Thomas Hischak
Thomas Hischak, Performing Arts Department, presented a performance workshop at the Po Saule (Under the Sun) International Student Theatre Festival at the University of Siauliai in Lithuania in May. He also taught classes on American theatre for two weeks at the university as part of a Fulbright grant.
Will Montgomery
Will Montgomery, Communications Office, received the SUNY Council for University Advancement (SUNYCUAD) Award For Excellence for feature writing, honoring the job he did capturing the tale of SUNY Cortland’s 1980 national champion women’s soccer team and their subsequent documentary film and reunion. Read the story: “Film on First U.S. Women’s Soccer Champion – SUNY Cortland – Premieres.” The award was presented at SUNYCUAD’s annual conference held June 6 to 8 in Syracuse, N.Y.
Moyi Jia
Moyi Jia, Communication and Media Studies Department, had her article, “Effect of teacher social support on students’ emotions and learning engagement: a U.S.-Chinese classroom investigation,” published on Jan. 23 in Humanities and Social Science Communications.
Jeremy Jimenez
Jeremy Jimenez, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, recently co-presented his research about high school students taking the first LGBTQ class offered in a U.S. public school at the American Educational Research Association in New York City.
Seth N. Asumah
Seth N. Asumah, Africana Studies and Political Science departments, was a keynote speaker and plenary panelist during Africa Day in May in Lisbon, Portugal, and in June in Hamburg, Germany. Asumah’s papers were on “African Migration, Immigration and Remittances” in Portugal and “Germany’s Compact with Africa” in Hamburg, Germany. As a frequent keynote speaker during Africa Day in Germany, Asumah was featured in a special publication, Africa Day Magazine, May 2018, of the Intercultural, Migration, and Integration Center (IMIC) of Germany. The Africa Day Business Session focused on public/private partnerships (PPP) and a panel discussion by African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) finance ministers. Asumah and academics from the University of Hamburg were participants in this plenary panel discussion.
Chris Cubells, James Durr and Joshua Peluso
Chris Cubells, James Durr and Joshua Peluso, Systems Administration and Web Services, presented at the SUNY SICAS Summit held Sept. 24 in Syracuse, N.Y. Their two talks were on migrating to the new myRedDragon and how to reach students through email.
Ute Ritz-Deutch
Ute Ritz-Deutch, History Department, participated in the seminar “German Sources on the Global South” at the annual conference of the German Studies Association held Sept. 29-Oct. 2 in San Diego, Calif. The 17 contributors met for three days to exchange research ideas and challenges regarding oral sources and access to archives.
David Kilpatrick
David Kilpatrick, Psychology Department, was invited by Dr. Linnea Ehri of CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan to present a two-hour colloquium to her graduate students and departmental colleagues on Oct. 17. Dr. Ehri was a member and chair of the federally appointed National Reading Panel and is the developer of orthographic mapping theory, a scientifically-validated theory about how we remember the words we read. David presented a research synthesis that further elucidated that theory.
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, recently had her article, “Transnational Migration, Global Links, and Social Inequality: Human Trafficking and North Korean Women in China,” published in the March issue of The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Global Studies.
Alexis Blavos
Alexis Blavos, Health Department, was awarded the 2021 Synovitz Distinguished Service Award for her work on the national board of Eta Sigma Gamma.