Debbie Warnock
Debbie Warnock, Sociology/Anthropology Department, gave an invited talk on “Inequalities in Educational Transitions” at Bennington College in September.
Patrick Donnelly and Alyson Dearie
Patrick Donnelly and Alyson Dearie, Kinesiology Department, along with 17 athletic training students, attended the New York State Athletic Trainers Association (NYSATA) Lobby Day on May 7 at the New York State Capitol in Albany. This was an opportunity for students and faculty to become active in their profession, engage their legislators and advocate for the Athletic Training Licensure Act (A5499/S5127). In addition to meeting with NYSATA President Jeff Sage of Daemen College, and NYSATA Governmental Affairs Committee members Aimee Brunelle and Deanna Errico, the athletic training students met with Assemblywoman Michaelle C. Solages and Senator Rachel May who are co-sponsors of the bill. Throughout the day, the group met with their legislators and members of the higher education committees advocating for licensure for athletic trainers in New York State, and educating them about the profession of athletic training.
The students included Dean Biancaniello, Ron Chrysler, Danielle Cook, Grace DeStefano, Kelsi Donaldson, Abby Graeb, Ryan Hill, Emily Hynes, Taylor Kenney, Caroline Kiefer, Morgan Koenig, Caitlin O’Mara, James Pak, Kalyn Powell, Amber Rice, Justin Valentine and Richard Wells.
Peter Ducey
Peter Ducey, Biological Sciences Department, co-authored the presentation “Predator-Prey Relationships Between Streamside Salamanders and Earthworm Communities Inhabiting the Riparian Zone” recently given by lead author and Cortland alumna Rebecca Forrest Pinder ’02 at the 10th International Symposium on Earthworm Ecology held in Athens, Ga., in June. Pinder has recently completed her Ph.D. at University at Albany in ecology and evolutionary biology and is currently a faculty member at Columbia-Greene Community College. The presentation was part of a broader study investigating the influences of non-native earthworms on biotic and abiotic components of stream ecosystems.
Susan Rayl
Susan Rayl, Kinesiology Department, presented a paper titled “Killing History: The Senseless Death of the Renaissance Ballroom,” at the 44th North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) Annual Convention, held May 27-30 at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Also, she was named co-editor, with Gary James of Manchester Metropolitan University, U.K., of the NASSH bi-annual newsletter.
Tadayuki Suzuki
Tadayuki Suzuki, Literacy Department, had a blog articled titled “Reading When Aidan Became a Brother with elementary students” published by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) in July. Also, he co-authored the article “Children’s Book Reviews: “Less-known” Award Winning Books,” which was published in the combined Fall 2019-Spring 2020 issue of The Dragon Lode, a journal published by the Children's Literature and Reading Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association.
Jeremy Jimenez
Jeremy Jimenez, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, presented a paper titled, “‘Don’t Say It’s Going to Be Okay’: How International Educators Embrace Transformative Education to Support Their Students Navigating Our Global Climate Emergency” at the Comparative and International Education Society conference in April in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Also, he presented a paper titled ‘It’s my responsibility’: Perspectives on Environmental Justice and Education for Sustainability among international school students in Singapore” at the American Education Research Association conference in April in San Diego, California.
Mary McGuire
Mary McGuire, Political Science Department, chaired a roundtable discussion at the New York State Political Science Association’s annual meeting held April 7-8 in Buffalo, N.Y. The panel participants included SUNY Cortland undergraduate students Megan Connors, Amanda Ephraim and Jefferey Quain. Participants discussed the opportunity to conduct original research related to internships and presented their own research on child neglect, hydrofracking and campaign initiation.
Jordan Kobritz
Jordan Kobritz, Sport Management Department, has been elected to the Florida State League Hall of Fame. He will be inducted along with the rest of the 2017 class during the Florida State League’s annual Hall of Fame Dinner and Banquet on Wednesday, Nov. 15 in Clearwater, Fla. Kobritz is the director of the Stone Crabs, Advanced ‘A’ Affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, and serves as the liaison with the Florida State League (FSL), the Tampa Bay Rays and Charlotte County, owner of the Charlotte Sports Park, the Stone Crabs’ home field. He began his journey in the FSL in 1993 when he became the owner of the Daytona Cubs, which he owned through 2000. During his two ownership stints in the FSL, he has served the league in a number of capacities, including his current role as a member of the League Executive Committee. Also, he was a member of the Executive Committee when he owned the Daytona Cubs. Along with former FSL president and Hall of Fame member Chuck Murphy, Kobritz developed the league-wide scholarship program which is in its 19th consecutive year of existence. Kobritz has served on a variety of League committees and represented the League in negotiations with the Rays when they came into existence in 1998. Also, he has been a presenter at the annual baseball winter meetings.
Kathryn Kramer
Kathryn Kramer, Art and Art History Department, will have her article “Flanerie’s Art and Measure of the Urbanizing Global” published in the December issue of the journal Visual Resources.
Mecke Nagel
Mecke Nagel, Philosophy Department and Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies, taught a summer course in German, “Reflections on Nietzsche’s Zarathustra,” for the International Summer University at Fulda University, which is in its first year of a student exchange agreement with SUNY Cortland. Nagel also co-edited a volume on “Prisons, Peace and Social Justice,” for the Summer 2011 issue of Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice, (Routledge).