Brian Barrett
Brian Barrett, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, has had his chapter, co-authored with Rob Moore of the University of Cambridge, published in Pedagogic rights and democratic education: Bernsteinian explorations of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, edited by Philippe Vitale and Beryl Exley and published by Routledge. The chapter is titled, “Changing from within: Basil Bernstein, teacher education, and social justice.” At the editors’ invitation, Barrett also wrote the book’s dedication to Moore, his doctoral supervisor and a major contributor to the development of Bernstein’s sociology of education who passed away in April 2014.
Jacqueline Augustine
Jacqueline Augustine, Kinesiology Department, recently had her manuscript, “Sex differences in cardiovascular adaptations in recreational marathoners,” published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology.
Seth N. Asumah
Seth N. Asumah, Africana Studies and Political Science departments, was invited by the Ghana Society of Central New York (GSCNY) to be the 2017 keynote speaker for the 60th Ghana Independence Day Anniversary Celebration Banquet on March 25 at LeMoyne College in Syracuse, N.Y. The theme of Asumah’s keynote address was “Consolidating Democracy and Development in Africa.” The event was attended by many faculty, staff, administrators and students of Syracuse University, Bryant and Stratton College, LeMoyne College, Onondaga Community College, SUNY Cortland, and the public. Proceeds of the funds raised by the organizers of the event were earmarked for student scholarships in Central New York area.
Mark Prus
Mark Prus, Academic Affairs, had his manuscript, coauthored with Kevin Duncan and Peter Philips, accepted for publication in the journal Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. The article is titled “Using Stochastic Frontier Regression to Estimate the Construction Cost Inefficiency of Prevailing Wage Laws.”
Richard Hunter
Richard Hunter, Geography Department, is the lead author of an article titled “Sixteenth-century Soil Carbon Sequestration Rates Based on Mexican Land-grant Documents,” published in the May issue of The Holocene.
Kerri Freese and Gregory D. Phelan
Kerri Freese, Noyce program coordinator, and Gregory D. Phelan, Chemistry Department, presented “Noyce Regional Conferences: Lessons Learned and Best Practices,” on May 30 in Washington, D.C. They presented with Sheila Vaidya of Drexel University, Kim Nguyen of Indiana University and Lienne Medford of Clemson University. The Noyce regional conferences were designed and implemented to bring together regional communities of Noyce scholars, teachers and program personnel to share ideas and practices, inspire learning and solidify a regional and national Noyce identity. In a roundtable forum, professional investigators and co-professional investigators who were leaders in running various regional conferences answered questions, listened to suggestions and shared learned lessons as well as the findings from evaluation data.
Thomas Hischak
Thomas Hischak, Performing Arts Department, has signed with Rowman and Littlefield to write a second edition of his textbook Theatre as Human Action.
Daniela Baban Hurrle
Daniela Baban Hurrle, International Programs Office, traveled to Bangkok, Thailand, in April at the invitation of the U.S. Department of State, to lead workshops at the Global UGRAD-Pakistan Alumni Academy Convocation. She was one of only five U.S. university representatives invited to serve as facilitators of workshops on leadership in higher education, sustainable community engagement and intercultural exchange. In addition to the workshops, the facilitators and 150 alumni participants of the Academy Convocation worked on a community cleaning service learning projects and celebrated 14 years of the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program launched by the U.S. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State. Baban Hurrle secured SUNY Cortland’s designation as a sponsor of Global UGRAD-Pakistan students in 2018 and to date, the university has hosted nine sponsored students from Pakistan, and the campus will host another new student this fall.
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.
Mechthild Nagel
Mechthild Nagel, Philosophy Department and the Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies (CGIS), participated in plenary session on “Mentoring Advice: Publishing in Top 5 Journals,” on July 1 at the Economic Science Association World Conference at Humbold University in Berlin, Germany.