David Barclay
David Barclay, geology, recently had a paper titled "Holocene Glacier Fluctuations in Alaska" published in Quaternary Science Reviews. This paper synthesized evidence of ice margin changes in Alaska over the past 10,000 years and appeared in the special volume of similar data for glaciers around the world.
Brian D. Barrett
Brian D. Barrett, foundations and social advocacy, had his article titled "No Child Left Behind and the Assault on Teachers' Professional Practices and Identities" published in the current issue of Teaching and Teacher Education 25(8): 1018-1025. He presented an earlier version of the paper last summer at the Fifth Basil Bernstein Symposium in Cardiff, Wales. Additionally, his review, with Rob Moore, University of Cambridge, of David Hursh's High Stakes Testing and the Decline of Teaching and Learning: The Real Crisis in Education was published earlier this year in Educational Studies 45(1): 90-94.
Marley Barduhn
Marley Barduhn, Academic Affairs, consulted as part of an American Council on Education Internationalization Laboratory Team visit to Central Connecticut State University Feb. 21-23 in Hartford, Conn.
Arden Zipp
Arden Zipp, chemistry emeritus, was honored at the 238th National American Chemical Society meeting recently held in Washington, D.C. Zipp was presented with a certificate, signed and presented by Thomas Lane, president of the Society, recognizing Zipp's 25 years of service to the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) program.
The USNCO program, which began in 1984, uses a series of exams to identify the 20 top high school chemistry students in the country. These individuals attend a two-week study camp at the Air Force Academy where they are given further chemistry instruction and exams designed to select four students to compete in the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO). At the 2009 IChO, held in July in Cambridge, England, the U.S. team was awarded a gold and three silver medals, its best showing in several years.
Zipp became involved with the USNCO in 1985 when he was invited to mark student free response exams. He began contributing questions soon after that and continued marking exams. In 1993 he was named chair of the Examinations Task Force, which prepares the new multiple choice and free response exams used in the selection process yearly, and continues in this role to the present time. He is also the current chair of the USNCO Subcommittee that establishes policies for the program.
In addition to his efforts on behalf of the USNCO, Zipp has been active in both the College Board's advanced placement chemistry program and the international baccalaureate chemistry program for more than 25 years and held major leadership roles in both programs. He is the author of more than 50 publications in inorganic chemistry and chemistry education and has delivered more than 250 papers, presentations and workshops at local, regional, national and international conferences.
Joy Hendrick
Joy Hendrick, Kinesiology Department, presented a paper titled “Influence of Participant Response Strategies on Effects of Secondary Tasks” at the annual American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) conference on March 18 in Indianapolis, Ind.
Denise D. Knight
Denise D. Knight, English Department, has signed a contract with Syracuse University Press for publication of In This Our World and Uncollected Poetry of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, co-edited with Distinguished Professor Gary Scharnhorst of the University of New Mexico.
J. Richard Kendrick Jr.
J. Richard Kendrick Jr., Sociology/Anthropology Department and Institute for Civic Engagement, presented a paper titled “The Economic Crisis: How One College is Responding to its Community” at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociology Society held in March in Boston, Mass. He also appeared, along with two AmeriCorps members, on a Cornell Cooperative Extension public access cable television program to discuss SUNY Cortland’s AmeriCorps program. The program was titled “AmeriCorps and CCECC (Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cortland County)” and aired on March 23, March 24, March 30 and March 31 as part of the series “Cornell Cooperative Extension Presents.”
Robert C. Lawrence
Robert C. Lawrence, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, recently had his book, Sailor of the Stars, endorsed by astronaut Mike Mullane, veteran of three Space Shuttle missions. The book is a teaching simulation for students in grades 4-8 on the career of an astronaut. Mullane said that Sailor of the Stars is “a great teaching resource to inspire and motivate students on the subjects of space, science, teamwork and leadership. I wish I could have had Sailor of the Stars instruction when I was a kid!”
Beth Shiner Klein
Beth Shiner Klein, childhood/early childhood education, co-authored a book chapter titled ″Enculturation into science education: Comparing pathways and dilemmas″ in M. H. Weinburgh & K. Weiseman (eds.) Becoming and Being: Women's Experiences in Leadership in K-16 Science Education Communities. Co-authors are Cathy Yeotis of Wichita State University and Starlin D. Weaver of Salisbury University.
Lutz Mayer
Lutz Mayer, associate professor emeritus of music, was featured in an online publication published by the Department of Music at his alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The article, titled “Proud Tar Heel Celebrates 75th Birthday and a Life of Music,” presents a biography of Mayer’s life and includes highlights from his years at SUNY Cortland, where he was an assistant and an associate music professor from 1963-1995. Mayer was co-founder of the Council on the Arts for Cortland and a concertmaster of the College-Community Orchestra, which he directed for seven years. The article can be found at http://music.unc.edu/75.