IMPORTANT REMINDERS FROM THE PRINT SHOP ON EXAMS / MATERIALS FOR FALL
2007
Exam time is upon us. Please give the Print Shop three
(3) business days to complete your exams. Kindly, please pick up your
exam on the due date, due to limited secured storage space. If you will
need your exam sooner, please ask, and we will work with you. NOTE:
Bookstore jobs for Fall 2007 are due by Friday, June 1. Please bring the
first week of Fall 2007 classroom materials to the Print Shop
as soon as
possible for duplication. Printing of these items during the summer is
an ideal time for Print Shop staff and will ensure completion of your
first week materials by the start of the semester. If you have any
questions, contact Clover Bobnick at x2508.
PAULETTE MAJESTIC AND BOB ROTHENBERG RETIREMENT
DINNER RESERVATIONS DEADLINE - TODAY
Contact Margaret Maguire
maguirms@oneonta.edu for further details about
the retirement dinner for Paulette Majestic and Bob Rothenberg, both
from the Division of Economics and Business. The dinner will take place
from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 29. Tickets are $20 per person.
Reservations must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. today, Wednesday,
April 25.
RECEPTION FOR BECKY TINKER
Becky Tinker, Director of Career Development and Student Employment
Services, has accepted a position as Associate Director of Career
Services at Western Kentucky University and will be leaving the College
at the end of the Spring semester. Please join her friends and
colleagues at a reception on Friday, May 4 from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. in
the Career Development Suite (110 Netzer) in recognition of her thirteen
years of service to Oneonta.
“MAKING A DIFFERENCE” AWARDS - APRIL 27
The College Community is invited to attend the College Enhancement
Committee’s “Making a Difference” Awards ceremony. The awards will be
presented in the Otsego Grille, Morris Conference Center on Friday,
April 27, at 8:00 a.m. Refreshments will be provided.
PADDLING TRIP BEING OFFERED
On Saturday, April 28, come join us on a paddling trip and enjoy the
beauty of the wetlands. Information is
attached to this issue of the Bulletin.
TELEVISION PRODUCTION SERVICES OPEN HOUSE - TODAY
IRC Television Production Services will be holding an open house from
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., today, Wednesday, April 25. For the past six
months the television studio facility has been renovating and upgrading
equipment. The new facility features state-of-the art digital equipment
that provides the highest quality audio and video for productions. The
facility also provides students who are studying television production
experience working in a facility that parallels many modern facilities
across the country. Come tour the facility, meet the staff, see the
final preparations for a live telecast of a conference via satellite and
web that will be airing from the studio at 4:00 p.m. Learn how
Television Production Services may be able to assist you in creating
instructional media, streaming, and video conferencing.
FAMOUS LAST WORDS CONTINUES
Joe Pignato, Music, will present the next
Famous Last Words on Thursday,
April 26 at 12:00 p.m. in the Waterfront, Hunt College Union. Please see
information attached to this issue of the Bulletin.
SHOW AND CELEBRATION TO BENEFIT HEIFER
INTERNATIONAL
A show by SUNY-Oneonta students and Hartwick ceramic students will
benefit the Heifer International program, on Tuesday, May 1 and
Friday,
May 4. Several events are scheduled. Please see information
attached to
this issue of the Bulletin.
EVERY MOTHER’S SON
On Wednesday, May 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the
Red Dragon Theater, Hunt Union,
the documentary film Every Mother’s Son will be featured. Please see
information attached to this issue of the Bulletin.
UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE THIS WEEKEND
On Saturday & Sunday, April 27-28, faculty and students of the
Philosophy Department will host Oneonta’s 12th Annual Undergraduate
Philosophy Conference. In addition to a Keynote Address by John Hartmann
of Southern Illinois University, thirty-eight papers will be presented
by undergraduates from Connecticut, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland,
Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas,
Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Canada. Presenters include two O-State
students (Stefan Livingstone Shirley and Jeremy Redlien) as well as one
from Hartwick (Peter Res). In addition, a number of O-State and Hartwick
students will be serving as discussants and session chairs. The student
from the University of Hawaii (Christopher L. Cappelletti) is the fifth
recipient of the David Hall Memorial Essay Prize, awarded annually to
enable an exceptional philosophy major from Hawaii to participate our
Undergraduate Philosophy Conference. David L. Hall was an
internationally renowned philosopher whose interests encompassed
American philosophy as well as the Chinese tradition. The Philosophy
Department at the University of Hawaii established the award in
Professor Hall’s memory following his premature death in the spring of
2001. The conference is free and open to the public. All members of the
college community are cordially invited. Additional information is
attached to this issue of the Bulletin. For other information including
a schedule and abstracts of the various presentations, stop by the
Philosophy Department (325 Fitzelle Hall), contact Douglas Shrader
(x2456, shradedw@oneonta.edu), or visit the conference website:
www.oneonta.edu/pc.
STUDENTS HANDLING EXAMS
Students must not be involved in the preparation, duplication,
transportation or distribution of examinations. In addition, students
including undergraduate teaching assistants, must not be permitted to
grade, or in any manner process tests or papers. This includes using the
Scan Tron machines to grade tests or quizzes and distributing graded
materials to other students. If you have questions regarding this,
please contact Michael Pastore, College Registrar at x3216 or
pastorma@oneonta.edu.
INFORMATION ON SUBMITTING PAPERS TO AN
ANTI-PLAGIARISM SERVICE
If you are using an anti-plagiarism service such as
www.turnitin.com,
you must remove the student’s name and assign a code name to each paper
you submit. The code name must not be the student’s ID number or any
part there of and should only be known to you. Using the student’s name
or ID number is a violation of the students FERPA rights because you are
releasing personally identifiable information without his/her written
consent. If you have any questions on FERPA please contact Michael Pastore, College Registrar at
x3216 or
pastorma@oneonta.edu.
INVITATON TO GRADUATE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
RECEPTION
The Educational Opportunity Program cordially invites the campus
community to its annual Graduate and Academic Achievement Reception on
Thursday, May 3, at 4:00 p.m. in the Hunt Union Waterfront Café. Join us
in honoring our graduating seniors as well as celebrating the many
accomplishments of EOP’s brightest students. Refreshments will be
served. Please RSVP by Friday, April 27 to x2407.
INVITATION TO FACULTY - TODAY
Join Dr. Larkin, Dr. Merilan, Dr. Wagor and other faculty colleagues for
our second discussion about recruitment strategies for hiring faculty
from underrepresented groups on Wednesday, April 25, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. in
the Hunt Union Butternut Valley Room (AKA faculty dining room).
Dr.
Karen Joest will give a presentation on “Diversifying the Faculty”.
Sponsored by the Employee Recruitment and Retention Task Force (ERRTF)
and the President’s Council on Diversity (PCOD).
YOGA AND MEDIATION SOCIETY’S LIVE INTERACTIVE
TELECONFERENCE - TODAY
The Yoga and Meditation Society for the Scientific Study of
Spirituality, in conjunction with the College, will present a free, live
interactive satellite conference through the Internet on the “Dialogue
Between Science and Religion" today, Wednesday, April 25, from
4:00 to
6:30 p.m. Registration at:
www.oneonta.edu/academics/irc by following
the link for "Video Conference Registration." The moderators for the
conference will be Douglas Shrader, Philosophy Chair, and Ashok Malhotra,
Chair of the Yoga and Meditation Society. Participants in the conference
are scheduled to include the following: Dr. John Koller, Professor of
Philosophy, RPI, Troy, NY, Topic: Contemplative Practice in Chinese
Tradition; Dr. (Swami) Alan Ajaya, Madison, Wisconsin, Topic:
Contemplative Practice and Psychotherapy in Tantric Yoga; Dr. Gregory
Fields, Professor of Philosophy, Southern Illinois University,
Edwardsville, Topic: Contemplative Practice in Native American
Tradition; Dr. Ashok Malhotra, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor,
SUNY-Oneonta, Topic: Yoga as Model of Dialogue between Science and
Religion; Mr. Roop Verma, renowned musician, Oneonta Contemplative
Music. The conference is supported by an LSI Grant from the Metanexus
Institute of Philadelphia and by a matching grant from SUNY-Oneonta.
More information about the conference is available by sending e-mail to
Ashok Malhotra at malhotak@oneonta.edu.
HYDRANT FLUSHING CONTINUES - TODAY
In cooperation with the City of Oneonta, we will be flushing our fire
hydrants on Campus during the following hours: Monday, April 23, at
10:00 p.m. to Tuesday, April 24, at 7:00 a.m.; and again from
Tuesday,
April 24, at 10:00 p.m. to Wednesday, April 25 at 7:00 a.m. This could
cause some rusty or cloudy looking water for a short time. It is
recommended that no laundry be done during this time as it could affect
the appearance of clothing. It does not affect the safety of the water.
If you have any questions concerning this necessary maintenance, please
phone the Maintenance Department at x2507 between the hours of
7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. weekdays.
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS FACULTY SEMINAR SERIES
CONTINUES - TODAY
Howard Buchan and Lisa Flynn will make the second presentation of the
Spring 2007 Economics and Business Division Faculty Seminar Series at
4:00 p.m., today, Wednesday, April 25 in Schumacher 213. The title of
Dr. Buchan’s and Dr. Flynn’s presentation is Preliminary Evaluations of
an Ethics Educational Intervention. The presentation is open to faculty,
students, and the public.
VISITING LECTURER SIKHUMBUZO MNGADI TO LECTURE -
TODAY
English Department Visiting Lecturer Sikhumbuzo Mngadi, a member of the
faculty at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, will give a
presentation on today, Wednesday, April 25 in Human Ecology 132, at
4:30
p.m. Professor Mngadi’s talk is entitled Time of the Thesis: J.M.
Coetzee's Disgrace and the Ethical Turn in South African Literature.
Refreshments will be provided courtesy of the President’s Office. The
presentation is free and open to the public. Please contact Richard Lee
at x3035 for information.
JJOT PRESENTS ESRI’s GIS - TODAY
Java, Java, and Other Technologies will present ESRI’S GIS
today,
Wednesday, April 25 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the TLTC.
ESRI's GIS:
Geographic Informations Systems are used by Sociologists,
Anthropologists, Archeologists, Planners, Geoscientists and more to
display and analyze spatial data. The College has a site license for the
most widely used GIS in the world, ESRI's ARCGIS. Come see how this
software system is used in Education and learn how you might be able to
take advantage of it in your teaching or research.
“SONGWRITERS CLUB SHOWCASE” EVENT SCHEDULED -
APRIL 26
Anti-Folk mastermind LACH (pronounced "latch") has been announced as the
main act at this year’s SUNY-Oneonta "Songwriters Club Showcase.” The
event will be held at The Autumn Café, 244 Main Street, on Thursday,
April 26. Also featured on the showcase will be various performers from
the Songwriters Club. The show will begin at 10:00 p.m., and the
admittance fee is $3 at the door. When not on tour, LACH plays host to
the Open Mic at the Sidewalk Café in New York City’s Greenwich Village.
Over the past eight years, he has released several CD’s and toured with
the likes of Suzanne Vega. The New York Times describes LACH as “a lower
east side rendezvous between Bob Dylan and Patti Smith.” The College at
Oneonta’s Songwriters Club serves as a student outlet “to promote the
vision and creativity of Oneonta’s songwriters, by providing a forum for
self-expression. Additional information about "Lach" may be found at:
www.lachtoday.com/
CERTIFICATES/DIPLOMA STUFFERS FOR GRADUATION -
DEADLINE APRIL 27
Graphic Design and Publications reminds faculty and staff that
Friday,
April 27 is the ordering deadline for items needed at Commencement on
Saturday May 19. For more than ten certificates please send a disk
containing all names to be imprinted on the certificates exactly as they
should appear. If you are not familiar with preparing word processing
files for certificates, please drop by or call for assistance at x3400.
Use the following guidelines for preparing word processing files: names
should be typed one after the other without extra carriage returns
between lines; move from line to line by pressing the tab key. If
possible, save your name file in “text only” format. Please include the
reorder form. If you need a new certificate set up, come to Graphic
Design and Publications to have it designed as soon as you know the
wording you want to use. The certificate can be set up without the
individual names, which can be provided later.
MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA MEETING -
APRIL 27 & 28
The College will host the spring meeting of the Seaway Section of the
Mathematical Association of America on Friday, April 27, and Saturday,
April 28. President Alan B. Donovan will welcome participants on
Saturday morning. The conference will include a general assembly and a
guest speaker, a business meeting, and concurrent sessions with
presentations by faculty and students. With 27,000 members and 29
sections, the Mathematical Association of America is the largest
professional society that focuses on mathematics at the undergraduate
level. Its members include university, college, and high school
teachers; graduate and undergraduate students; pure and applied
mathematicians; computer scientists; statisticians; and many others in
academia, government, business, and industry. The mission of the
association is to advance the mathematical sciences, especially at the
collegiate level, through education, research, professional development,
public policy, and public appreciation. The Seaway Section consists of
members of the Mathematical Association of America from the provinces of
Ontario and Quebec in Canada and areas of New York State north of the
Catskills. For information, contact Leo Alex at x3708.
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA - MAY 1
On Tuesday May 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Hunt Union Ball Room, the College
will present the Chamber Orchestra conducted by Orlando Legname, Music.
The group will perform Corelli’s Sarabande and Gavotte, Mozart’s
Aria
from The Marriage of Figaro, Gliere’s Russian Sailor’s Dance. The
program will include two rock pieces: Hocus Pocus by Focus, and
Love
Reign O’er Me by The Who with the participation of a student’s rock
band. The State University Brass and Percussion Ensembles will open the
program. Public, faculty, students and friends are cordially invited.
The concert is free and open to all. Neither tickets nor reservations
are required. More information about the event is available from the
Music Department at x3415.
A CELEBRATION OF VOCALS - MAY 2
On Wednesday May 2, beginning at 10:00 p.m. at
The Autumn Café, an
evening of entertainment called "a celebration of vocal harmony", will
take place. Primary sponsors of the event is SUNY-Oneonta’s Hooked on
Tonics, the a cappella group directed by Paul Carter, Music. Also
appearing will be the a cappella group from Hartwick College Not So
Sharp. Other acts include the area's popular barbershop quartet Steppin'
Out, as well as various vocal duos and trios singing contemporary
popular selections. For additional information, contact Paul Carter
at
x3423.
MUG ONE MEETING -MAY 2
If it's May, it must be Marra Month! Join us on
Wednesday, May 2 at 7:30
p.m. in IRC LH #4, for this very special MUG ONE meeting. Dave Marra ( www.marrathon.com/),
Apple Senior Systems Engineer, will present an exciting evening
exploring the new products recently released or soon to be released by
Apple ( www.apple.com/). First, we will take an in-depth look at the
brand new iPhone ( www.apple.com/iphone/) and Apple TV ( www.apple.com/appletv/)
as well as the next generation AirPort Extreme ( www.apple.com/airportextreme/)
and the new iPod shuffle ( www.apple.com/ipodshuffle/). Following Dave's
product update presentation, he will demonstrate pod casting, an
exciting way to create, publish and distribute your own dynamic
multimedia content from your home, office, or classroom. With pod
casting, anyone can have anywhere, anytime access to the latest audio
and video content, on a Mac, on a Windows PC or on an iPod! Discover how
easy it is to get started in the exciting world of pod casting today! Be
prepared for an exciting show! Hear the latest news and helpful hints,
win goodies from vendors (members only), and share refreshments with us.
Everyone is welcome. For more information, go to ( www.mugone.com),
contact Terry Helser at x3518, or email Elsa Travisano at:
mugone@stny.rr.com.
For more information about Dave, please visit his web site at
www.marrathon.com. Don't miss the most exciting, amazing meeting of the
year!
MENTAL HEALTH COURTS: ALTERNATIVES TO JAIL - MAY 2
On Wednesday, May 2, from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the
Morris Conference
Center, a presentation followed by a question and answer session is
scheduled on the topic of Mental Health Courts: Alternatives to Jail.
Guest presenters will be the Honorable Matthew J. D’Emic, graduate of
Fordham University and Brooklyn Law School; Sgt. Daniel Berardini,
commanding officer of Emotionally Disturbed Persons Response Team, East
Division, Rochester Police Department, Monroe County; Lucille Jackson, LCSW, project and clinical director of Brooklyn Mental Health Court; and
Robert Corliss, MA, mental health advocate with the Mental Health
Associate, NY state. Mental health courts serve as an alternative to the
“criminalization of mental illness.” They are one of several types of
problem solving courts set up ostensibly to contend with a myriad of
social and psychological issues that traditional court processes are not
designed to address. Mental health courts function as a diversion from
incarceration to community-based treatment and support services for
mentally ill people apprehended by police for aberrant behavior
perceived to be dangerous to self or others, including misdemeanors and
non-violent felonies. The object is to prevent the problems from
resurfacing as repeat cases. Mental health courts are a collaborative,
multidisciplinary approach involving the judicial, criminal justice and
mental health systems. The primary objective of these courts is to link
offenders with mental health and other community service programs in
order to restabilize them, reduce recidivism, and improve public safety.
Eligibility requires an offender to be 18 years of age or older, to have
a serious and persistent mental illness judged to be attributed to the
offense, and the offender must plead guilty and participate in a program
voluntarily. The structure of a mental health court program involves the
offender submitting to a psychological assessment and a psychiatric
evaluation, mandated treatment (12 to 24 months), clinical and judicial
monitoring on a fixed schedule of appearances in court, and service
coordination. The latter is to assure stabilization of the offender’s
illness by receiving appropriate medication for his/her diagnosis and
therapy, and getting access to housing, education, employment and the
like. All are invited to attend! For additional information please
contact Reva Baldwin at x3318.
PUBLIC EVENTS COMMITTEE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
DEADLINE - MAY 4
The State College Senate Public Relations Committee is requesting
proposals for grants to assist in the production of lectures, cultural
events or other programs having an appeal to both the campus and
community audiences taking place on the State College campus during the
Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 semesters. Grants are made to active or
retired SUNY-Oneonta faculty or staff members. Funding for these grants
is supported by the Oneonta State College budget and the College
Foundation. In an attempt to assist the greatest number of different
events with the funds available to the PE Committee, the majority of
grants range from $300 to $1000. Submission deadline is Friday, May 4.
For your convenience, an application form was
attached to the April 18
edition of the Bulletin. Additional applications or information can be
obtained from Rene Prins, P.E.C. Chair, Fine Arts 123, email
prinsr, or
phone x3422.
COMMUNITY WOMEN’S CLUB OFFERING BUS TRIP - JUNE 16
The Oneonta Business Women’s Club is sponsoring a bus trip to New York
City on Saturday, June 16. The bus will leave the Eastern Travel parking
lot at 7:00 a.m. and leave Manhattan at 8:00 p.m. There will be one
drop-off and pick-up location at Bryant Park, 6th Avenue and 42nd
street. Riders will be free to do as they please while in the city. The
cost of the trip is $45 per person. For registration information, please
contact OBWC vice-president, Veronica Diver at x3369 or
diverv@oneonta.edu.
GALLERIES FEATURE STUDENT’S WORK
Student art is the focus of two shows on exhibit in
Fine Arts. Admission
to the galleries is complimentary, and members of the community are
invited to attend. "A-Z," an exhibition by senior art students
Aaron
Albright and Daniel Zinger, will run through today, Wednesday, April 25
in the New Gallery. Albright creates expressive, tactile ceramic
sculptures of animals and people, and Zinger works in two-dimensional
mixed media to create wall pieces of color abstraction, surrealistic
imagery, and realism. The College's Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition
will be on display in the Fine Arts Gallery through Saturday, May 19.
The galleries are open Monday - Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. when
the College is in session. More information about the exhibits or the
galleries is available from Tim Sheesley at x3456.
2007 ORIENTATION SESSIONS
Freshmen Sessions
July 2-3
Social Science and Undeclared Majors
July 9-10
Education
July 16-17
Business, Human Ecology, Music and Undeclared Majors
July 19-20
Humanities and Fine Arts and Undeclared
July 23-24
Science and Math and Undeclared Majors
July 26-27
All Majors
Transfer Student Sessions
July 11
Education, Human Ecology, Business, Music
July 13
All Majors, except those listed for the 11th
Freshmen And Transfers
August 26 - 28
All Majors
(Classes begin August 29)
AMERICORPS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER
THEATER PROGRAM
The summer theater program sponsored by the AmeriCorps program at the
College is currently accepting applications for the summer of 2007. This
year, the program will stage a junior version of the musical "The Wizard
of Oz." The program will begin Thursday, July 5 and end with the last
performance on Saturday, August 11. The deadline for applications is
Tuesday, July 3. The program is open to children from six through
fourteen years of age in grades kindergarten through eight. Through the
program, young people from local schools learn about all aspects of the
theater with guidance from AmeriCorps members. Information at
www.oneonta.edu/academics/csrc/pages/americorps or by contacting
Catherine T. Andrews, Director of the SUNY-Oneonta AmeriCorps program,
by phone at x2675 or by e-mail to andrewct@oneonta.edu.
DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH NEW
STUDENTS?
Do you have information that you would like to share with new students
(freshmen and transfers) or their parent/guardians? Would you like the
information distributed at orientation this summer? If yes, please
provide 1400(students) and/or 1100 (parent/guardian) copies to the FYE &
Orientation Office and send no later than Monday, June 4. This is an
opportunity for student service offices, academic departments, and
recognized student groups/organizations to communicate information to
our new students. If you will be sending an item to be put into the
folder, please let us know to expect it. If you have any questions,
please call the First Year Experience and Orientation Office at
x2255.
CAMPUS DATES AND DEADLINES
REMINDERS
Award Winning Journalist And Filmmaker
Jon Alpert
7:00 p.m., Red Dragon Theater. Free and open to all!
Sponsored by CUAC and Communication Arts.
Yoga & Meditation
4:00 to 6:30 p.m., Center for Multicultural Experiences.
Satellite Conference on Dialogue Between Science and Religion.
Participants: Dr. (Swami) Alan Ajaya; Dr.
John Koller; Dr. Gregory Fields; Dr. Douglas Shrader and Dr.
Ashok
Malhotra, moderators; and music by Mr. Roop Verma. Contact Ashok
Malhotra at x3220.
Yoga Workshop
10:00 a.m., College Camp Lodge. Contact Snapper Petta at
x3455, or visit us at
HERE
Dinner And Auction With The Dragons
5:00 - 9:00 p.m., Elks Club, 84 Chestnut Street, Oneonta.
Support the team’s soccer tour of Hawaii with an all you can eat
pasta dinner and silent auction. Tickets: $10.00 adults/$5.00
children under 10 (available at Latte Lounge). For information
email mcgraiea@oneonta.edu or phone
Liz McGrail at x3474 and players will deliver tickets.
Yoga & Meditation
4:00 to 6:30 p.m., Center for Multicultural Experiences.
Students panel on Contemplative Practice: Malcolm Hardy, Sandra
Finn, Molly Wetherbee and Jerry Sardella. Contact Ashok Malhotra at x3220.
“Into the Streets”
College Camp Grounds. Contact Snapper Petta at x3455, or visit us at
http://collegecamp.oneonta.edu.
THANK YOU
I’d like to express my thanks to everyone who sent me cards and to
SUNY-Shine for the flowers during my recent illness.
Julie Thies
Education Advisement & Field Experience
I wish to thank my fellow employees for the great cake and Oneonta State
jacket they provided for me on my retirement. In the past 35 years here
I have met some wonderful people and I am thankful for all the
friendships that have occurred from my meeting them. I will miss them
and hope that someday that they will be honored as I was and be as
thankful for such a great place to have a career. I wish you all the
best and thank you for the 35 years with you.
Mitch McMullen
MOC
Carpenter Shop
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to the following three faculty members on being selected as recipients of the 2007 SUNY Research Foundation Research and Scholarship Award: Matthew Hendley, History, Donald Hill, Anthropology and Africana & Latino Studies, and Alexander Thomas, Sociology. Dr’s. Hendley, Hill, and Thomas were selected for the awards based on nominations from the entire SUNY system. A selection committee of senior SUNY Research Foundation managers evaluated the nominees based on their records of research activity, grants, publications and presentations, involvement of students in research, teaching, community activities, and reputations in their fields. Drs. Hendley, Hill, and Thomas will be honored on Wednesday, May 2 at a dinner celebrating research and scholarship at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in Albany.
Congratulations to The Secondary Education Department on presenting Awards for Exemplary Service to area teachers, and to the recipients who will receive them. Presentations will be made at a Celebration of Teaching Reception on Thursday, May 3, at 4:00 p.m. in the Craven Lounge, Morris Conference Center. In addition to the awards, the reception will recognize all area teachers who have contributed their time and expertise to the College's Secondary Education program. The event is a prelude to National Teacher Appreciation Week, May 6-12. The annual Awards for Exemplary Service will be presented to the following teachers: Lori R who will receive an award in Social Studies Education, has been an educator for 17 osa,years, the last nine of them at Walton High School, where she teaches tenth-grade global history and geography. Gary Backus, who will receive an award in Social Studies Education, has taught social studies at Walton Central School for 31 years, where he currently teaches U.S. government and economics to seniors and coaches baseball. Marcia E. Albrecht, who will receive an award in Social Studies Education, has taught at Walton High School for her entire seven-year teaching career. She currently teaches U.S. history and government and psychology. Robbie-Jean Rice, who will receive an award in Family and Consumer Sciences Education, has taught in the Walton Central School district for 15 years in her 24-year career. She currently teaches a variety of family and consumer sciences courses to grades 6-12. Barbara Bernard began supervising student teachers in Social Studies Education for SUNY-Oneonta seven years ago after a teaching career of more than 30 years in the Kings Park district of Long Island. Over that time, she taught all social studies courses for grades 6-12 with an emphasis on economics education. To be eligible for the Awards for Exemplary Service, a teacher must have a minimum of five years of experience working with the College as a cooperating teacher or college supervisor. The teachers, who serve as role models for SUNY-Oneonta students, must demonstrate high standards of knowledge in content and pedagogy, service to the school and community, and a love of learning. More information is available from Dennis Banks, Chair, Secondary Education, at x3075.
FACULTY/STAFF ACTIVITIES
Alison Black, Elementary Education and Reading, and Anna Stave, Secondary Education/English, have recently published A Comprehensive Guide to Readers Theatre: Enhancing Fluency and Comprehension in Middle School and Beyond. The book published by the International Reading Association is the featured book club selection of May. It focuses on developing reading motivation, critical thinking, listening skills, vocabulary development, confidence, fluency, and comprehension. This text illustrates the entire readers theatre process (script development, rehearsal, performance) an provides assessment tools an clear connections to national and state literacy standards.
Joseph Chiang, Chemistry and Biochemistry, has a contributed chapter entitled ”Biological Requirements for Nanotherapeutic Applications” in Drug and the Pharmaceutical Sciences Series, Volume 166: “Nanoparticulate Drug Delivery Systems”, published by Informa Healthcare, a Division of Taylor & Francis. The chapter describes the fundamental requirements and background for the nanoscale drug delivery systems. It has the basic knowledge for nanotherapeutic drug delivery device system development.
Carolyn Chryst, Zanna McKay, and Cindy Lassonde, Elementary Education and Reading, presented an interactive symposium at the American Educational Research Association's annual conference in Chicago recently. The presentation, "Creating the invisible researcher: A drama of collaborative self-study" shared insights gained from their collaborative research of preservice teacher candidates.
Veronica Diver, International Education, has completed a series of five speeches from the Interpersonal Communication handbook for Toastmasters. Additionally, she was a judge in the international speech contest and a presenter at the District 65 Toastmaster Conference in Syracuse, NY, on Saturday, April 21st. The title of her workshop was “Providing Outstanding Customer Service to Members and Guests.” Diver has lead the Oneonta Toastmasters since 2006 and invites new members to join the group, which meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at 6:00 p.m. in the Elm Park church meeting room. For further information, please email diverv@oneonta.edu.
Orlando Legname, Music, had his piece Schizotronic selected for performance at the National Conference of the SEAMUS (Society of Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States). The conference was held at the Iowa State University of Science and Technology on March 8, 2007. The piece is for voice and computer generated sounds and it was performed by Dr. Legname.
Michael McAvoy, Economics, Finance and Accounting, had his article, “How Were the Federal Reserve Bank Locations Selected?” published in Explorations in Economic History, an Elsevier journal, July 2006 issue (vol. 43, iss. 3, pp. 505-526). Michael used a logistic regression technique to forecast selection probabilities of 1913 U.S. cities. He finds evidence that prospective development and bankers’ preferences mattered while political measurements did not increase explanatory power. The journal reported the article as the fifth, twelfth, and twenty-fourth most downloaded in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarters of 2006. Michael is grateful for the support provided by the College to complete this research.
Ashok Malhotra, Philosophy, participated in the annual conference of the Asian Studies Development Program from March 8 - 11, 2007, at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Seattle. The conference was sponsored by the East West Center and the University of Hawaii. He read a paper on "Spiritual Capital: Building Character Brick by Brick by Building Schools for the Children of India." The conference, which brought together more than one hundred scholars from the USA and Canada, was devoted to introducing Asian Studies component into the undergraduate curriculum.
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