Thomas Lickona
Thomas Lickona, Center for the 4th and 5th Rs, had his Narnian Virtues project featured in the May 6 issue of the online magazine, MercatorNet. The project is directed by Mark Pike, professor of education at England’s University of Leeds, and investigates “how to use the Narnia novels to help children understand and value the virtues, enact them in their own lives and curb opposing bad habits. At the heart of this project has been a partnership with parents—asking them to talk about the virtues with their children in the flow of family life and to promote their practice in everyday interactions.”
Rhiannon Maton
Rhiannon Maton, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, had an article “Fighting on the Frontlines: Intersectional Organizing in Educators' Social Justice Unions during Covid-19” published in Gender, Work and Organization Journal. The author discusses the intersectional frontline organizing work of educators’ social justice unions on behalf of a woman-dominated workforce and local students, families and communities.
Bernice Cooper and Lorraine Lopez-Janove
Bernice Cooper, Campus Technology Services, and Lorraine Lopez-Janove, Diversity and Inclusion, were interviewed by local ABC morning talk show Bridge Street to discuss the upcoming Juneteenth celebration hosted by the Cortland County Community of Color, a collaborative initiative between SUNY Cortland and Tompkins Cortland Community College.
Caroline Kaltefleiter
Caroline Kaltefleiter, Communication and Media Studies Department, presented a paper titled, “How Soon Is Now: Wave Resistance: Liminality, and Critical Girlhood Studies” at The Girl in Theory: Toward a Critical Girlhood Studies Online Symposium. Also, she moderated a panel titled, “(Re)Defining the Girl.” The event, held March 29 to 31, was sponsored by the Girlhood Studies Collective at Rutgers University, Camden, N.J.
Mecke Nagel
Mecke Nagel, Philosophy and Africana Studies departments and the Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies, gave a keynote at the recent Philosophy at Play Conference held April 11 and 12 at the University of Gloucestershire in Cheltenham, England. She presented “Peacemaking through Ludic Ubuntu.”
Mechthild Nagel
Mechthild Nagel, Philosophy Department and the Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies (CGIS), is research professor in residence at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague. During the spring semester, her stay is supported by a grant project of the Czech Science Foundation titled “Performativity in Philosophy: Contexts, Methods, Implications. No. 16-00994Y.”
Szilvia Kadas
Szilvia Kadas, Art and Art History Department, recently presented “Evoking Empathy through Graphic Design” at the Popular Culture Association - American Culture Association Conference on April 18 in Washington D.C.
Szilvia Kadas
Szilvia Kadas, Art and Art History Department, exhibits her recent graphic design works at “The SUNY Design Invitational” at The College at Brockport among other graphic design faculty at the State University of New York system. The exhibition opened to the public on Jan. 30 and will be on display through March 6 at the Tower Fine Arts Center Gallery, located at 180 Holley St., Brockport, N.Y.
Patricia Martínez de la Vega Mansilla and Paulo Quaglio
Patricia Martínez de la Vega Mansilla and Paulo Quaglio, Modern Languages Department, coordinated the Virginia Levine Second Language Educators Conference held in Sperry Center on Saturday, Sept. 23. Titled “World Language Education: Supporting Our Students, Supporting Each Other,” the conference included nine workshops for TESOL, Spanish, French and general language instruction. A keynote address was given by Bill Heller, a methods and Spanish instructor at SUNY Geneseo and a member of the executive board and advisory panel for World Languages at the New York State Education Department.
Dakin Burdick
Dakin Burdick, director of the Institute for College Teaching, presented “Fleeting Glances: Using brief encounters with disciplinary specializations to enrich and diversify competency-based introductory classes” at the Conference on Instruction and Technology (CIT) on May 31 at Purchase College. Also, he presented on “Active Learning Activities that Minimize Student Anxiety” at the New England Faculty Development Consortium (NEFDC) conference on June 6 at Landmark College in Putney, Vt. Finally, he was interviewed on “Small-Group Discussions” for SUNY Oswego’s “Tea for Teaching” podcast, available at http://teaforteaching.com/85-small-group-discussions/