Campus News

For a fourth consecutive year, SUNY Cortland has received federal recognition for its community service by being named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

Nan Crystal Arens, a specialist in early angiosperm ecology, evolution and mass extinctions, will present “A Press/Pulse Model of Mass Extinction Meets T. rex” on Wednesday, March 10, at SUNY Cortland.

Approximately 170 SUNY Cortland education majors who have completed the first of two student teaching experiences are scheduled to participate in the biannual Educators in Training (EIT) Conference on Friday, March 19.

SUNY Cortland will offer the inaugural SUNY Cortland Student Conference on Diversity, Equity and Social Justice on Saturday, March 27.

SUNY Cortland is planning a sixth Summer Teacher Institute in Belize from July 9-18 to bring teachers and college education majors to that Central American country for a unique, environmental learning experience.

Six senior physical education majors at SUNY Cortland were recognized with Lenore K. Alway/Anthony P. Tesori Awards for their outstanding work in student teaching in New York state schools during the Fall 2009 semester.

Catherine Bertini, considered by many to be the driving force behind reform of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) as the chief executive from 1992-2002, will speak on Monday, March 1, at SUNY Cortland.

Fiction writer and feminist scholar Jody Lisberger of the University of Rhode Island will discuss how feminism plays a role in her writing when she speaks on Thursday, March 4, at SUNY Cortland.

Timothy Davis, assistant professor of physical education at SUNY Cortland, has been named the 2010 Outstanding Professional Award recipient by the Adapted Physical Activity Council (APAC) of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). A nationally respected SUNY Cortland faculty member since joining the College in 1998, Davis will be recognized on Thursday, March 18, during the AAHPERD convention in Indianapolis, Ind.

The 2010 SUNY Cortland Gospel Choir Cultural Celebration on Sunday, Feb. 28, will feature an array of musical performances by members of the campus community. Fifty percent of ticket sales and all donations will benefit Haitian relief efforts.