Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of an article titled, “Upset About a Census of People? How About a Census of Guns?” that was posted on the Huffington Post Web site on April 1. Spitzer is a guest blogger for Huffington Post.
Peter Koryzno and Jennifer Wilson
Peter Koryzno and Jennifer Wilson, Public Relations Office, have been informed that SUNY Cortland Columns, which they edit, has received a 2010 Awards of Excellence Judges' Citation from the State University of New York Council for University Advancement (SUNYCUAD) in the category for magapapers. They will accept the award at the annual SUNYCUAD Education Conference in Buffalo, N.Y., on June 9.
Tim Donovan
Tim Donovan, Youth Sports Institute, was quoted in an article in The New York Times that promoted Sandlot Day 2010, a concept developed by the institute. The story, titled “On Sandlot Day, Children Call Their Own Shots,” was written by Mark Hyman and ran in the baseball section on March 26.
Mechthild Nagel
Mechthild Nagel, Philosophy and Africana studies departments, had her book titled Ludic Ubuntu Ethics: Decolonizing Justice published with Routledge’s series in Justice Studies in Penal Abolition and Transformative Justice.
Seth N. Asumah
Seth N. Asumah, Africana Studies and Political Science departments, recently was nominated and approved by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) New York State Conference as a founding chapter faculty advisor for the newly formed SUNY Cortland NAACP. Founding President Gia Greenidge, a psychology major, and 28 SUNY Cortland students worked with Asumah through the rigorous process of establishing the SUNY Cortland branch of the NAACP. SUNY Cortland’s Student Government Association (SGA) approved the SUNY Cortland NAACP Club on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018.
The NAACP, the oldest and largest civil rights organization, was established in New York on Feb. 12, 1909 by black and white U.S. citizens who were committed to civil rights and social justice. Among the founders were W.E.B. Dubois, Henry Moscowitz, Mary White Ovington, Oswald Garrison Villiard, William English Walling and Ida Wells-Barnett. In 1936, the Youth and College Division of the NAACP was created by student activists. There are 2,200 NAACP affiliates in the United States, Japan and Germany.
The mission of the NAACP is to “ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality” of minoritized groups and to fight for civil rights, social justice and inclusion. SUNY Cortland joins five other SUNY campuses with NAACP branches— the University at Albany, Binghamton University, the University at Buffalo, SUNY Stony Brook and Buffalo State University.
Joy Hendrick
Joy Hendrick, Kinesiology Department, presented a paper titled “Influence of Participant Response Strategies on Effects of Secondary Tasks” at the annual American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) conference on March 18 in Indianapolis, Ind.
Gregory D. Phelan
Gregory D. Phelan, Chemistry Department, served as part of the leadership team at the 2013 United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship National Conference held Jan. 10-13 in San Francisco. He led breakout meetings for the International Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group.
Marley Barduhn
Marley Barduhn, Academic Affairs, consulted as part of an American Council on Education Internationalization Laboratory Team visit to Central Connecticut State University Feb. 21-23 in Hartford, Conn.
J. Richard Kendrick Jr.
J. Richard Kendrick Jr., Sociology/Anthropology Department and Institute for Civic Engagement, presented a paper titled “The Economic Crisis: How One College is Responding to its Community” at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociology Society held in March in Boston, Mass. He also appeared, along with two AmeriCorps members, on a Cornell Cooperative Extension public access cable television program to discuss SUNY Cortland’s AmeriCorps program. The program was titled “AmeriCorps and CCECC (Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cortland County)” and aired on March 23, March 24, March 30 and March 31 as part of the series “Cornell Cooperative Extension Presents.”
Robert C. Lawrence
Robert C. Lawrence, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, recently had his book, Sailor of the Stars, endorsed by astronaut Mike Mullane, veteran of three Space Shuttle missions. The book is a teaching simulation for students in grades 4-8 on the career of an astronaut. Mullane said that Sailor of the Stars is “a great teaching resource to inspire and motivate students on the subjects of space, science, teamwork and leadership. I wish I could have had Sailor of the Stars instruction when I was a kid!”