Campus News

SUNY Cortland's Seven Valleys Writing Project (SVWP) is seeking applications for its 2009 Summer Institute, a professional development seminar for kindergarten through 12th grade teachers from across the region in all fields of study. Applications are due Monday, April 20. Two application-writing workshops will be held on Wednesday, April 8, to provide information about the application process.

SUNY Cortland Professor of History Sanford Gutman will deliver the College's Phi Kappa Phi lecture on the subject of Jewish-Arab relations on Monday, April 6. Titled "Opposing Loyalties?: A Progressive, Jewish Historian Confronts the Arab-Israeli Conflict," the talk begins at 4:15 p.m. in Old Main on the third floor mezzanine. The lecture is free and open to the public.

SUNY Cortland's chapter of Phi Beta Delta (PBD), the international honor society dedicated to recognizing scholarly achievement in international education, recently was named the outstanding chapter in the northeast region. The three-year-old chapter will be presented with a plaque during an award ceremony during the PBD's national conference from April 2-3 in Miami, Fla.

SUNY Cortland Academic Tutor Rickie McClure, who has composted for more than 20 years, will address the recycling of waste food and its impact on the environment on Wednesday, April 15, at the College. McClure, who works for the Academic Support and Achievement Program, will begin her presentation, "One Way to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle in One Easy Step," at 7 p.m. in the Corey Union Exhibition Lounge.

Gallery talks by two multimedia artists and a panel discussion by five artists from the "Erasing Borders" exhibition will be highlighted throughout April at the Dowd Gallery at SUNY Cortland. The three events are free and open to the public.

Joy L. Hendrick, a SUNY Cortland professor of kinesiology, will deliver the keynote address at the institution's annual Honors Convocation on Saturday, April 18. Approximately 400 students will be recognized for their academic accomplishments at the event, which begins at 7 p.m. in the Park Center Alumni Arena. An academic procession of SUNY Cortland faculty will open the Honors Convocation. A reception for the honorees and guests will follow in the same location

The 27th Annual Admissions Open House, a one-day program allowing accepted freshmen, transfer applicants, and prospective students to better acquaint themselves with SUNY Cortland, is expected to attract 2,000 visitors to campus on Saturday, April 4.

Colleen Coffey, a program manager for the National Mental Health Awareness Campaign who overcame her own struggles with a mental disorder, will discuss mental health awareness on Monday, April 6, at SUNY Cortland. Titled "Out of the Shadows: Talking Honestly About Mental Health," Coffey's talk will take place at 8 p.m. in Old Main Brown Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.

A panel of seven regional elementary, middle and high school administrators and teachers will discuss the expectations of school officials regarding student teachers, interviewees or prospective employees, on Wednesday, April 1, at SUNY Cortland. The "Principals' Panel" will begin at 7 p.m. in Sperry Center, Room 105. Sponsored by the SUNY Cortland Education Club, the program is free and open to the public.

SUNY Cortland President Erik J. Bitterbaum, a noted expert on birds, will discuss the migration of birds at a community roundtable on Thursday, April 2, at SUNY Cortland. Titled "The Long Journey: Understanding Bird Migration," the roundtable takes place between 8-9 a.m. in the College's Park Center Hall of Fame Room. Sponsored by the President's Office and the College's Center for Educational Exchange, the event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served at 7:45 a.m. The Park Center is located off Tompkins Street and parking is available in the Park Center lot.