On Saturday, February 9, 2008 more than 100 graduating students from the School of New Resources’ six campuses gathered on the Main Campus for a celebration of the Class of 2008. Sponsored by the Office of Alumnae/i Relations, the event offered participants a chance to view live demos and sign up for the Online Community as well as learn about the services available to them as alumnae/i from representatives of various College departments, including College Advancement, Counseling & Career Services, College Relations, and Government Relations.  For those contemplating an advanced degree, a representative from the Graduate School was on hand to offer information and distribute application packets.

The afternoon ended with a reception in the Castle Gallery, where the Class of 2008 had an opportunity to meet exhibiting artist Laura James and listen to the music of David Patterson SNR’97 and his jazz quartet.

Students Depart for 2008 Plunge to Guatemala

Eleven students from the School of Arts & Sciences, and School of Nursing, along with three staff members, left Campus on March 13 for the 2008  Service Plunge to the Mission in San Lucas Toliman in Guatemala.  During the seven-day community service project, students will assist in construction of adequate housing for families, participate in a reforestation project, teach classes, and provide health education.  On March 9, members of the College Community gathered at a fundraising brunch in honor of the Plungers.  Pictured  are several students who will be participating in this year’s Plunge.  Back row, Chris Tower, front row (l.-r.) Blanca Paccha, Eileen Kravitz, Merin George, Norma David, Sherly Mathew, Kathy Yoon, and Princy Philip.

Integrated Media Exhibit

Walking around at campus was an artistic experience in March when the first projects by students enrolled in Integrated Media, an advanced elective course for SAS art majors taught by Professors Cristina DeGennaro and Margie Neuhaus, was on display throughout the Main Campus from March 6 – 12, 2008.   m o r e

Students Lobby in Albany for Student Aid

On March 11, 2008 students from CNR’s School of Arts & Sciences, School of Nursing and School of New Resources were among hundreds of students in Albany at the Council for Independent Colleges and Universities (cIcu)-sponsored Lobby Day. The students met with various state legislators to discuss issues such as funding for the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) that affect their pursuit of a college degree. Accompanying the students were CNR Director of Government Relations Terri Eberle and Assistant Director of the Mooney Center Connie Mullen. (Pictured l.-r.) Makedah Salmond (SAS), Joi Hills (SNR), Maria Horsford (SAS), Hiba Jamil (SN), Terri Eberle, Christine Lewis (SN), and Tresha Hippolyte (SAS).

In March, Dr. Nibaldo Aguilera, Instructional Staff in the area of Social Sciences in the School of New Resources, DC-37 Campus, appeared on the Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network (HITN) program “Dialogo De Costa a Costa” to discuss the recent conflicts between Ecuador and Colombia.

Dr. Amy Bass, Associate Professor of History and Honors Program Director in the School of Arts & Sciences, has released the third book, Soccer in a Football World, of her series at Temple University Press.

Dr. Kenneth Doka, Professor of Gerontology in the Graduate School, has released his 22nd book, Living with Grief: Children and Adolescents, published by Hospice Foundation of America and distributed by Routledge.

Dr. Michael Grabowski, Assistant Professor of Communication Arts in the School of Arts & Sciences was part of a discussion on academic honesty issues dealing with Facebook that aired this month on the CBC program “The Current.”  The podcast of the program is available by clicking here.

Dr. Anne McKernan, Associate Professor of History in the School of Arts & Sciences, has had a previously published work selected for inclusion in the first volume of a new series, The History of Anglo-Irish Relations.  “War, Gender and Industrial Innovation: Recruiting Women Weavers during the Napoleonic Wars,” previously published in the Journal of Social History, will appear in Volume 1, entitled The Union to the Land War, published by Ashgate Publishing LTD, due out in June 2008. 

The work of Margie Neuhaus, Associate Professor of Art in the School of Arts & Sciences, was included in the exhibition Capricious and Mercurial Systems at the A & D Gallery, at Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL.  Professor Neuhaus also gave a lecture about her work to students at the College.  Her work was also reviewed in a piece entitled “Exhibition Review Margie Neuhaus: Sensory Jetty” that appeared in Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture. Volume 5, Number 3, December 2007.

Dr. Frank Rizza, Assistant Professor of Career Development and Mental Health Counseling in the Graduate School, will speak at the New York Mental Health Counselor’s Association (NYMHCA) Convention in April.  The convention is refereed, with all submissions approved by a peer panel.  Dr. Rizza will do a solo presentation, “The Power of Humor, ”and will also be part of a panel on the state of mental health counseling in New York.

Dr. Kersha Smith, Instructional Staff in the area of Psychology at Brooklyn Campus of the School of New Resources, will  present  at the American Educational Research Association's Annual Conference in New York City on March 25.  The title of her presentation is "Creating Pedagogy Through the Cultural Code of Hip Hop Culture."

Dr. Walter Sullivan, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Director of the Center for Educational Policy and Practice at CNR has been invited to participate in the third annual forum co-sponsored by The New York Academy of Public Education and Fordham University on March 25 at Fordham University, Lincoln Center. Dr. Sullivan will be a member of a panel responding to the forum’s topic “The Challenge of Delivering Results…School Report Card – Reflective of Achievement?” Dr. Sullivan will be one of two panelists taking the position that the present report card in NYC schools is fundamentally flawed.

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