Szilvia Kadas and Benjamin Wilson
Szilvia Kadas, Art and Art History Department, Benjamin Wilson, Economics Department, and Dowd Gallery are hosting a student-created graphic design exhibition titled “Care, Crisis, Climate, and Debt.” The student show is open to the public in Old Main Colloquium through Friday, Dec. 13.
Caroline Kaltefleiter
Caroline Kaltefleiter, Communication and Media Studies Department, moderated a discussion with film director James Dean Le Sueur, who directed The Art of Dissent, one of the feature films screened at the BlackBird Film Festival held June 17 to 20. The Art of Dissent documents the power of artistic engagement and inspired resistance in Czechoslovakia before and after the 1968 Soviet-led invasion. In addition, Kaltefleiter was a producer for the film “Fill the Need,” which features original music written and performed by Colleen Kattau, Modern Languages Department, and also was screened at the festival.
Robert Ponterio
Robert Ponterio, Modern Languages Department, presented a session titled “Teaching French Culture through Literature” at the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT) annual convention in on Oct. 22 in Syracuse, N.Y. The session examined the use of literary text for the exploration of French cultural themes in their historical context and in their connections to today’s world both in France and in the U.S. Topics included the treatment of women in society in medieval France and today; the treatment of refugees in Victor Hugo, 1980’s France, and Calais; critical views of France in the occupation through film; and Romanticism in song from the 1780’s to Elvis Presley. Online lesson plans were provided to help teachers integrate the topics into their curricula. All presentation materials are available online: http://web.cortland.edu/flteach/wksp/nysaflt2016.html
Tyler Bradway
Tyler Bradway, English Department, presented on a virtual roundtable, “Queer Kinship,” on Sept. 24 at University of North Carolina Greensboro in honor of his book, co-edited with Elizabeth Freeman, Queer Kinship: Race, Sex, Belonging, Form. The book is forthcoming with Duke University Press.
Rhiannon M. Maton
Rhiannon M. Maton, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, was extensively cited in a recent article published in the Chicago Tribune titled “Chicago’s striking teachers helped spark a new wave of teacher activists. Here’s why teacher activism is on the rise.”
Jennifer Olin and Mark DePaull
Jennifer Olin, University Police officer, and Mark DePaull, University chief of police, were recognized by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services for leadership and dedication demonstrated while serving as the program managers for the University Police Department during the most recent accreditation assessment. The assessment was conducted by the New York State Law Enforcement Accreditation Council. Both Olin and DePaull received the DCJS John Kimball O’Neil Award on March 3 in Albany.
Timothy Conner
Timothy Conner, School of Arts and Sciences, along with adolescence education: earth science majors and SUNY Cortland Noyce Scholars Brendan Creegan and Eric Reisweber, presented “De-Criminalizing High Stakes Exams through Effective Teaching: Using Project-Based Learning Modules to Meet and Exceed Standards” at the Noyce NE Conference held in March in Philadelphia, Pa. Fearing the results of high stakes exams, teachers often resort to “teaching to the test” or trying to force feed standardized curriculum to resistant students. As a teacher in New York, a state with a long history of high stakes, end of the year assessments, Conner has found that project-based modules focused on issues relevant to students were much more effective than teaching to the test. Project-based learning helps to engage students in relevant science experiences and provides a context to support the learning of content required for success on state exams. Presenters demonstrated how project-based modules can be used in the classroom to meet and exceed understandings required for high stakes assessments.
Dan Harms
Dan Harms, Memorial Library, recently presented two papers:
- “‘To Give Myself to be Carried Immediately into Hell’: Weather, Witchcraft, and Two Late Seventeenth-Century Contracts between a Magician and a Student,” at the 58th International Congress on Medieval Studies held May 11 to 13 in Kalamazoo, Mich., and
- “’What Are You Doing Here?’: Notes on the Trans-European Textual Transmission of a Magical Operation for Invisibility” at the York University Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies Magic and Witchcraft Conference held June 22 and 23.
Also, Harms and Sanne de Laat, an independent scholar, had their article, “‘It’s a Kind of Magic’: Juggling Privacy and Prosecution for Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century English Magical Practitioners,” published in the Spring 2023 issue of Know: A Journal on the Formation of Knowledge.
And, Harms was awarded the Friend of SUNY Librarians’ Association Award at the annual SUNYLA conference held June 14 to 16 at SUNY Maritime. According to the organization, “The award is given to individuals or organizations that actively contribute to furthering the goals of SUNYLA and of SUNY libraries.”
Angela Pagano
Angela Pagano, Biological Sciences Department, was awarded the 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award from the Science Teachers Association of New York. This award is given to those whose careers exemplify STANYS’s mission receive the STANYS Excellence in Science Teaching Award at the Annual Conference. Their work showcases excellence in teaching, leading, and providing opportunities for all students to participate in and learn science.
Gregory D. Phelan
Gregory D. Phelan, Chemistry Department, served as a conference organizer for the first Northeast Regional Noyce Conference held Oct. 13-16 in Philadelphia, Pa. The conference included 175 attendees from 45 different Noyce projects based at universities and colleges throughout the Northeast. The conference was part of a $504,367 grant from the National Science Foundation that is being run by Drexel University, University of Massachusetts at Boston and SUNY Cortland. Additional information can be found on this Noyce website.