Debbie Warnock
Debbie Warnock, Sociology/Anthropology Department, had her article “Paradise Lost? Patterns and Precarity in Working-Class Academic Narratives,” published in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Working-Class Studies in December.
Madeleine Orr
Madeleine Orr, Sport Management Department, made 2020’s class of Top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders. Sponsored by Corporate Knights, with support from Telus, there were two requirements listed when nominations were opened to the public: nominees must be under age 30 and either work in Canada or be a Canadian working abroad.
Cynthia Benton
Cynthia Benton, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, presented her paper, “The Role of Teacher Gender in Professionalization, Curriculum and Instruction and Student Achievement in Elementary School,” at the 2012 American Institute of Higher Education’s International Conference held March 7-9 in Williamsburg, Va.
Ute Ritz-Deutch
Ute Ritz-Deutch, History Department, recently attended the annual general meeting of Amnesty International USA in Washington, D.C., where she accepted the Hironaka Award for human rights activism on behalf of the Ithaca chapter, AI Group 73. She is the coordinator for the Ithaca chapter and a member of the Northeast Regional Planning Group. Ritz-Deutch is also the faculty advisor for the Amnesty International student group at SUNY Cortland and has recently volunteered to serve as area coordinator for Upstate New York.
Susan J. Rayl
Susan J. Rayl, Kinesiology Department, presented a paper titled “Student-Athletes as Agents of Social Change” at the inaugural “Athletes and Social Change” forum, held March 28-30 at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Ky.
Dennis Weng
Dennis Weng, Political Science Department, has announced recent accomplishments, including his invitation and participation in a roundtable discussion on the latest Taiwan issues held June 10 and 11 at the University of Toronto. Also, he was invited by National Chengchi University’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies to join their future research program as an international research fellow, from 2016 to 2018. Finally, Weng’s paper, “The Effects of Civic Consciousness and Civil Disobedience on Support for and Participation in Contentious Politics,” has been accepted for publication in the Japanese Journal of political science. This paper will be published by the end of 2016.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of an article titled, “Gun Rights, Tyranny, and Rebellion” that was published in the July/August issue of the philosophy journal, The Critique. It is part of a symposium issue on “Contending With the Complexity of the Gun Violence Debate in the United States.”
Jeremy Pekarek
Jeremy Pekarek, Memorial Library, presented a poster titled “The Tale of two hats: Time-management in the life of an Archivist & Instructional Services Librarian,” at the virtual New York Archives Conference on June 12.
Gail Wood
Gail Wood, Library, has received an award from the New York State Library for “Coordinated Collection Development Aid” in the amount of $9,868.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is interviewed in a new feature-length documentary, “The Price of Freedom.” Produced by Flatbush Pictures and Tribeca Films, it takes a fresh look at America’s gun history and the contemporary gun controversy from multiple perspectives, including a deep dive into the pivotal role of the NRA. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City at Hudson Yards on June 16. Spitzer, who also served as a consultant, attended the premiere. The film is expected to have a July theatrical release.