Christopher Latimer and Richard Kendrick
Christopher Latimer, Institute for Civic Engagement and Political Science Department, and Richard Kendrick, Institute for Civic Engagement and Sociology/Anthropology Department, had a book chapter accepted for publication in E-Governance and Civic Engagement: Factors and Determinants of E-Democracy. The chapter is titled “How Young People Are Using Communication Technologies as Platforms and Pathways to Engagement: What the Research Tells Us?”
Jean LeLoup
Jean LeLoup, professor emerita of Spanish, presented in a session titled "Gateways to Jobs in Higher Education" at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages annual convention held Nov. 19-20 in Boston, Mass.
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, was recently nominated and elected to serve on the executive board of the New York Association of Asian Studies. She has also been serving on the executive board of Chinese Society of Women’s Studies since 2006.
Luis Columna
Luis Columna, Physical Education Department, received the Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) Social Justice and Diversity Young Professional Award. The award is given to a minority member of AAHPERD who is 40 years old or younger and who has demonstrated superior promise in the areas of service, teaching, scholarship and commitment to the goals of the alliance, focusing specifically on under-represented and/or underserved populations and promotion of social justice and diversity.
Seth N. Asumah
Seth N. Asumah, Africana Studies and Political Science Departments, had his article, “Islam, Rentier States and the Quest for Democracy in Africa,” published in the Western Journal of Black Studies, Volume 34, Number 4, Winter 2010.
Marley Barduhn
Marley Barduhn, Division of Academic Affairs, has received $22,273 from the U.S. Department of Education for her project titled “Comenzar Even Start Project” for the period Oct. 1, 2010 through Sept. 30, 2011.
Gregory Phelan
Gregory Phelan, Chemistry Department, served as the program chair for the International, Women, and Minority Track at the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship National Conference held Jan. 13-16 in Hilton Head, S.C. At this meeting, Phelan was also elected the co-chair of the International Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group.
Robert Ponterio
Robert Ponterio, Modern Languages, with Jean LeLoup, professor emerita of Spanish and the U.S. Air Force Academy, and William Heller, Perry High School and SUNY Geneseo, had their article published in New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers’ Language Association Journal, Vol. 61, No. 3, 2010. The article, “Cultural Perspective in the Language Classroom: Providing a Meaningful Context for Communication,” evolved from work the three have been doing in presenting professional development workshops for language teachers focused on methods of integrating culture with language instruction through the national standards for foreign language learning. The attention to “perspectives” explores how artifacts and behaviors function with a culture rather than describing them on a more superficial level.
Jerome O'Callaghan
Jerome O'Callaghan, Arts and Sciences, was informed that his article, “Gossip, the Office, the First Amendment,” has been accepted by the North East Journal of Legal Studies for publication this spring. The article examines the constitutional dimension to policies designed to punish gossip in the workplace. Co-authors are Paula O’Callaghan and Rosemary Hartigan.
Mary Lynch Kennedy
Mary Lynch Kennedy, English Department, received the 2010 Educator of Excellence Award from the New York State English Council. Kennedy’s Theorizing Composition: A Critical Sourcebook of Theory and Scholarship in Contemporary Composition Studies, Greenwood 1998, IAP 2006, has been released as an e-book.