Christopher D. Gascón
Christopher D. Gascón, Modern Languages Department, had his article, “Nomadic Subjectivity in Leyma López’s 2018 staging of Ana Caro’s Valor, agravio y mujer,” published in Living the Comedia: Essays Celebrating Amy Williamsen, edited by Esther Fernández and Yuri Porras, University Press of the South, 2020.
Richard Kendrick
Richard Kendrick, Institute for Civic Engagement and Sociology/Anthropology Department, presented “The Engaged Campus of the 21st Century,” at SUNY Geneseo on April 10. In addition, he met with their General Education and Bringing Theory to Practice committees to discuss ways that civic engagement and high-impact learning practices might be integrated into various curricular and co-curricular programs.
Philip Buckenmeyer
Philip Buckenmeyer, Kinesiology Department, led seven kinesiology students in a Healthy Now project that culminated with a Wellness Day event at the Barry School in Cortland on Feb. 12. SUNY Cortland students included Hannah Smith, Jeffrey Koch, Theodore Kopytowski, Michael Grieco, Lauren Guardino, Erin Kelly and Ayden Wilbur. The Barry School children learned about their flexibility and range of motion by practicing four different exercises that focused on the hips, neck, back and shoulders.
Greg Sharer
Greg Sharer, vice president for student affairs, recently contributed a chapter titled “Critical Relationships During Stormy Times” in the book Crisis, Compassion, and Resiliency in Student Affairs: Using Triage Practices to Foster Well-Being.
Nancy Kane
Nancy Kane, Performing Arts Department, performed in the Endicott Performing Arts Center’s production of “Great Expectations” this summer.
In other news, Kane has assumed full director duties for Twin Tiers Honor Flight, a nonprofit local hub of the national Honor Flight Network, which takes WWII, Korean Era, and terminally ill veterans at no charge to Washington, D.C. to visit their war memorials and Arlington National Cemetery.
Gregory D. Phelan
Gregory D. Phelan, Chemistry Department, presented results of his research at the American Chemical Society’s 245th National Meeting held in April in New Orleans, La. The presentation was titled “Plasticizers, Supersurfactants, and Cosmeceutical Additives Produced from Derivatives of Acetone” and was presented during a session of the Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division.
Kathleen A. Lawrence
Kathleen A. Lawrence, Communication Studies Department, had her poem “Afternoon Dance” published in haikuniverse on May 4. This micro-poem was selected to be the featured haiku of the day and reflects the social life of residents of a spring garden.
Kristine Newhall
Kristine Newhall, Kinesiology Department, was an invited panelist at the annual North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Conference held virtually from Nov. 4 to 6. The panel addressed Title IX in the time of COVID.
Jean W. LeLoup
Jean W. LeLoup, International Communications and Culture emerita, along with U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) colleagues LeAnn Derby and Ramsamooj J. Reyes, and Sheri Spaine Long from the University of North Carolina – Charlotte, had their paper, “Fusing Language Learning and Leadership Development: Initial Approaches and Strategies,” published in Dimension 2014. The white paper was a result of a semester-long Faculty Learning Community in the Department of Foreign Languages at the USAFA that met throughout the spring of 2013. The paper focuses explicitly on the relationship between language learning and leadership development through discussion, reflection and exploration to advance strategies and develop related resources.
Bruce Mattingly and Jerome O’Callaghan
Bruce Mattingly and Jerome O’Callaghan, School of Arts and Sciences, presented at the annual conference of the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) held in early November in Montreal. Mattingly presented to colleagues on strategic planning. O’Callaghan’s presentation was part of a panel devoted to the dean’s relationship to the registrar.