Kathleen A. Lawrence
Kathleen A. Lawrence, Communication and Media Studies Department, recently had her poem, “Three's a Crowd,” placed with 19 other selected poems in an exhibit titled “Hay(na)ku: A 21st-Century Diasporic Poetry Form” in the San Francisco Public Library. Also, she wrote a haiga, a Japanese form which is typically a haiku with illustration, accepted for publication in New Verse News. This poem called “Amiss” was written as a tribute (elegy) to Aretha Franklin on her passing. Her poem “Head Over Heels,” written for a fantastical theme in the haiku form, was accepted for publication in the last week of August by the Colorado Boulevard.net. Also, Lawrence received notice that her speculative poem titled “Not Tonight” will soon appear in Star*Line, the print journal of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA).
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, was invited by University of Las Vegas to deliver a campus-wide book talk on Nov. 13 on her book Tongzhi Living: Men Attracted to Men in Postsocialist China.
Thomas Hischak
Thomas Hischak, professor emeritus of theatre, has signed a contract with Rowman & Littlefield to write the non-fiction book 1939 At the Movies: A Chronicle of Hollywood's Greatest Year.
Tadayuki Suzuki
Tadayuki Suzuki, Literacy Department, had his article, “Realities of War: Using Picture Books to Teach the Social Effects of Armed Conflicts,” published in the Multicultural Education Magazine in August. He coauthored this article with Barbara Fiehn, Jeanine Huss, and Roxanne Spencer at Western Kentucky University.
Melinda Shimizu
Melinda Shimizu, Geography Department, had an article titled “Design a Children’s Map—Competition Edition!” published in March in The Geography Teacher.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of a book chapter titled “The Five Rules of Trump” for a new book on the Trump presidency, Presidential Leadership and the Trump Presidency, published by Palgrave Macmillan.
Catherine Porter Lewis
Catherine Porter Lewis, professor emerita of French, received the Albertine Translation Prize honoring the best contemporary French and Francophone literature in English translation. The award recognized her translation of Philippe Descola’s nonfiction book Les formes du visible. Une anthropologie de la figuration. The Albertine Prize, co-presented by Van Cleef & Arpels and the French Embassy, recognizes American readers’ favorite French-language titles recently translated into English. The ceremony was held Jan. 25 at the cultural services of the French Embassy in New York City.
Elaine A. Lund
Elaine A. Lund, Student Health Service, graduated with a Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y., on May 10. A family nurse practitioner, her clinical scholarship project, “A Targeted Influenza Immunization Program in a Collegiate Athletic Community,” was conducted at SUNY Cortland during the 2013-14 academic year. She received a Graduate Certificate in Forensic Health from Binghamton University in December 2013 with a completion certificate in Victim Assistance Training (VAT).
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of an article titled, “Comparing the Constitutional Presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama: War Powers, Signing Statements, Vetoes,” published in the Fall 2013 issue of the journal White House Studies.
Kathleen A. Lawrence
Kathleen A. Lawrence, Communication Studies Department, recently was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for her poem “Just Rosie,” published in Eye to the Telescope magazine. The Pushcart Prize is the premiere literary prize for poems and stories published each year by U.S. small presses.