Campus News

The SUNY Cortland College Council will present its 2009 College-Community Appreciation Award to Martin J. Mack during a special invitation-only banquet on Thursday, Oct. 29, in the Corey Union Function Room. Mack becomes the 28th recipient of the annual award established in 1985 to formally recognize and thank local residents who have significantly assisted SUNY Cortland.

Fran P. Mainella, who was the first female superintendant to lead the National Park Service, will deliver the prestigious Metcalf Endowment Lecture at this year’s 59th annual SUNY Cortland Recreation Conference from Nov. 5-6 at the College.

A screening of the suspense thriller produced by the noted Native American filmmaker Chris Eyre, “Imprint,” will launch SUNY Cortland’s Native American Film Series on Tuesday, Oct. 27.

Stephen J. Hunt, a member of the SUNY Board of Trustees, will give the keynote address on Thursday, Nov. 12, as part of SUNY Cortland’s “Fire It Up: Lead the Way to Change” Leadership Conference.

The Taikoza drum group will offer the thunderous rhythms of ancestral Japanese Taiko drums and the magical sounds of bamboo flutes during a concert on Thursday, Nov. 12, at SUNY Cortland.

Five guest choirs will raise their voices in praise with the SUNY Cortland Gospel Choir during the 24th African American Gospel Music Festival on Sunday, Nov. 1, at the College.

Catherine Porter, president of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA), an international organization serving English and foreign language teachers, will deliver the keynote address during SUNY Cortland’s first International Education Month, which runs from Tuesday, Oct. 27-Thursday, Nov. 19.

A pair of scientists from SUNY Cortland and Cornell University will give a presentation on how mushrooms, mold and other fungi impact the lives of humans on Thursday, Nov. 5, at SUNY Cortland.

SUNY Cortland, Tompkins Cortland community College and the City of Cortland will hold their Fall 2009 College-Community Forum at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Main Street SUNY Cortland, 9 Main St. Open to all members of the Cortland community, the forum begins at 7 p.m. and will conclude by 8:30 p.m.

SUNY Cortland kicks off its 2009-10 State Employees Federated Appeal (SEFA) campaign on Tuesday, Oct. 13, with an 11:30 a.m. luncheon for volunteers in the Corey Union Exhibition Lounge. The campaign, which relies upon state employee volunteers to canvas co-workers for donations, will continue until Monday, Nov. 2.