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.
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, is the author of “The Politics of Fashion, Class Hierarchy and Transgression: Rural Migrant Women in Karaoke Bars and Japan-Korea Wave,” posted online in October on The Contemporary China Centre.
Mary McGuire
Mary McGuire, Political Science Department, served as chair and discussant on the “Internship Based Student Research in Political Science” panel at the New York State Political Science Association’s annual meeting in Albany, N.Y. Two SUNY Cortland political science students presented their research on the panel. Keith Lusby gave his paper, “Civil Litigation: Problems and Solutions,” and Michelle Santoro presented “The Delicate Constituent — Representative Balance.” The Undergraduate Research Council funded the travel to Albany.
Sam Kelley
Sam Kelley, Communication Studies/Africana Studies Departments, attended an April 30 performance of his play, “Pill Hill,” which ran April 23-May 2 at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Md. The production was presented by the Coppin Players of the university’s Visual Arts Department. He also visited a pickup rehearsal on Thursday and provided feedback for the actors and the director, David Smith. Additionally, Kelley gave presentations in the African American Theatre History class, an acting class and served as a panelist for a university-sponsored symposium on the black male initiative that also took place on April 30.
Ralph Dudgeon
Ralph Dudgeon, Performing Arts Department, will deliver a paper, “The Privilege of Joseph Riedl and Joseph Kail: 1 November 1823,” at the Library of Congress as part of the 39th annual meeting of the American Musical Instrument Society being held May 26-29 in Washington, D.C. The paper was developed by Dudgeon’s research team at the Musikinstrumentenmuseum, Schloss Kremsegg in Upper Austria and discusses a drawing for an early brass instrument valve that has not been previously examined by scholars.
Cynthia Sarver and Shufang Shi
Cynthia Sarver, English, and Shufang Shi, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, organized a daylong event for school leadership and technology teams to demonstrate incorporating World Wide Web technology into their classrooms. Representatives from approximately 25 school districts from throughout Central New York attended “The 21st-Century Leadership Forum” held May 14 at SUNY Cortland. Sarver and Shi received a Spring 2010 Cortland Regional Professional Development School (CRPDS) mini-grant to organize the day’s activities. More information about CRPDS is available online.
Maria Timberlake
Maria Timberlake, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, received the Daring to Dream Award in Social Change from the Center for Community Inclusion at the University of Maine. She was recognized on June 18 for vision and leadership that promotes social change to advance the rights of people with disabilities.
Tracy Hudson
Tracy Hudson, Physical Education Department, received a New York State Senate Certificate of Achievement at Senator Lea Webb’s second annual Women’s History Month Award Reception on March 15. The award is given to individuals who have made notable contributions to the advancement, empowerment and acknowledgment of women's rights and accomplishments. Hudson, a Diversity Faculty Fellow assistant professor, was involved in notable endeavors including delivering the keynote address for Cortland’s Juneteenth celebration, conducting Youth Mental Health First Aid workshops and facilitating Kingian nonviolence training for both the YWCA and SUNY Cortland.
Dan Harms
Dan Harms, Memorial Library, had two of his books published: Witch Bottles: History, Culture, Magic was published by Avalonia Press and The Book of Four Occult Philosophers was published by Llewellyn.