Civic Engagement Newsletter
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SUNY Trustee Stephen J. Hunt ’72 to Speak at Leadership Conference on Nov. 12
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.
Panelists to Discuss Editorial Critiquing the University on Oct. 8
The SUNY Cortland Institute for Civic Engagement will present a panel discussion, "Is It the End of the University We Know It: Do We Feel Fine?" at noon on Oct. 8 in Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge. The sandwich seminar is free and open to the public.
Constitution Scholar Jerome O’Callaghan to Discuss Case that Unified the Country
SUNY Cortland political scientist Jerome O’Callaghan will discuss a 1943 U.S. Supreme Court case that has significantly shaped American history during a noon sandwich seminar on Thursday, Sept. 17, at the College.
College Art Exhibition to Explore Diversity in Advertising
An exhibition titled “Drawn to Diversity: Exploring Advertising,” created by Alfred University students, will be shown from Aug. 31-Sept. 10 at two different locations in Cortland, N.Y. The display is presented by SUNY Cortland’s Multicultural Life Office in collaboration with Main Street SUNY Cortland’s Beard Building Gallery.
College, Community Seek 10 AmeriCorps Volunteers to be Funded by $99,944 Grant
Ten new AmeriCorps volunteer positions will be filled starting as early as July 1, almost doubling the AmeriCorps program, which assists with outreach and community revitalization and improvement programs in Cortland County. The AmeriCorps positions will be funded by a one-time $99,944 federal grant, said the project director, Richard Kendrick, who chairs the Sociology and Anthropology Department and directs the College's Institute for Civic Engagement. The money was awarded to SUNY Cortland and the community by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), with funds from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.