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Issue Number 16 • Tuesday, May 6, 2025 |
Campus ChampionFiller Wednesday, May 7Sandwich Seminar: Establishing an Online Journal of Literary and Cultural Criticism: Students will discuss creating an online journal made during their Publishing Literary and Cultural Criticism class and will present the first issue. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Old Main Colloquium, Room 220. Thursday, May 8 Senior Send Off: The Student Alumni Association and SUNY Cortland Alumni Association invite all graduating members of the Class of 2025 to be sent off in style! The event is free to attend for grads and will include free food, raffle prizes, a photo booth, photos with President Bitterbaum from 5 to 8 p.m., lawn games, a DJ and a cash bar. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lynne Parks ’68 SUNY Cortland Alumni House. Saturday, May 10 Teaching and Learning Conference: A one-day conference on teaching and learning with presenters from across campus. No fee, all are welcome. 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Corey Union. Monday, May 12 Paws for Stress Relief: Petting dogs, chair massage, chair reiki, snacks, infused water and arts and crafts. Employees allowed up to 45 minutes of release time without charged accrual. Noon to 4 p.m., Student Life Center 3-Court Gym. Moonlight Breakfast: Cortland Auxiliary Services proudly presents Moonlight Breakfast at The Bistro. This event is for all students regardless of meal plan status. 10 to 11:30 p.m., The Bistro Off Broadway in the Student Life Center. Tuesday, May 13 Paws for Stress Relief: Petting dogs, chair massage, chair reiki, snacks, infused water and arts and crafts. Employees allowed up to 45 minutes of release time without charged accrual. Noon to 4 p.m., Student Life Center 3-Court Gym. Friday, May 16 Graduate Commencement: Ceremony at 7 p.m. in the Park Center Alumni Arena. Doors open at 6 p.m. Students report to Park Center Corey Gymnasium at 6 p.m. Reception following the ceremony in Park Center Corey Gymnasium. Saturday, May 17 Undergraduate Commencement: Ceremony A: 9:30 a.m.; Ceremony B: 2:30 p.m.; Ceremony C: 7 p.m. All ceremonies at Park Center Alumni Arena. |
Capture the MomentWithout a cloud in the sky it was perfect weather for the SUNY Cortland Physics and Engineering Club and students in an Introduction to Astronomy class taught by physics lecturer Sean Nolan. The group of stargazers checked out Jupiter, Mars and other celestial phenomenon at dusk on the Moffett Center lawn. In Other NewsNon-traditional students inducted into honoraryFive non-traditional/adult students at SUNY Cortland have been elected to membership in Alpha Sigma Lambda, an international honor society honoring the academic achievement of undergraduate students over the age of 24. The SUNY Cortland chapter, Lambda Omicron, has elected members to the honor society. The induction ceremony, which celebrated its 26th year at SUNY Cortland, was held Tuesday, April 22, in the Park Center Hall of Fame Room. SUNY Cortland has inducted 718student members over the past 25 years. Alpha Sigma Lambda national standards indicate that students elected to membership are in the top 20% of all students at SUNY Cortland age 24 or older who have completed 24 credits of work at SUNY Cortland with a grade point average of 3.2 or better. For the inductees to be in the top 20% of students at SUNY Cortland this year, they needed to have a minimum grade point average of 3.86 or higher. Evan Mills, chapter councilor and academic success advisor for non-traditional student support, hosted the induction ceremony. SUNY Cortland President Erik J. Bitterbaum welcomed the students. Professor Raymond Collings, Psychology, was the faculty guest speaker. Aformer non-traditional student, he also is an honorary member of Alpha Sigma Lambda, Lambda Omicron. Collings welcomed the candidates and spoke about the valuable insights and perspectives non-traditional students bring to each of their classrooms. Students who have been elected to membership in 2025 are: Florencia Loda Anjuli Latchmansingh Sierra Brown Matthew Torto Mya Parker Additionally Judy Stoddard ’24, M ’10, a senior academic counselor in the Educational Opportunity Program, also was recognized as a new member, having been unable to attend the 2024 Lambda Omicron induction ceremony. For more information about Alpha Sigma Lambda, visit www.alphasigmlambda.org.  Suggest a feature story
Faculty/Staff ActivitiesTimothy J. BaroniTimothy J. Baroni, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, Lance Lacey '04 and colleagues from Harvard University, University of Florida, University of Georgia, University of Central Oklahoma, UNAM Mexico an the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks published "Hydnum (Cantharellales) of the Neotropics: four new species and new reports from Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Panama" in Mycological Progress 24:13. 2025. This 14-page paper documented these new species of Hydnum, and confirmed six additional eastern North American species as also occurring in this tropical region for the first time using morphological and molecular data (ITS and TEF-1 sequences). An identification key to all known Hydnum species from these neotropical habitats was provided as well. Dominick FantaconeDominick Fantacone, Research and Sponsored Programs, presented a paper titled, “Enacting Culturally Responsive Science Education in Rural & Urban Districts: Noyce Alumni Perspectives from Two Universities” at the NARST 2025 Annual International Conference on March 25 in National Harbor, Maryland. NARST is a global organization for improving science education through research. David A. KilpatrickDavid A. Kilpatrick, Psychology Department, did a spoken presentation at the New England Research on Dyslexia Society on Friday April 4. The conference was held at the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions. His presentation was “The persistence of phonemic proficiency deficits in high school students with reading disability: How orthographic mapping theory explains dyslexia.” David represented SUNY while other presenters were from Harvard, Yale, MIT, the University of Connecticut and Florida State University, which for decades has been a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development funding hub for dyslexia. David A. KilpatrickDavid A. Kilpatrick, Psychology Department, was an invited panelist at the Reading League Summit on Wednesday April 23 in Chicago, Illinois. His panel’s topic was “Word Recognition: Consensus and Critique” and focused on how students remember written words for later retrieval. Jeffrey Radloff and Dominick FantaconeJeffrey Radloff, Childhood and Early Childhood Education Department, and Dominick Fantacone, Research and Sponsored Programs, published a book chapter, "The Dangerous Use of X-ray Fluoroscopy on African Mine Workers,” in Justice-Oriented Science Teaching and Learning, edited by David Steele and Alison K. Mercier, published by Springer, p. 435-455. The book is available at this link: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-76297-0. Submit your faculty/staff activity
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