Tadayuki Suzuki
Tadayuki Suzuki, Literacy Department, presented “Art of Pleasure: Reviving the Joy of Reading” at the Kentucky Reading Association Annual Conference on Nov. 17 in Louisville.
John Suarez
John Suarez, Coordinator of the Office of Service-Learning, learned that his chapter, “Promoting Civic Engagement in a Required General Education Course,” has been accepted for publication in Teaching Civic Engagement Across the Disciplines in the Twenty-First Century, published by the American Political Science Association. Suarez’s chapter is in the section that provides guidelines for developing students’ commitment to civic engagement through a required general education course. In this case, that course is Writing Studies in the Community II (CPN 102), which is part of the Learning In Deed learning community. Guidelines included focusing on skills of relationship-building, and on “academic agility,” the instructor’s ability to take advantage of “teachable moments” by replacing planned lessons with others that help students connect service-learning experiences with learning objectives.
Also, Suarez presented “Developing Value in Civic Engagement” as part of a panel in the “Why Engage? The Value of Civic Learning in Higher Education” event held March 1 at SUNY Plattsburg. His message promoted three principles of civic engagement: Build Relationships, Be There, and Act. Benefits to students included the realization that they can improve society through short-term and through long-term activities. Communities benefit by enjoying greater capacity. Institutions benefit by being able to show that they provide students with strengthened professional, civic, and personal skills.
On March 16, Suarez served as a panelist in a session titled, “The Civic Action Plan: So, How’s That Going on Your Campus?” which was part of the Eastern Regional Campus Compact’s Moving Us Forward: Equity Through Community Engagement Conference in New York City. SUNY Cortland’s Civic Action Plan, which is a Campus Compact-promoted recommitment to developing students’ civic engagement, is based on the idea that our dedication to civic engagement, and our work for SUNY Cortland’s financial health, enjoy a symbiotic relationship.
Alexis Blavos
Alexis Blavos, Health Department, was awarded the Warren E. Schaller Presidential Citation for Service to the field of Health Sciences from the national health education honorary, Eta Sigma Gamma. She serves as Eta Sigma Gamma’s national director of advocacy chair.
Steven Canals
Steven Canals, residence hall director for Shea Hall, participated in the Association of College and Personnel Administrators (ACPA) Conference held March 26-30 in Baltimore, Md. Canals serves as the Director of Convention Programs for the Standing Committee for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Awareness. He is responsible for planning and implementing several annual programs including: all identity based socials and Our Agenda-Educate, Advocate, Eliminate HIV/AIDS.
Mark Dodds
Mark Dodds, Sport Management Department, recently had his paper, “Revisiting the Salt Lake City Olympic Scandal: Would the Outcome Be Different Today?” accepted by the Sports Management International Journal ‘Choregia.’
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, presented “Money, Class, and Money Boys in Postsocialist China” at the Association of Asian Studies annual conference held March 28 in Chicago.
Richard Hunter
Richard Hunter, Geography Department, has an article titled “Grammatical subjects, ‘Hell is other people’, and irreprehensible nature” in the current issue of Cultural Geographies.
Ben E. Wodi
Ben E. Wodi, Health Department, had the preliminary edition of his book, International Health and Culture, published by Kendall-Hunt. The book was coauthored by Kassim Kone, Sociology/Anthropology Department.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of an article titled, “Gun Law, Policy, and Politics” that appears in the July/August issue of the New York State Bar Association Journal, the publication of the New York State Bar Association.
Kathleen A. Lawrence
Kathleen A. Lawrence, Communication Studies Department, received word that her poem “Blackest Night” was announced as one of the favorite poems selected by the editors from nearly 600 published by Scryptic Magazine to be included in the forthcoming celebratory Scryptic: Best of 2017-2018! anthology. Lawrence’s poem “My Name Is Not” was published in late March in Free Lit Magazine in the issue with a power theme. Her poem “Amelia's Bones,” written in response to continued speculation regarding Amelia Earhart’s final resting place, was accepted by The Broke Bohemian for publication in April. In addition, her speculative hay(na)ku titled, “Till Death Do Us Part” was accepted for publication in Star*Line magazine, Issue 41.2, the print journal of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association.