Jack Carr
Jack Carr, Communication and Media Studies Department, performed the role of the bastard fop, Don John, in “Much Ado About Nothing” for Shakespeare-in-the-Park at Thornden Amphitheatre, in Syracuse, N.Y., the only live theatre presentation in Onondaga County this summer. This was followed by an ensemble role in a COVID-compliant mashup on the lawns behind the former Case Mansion in Auburn, N.Y., of the Greek tragedy “Antigone” by Sophocles and “Letters to Soldiers Lost,” reading actual letters that had been left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, and singing contemporary folk songs, two of which were written by college students for the original production on the West Coast. For this work, Carr and his SUNY Cortland colleague Nancy Kane, Kinesiology Department, were cited by the Theatre Association of New York State (TANYS). Carr is currently playing Malvolio in “Twelfth Night,” to be posted to YouTube at Thanksgiving. Also, he is putting finishing touches on an original script, “Maintenance,” with his friend and collaborator, Cortland native Matthew B. Steele.
Richard Hunter
Richard Hunter, Geography Department, co-authored a research article titled “Coping strategies during drought: The case of rangeland users in southwest Iran” that appears in the current issue of Rangelands.
Celeste McNamara
Celeste McNamara, History Department, was appointed book review editor for the Journal of Religious History, published on behalf of the Religious History Association. The Journal of Religious History is an international, double-blind, peer-reviewed journal that aims to publish high quality, impactful scholarship and research that makes original and significant contribution to the field of religious history. The scope of the journal is the history of all religions and their relationship with the human experience across all time periods; the journal explores religion and its related subjects, along with debates on comparative method and theory in religious history.
Angela Pagano and Greg Phelan
Angela Pagano, Biological Sciences Department, Greg Phelan, Chemistry Department, Lisa Gonsalves from University of Massachusetts Boston, hosted the 2018 Noyce Northeast Conference from April 19 to 21 in New York City. The conference brought together science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) faculty, in-service STEM teachers and Noyce Scholarship recipients from 11 northeastern states to meet, network and share ideas and best practices on successful teaching in high-need schools. Collaborations with the American Museum of Natural History and the Alda Center for Communicating Science provided transformative experiences for members of the Northeast Noyce Scholarship community. Kerri Freese, Chemistry Department, organized the event with help from SUNY Cortland students Mia DiMartino, a biology major, Daniel Menendez, working on his masters in history, and Alicia Platt and Victoria Ryan, both history majors.
Kathleen A. Lawrence
Kathleen A. Lawrence, Communication and Media Studies Department, had seven poems published recently. Her poem ‘Catholic School” was published by Highland Park Poetry in their Winter 2019 Muses’ Gallery. Her speculative poem “Not Tonight” was published by Star*Line (Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association) in January. Four poems appeared in Altered Reality Magazine: “The Conjunction: Jupiter Pursues Venus,” “Things That Go Bump & Smile In The Night,” “Brunch, Spaceship Side” and “Atopic Catastrophic.” Her poem “Zombie Love” was published in a special edition of The Cicada’s Cry: A Micro-Zine of Haiku Poetry (based on a Halloween theme) in Fall 2018.
Thomas Lickona
Thomas Lickona, Center for the 4th and 5th Rs (Respect and Responsibility), has been invited to be a Distinguished Professor at the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at England’s University of Birmingham.
During the week of June 23-27, Lickona will present “Integrating Ethics and Excellence: Educating for Both Moral and Performance Character” as part of the centre’s biweekly seminar series, and he will confer with teams working on different research projects within the centre. The invitation was announced in the March 2014 issue of the Jubilee Centre Research and Policy Digest.
The 2014 Winter-Spring issue of excellence & ethics, co-edited by Lickona and Office Manager Marthe Seales, focuses on how schools and parents can combat the rising rate of dating violence and sexual assault, which have received growing national attention. To download a copy, visit the center’s website at www.cortland.edu/character.
Rev. Vicki Johnson
Rev. Vicki Johnson, Interfaith Center, was coordinator of worship and music for the women of the New York Conference of the United Church of Christ, held May 1-3.
Noelle Chaddock Paley
Noelle Chaddock Paley, Multicultural Life and Diversity Office and Africana Studies Department gave a talk titled “On Being a Black Woman” at Mohawk Valley Community College for their Fall 2014 Cultural Series. The talk took place on both the Utica and Rome campuses.
James F. Hokanson
James F. Hokanson, Kinesiology Department, served as a mentor for senior exercise science student Corey Temple in his poster presentation at the 2016 SUNY Undergraduate Research Program: Exploration and Observation, held Feb. 24 in Albany, N.Y. Temple’s poster was titled, “Running Economy on an Alter G Treadmill.”
Nance Wilson
Nance Wilson, Literacy Department, was quoted in an article titled “‘The Lorax’ Is a Constant in Classrooms. Does It Send the Right Message?” It was published April 21 in Education Week.