Ute Ritz-Deutch
Ute Ritz-Deutch, History Department, participated in the seminar “German Sources on the Global South” at the annual conference of the German Studies Association held Sept. 29-Oct. 2 in San Diego, Calif. The 17 contributors met for three days to exchange research ideas and challenges regarding oral sources and access to archives.
Benjamin J. Lovett
Benjamin J. Lovett, Psychology Department, had an article published in the September 2014 issue of the Journal of Disability Policy Studies. “Testing Accommodations Under the Amended Americans with Disabilities Act: The Voice of Empirical Research” critically examines recent legal regulations that are followed when students request testing accommodations for disability conditions.
Will Montgomery
Will Montgomery, Communications Office, received the SUNY Council for University Advancement (SUNYCUAD) Award For Excellence for feature writing, honoring the job he did capturing the tale of SUNY Cortland’s 1980 national champion women’s soccer team and their subsequent documentary film and reunion. Read the story: “Film on First U.S. Women’s Soccer Champion – SUNY Cortland – Premieres.” The award was presented at SUNYCUAD’s annual conference held June 6 to 8 in Syracuse, N.Y.
Mary Schlarb
Mary Schlarb, International Programs, presented at the NAFSA: Association of International Educators Annual Conference and Expo on June 1 in Denver, Colo. She participated in the panel discussion titled “Aligning Institutional Culture with Internationalization Activities.” Co-presenters were Chris Johnstone and Jennifer Fricas, colleagues from her University of Minnesota doctoral program in Comparative International Development Education.
Brian Barrett
Brian Barrett, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, had his article titled “Rethinking the foundations: Towards powerful professional knowledge in teacher education in the USA and England” published in the Journal of Curriculum Studies. The article was co-authored with Jim Hordern, University of Bath, UK, and is part of a special issue that explores the concept of “powerful knowledge” in education from various theoretical perspectives.
Seth N. Asumah
Seth N. Asumah, Africana Studies and Political Science departments, was a keynote speaker and plenary panelist during Africa Day in May in Lisbon, Portugal, and in June in Hamburg, Germany. Asumah’s papers were on “African Migration, Immigration and Remittances” in Portugal and “Germany’s Compact with Africa” in Hamburg, Germany. As a frequent keynote speaker during Africa Day in Germany, Asumah was featured in a special publication, Africa Day Magazine, May 2018, of the Intercultural, Migration, and Integration Center (IMIC) of Germany. The Africa Day Business Session focused on public/private partnerships (PPP) and a panel discussion by African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) finance ministers. Asumah and academics from the University of Hamburg were participants in this plenary panel discussion.
David Kilpatrick
David Kilpatrick, Psychology Department, was invited by Dr. Linnea Ehri of CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan to present a two-hour colloquium to her graduate students and departmental colleagues on Oct. 17. Dr. Ehri was a member and chair of the federally appointed National Reading Panel and is the developer of orthographic mapping theory, a scientifically-validated theory about how we remember the words we read. David presented a research synthesis that further elucidated that theory.
Molly McGowan
Molly McGowan, English Department, facilitated a full-day Appreciative Inquiry (AI) Summit for the Division of Student Services and Administration at Troy University in Alabama. Appreciative Inquiry is an organization development model for facilitating positive change in human systems, such as organizations, groups and communities. The outcomes of the summit were to introduce Troy staff to the concepts and examples of AI and, as fully engaged participants, learn the basic techniques of AI so they can begin to apply them at their university.
Alexis Blavos
Alexis Blavos, Health Department, was awarded the 2021 Synovitz Distinguished Service Award for her work on the national board of Eta Sigma Gamma.
Louise Mahar and Joseph Agnew
Louise Mahar, Recreational Sports, and Joseph Agnew, a graduate assistant for fitness, presented at the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association Regional Conference held at Syracuse University in November. The presentation centered on how SUNY Cortland has integrated its Kinesiology/Fitness Development curriculum into the fitness component of the Campus Recreation Program, through Field Experience classes. The current structure as well as the history of the program was described. Strong emphasis was placed on how integrating the two programs has strengthened the quality of student employees, recreational use of the facility and fitness programs offerings.