David Kilpatrick
David Kilpatrick, Psychology Department, was named last fall as the managing editor of a new journal, The Reading League Journal. The journal articles are written by top researchers from around the world and summarizes scientific findings on reading development and reading difficulties/disabilities. The unique feature of this publication is that it is not written for other researchers but rather for educational professionals working in schools (teachers, administrators, speech pathologists, and school psychologists). The journal will have three issues per year, fall, winter and spring. The first issue was published in January.
Judy Bentley and Janet Duncan
Judy Bentley and Janet Duncan, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, co-edited chapters in the book, Earth, Animal and Disability Liberation: The Rise of the Eco-Ability Movement, recently published by Peter Lang Press, N.Y. Bentley’s chapter discusses toxic environments and transformative technologies, using a Michel Foucault’s framework. Duncan’s chapter examines the concepts of capability and competence, building on Martha Nussbaum’s Capabilities Approach. This edited volume also contains chapters written by Lynn Anderson, Vicki Wilkins and Laurie Penney McGee, faculty from the College’s Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies Department, featuring their work with the Inclusive Recreation Resource Center. Additionally, Amber George from the Philosophy Department has a chapter on the Disney complex. This critically acclaimed book is the first of its kind to examine the intersectionality of disability rights, animal rights and the environment. Anthony Nocella II, visiting professor at Hamline University, is the first author and was instrumental in securing contributions from leading scholars in these areas.
Nancy Kane
Nancy Kane, Kinesiology Department, has had her first edition of History and Philosophy of P. E. and Sport published by Cognella Publishers.
Dawn Van Hall
Dawn Van Hall, library, attended the University Photographers Association of America's annual symposium in June at Jamestown Community College in Jamestown, N.Y. She was honored at this event by being inducted as a fellow of the University Photographers' Association of America for distinguished ability and service to the association and contributions to the advancement of photography. Van Hall, vice president of University Photographers Association of America, is on the board of directors of this national organization and chairs the Publications Committee.
Jerome O'Callaghan
Jerome O'Callaghan, arts and sciences, has published a review of Timothy Zick's new volume, Speech Out of Doors, in the Law and Politics Book Review (LPBR). The LPBR is an electronic publication of the American Political Science Association, distributed to 1,300 subscribers in 39 countries.
George McDermott
George McDermott, geography emeritus, will give a presentation at a special event honoring women during World War II being held Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Henderson County (N.C.) Heritage Museum. McDermott, who resides in Brevard, N.C., is a World War II veteran and the author of Women Recall the War Years: Memories of World War II, a collection of mini-memoirs of 27 American and nine European women describing their experiences during the war. The diversity of their roles, the hardships they endured and the contributions they made are amazing and a tribute to their resolve and ability. The locale of their stories ranges over six continents. None of the women are well known or famous, just young women who performed extraordinary tasks during extraordinary times.
Donna K. Anderson
Donna K. Anderson, performing arts (music), spoke about American composer Charles T. Griffes in London's Wigmore Hall on June 25. The talk preceded an all-Griffes concert, the first in England that Anderson helped to organize and for which she also provided publicity materials and extensive program notes. Of the latter, critic Peter Grahame Woolf wrote, "A pre-concert talk had been given by Donna Anderson, whose photos and extensive notes made the programme one of the best seen at Wigmore Hall." Anderson just returned from the Czech Republic where, on Oct. 12, she delivered the inaugural address, "A Brief Introduction to the Rise of Choral Music in the American Colonies During the 17th and 18th Centuries," at a three-day choral symposium, "Cantus Choralis 09," held Oct. 12-14 at Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic. The event, held every two years, featured presentations by scholars from the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and the United States, as well as concerts by Czech and Slovak choirs.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, political science, will participate in the live broadcast of the 300th episode of the long-running television program broadcast on WCNY-TV, Syracuse, "The Ivory Tower Half Hour," on Friday, Nov. 13. First aired in September of 2002, the "Ivory Tower" has become the highest rated locally produced television program in Central New York aside from local nightly news. Spitzer is one of four original participants still with the program. The live broadcast will expand from its usual half hour format to include not only its customary analysis of public affairs and its "A's" and "F's" segment, but also questions from a studio audience invited to participate in the event.
Jerome O'Callaghan
Jerome O'Callaghan, arts and sciences, has been selected as a member of the Irish Voice's "2009 Irish Education 100." The list, in this inaugural edition, is designed to recognize Irish and Irish-Americans who have made significant contributions to the field of education in the United States.
Tyler Bradway
Tyler Bradway, English Department, wrote a review of Dead Letters Sent: Queer Literary Transmission by Kevin Ohi, which was published in the January issue of Journal of the History of Sexuality.