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Issue Number 15 • Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
Campus ChampionThe hard work and seemingly limitless energy of Kyle Cannon, assistant director of campus activities and Corey Union, makes campus a better place to learn and live. Kyle serves as an advisor for the Student Activities Board, a mentor to student leaders, a supervisor to the Corey Union Student Director team, treasurer of the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Committee and a member of both the Orientation and Civic Engagement Scholarship Review committees. It's that dedication to enhancing the student experience that led the Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities to give Kyle its national 2025 Heart of APCA Award. Tuesday, April 22Teaching Effectiveness Panel: A panel will start with a discussion about applied learning, and opportunities on campus. Then faculty members from various departments will discuss the applied learning techniques utilized in their courses. A round table discussion and questions will follow. 4:30 to 6 p.m., Old Main, Room 220. "Air" Common Read Book Club: Reading Under the Stars: An Interdisciplinary Common Read Conversation, featuring a panel of student speakers and planetarium presentation. 5:30 to 7 p.m., Bowers Hall, SUNY Cortland Planetarium. Wednesday, April 23 Grow Your Own Vegetable Plant: Learn what the benefits of growing your own vegetable plants are and how to care for them. Then plant one and take a free vegetable plant with you. 1 to 3 p.m., Corey Union steps. Sandwich Seminar: Truth or Trap: Interactive experience challenges participants' knowledge of misinformation or disinformation in relation to today's media. It will help participants learn how to distinguish reliable information resources from those that are not. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Old Main, Room 220. Sustainability Events: Bring Your Own Bowl:Bring your own popcorn bowl and join the Green Reps to watch documentary "Gasland II." 6:30 p.m., Sperry Center, Room 105. Sustainability Events: “What's in the Air?” Panel: Join to learn about the phrase "What's in the Air?" Panel discussion. 4:30 to 6 p.m., Old Main, Room 220. Study Abroad 101: A weekly information that goes through the entire study abroad process from program selection and application process to scholarships, course approvals and more. 3 to 4 p.m., Old Main, Room 220. Thursday, April 24 Sandwich Seminar: Archival Undergraduate History Research: This session outlines the process used by undergraduate students to create a history of varsity sports at SUNY Cortland, 1950-2024. Noon to 1 p.m., Old Main, Room 220. Faculty Student Reading: 4:30 p.m., Dowd Fine Arts Center, Room 106. Sustainability Events: Earth Week Tater Dye: Join Green Reps to dye potatoes and get a tasty recipe after. April 24-25, 1 to 2 p.m., Student Life Center. Sustainability Events: Nature-Based Mindfulness Workshop: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Lime Hollow Nature Center. Pizza and Papers: a semesterly event that gives you 2 hours of dedicated writing and research time, support from some of the folks from the library and The Writing Center, and, of course, pizza. Registration required. 6 to 8 p.m., Memorial Library. Friday, April 25 Sustainability Events: Make a Difference on Arbor Day: Light hands-on volunteer work. 9 to 11 a.m., Student Life Center, front entrance. Sustainability Events: Treebling Activities: Stop by tables for trivia games, a photobooth, maple syrup tasting and more. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Student Life Center and Corey Union. Sustainability Events: Tree Planting Ceremony: 11:30 a.m., grassy area between Lusk Field House and Park Center. Sustainability Events: Guided Tree Walk: Noon to 1 p.m., Student Life Center, front entrance. Sustainability Events: Earth Week Tater Dye: April 24-25, 1 to 2 p.m., Student Life Center. Sustainability Events: Tree Care Workshop: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Student Life Center, Room 104. Blackbird Film Festival: The Blackbird Film Festival returns from April 25 to April 27 with a full weekend of free film screenings, unlimited popcorn, artist talks, social events, and more. Old Main, Brown Auditorium Theater. Saturday, April 26 SUNY Cortland Model EU 2025 Conference: European Council Role-Play Simulation, European Agenda on Migration: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Corey Union. Blackbird Film Festival: Old Main, Brown Auditorium Theater. Sunday, April 27 Blackbird Film Festival: Old Main, Brown Auditorium Theater. Monday, April 28 Mother’s Day Jewelry Making Workshop: Surprise the wonderful mothers in your life by gifting them handmade pewter-cast jewelry, keepsakes or trinkets. Sign up to secure your spot. Register by RSVPing yes on the Cortland connect website page for the event or email Club President Kat.McCormick@Cortland.edu. Spring Fling 2025: Food Truck and Rec Fest: 5 to 7 p.m., lawn behind Student Life Center. Tuesday, April 29 Spring Fling 2025: Comedian Jay Black: 7 p.m., Corey Union Exhibition Lounge. Wednesday, April 30 Spring Gospel Music Concert: The Africana Studies Department presents the Gospel Choir's Spring Concert. 8 to 9 p.m., Corey Union Exhibition Lounge. Spring Fling 2025: Stuff-a-Plush: 6 p.m., Corey Union Function Room. Thursday, May 1 Safer Sex Express: Ask questions about safer sex, getting tested, abstinence and more. Free custom or premade bags include external condoms, internal condoms, lube, dental dams. 2 to 3:30 p.m., Corey Union steps. DiNardo and Waring Award Lecture: Teagan Bradway, a SUNY Cortland associate professor of English, has been awarded the 2025 Dr. Peter A. DiNardo ’68 and Judith Waring Outstanding Achievement in Research Award. She will give a keynote address on her scholarship to begin Transformations: A Student Research and Creativity Conference. 4 p.m., Sperry Center, Hobson Lecture Hall. Spring Fling 2025: Next Level Video Game Night: 7 to 9 p.m., Corey Union Function Room. Friday, May 2 Transformations: A Student Research and Creativity Conference: Presentations and poster sessions highlight student research. 10:20 a.m. to 4 p.m., Bowers Hall. Filled Fridge Fridays: Any student in need can take a pre-packed meal in the fridge. Hosted by Cortland Auxiliary Services. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Old Main, Room B05. Spring Fling 2025: T-shirt Giveaway and Mocktail Bar: 4 to 6 p.m., Corey Union Southwest Patio (rain location: lobby level). Saturday, May 3 Spring Fling 2025: Carnival: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Moffett Center lawn (rain location: Corey Union Function Room). Spring Fling 2025: A Boogie Wit da Hoodie Concert: 7 p.m., Park Center Alumni Arena. |
Cortland Challenge sets new recordsRecord numbers of donors and money raised were hit by the annual, one-day fundraiser. read more New construction ahead for campusA residence hall will be built as Corey Union gets a near total renovation. read more Capture the MomentIt was all smiles in Park Center Alumni Arena during the annual Honors Convocation, held April 12. The event recognizes students in the top five percent of their class. Specific departmental awards and scholarships are also presented at the ceremony. In Other NewsSuccess in New York competition is strictly businessSpring Fling concert sells outFestival brings filmmakers to Central New YorkFour students earn SUNY Chancellor’s AwardsSeven faculty and staff honored with SUNY Chancellor’s AwardsAfricana Studies professor’s big idea gains momentumPublic television show to film on campusApril is Earth Month at SUNY Cortland!Arbor Day celebration growing on campusDowd Gallery presents Student Select 2025Student research showcased at Transformations 2025Student leaders recognizedGrants announced by Cortland Auxiliary Services Suggest a feature story
Faculty/Staff ActivitiesTeagan Bradway published a book chapter in Contemporary Queer Modernisms. read more Alex Corbitt recently published a research paper in the academic journal Children & Society. read more Mark Dodds was recently interviewed in the “Teaching Sport Management” chapter of Experiential Learning in Sport Management. read more Melinda Shimizu presented a virtual reality field trip titled "Mission to Mars" at the AAG Annual Meeting. read more Submit your faculty/staff activity
In Memoriam Scott Thornton, a bus driver in Transportation Services, died on April 12, 2025. |
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