John C. Hartsock
John C. Hartsock, Communication Studies Department, was invited to give a lecture on June 21 to the doctoral program in human sciences at the University of Perugia on the relationship between literary journalism and ethnography. The University of Perugia is located in Perugia, Italy and is one of Italy’s oldest universities, founded in 1308. The invitation came about because Hartsock has been teaching a study abroad course at the Umbra Institute in Perugia for the last three summer sessions.
Kristine Newhall
Kristine Newhall, Kinesiology Department, was invited to co-present a symposium at the Social Justice Through Sport and Exercise Psychology Conference in March. The session was called “More than a Trend: Assessing the Literature on Trans Issues in Sport.”
Kristine Newhall
Kristine Newhall, Kinesiology Department, presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for Sport History in May in Washington, D.C. Her talk “Who is a women’s sports advocate?” focused on the life and activism of Dr. Jean Grossholtz of Mt. Holyoke College.
Fran Elia
Fran Elia, Sports Information Office, along with the Georgetown University sports information director, co-moderated the “Town Hall” panel at the annual Eastern College Athletic Conference-Sports Information Directors Association (ECAC-SIDA) workshop June 26 in Troy, N.Y.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of an article titled, “Flanagan’s Gun Permit, and Mine,” that was published in the New York Daily News on August 31. Spitzer argues that the man who shot a television reporter and cameraman in Virginia likely could not have obtained his gun had he lived in New York.
David Kilpatrick
David Kilpatrick, Psychology Department, presented a poster titled “The Compensating Dyslexics We Never Hear About: A Multiple Case Study Approach” for the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading. The presentation took place at the society’s annual conference in July in Santa Fe, N.M.
Lisa Randolph and Tracy Frenyea
Lisa Randolph, Career Services, and Tracy Frenyea, Advisement and Transition, presented a concurrent session at the College Student Personnel Association of New York State conference held on Oct. 5 in Syracuse. “A Collaborative Evolution” reflected on the collaborations between Advisement and Transition, as part of Academic Affairs, and Career Services, as part of Student Affairs. They discussed how the collaboration has evolved from workshops for undeclared students to a one-credit elective course, Major and Career Exploration, co-taught by both offices, and what they learned in the process.
Kevin Dames and Jared Rosenberg
Kevin Dames and Jared Rosenberg, Kinesiology Department, coauthored a paper, "Where is the Power in a Power Analysis?" with graduate student Zoe Climenhaga. It appeared in the International Journal of Exercise Science.
College Names Leadership in Civic Engagement Honorees
Twenty-five SUNY Cortland students, three community members, five faculty members and 35 AmeriCorps members were recognized on April 19 with the College’s Leadership in Civic Engagement Awards.
The awards recognize exemplary service in support of community agencies, social change and civic engagement by SUNY Cortland students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members.
The recipients of seven civic engagement scholarships were awarded to Jessica Andrianos, Julie Gorman, Megan Flynn, Lynne Harris, Kristen Martin, Kara Silverman and Scott Stampfl.
The SUNY Cortland Emergency Medical Services received the Don Wilcox Award and Andrianos was recognized with the Cortland Area Chapter of the Alumni Association’s Community Service Award.
Award winners were selected by the Leadership in Civic Engagement Awards Committee, whose members are from campus departments and offices involved in opportunities for service activities with local, regional and national organizations, including the Institute for Civic Engagement and the Career Services Office. Also seated on the committee are a student, a community agency supervisor and an AmeriCorps member.
Student recipients were involved with a wide variety of activities, including leadership roles in the SUNY Cortland Relay for Life, tutoring and mentoring programs, reduction of bullying, economic development, literacy, health and wellness programming, hunger awareness, environmental protection and disaster relief. The vast majority of activity supports Cortland County residents, the public school system and numerous human service organizations.
Student recipients were:
Jessica Andrianos
Allison Best
Samantha Califano
Jasmine Chandoo
Megan Flynn
Austin Glickman
Julie Gorman
Matthew Green
Jennifer Hale
Lynne Harris
Matthew Hayes
Ashley Hunter
Brianna Kezner
Francesca Lansburg
Kristen Martin
Jamie Piperato
Violeta Rivera
Becky Schwartzman
Alycia Sciascia
Ashley Seeger
Kara Silverman
Scott Stampfl
Corinne Valenti
Claire Wickersham
Megan Wise
Faculty/Staff
Marie Agen
Vicki Johnson
Noelle Chaddock Paley
Ute Ritz-Deutch
Lori Schlicht
Community Partners
Aaron Baier
Kim Mullins
Mary Jane Uttech
Student Groups
Etta Sigma Gamma Health Honorary
SUNY Cortland Emergency Medical Services
SUNY Cortland’s AmeriCorps Members for 2011-12
Joyce Allen
Alex Aloi
Pierre Barosy
Jason Benza
Paloma Bido
Kathleen Burns
Rebekah Caforio
Adam Campbell
Jermaine Campbell
James Cantatore
Joanna Cimini
Christina DeCorse
Karli DeGraw
Alexis Fairbanks
Lori Forshee
Janeille Frazenburg
Nicholas Gaynor
Cassidy Harahan
Michelle McGovern
Deanna Moore
Chelsea Murray
Rayne Perry
Nicole Petit
Jordan Ramos
Sarah Redfield
Ilianatacha Rosa
Amy Riotto
Theresa Ruswick
Matthew Santorufo
Kat Stevens
Caitlin Sullivan
Sara Watrous
Jenna Wegzyn
MaryJane Wood
Samuel VanBuskirk
Maaike Oldemans
Maaike Oldemans, Memorial Library, recently had her chapter, “Developing Library Services for International Students,” published in Improving Library Services in Support of International Students and English as a Second Language (ESL) Learners, by Leila June Rod-Welch.