine Arts Center Theatre, 2 p.m., tickets on sale

Monday, April 15

Bert Mandelbaum '75 Spring Sports Medicine Symposium: A one-day conference for students and professionals about current topics in sports medicine, Park Center Hall of Fame Room, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., free, registration requested.

Red Cross Blood Drive: Corey Union Exhibition Lounge, noon to 5 p.m., make an appointment

Re-Thinking Abilities Workshop: Corey Union Fireplace Lounge, 4 to 6 p.m., register

Blackbird Film Festival welcomes movie fans and makers 

The upcoming 10th annual event at SUNY Cortland will feature an international array of films. read more

“Sweet Charity” brings iconic song and dance numbers to Cortland 

The musical comedy was created by Broadway legends Bob Fosse and Neil Simon. read more

Capture the Moment

SUNY Cortland students add a little color to their lives as they celebrate Holi, a Hindu holiday, during a festival on April 10 organized by Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies students. Celebrants traditionally throw colored water and powders on one another in joyous celebration of spring and the triumph of good over evil.

In Other News

TEDxSUNYCortland speakers take the stage April 9

Project to upgrade campus’ Broadway intersection

Braiding Sweetgrass author to speak

‘Harvest Week!’ culminates ‘Food’ series

Long Point’s sugar bush rediscovered

The Driver Era to close out Spring Fling

Events to show empathy, outreach and free speech go together 

Media scholar to discuss power dynamics in documentaries

Public health and democracy link to be discussed

Cortland earns SUNY’s Shared Governance Award

Cortland Challenge 2024 is April 17

Events Raise Sexual Violence Awareness

Prizes offered for student opinions

Faculty/Staff Activities

Teagan Bradway gave an invited talk at the University of Pennsylvania on March 21. read more

Tracy Hudson received a New York State Senate Certificate of Achievement at Senator Lea Webb’s Women’s History Month Award Reception. read more

Jeremy Jimenez participated in a climate change education panel at the Comparative and International Education Society conference. read more

Samantha Moss had an article published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. read more

Kristine Newhall and Erin Morris presented a panel on Supporting Trans Athletes as part of SUNY Plattsburgh's Trans Day of Visibility events. read more

Keith Newvine co-authored a book chapter for publication in Critical Race Theory and Classroom Practice. read more

Robert Spitzer authored two new articles recently published in the Fordham Urban Law Journal and the Rutgers University Law Review. read more