Madeline Orr
Madeline Orr, Sport Management Department, received an “EE 30 Under 30” award from the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE). NAAEE's EE 30 Under 30 program recognizes individuals from around the world who are making a difference through environmental education. The class of 2020 awardees include social entrepreneurs, artists, researchers and educators from 14 countries.
Thomas Hischak
Thomas Hischak, professor of theatre emeritus, had his book The Thornton Wilder Encyclopedia published by Rowman & Littlefield in February. Hischak has also signed a contract with Bloomsbury Press (London) to write The Abbott Touch: The Theatre of George Abbott.
Thomas Hischak
Thomas Hischak, Performing Arts Department, signed a contract with publisher Rowman & Littlefield to write the Jerome Kern Encyclopedia, covering the life, stage musicals, movie musicals, songs and collaborators of the pioneer American theatre composer Kern. The book is a follow-up of sorts to Hischak’s The Rodgers and Hammerstein Encyclopedia (2006).
Kevin B. Sheets
Kevin B. Sheets, History Department, was recently elected to the North American board of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in History. Also, he was appointed to a three-year term to the Organization of American Historians’ Committee on Teaching, which works to improve the teaching of history in K-12 and college settings.
Jeremy Jiménez
Jeremy Jiménez, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, had his co-written article about high school student experiences in the first combined LGBTQ+/Ethnic Studies course in a U.S. public school published in The Journal of Social Studies Research.
Jean W. LeLoup
Jean W. LeLoup, professor emerita of Spanish, had her article “Challenges and opportunities in language teaching: ‘Connecting’ the dots,” published in the August issue of the New York State Language Association Journal. Her article addresses the “connections” goal area of the national standards for foreign language learning and provides a blueprint for foreign language educators to use in meeting this goal area.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of an article published in the Washington Post on Jan. 25 titled “The NRA wants to suppress one of guns’ most important safety features,” about a little-known bill in Congress to remove most existing restrictions on the purchase of gun silencers. Also, he was interviewed on CNN on Jan. 24 about the same subject: The next possible gun industry sales boom: Silencers.
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Tadayuki Suzuki
Tadayuki Suzuki, Literacy Department, was nominated as a board member for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Advisory Committee of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
Doug Langhans
Doug Langhans, Admissions, recently visited Japan and represented SUNY Cortland at two student recruitment fairs hosted by EducationUSA, an official branch of the U.S. Department of State designed to promote U.S. higher education to students around the world. The fairs were held in Tokyo and Osaka, and Langhans discussed the benefits of studying at SUNY Cortland with students, parents and representatives from a variety of educational institutions. In addition, he was invited to a reception at the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence hosted by Ambassador Caroline Kennedy. The reception highlighted the launch of “A Broader View,” a U.S. Embassy project to promote study in the United States through video interviews with prominent study abroad alumni.
Katie Ingraham
Katie Ingraham, Residence Life and Housing Office, presented at the 2013 SUNY Sustainability Conference on Sept. 16 at SUNY Buffalo. Her presentation, titled “Cortland’s Continued Commitment to a Sustainable Campus,” discussed SUNY Cortland’s Community Bike and Green Rep programs.