Faculty and Staff Activities
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, political science, has been invited to serve as an advisor for the gun violence journalism project of the Center on Media, Crime and Justice of the John Jay College School of Criminal Justice. The purpose of the project is to encourage and develop new investigative and analytical journalism on gun violence in America.
David J. Barclay
David J. Barclay, Geology Department, had his paper accepted for presentation at the 2010 annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, being held Oct. 31-Nov. 3 in Denver Colorado. Barclay will present “High-Resolution Valley Glacier Records from Southern Alaska for the First Millennium A.D. Ice Advance and Subsequent Medieval Warm Period.” More than 6,000 scientists are expected to attend the annual meeting.
Greg Sharer, Ralph Carrasquillo and Nan Pasquarello
Greg Sharer, Student Affairs, Ralph Carrasquillo, Residence Life and Housing, and Nan Pasquarello, Judicial Affairs, presented “Mentoring New Student Affairs Professionals: Toward More Aware Leadership” at the New York State College Student Personnel Association (CSPA) Conference held Oct. 4 in Rochester, N.Y.
Gretchen Herrmann
Gretchen Herrmann, Library, was informed that her article “Machiavelli Meets Christmas: The White Elephant Gift Exchange and the Holiday Spirit," has been accepted for publication in The Journal of Popular Culture. The article treats the reversal of values normally associated with gift giving during the holidays, such that, instead of being about generosity and sharing, the White Elephant or Evil Santa exchange highlights materiality and personal gain.
Kathleen A. Lawrence
Kathleen A. Lawrence, Communication and Media Studies Department, recently received word that her poem, “The Nonpareils: As Told by the Woman in the Gingerbread House,” has been nominated for a prestigious Pushcart Prize. Wikipedia describes the Pushcart Prize as “an American literary prize published by Pushcart Press that honors the best ‘poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot’ published in the small presses over the previous year.” Lawrence’s poem originally was published in Star*Line, the print magazine for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association. “The Nonpareils” is a retelling of the well-known German fairytale by the Brothers Grimm titled Hansel and Gretel from the perspective of the witch, or homeowner. This is the second Pushcart Prize nomination she has received.
Mary Ware
Mary Ware, Foundations and Social Advocacy, co-authored a publication with Mary Stuck of SUNY Oswego titled, “Diversity in Career and Technical Education On-Line Classrooms: Considering Issues of Gender, Race and Age.” The publication was published in the International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, Vol. 1, #3 (July-Sept.) 2010.
Ben E. Wodi
Ben E. Wodi, Health Department, spent the summer as a visiting professor at the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. While there, he reviewed the university’s Master of Public Health and Master of Science in Public Health degree program proposals. Wodi is currently working with SUNY Albany School of Public Health to enable the University of Port Harcourt to pursue the United States Council on Education for Public Health Accreditation (CEPH) for the proposed degree programs.
Wodi is working with SUNY Cortland administration to explore the possibility of a partnership between University of Port Harcourt and SUNY Cortland. The University of Port Harcourt has expressed interest in student and faculty exchanges involving academic and cross-cultural endeavors.
As a Scholar in Residence, Wodi gave two public lectures. “Carbon Footprints, Climate Change and Public Health in Sub-Saharan Africa” was delivered to the university community. “Optimizing Health-care Delivery in the Rivers State of Nigeria Through Primary Health Care: The Role of Stake Holders,” was delivered to the Nigerian Medical Association, Rivers State Branch, at its Aug. 4 annual conference.
In addition, Wodi granted an extensive radio interview on “The Role of Primary Health Care in Nigeria’s Health Care Delivery System.” He granted a similar interview on “Energy Exploration and Public Health in Nigeria” to the editor-in-chief and chief executive officer of Energy Information Services of Nigeria Wodi was subsequently appointed a columnist for the Nigerian Energy Chronicles, Nigeria’s premier energy weekly, which is also published online.
Kevin Heisey, David Snyder and Taerin Chung
Kevin Heisey and David Snyder, Sport Management Department, and Taerin Chung, M.S. '10, a former graduate student in the Sport Management Program, presented “The Effect of Foreign Players on Attendance in the Korean Professional Baseball League” at the 2nd European Conference in Sports Economics held Oct. 5-6 at the German Sport University Cologne in Cologne, Germany.
Amanda Mullan
Amanda Mullan, political science student, had her paper, “To Drill or Not to Drill? Policy and Politics of Drilling for Natural Gas in the Marcellus Shale” published in the “New York State Assembly 2010 Distinguished Intern Reports.” Her paper was one of 16 nominated for publication from among the 154 intern reports and one of only eight selected.
Ute Ritz-Deutch
Ute Ritz-Deutch, History Department, was a commentator at the annual conference of the German Studies Association held Oct. 8 in Oakland, Calif. She commented on the panel “Wishful Brothers: The Invention of Native Americans in German Literature, Media, and Performance.”