Frederic Pierce
Frederic Pierce, Communications Department, presented “Making College Great Again: How to Market Higher Education Like Donald Trump,” at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District II Annual Conference, held Feb. 25 to 27 in National Harbor, Md.
Gary Moulsdale and Richard Montgomery
Gary Moulsdale, a tenor, Richard Montgomery, a pianist, both from the Performing Arts Department, will perform Schubert’s 1827 song cycle “Die Winterreise” (The Winter Journey) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the Dowd Fine Arts Center, Room 110. Based on a selection of poems by Wilhelm Müller, the Winter Journey tells the story of a lost love: a young man who had thought he was about to be engaged to be married flees the town where his former love lives. She has turned away from him, and in his despair, he flees into the winter wilderness. The concert is free and open to the public.
Gretchen Herrmann
Gretchen Herrmann, Library, presented a paper titled “Valuing Affect: The Centrality of Emotion, Memory and Identity in Garage Sale Exchange” at the 111th annual meetings of the American Anthropological Association Nov. 14-18 in San Francisco, Calif. The paper deals with affective elements of the exchange, including particular stories and memories that are passed along and with the transformative potential for participants in exchanging evocative aspects of their lives.
Kenneth A. Cohen
Kenneth A. Cohen, Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies Department, was featured in WalletHub's recent article, "Best & Worst Cities for Recreation."
Barry Schecter
Barry Schecter, Health Department and coordinator of Human Service Studies, served on a panel at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference, held Oct. 11 to 14 in Atlanta, Ga.
Lin Lin
Lin Lin, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, presented “No Excuse to Live in a Bubble: How Do Children in Your Classroom Stay Connected to the World?” at the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference on Nov. 30 in Chicago. She also served as discussion facilitator for the international assembly at this conference.
Danica Savonick
Danica Savonick, English Department, had her article, “What Can Our Writing Do in the World? The Feminist Praxis of Publishing Student Writing,” published in November in Radical Teacher. This article situates the practice of publishing student writing within a longer history of feminist teaching methods. It also features the original writing of two SUNY Cortland students, seniors Lacey Bartlett and Taylor Price.
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.
Yomee Lee
Yomee Lee, Kinesiology Department, had her research, “Exploring race consciousness among South Korean college students through sport” published in Quest, the official journal of the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education.
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.