Campus News

For women in India, the wedding day often increases the risk from AIDS, according to SUNY Cortland health education faculty member Jena Curtis.

The Physical Education Department was awarded a grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation to support a model program aimed at helping children born with a spinal developmental defect.

SUNY Cortland will open its 2010-11 academic year with an Academic Convocation on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 29, in the Park Center Alumni Arena.

The Campus Artist and Lecture Series (CALS) will offer an array of fall 2010 presentations and performances at SUNY Cortland.

Classroom discipline and bullying will be discussed by educational leaders on Wednesday, Aug. 11, at the 2010 Francis J. Cheney Educational Issues Conference.

A scheduled upgrade of the Banner system, which SUNY Cortland uses in the maintenance of its student records, will make these records inaccessible from July 23-26.

Welcome Week at SUNY Cortland will offer a number of events through Tuesday, Sept. 7. The activities, which are free unless otherwise noted, will help new students connect with the campus community and assist them in their transition and adjustment to college life.

Students begin returning to SUNY Cortland on Thursday, Aug. 26, when the campus will open its 16 residence halls and the West Campus Apartments to approximately 100 new residential students who did not attend the summer orientation program.

Members of the campus community who are cycling enthusiasts will want to pedal to support the College’s Red Dragon Ride on the weekend of Oct. 1-3. The deadline for early registration is Thursday, Sept. 2.

A partnership between SUNY Cortland and regional school districts takes a step forward with plans for a Tully (N.Y.) Central Schools principal and elementary school teacher to spend two weeks in Queensland, Australia, visiting the same public schools where many Cortland students are honing their skills as future teachers.