Robert Ponterio and Jean LeLoup
Robert Ponterio, Modern Languages Department, and Jean LeLoup, professor emerita of Spanish and the U.S. Air Force Academy, presented a session titled “FLTEACH: Widgets, Twitter, Boards and Mail for Online Professional Development” at the American Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) 2013 Annual Convention and World Language Expo held Nov. 22 in Orlando, Fla. The session examined the variety of online tools that LeLoup and Ponterio, the forum creators, have developed to enhance the 5,400-member, 81-country grass roots professional development project, now in its 20th year. There was a particular focus on recent enhancements including responsive design for the website, the use of embedded widgets pushing content to the Web, the #flteach Twitter hashtag, wiki, and FLTEACH Facebook page. The project’s searchable archives, annotated bibliography, language teaching methods syllabi collection, and various email options were also discussed. The presenters emphasized the range of options for participation and the applications of the project to pre-service teacher training and ongoing professional development for teachers in the field. The session outline is available at http://web.cortland.edu/flteach/wksp/actfl2013.html
Richard Hunter
Richard Hunter, Geography Department, gave an invited presentation titled “Cambio de paisaje en el México central durante el siglo XVI: datos antiguos y nuevas técnicas” on Nov. 8 at the Centro de Investigación en Geografía Ambiental of UNAM-Morelia, Mexico.
Mary McGuire
Mary McGuire, Political Science Department, will present her paper “Teaching Political Values Across Cultures: Clarifying U.S. Concepts of Individualism to Students in Beijing” on April 5 at the Midwest Political Science Association’s 70th Annual National Conference. The paper is based on work she did at Capital Normal University in Beijing during her 2009 sabbatical.
Mechthild Nagel
Mechthild Nagel, Philosophy Department and the Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies (CGIS), had her article, “Sicherheit statt Strafe” (Security Instead of Punishment) published in a gender studies forum by Netzwerk Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung NRW, Germany
Assistant Chief Amanda Wasson and Lieutenant Dani Salisbury
Assistant Chief Amanda Wasson and Lieutenant Dani Salisbury, University Police Department, recently attended the International Association of Chiefs of Police Women’s Leadership Institute held in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI) is a one-week in-person leadership training program for women leaders and those developing women leaders. The curriculum is focused on teaching participants evidence-informed leadership theories to help them inspire followers, lead groups, and achieve organizational goals—all in the context of better understanding the unique challenges women face in the workplace.
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, is the organizer and chair for a panel titled “Mediating State-Society Relationships Across China, Korea, and the Philippines” to be presented virtually on March 26 at the Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference.
Richard Kendrick
Richard Kendrick, Institute for Civic Engagement and Sociology/Anthropology Department, gave a series of 11 talks, workshops and class presentations at universities, community centers and high schools in Morocco from April 25 through May 6. He spoke on the topics of civil society, civic and community engagement and civic education to two classes at Hassan II University in Casablanca and in one class at Mohammed I University in Oujda. He gave two workshops in Oujda, one at Mohammed I University and one at the American Corner and a public presentation at Mohammed I University. He also gave two public lectures at Moulay Ismail University in Meknes, conducted a workshop at a private high school in Meknes and gave public presentations at the regional center in Meknes and at Mohammed V University in Rabat.
Christopher Badurek
Christopher Badurek, Geography Department, was elected president of the New York State GIS Association at the 2019 NYS GIS Conference held Sept. 21 to 23 in Syracuse, N.Y. Also, he was co-chair of the conference and gave two presentations on integrating geographic information systems (GIS) and Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS), frequently referred to as drones.
Geography Department faculty and staff members Wendy Miller, Melinda Shimizu and Adam Levine also each presented their recent projects at this primary conference for academics and professionals working in the GIS industry. The presentations covered use of GIS tools for community-based applied learning projects as well as the Campus Tree Walk App for the Cortland campus.
In addition, four students Badurek mentored presented posters, including: “Assessment of Land Use Land Cover Change 2009-2015 around Onondaga Lake, NY” and “Application of GIS in an Interdisciplinary Field Course on Sustainable Development of Adirondack Park, NY.” They also presented a report on a collaborative course at Camp Huntington on Raquette Lake. Collaborators are Badurek, assistant professor of economics Ben Wilson and history professor Scott Moranda, with support from the SUNY Cortland Common Problems Pedagogy Project. Student participation in the conference was supported by a grant facilitated by the Cortland College Foundation.
John Suarez
John Suarez, Service-Learning Coordinator at the Institute for Civic Engagement, has been accepted into the new Community and Civic Engagement Corps of New York Campus Compact (NYCC). Suarez’s expertise is in the area of developing and delivering tailored role-play and simulation events. The purpose of this Corps is to provide “a searchable database of Community and Civic Engagement experts from across the state. We are doing this in order to serve higher education better and move New York to the forefront of national community and civic engagement in higher education movement.”
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the recipient of the “Chapter Advisor of the Year” award given out by Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honors society. Spitzer has served as advisor for SUNY Cortland's Zeta Delta chapter for nearly 20 years. He is one of two recipients of this nationwide award.