Pam Schroeder
Pam Schroeder, Academic Affairs Office, presented a session titled “Lessons from a Curriculog Implementation” at Digital Architecture’s (Curriculog) annual conference, held March 1-4 in Tampa, Fla.
Robert Ponterio and Jean LeLoup
Robert Ponterio, Modern Languages Department, with Professor Emerita of International Communications and Culture Jean LeLoup, U.S. Air Force Academy, and William Heller, SUNY Geneseo, were the recipients of the Anthony J. Papalia Award given at the annual conference of the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT) for an outstanding article on foreign language education. Their article, “Cultural Perspective in the Language Classroom: Providing a Meaningful Context for Communication,” was published in the NYSAFLT Language Association Journal, Vol. 61, No. 3, 11-36, and is available online in the Language Association Journal archives.
Ponterio also received NYSAFLT’s Dorothy Ludwig Memorial Award for Outstanding Service for work on the Foreign Language Teaching Forum (FLTEACH); the Civilisation Française website supporting Marie Ponterio’s work on that project; the Bien Dit! high school French textbook series with Marie Ponterio and other authors; and numerous articles and workshops for professional development of language teachers.
Ponterio, Mark Warford, Buffalo State College, and Dawn Santiago-Marullo, Victor Central School District, presented a session at the NYSAFLT Annual Convention in Rochester on Oct. 16. In “Teaching in the Target Language: Issues and Answers,” they examined pathways to implementing the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages guidelines for teaching at least 90 percent in the target language at all levels of language instruction. They explored the theoretical underpinnings and implementation strategies from the perspectives of administration, schoolteachers and teacher training, with a focus on classroom practice and the student.
Ute Ritz-Deutch
Ute Ritz-Deutch, History Department, presented her paper, “Victimhood and Memory: Danube Swabians and the Ethnic Cleansing Campaigns in Yugoslavia, 1944-1948” at the Jean Quataert Retirement Symposium at Binghamton University on Sept. 15.
Kati Ahern
Kati Ahern, English Department in Professional Writing and Rhetoric, had her book chapter, “Soundscapes: Rhetorical Entwinements for Composing Sound in Four Dimensions,” published by Intermezzo in an ebook called Tuning in to Soundwriting.
Gregory D. Phelan
Gregory D. Phelan, Chemistry Department, had three new United States patents issued in October and November. The patents are numbered 9,468,595, 9,469,941, and 9,493,670. The patents deal with applications of polymer science to consumer goods including cosmetics, bioengineered materials, preservation of wood and self-cleaning outdoor paints. More information about the patents that Phelan has been granted since joining the faculty at Cortland can be found on this database: http://bit.ly/2heJI7F
Tadayuki Suzuki
Tadayuki Suzuki, Literacy Department, had his article, “Taking a Closer Look: LGBTQ Characters in Books for Intermediate-grade Children,” published in Children and Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children.
Rhiannon Maton
Rhiannon Maton, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, had an interview published in Spectre Journal on how the Chicago Teachers Union is advocating for marginalized communities during Covid-19. The article is titled “Building Union and Community Power During COVID-19, Interview With CTU Chief of Staff Jennifer Johnson.”
Moyi Jia
Moyi Jia, Communication Studies Department, co-authored an article titled “The Expanding Territory of Organizational Communication in China,” which was published this summer in the Chinese Journal of Communication.
Kathleen A. Lawrence
Kathleen A. Lawrence, Communication and Media Studies Department, recently received word that her speculative poem “Dark Sky of Shimmering Forget-me-nots” has been accepted for publication by Lucent Dreaming Magazine in their forthcoming Issue 6.
Paul Arras
Paul Arras, Communication and Media Studies Department, had an article titled “Art Bell’s Open Forum: Conspiracy Talk on Coast to Coast AM and its Legacy in the Internet Age” published in August in the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television.