Angela Pagano
Angela Pagano, Biological Sciences Department, along with adolescence education: earth science majors and SUNY Cortland Noyce Scholars Brendan Creegan and Eric Reisweber, presented “Using Stories to Teach Science” at the Noyce NE Regional Conference held from March 20-22 in Philadelphia, Pa. Placing scientific information into a relevant context is important for student engagement and deeper understanding of scientific content. For example, the framework for the Next Generation Science Standards suggests the use of history of science stories or cases as an important approach for providing the context for developing students’ understanding of the nature of science. Presenters gave an overview of the importance of communicating science, worked though a selection of activities, and provided examples of stories that can be incorporated into the secondary science curriculum.
Nick Koziol
Nick Koziol, Alumni Affairs Office, recently learned that his office was awarded a National Educational Alumni Trust (NEAT) grant to assist with an alumni communications audit. The grant, which Koziol discovered and applied for, will fund research into how alumni communicate and how they want to communicate with the College. The findings will be used to re-vamp the SUNY Cortland’s alumni communications strategy.
Carolyn Bershad
Carolyn Bershad, Counseling and Student Development, has learned that the office was awarded full re-accreditation by the International Association of Counseling Services (IACS), the only association that accredits counseling services on university and college campuses. Approval by IACS is dependent upon evidence of continuing professional development as well as demonstration of excellence in counseling performance. The office offers individual and group counseling for students, as well as consultation and outreach to the campus community.
Lieutenant Francis Cullen ’06
Lieutenant Francis Cullen ’06, University Police Department, recently completed the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Emergency Management Academy. He completed 210 hours of coursework and has received his certification as a national emergency manager.
Kathleen Lawrence
, Communication Studies Department, had a poem titled “King,” — elegizing blues great B.B. King — appear as an exemplary poem in the textbook Composing Poetry by Gerry LaFemina, published by Kendall Hunt, in November. In December, two haiku titled “The Oldies” and “The Uninvited” were published on two separate days by haikuniverse. In January, the poem “Just Rosie,” about the Jetsons' robot maid, appeared in the journal Eye to the Telescope. Also in January, Lawrence was chosen as Poet of the Week by the Poetry Super Highway website, publishing her poem “Holly Would.” In February, four poems —“Goddesses,” “Tree Swing,” “Space Travel” and “Scientifically Speaking”—were published by Altered Reality Magazine. Since March of last year, Lawrence has had 44 poems published or forthcoming.
Christina Knopf
Christina Knopf, Communication and Media Studies Department, recently spoke with the producer of Newsy’s “In The Loop” about political commentary and representation in comics and graphic novels. A portion of her interview appeared in the program’s opening segment during its Feb. 21 broadcast.
Dominick Fantacone
Dominick Fantacone, Research and Sponsored Programs Office, presented a poster at the Association for Science Teacher Education 2024 International Conference held Jan. 10 to 13 in New Orleans, La. Fantacone’s poster was titled “CRE: Are they in our programs? Two Case Studies” and was included in a structured poster session titled “How is our ASTE Community Working to Address Equity.”
Christa Chatfield
Christa Chatfield, Biological Sciences Department, recently was profiled by a blog titled “Women of STEM.” The series highlights women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and can be viewed on this link: http://womenofstem.com/2016/04/06/christa-chatfield-assistant-professor-of-biology/
James F. Hokanson, Bryanne N. Bellovary and Erik Lind
James F. Hokanson, Bryanne N. Bellovary and Erik Lind, Kinesiology Department, along with three exercise science students, Madison Rees, Danielle Toth and Matthew Ballesteros, presented multiple papers at the State of New York Undergraduate Research Conference hosted by Buffalo State on April 23. The research focused on investigations of changes in body weight perception, heart rate and blood pressure while standing in an Alter-G lower body positive pressure treadmill.
Evan Faulkenbury
Evan Faulkenbury, History Department, had an article published in the peer-reviewed journal The Public Historian, considered the definitive voice of the public history profession. The article is titled “Howard Zinn’s Public History.”