Wednesday, Sept. 9
Fall Walk-in Welcome: Hosted by Advisement and Transition, Outstanding New Student honorees will be recognized, Memorial Library, Room A-111, 4-6 p.m.
Wellness Wednesday: “10 Things Every College Student Should Know About Sex,” Mary Dykeman, Public Health Educator, Jacobus Center for Reproductive Health, Corey Union Exhibition Lounge, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 10
SUNY Cortland Study Abroad Fair: Corey Union Function Room, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 11
Sexual Health and Assault Prevention Educator (SHAPE) Training: SHAPE provides education and training for its members to serve as peer educators on the subject of sexual assault risk reduction and prevention., Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge, 3-9 p.m. RSVP to Cynthia Lake, cynthia.lake@cortland.edu
UUP Welcome/Welcome Back Picnic: Yaman Park, 4-7 p.m. Reservations required.
9/11 Remembrance: All faiths are invited to share their expressions of “Sorrow and Hope: Remembering 9/11,” Interfaith Center, 12:05 p.m.
9/11 Memorial Service: Members of the College and Cortland community are invited to attend this ceremony, hosted by the SUNY Cortland Emergency Medical services (SCEMS), Corey Union steps, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 12
Cortland Nites Novelty Night: Corey Union Exhibition Lounge, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 12 and Sunday, Sept. 13
Second Annual Tai Chi for Wellness Weekend: Featuring Taijiquan Master Jesse Tsao, Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. both days. For more information contact Andy Fitz-Gibbon by email or phone at 607-279-6584.
Tuesday, Sept. 15
Outdoor Tennis Courts Grand Opening: Tennis Courts Pavilion, 11 a.m.-noon
Opening Reception: “Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine of Harry Potter’s World,” traveling exhibition featuring the literary phenomenon started in 1997 by British Author J. K. Rowling, Memorial Library, second floor, 6:30-8 p.m. Refreshments will be served and student science clubs and the College’s Quidditch Team will be present to share information.
Harry Potter’s World Panel Discussion: Faculty members will explore “Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine of Harry Potter’s World,” speaking on such topics as alchemy, herbology and midwifery. Panel members include Gregory Phelan, Chemistry Department, Angela Pagano, Biological Sciences Department, Moataz Emam, Physics Department, and Sally Dear-Healey, visiting assistant professor of sociology/anthropology. A question-and-answer session will follow, Memorial Library, second floor, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 16
Human Resources Program: “Leading with GRIT: Inspiring Action and Accountability through Generosity, Respect, Integrity and Truth,” Park Center Hall of Fame Room, 8:30-10 a.m. Reservations required.
Lecture: “Turkey & ISIS: A Reliable Ally?” by Sinan Ciddi, executive director of the Institute for Turkish Studies at Georgetown University, Moffett Center, Room 2125, 4:30 p.m.
Dowd Gallery Artists’s Talk: “HOMEFRONT and other works by Sarah McCoubrey,” an exhibition of the artist’s new paintings created in Brussels in gouache on paper and butter wrappers along with a selection of earlier drawings and mixed media pieces. Dowd Fine Arts Center Gallery, 5 p.m.
Wellness Wednesday: “Walk the Walk of Student Services,” open house format, Van Hoesen Hall and Corey Union, 5-7 p.m.
Lecture: The inaugural Dr. Peter A. DiNardo ’68 and Judith Waring Outstanding Achievement in Research Award recipient Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics Donna West, Modern Languages Department, will present “Action Habit to Cultivate the Guessing Instinct: Peirce’s Pragmaticist Dimension,” Old Main Colloquium, 6-7 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 17
Constitution Day Presentation: Brandon Metroka, a Ph.D. candidate in political science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, will discuss “The Roberts Court at Ten: Reconstituting Free Expression?” Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 19
20th Annual Suzanne Wingate Memorial Golf Tournament: Sponsored by the Sport Management Department, all proceeds benefit the Cortland Junior Police Academy, Walden Oaks Country Club, Cortland, 9 a.m. check-in; 10 a.m. shotgun start.
Tuesday, Sept. 22
Graduate Admissions Information Table: Career Services, Van Hoesen Hall, Room B-5, 4:30–6:30 p.m.
Open Mic Night: Corey Union Exhibition Lounge, 7 p.m.