Tim Delaune
Tim Delaune, Political Science Department and pre-law adviser, had his article published in the Autumn 2016 edition of The Green Bag. “An Immodest Proposal” is recommending a rotating chief justiceship on the US Supreme Court and was part of the The Green Bag 2d’s microsymposium in response to criticisms of the federal judiciary by Judge Richard A. Posner.
Jena Nicols Curtis
Jena Nicols Curtis, Health Department, presented sexual violence prevention education for the Department of the Navy’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response “Engaging All Voices” training seminar held in June in Orlando, Fla.
Kristine Newhall
Kristine Newhall, Kinesiology Department, had her commentary titled “Marchand’s ‘Kissing’ and the NHL’s Hypocrisy” published on Engaging Sports, a blog devoted to the critical analysis of sports cultures. The piece, published in June after the NHL playoffs, offers an intersectional critique of the NHL’s culture of violence.
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 “Make Web Materials Work on Student Smart Phones” at the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers’ NYSAFLT Annual Convention on Oct. 11 in Buffalo, N.Y. The session examined the basic techniques of Responsive Design for adjusting Web page text size, images, columns and video to display on desktop, tablet and smartphone media. Templates were provided to simplify converting existing class materials to an HTML5 format with built-in responsive style elements to make the process easier for teachers with limited Web development skills. All presentation materials and templates are available online at web.cortland.edu/flteach/wksp/nysaflt2013.html.
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.
Robert Spitzer and Brian Williams
Robert Spitzer and Brian Williams, Political Science Department, participated in activities at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, held Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 in Boston, Mass. Williams presented a paper titled, “Democratization and Polarization in Belgium” for a panel on “The Historical Development of Legislatures.” Spitzer served as a discussant for a panel on “Executive Power and Democratic Functioning in the Trump Era.” He also participated in the governing board meeting of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honors society. He has served on the board for the last three years.
Laura Davies
Laura Davies, English Department, will facilitate a cross-generational career workshop at the Conference of College Composition and Communication (CCCC) convention in Tampa this March. The workshop is sponsored by the Consortium of Doctoral Programs in Rhetoric and Composition. Also, Davies’ proposal, “Getting at the Root of the Problem: Preventing Plagiarism by Teaching Reading as a Process,” was accepted for the collection What Is College Reading? to be published in the Across the Disciplines series by the WAC Clearinghouse.
Tyler Bradway
Tyler Bradway, English Department, presented a paper titled “Queer Contiguity and the Narration of Kinship in The Argonauts” at the Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present’s ASAP/10 conference on Oct. 19 at Tulane University in New Orleans, La.
Gregory D. Phelan
Gregory D. Phelan, Chemistry Department, was featured in an article in The New York Times on Jan. 17. The article “Cracking Open the Scientific Process” discussed ways in which publishing and research in science is changing.