Carolyn Bershad
Carolyn Bershad, Counseling and Student Development centers, has learned that the office was awarded full re-accreditation this fall semester by the International Association of Counseling Services (IACS). Accreditation by IACS is a voluntary evaluative process involving a written self-study and the adherence to established standards of practice. These standards are articulated by the IACS Board of Accreditation, the members of which are directors of counseling services located throughout the United States and internationally. IACS is the only accreditation association that accredits counseling services on university and college campuses.
Ashley Crossway
Ashley Crossway, Kinesiology Department, recently coauthored an article with colleagues. “Sports Medicine Physicians Comfort and Competence in Caring for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Patients and Athletes,” was published in January in Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine.
Jean W. LeLoup
Jean W. LeLoup, professor emerita of Spanish in the International Communications and Culture Department, has received the Robert F. McDermott Award for Research Excellence in Humanities from the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). The McDermott Award is given yearly for outstanding research performed by a member of the USAFA faculty in any area of the social sciences and humanities.
Gretchen Herrmann
Gretchen Herrmann, Library, presented a paper titled “From Our House to Your House: Intimate Belongings and Kindred Spirits in the American Garage Sale,” at the American Anthropological Association’s annual meeting on Nov. 20 in Chicago. The paper treats the transfer of special objects, often with a story attached, to buyers who become familiarized as “kindred spirits.”
James Hokanson
James Hokanson, Kinesiology Department, served as a mentor for kinesiology graduate student Lindsey Taylor, who presented her poster at the “Graduate Research: Making a Difference in New York Partnering with SUNY and CUNY” event held Feb. 11 in Albany, N.Y. Taylor’s poster is titled “Whole-Body High-Intensity Interval Training as an Alternative to Endurance Training.”
Noelle Chaddock Paley
Noelle Chaddock Paley, Multicultural Life and Diversity Office and Africana Studies Department gave a talk titled “On Being a Black Woman” at Mohawk Valley Community College for their Fall 2014 Cultural Series. The talk took place on both the Utica and Rome campuses.
Lynn Couturier MacDonald
Lynn Couturier MacDonald, Physical Education Department chair, announced that the department hosted its annual conference in collaboration with The New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (NYS AHPERD) Central North Zone on Jan. 30. More than 180 physical education and health teachers from the local area attended 29 different presentations. The conference was organized with the help of nearly 50 students in the Alliance for Physical Education Majors Club.
Seth N. Asumah
Seth N. Asumah, Africana Studies and Political Science departments, received a merit-based high ranking and appointment from the New York State Public High Schools Athletics Association (NYSPHSAA) and served as a referee for the 2017 New York State Boys Soccer Championships held Nov. 10 to 12 at Middletown, N.Y. Also, Asumah officiated the 2017 Boys Regional Soccer Championships held Nov. 4 in Oneonta, N.Y. As a member of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association (NISOA), and the MidState Board of Approved Officials (MidBAO), Asumah has officiated many international, national and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Final Four Soccer Championships.
Gregg Weatherby
Gregg Weatherby, English Department, has had some of his poetry nominated for a Pushcart Award. The poems were nominated by Coco Harris, editor of IMPACT: An anthology of short memoirs. The poems are also in his upcoming book Approaching Home, from Finishing Line Press.
Brett Troyan
Brett Troyan, History Department, is on sabbatical for the spring semester. She was appointed a visiting scholar to Cambridge University’s Latin American Studies Center in the United Kingdom where she is working on a book manuscript on Costa Rica’s brief civil war.