ONEONTA, N.Y. -- Dr. Wendy Mitteager, Assistant Professor of Geography at the SUNY College at Oneonta, has received the annual 2008 Ashok Kumar Malhotra Seva (Compassionate Service) Faculty Award. Dr. Mitteager will deliver the inaugural Malhotra Seva Lecture, an address entitled "Why Should Students Volunteer? The Joys of Service Learning: From Oneonta to New Orleans," at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 2, in the Craven Lounge of the Morris Conference Center. Admission to the event is complimentary, and members of the community are invited to attend the presentation and the dessert reception that will follow.
In her presentation, Dr. Mitteager will address the topic of college students' volunteering, using examples from her experiences as a faculty member at the College. She has led three trips to the Gulf Coast with student volunteers to provide relief after Hurricane Katrina. She has also worked with student volunteers on local flood relief and in several local organizations, including Saturday's Bread and Habitat for Humanity.
Dr. Mitteager joined the SUNY Oneonta faculty in 2004. A 1997 graduate of the College, she went on to earn a master's in geography from Oregon State University and a doctorate in the field from Rutgers University, where she taught previously.
The Ashok Kumar Malhotra Seva Faculty Award was established through the
College at Oneonta Foundation by
Dr. Malhotra, a SUNY
Distinguished Teaching Professor who has taught philosophy at the College
since 1967. The fund provides an annual award of $1,000 to a SUNY Oneonta
faculty member who exemplifies the ideals of compassionate service.
Award recipients are selected by the College provost based on the
recommendations of a faculty selection committee. Criteria for the award
include performing community service locally, nationally, or
internationally; demonstrating the ability to motivate and inspire others to
perform community service; and integrating community service into the
teaching and learning process.
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For more information about the College, please call the Community Relations Office at (607) 436-2748 or send e-mail to Carol Blazina, Vice President for Community Relations.SUNY College at Oneonta - Ravine Parkway - Oneonta, NY 13820 - 607.436.3500
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