Christiana Papaleo, Robert Binnall and Jonah Reardon
Christiana Papaleo and Robert Binnall, both from the Residence Life and Housing Office, and Jonah Reardon, Alumni Engagement Office, volunteered for the planning and organization committees for the College Student Personnel Association – New York State 50th Annual Conference, held Oct. 15 to 17 in Corning, N.Y. Papaleo assisted with the programming committee, while Binnall and Reardon volunteered for the marketing committee. Additionally, Papaleo presented a program titled “Redefining Disability – How to be a True Advocate,” and received positive feedback from multiple program participants.
Jessica Carrick-Hagenbarth and Rhiannon Maton
Jessica Carrick-Hagenbarth, Economics Department, and Rhiannon Maton, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, had an article, “(De)Colonizing Pedagogy: Possibilities and Tensions in Undergraduate Transformative Learning through Simulation” published in Journal of Transformative Education. The authors discuss how the kinesthetic, affective and conceptual learning triggered through simulation provide a transformative learning experience that can support future teachers in building empathy for refugees and immigrants.
Szilvia Kadas
Szilvia Kadas, Art and Art History Department, presented with project collaborators Mitchell Christensen and Judy Livingston “Cross-Institutional Collaboration: Design Studio Initiative Across Campuses” at the 110th Annual College Art Association of America Conference on Feb. 17 in Chicago.
Lin Lin and Valerie Widdall
Lin Lin and Valerie Widdall, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, presented on the topic of “Expanding Pre-Service Teachers’ Global Education Pedagogy” at the annual conference of the National Council for the Social Studies on Nov. 13 in New Orleans, La.
Patricia Roiger
Patricia Roiger, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, was featured in a Cortland Standard article titled “History Lesson a ‘Hoot.’” Roiger regularly contributes to the program called ”Time Travel,” created by the Cortland County Historical Society and the Cortland Free Library to teach children about history.
R. Bruce Mattingly
R. Bruce Mattingly, School of Arts and Sciences, participated in a panel discussion on tenure issues in higher education hosted by Syracuse University on March 28. The panel was presented as part of SU’s Future Professoriate Program for graduate students who intend to pursue faculty careers. Other panelists included Risa Lieberwitz, Cornell University, and Robert Rubinstein, Syracuse University.
Rhiannon Maton
Rhiannon Maton, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, had a book review published in Teachers College Record. She reviewed the book Exploring Gender and LGBTQ Issues in K-12 and Teacher Education: A Rainbow Assemblage.
Mary Gfeller
Mary Gfeller, Mathematics Department, presented at the 2015 Professional Development Schools National Conference held March 5-8 in Atlanta, Ga. Her presentation was titled “Co-Teaching and Special Education in Secondary Science and Mathematics Classrooms.” Findings were from the New York State Department of Education (NYSED) funded Undergraduate Clinically Rich Teacher Preparation Program.
Tracy A. Trachsler and Raymond J. Cotrufo
Tracy A. Trachsler and Raymond J. Cotrufo, Sport Management Department, received notice that their article, “National Collegiate Academic Association: The Implications of Increased NCAA Oversight of Academics,” will be published in the Journal of Contemporary Athletics. The paper discussed recent academic scandals with an emphasis on events at the University of North Carolina, where student-athletes, over a period of several years, were enrolled in “paper classes” with limited oversight from faculty. Since some have proposed increased involvement by the NCAA in academic affairs on member campuses as a way to prevent occurrences of academic impropriety, this paper outlines some of the far-reaching effects of such an action.
Gregory D. Phelan
Gregory D. Phelan, Chemistry Department, had a United States patent issued on July 25. Patent number 8,227,561 “Bisphenol-A replacement materials” deals with safer alternatives to a common consumer plastic. The patent was developed based on research that Phelan is currently doing with industrial partners.