Vaughn Randall
Vaughn Randall, Art and Art History Department, is curator of an exhibition titled “Liquid Earth,” on display in the Hope Horn Gallery at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania. The show features artworks produced in part during the International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art (ICCCIA) in Scranton, iron pours performed at SUNY Cortland and art residencies in China tied to SUNY Cortland’s Art and Art History Department program. Participating artists are Changzong Shao, Hui Fang, Gavin Kenyon, Tom Kohler, Lionel Maunz, Randall, Margarita Rasso, Erin Schiano and Wei Li. The exhibition will be on view from June until the end of the 2018 Fall Semester.
The “Liquid Earth” exhibition was conceived as result of a long-term collaboration among artists in the cast iron community in connection and support of SUNY Cortland. Over the years, the campus became a creative hub for local, regional and international artists who came to produce their pieces, share their work and ideas with the public, students and faculty.
The ICCCIA started as a grass root organization that promotes artists active in the field of cast iron. Since the conception, the ICCCIA developed a widely recognized international platform that fosters innovation in the creative practice and sustains relevancy in the context of the contemporary art scene. Associated artists cultivate a multi-faceted dialog furthering cultural, historical and aesthetic discourse and inspire global participation in the practice.
The exhibition is organized by Randall, associate professor of sculpture at SUNY Cortland, and co-chair and president of the ICCCIA. Randall invited artists to participate in the exhibition whose work align with the philosophical framework of the organization in support of its mission statement. “It is important to acknowledge that cottage industry, cupola cast iron operations in the U.S. are essentially gone,” said Randall. “As a result, the ability and technical knowledge about small production drastically diminished. The artistic community adopted the practices for the purposes of creating contemporary sculpture. The artists in the exhibition demonstrate a common approach towards contemporary cast iron sculpture while keeping the tradition alive. The exhibition celebrates and promotes an interest around cast iron sculpture, craft and community.”
Donna E. West
Donna E. West, Modern Languages Department, authored the book Deictic Imaginings: Semiosis at Work and at Play (Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics), which was published through Springer Publishing as part of their SAPERE series. An editorial review on the book’s back cover begins with this overview: “This work represents the first integrated account of how deixis operates to facilitate points of view, providing the raw material for reconciling index and object. The book offers a fresh, applied philosophical approach using original empirical evidence to show that deictic demonstratives hasten the recognition of core representational constructs.”
Tara Mahoney and Lindsey Darvin
Tara Mahoney and Lindsey Darvin, Sport Management Department, had a book chapter published in a new textbook, The Business of eSport.
John C. Hartsock
John C. Hartsock, Communication Studies Department, has learned that his book, Seasons of a Finger Lakes Winery, was named one of four finalists for the Louis Roederer Award for International Wine Book of the Year. The award is sponsored annually by the distinguished French Champagne House of Louis Roederer. Last March, Hartsock’s book won best in class at the Gourmand awards in Paris. The book was published in 2011 by Cornell University Press.
In other news, Life in the Finger Lakes published excerpts from the book in the summer and fall issues of the magazine.
Patrick Donnelly and Alyson Dearie
Patrick Donnelly and Alyson Dearie, Kinesiology Department, along with 17 athletic training students, attended the New York State Athletic Trainers Association (NYSATA) Lobby Day on May 7 at the New York State Capitol in Albany. This was an opportunity for students and faculty to become active in their profession, engage their legislators and advocate for the Athletic Training Licensure Act (A5499/S5127). In addition to meeting with NYSATA President Jeff Sage of Daemen College, and NYSATA Governmental Affairs Committee members Aimee Brunelle and Deanna Errico, the athletic training students met with Assemblywoman Michaelle C. Solages and Senator Rachel May who are co-sponsors of the bill. Throughout the day, the group met with their legislators and members of the higher education committees advocating for licensure for athletic trainers in New York State, and educating them about the profession of athletic training.
The students included Dean Biancaniello, Ron Chrysler, Danielle Cook, Grace DeStefano, Kelsi Donaldson, Abby Graeb, Ryan Hill, Emily Hynes, Taylor Kenney, Caroline Kiefer, Morgan Koenig, Caitlin O’Mara, James Pak, Kalyn Powell, Amber Rice, Justin Valentine and Richard Wells.
Jordan Kobritz
Jordan Kobritz, Sport Management Department, has been elected to the Florida State League Hall of Fame. He will be inducted along with the rest of the 2017 class during the Florida State League’s annual Hall of Fame Dinner and Banquet on Wednesday, Nov. 15 in Clearwater, Fla. Kobritz is the director of the Stone Crabs, Advanced ‘A’ Affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, and serves as the liaison with the Florida State League (FSL), the Tampa Bay Rays and Charlotte County, owner of the Charlotte Sports Park, the Stone Crabs’ home field. He began his journey in the FSL in 1993 when he became the owner of the Daytona Cubs, which he owned through 2000. During his two ownership stints in the FSL, he has served the league in a number of capacities, including his current role as a member of the League Executive Committee. Also, he was a member of the Executive Committee when he owned the Daytona Cubs. Along with former FSL president and Hall of Fame member Chuck Murphy, Kobritz developed the league-wide scholarship program which is in its 19th consecutive year of existence. Kobritz has served on a variety of League committees and represented the League in negotiations with the Rays when they came into existence in 1998. Also, he has been a presenter at the annual baseball winter meetings.
Jeremy Jimenez
Jeremy Jimenez, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, presented a paper titled, “‘Don’t Say It’s Going to Be Okay’: How International Educators Embrace Transformative Education to Support Their Students Navigating Our Global Climate Emergency” at the Comparative and International Education Society conference in April in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Also, he presented a paper titled ‘It’s my responsibility’: Perspectives on Environmental Justice and Education for Sustainability among international school students in Singapore” at the American Education Research Association conference in April in San Diego, California.
Kathryn Kramer
Kathryn Kramer, Art and Art History Department, will have her article “Flanerie’s Art and Measure of the Urbanizing Global” published in the December issue of the journal Visual Resources.
Mark Dodds
Mark Dodds, Sport Management Department, was the Sport Law session chair at the European Association for Sport Management Conference held Sept. 5 to 8 in Innsbruck, Austria.
Alex Corbitt
Alex Corbitt, Literacy Department, was recognized by the National Council of Teachers of English with the 2024 Promising Researcher Award. Corbitt’s research explores how youths and adults represent their identities, communities and civic lives through processes of play and coauthorship. Oriented by participatory and ethnographic methods, he engages in long-term partnerships with schools and organizations to understand their learning ecologies, reflexively analyze their pedagogical practices and codesign justice-oriented programming. His scholarship has been published in several academic journals, including Linguistics and Education, Journal of Literacy Research, English Teaching: Practice & Critique, English Journal, Curriculum Inquiry, English in Education, Digital Culture & Education, Voices from the Middle, and Mind, Culture, and Activity.