Jordan Kobritz
Jordan Kobritz, Sport Management Department, co-authored an article titled “Hosting a New Event? Preparation is the Key to Success” for the August/September edition of Facility Manager, the official publication of the International Association of Venue Managers.
Ibipo Johnston-Anumonwo
Ibipo Johnston-Anumonwo, Geography Department, was named a Zonta Woman of Achievement for her achievements in scholarship and teaching, as well as her dedication to the YWCA and Zonta. She served as a U.S. delegate at a 2007 YWCA international conference in Nairobi, Kenya, which led to her being recognized by the organization. The award will be presented at a lunch reception on May 7 in Solon, N.Y.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of the new paperback edition of his book, Guns across America: Reconciling Gun Rules and Rights, published by Oxford University Press. This edition is a revised version of the original edition published in 2015. The book has been favorably reviewed in the “New York Review of Books” and “The American Interest,” among other publications.
Kathleen Lawrence
Kathleen Lawrence, Communication and Media Studies Department, will have her poem “Love Note” released this month in The James Dickey Review. “Love Note” is written in the form of a spiraling abecedarian. Also, her haiku “Pillowcases stuffed” was published by Haikuniverse as part of their annual Halloween tradition of featuring haiku that deal with the senses of All Hollow’s Eve.
Kathleen A. Lawrence
Kathleen A. Lawrence, Communication Studies Department, recently received word that her poem “High Tea” has been nominated for the Best of the Net competition by Highland Park Poetry, for the first time. Her speculative poem “Vampirette” has been accepted for publication by Star*Line, the print journal of the international Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association. Her parallel haiku poem “Extracurricular” is forthcoming in Sonic Boom Journal. Her spiraling abecedarian poem “Curiously, Unexplainably Optimistic” will be published in the magazine Edify Fiction.
Chad Hovey
Chad Hovey, Art and Art History Department, submitted his graphic art works and was selected as a part of the America’s National Design Competition. His work will be shown in this year's 2012 Print Regional Design Annual. Three of the pieces will be on display at the faculty biannual in the Dowd Gallery from Tuesday, Oct. 30, through Saturday, Dec. 15. The opening reception for the Dowd Gallery event is Thursday, Nov. 1. Dowd Gallery is now located on the third floor of Main Street SUNY Cortland at 9 Main St. In addition, all of the pieces will be on display in San Francisco, Calif., next summer at the HOW conference in the Design Awards Gallery. His work also will be celebrated on Print Magazine’s website under the Regional Design review.
Margaret Gichuru and Patricia Roiger and Maria Timberlake
Margaret Gichuru and Patricia Roiger, Childhood and Early Childhood Education Department, and Maria Timberlake, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, traveled to the Kenya Institute of Special Education to deepen a partnership started by Gichuru. The faculty will share their experiences and photos at a Sandwich Seminar titled “Summer Teaching in Kenya” set for noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, in Old Main Colloquium.
Nancy Kane
Nancy Kane '13, Kinesiology Department, presented a session, "Tariffs ARE Going To Impact the Dance World: Geopolitics Hits Home," at the annual National Dance Society conference in June.
Erik Bitterbaum, Mary Schlarb, Daniela Baban Hurrle and Doug Langhans
SUNY Cortland President Erik Bitterbaum, International Programs Director Mary Schlarb, International Student Advisor Daniela Baban Hurrle, and Senior Admissions Advisor Doug Langhans attended the annual NAFSA: Association of International Educators conference May 24-29 in Boston, Mass. They met with representatives from 13 of SUNY Cortland’s current and prospective international partner institutions.
Larissa True
Larissa True, Kinesiology Department, recently had her article “Motor Competence and Characteristics within the Preschool Environment” published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport.