IN MEMORIAM Russell Waines (Geology, Emertius) died on Jan. 6, 2009. He was 81. Waines, a resident of New Paltz, retired from the college in 2006 after 43 years. Joanne Rein, a retired librarian from the Sojourner Truth Library, died on Nov. 27, 2008. She was 82. During her tenure at New Paltz (1967-1993), she served as Head of Serials and Acquisitions Librarian.
Campus News
- Dr. Hamilton Stapell Named 2012-13 Teacher of the Year for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- New Paltz ranked second in list of top 50 affordable colleges
- SUNY New Paltz to celebrate commencement
- New Paltz names Nicolette Glebatis as class of 2013 valedictorian
- New Paltz enhances Commencement security
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AWARDS, HONORS, APPOINTMENTS AND RECOGNITION Ted Clark (Business Institute, Business) received a $17,446 grant from a major hospital consortium to study health care practices in the Hudson Valley. The study team will include 13 undergraduate and two graduate business students. In addition, Clark has been elected to the position of second vice president for the Business Marketing Association’s Hudson Valley Region and will be responsible for program development. Howard Good (Communication and Media) had his 10-part prose poem, “A Tiny Fugue for Tomorrowland,” nominated by the journal Bartleby Snopes for a Pushcart Prize. This is Good’s third Pushcart nomination...
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PUBLICATIONS John Langan (English) had an article, “‘Through the Gates of Darkness’: The Cosmopolitan Gothic of J. Sheridan Le Fanu and Bram Stoker,” published in Studies in the Fantastic. Clifford Opurum (Economics) recently published a chapter, titled “Globalization and Regional Integration: The ECOWAS Model, in the textbook Globalization of Business: Theories and Strategies for Tomorrow’s Managers. Gerald Sorin (History) recently had two articles, “Bernard Malamud” and “World of Our Fathers,” published in the Encyclopedia of Jewish American Popular Culture. His review essay on A.B. Yehoshua’s new novel, “Friendly Fire,” has been published in the November issue of Ha’aretz Books....
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PRESENTATIONS, EXHIBITIONS Giovanna Deluca ’09 (Biology) and Chelsea Hull ’09 (Chemistry) presented posters at the American Chemical Society National Conference in Philadelphia, Pa. Deluca presented her work with Cynthia Colon ’09 (Chemistry), Daniel Cohen ’07 (Chemistry), Preeti Dhar (Chemistry) and Maureen Morrow (Biology). Hull also presented a poster with Pamela St. John (Chemistry). Kerri DeGroat ’08 (Chemistry) presented her research performed with Megan Ferguson (Chemistry). Lauren Meeker (Anthropology) gave a talk, “Forgiving Thi Mau, a Girl Who ‘Dared to Defy,’” based on her research in Vietnam at Bard College on Nov. 14. Three Geography Department faculty members presented research...
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NEWS FROM HUMAN RESOURCES The Office of Human Resources has announced the college’s new hires, promotions and transfers for November. New hires – Classified Staff: Brian Arvanetes (Custodial), cleaner; Elizabeth Bell (Library), clerk; Roseanna Bruno (Custodial), cleaner; Diana Cunningham (Education), secretary; Albert DiBella (Custodial), cleaner; Hush Elworth (Custodial), cleaner; Steven Lettis (Mail Services), supply assistant; Luis Morales (Custodial), cleaner; Alfred Pantojas (Custodial), cleaner; and Steven Rider Jr. (Heating Plant), plant utility helper. Professional Faculty: Catherine Davis (Psychological Counseling Center), senior counselor; Christina Landeta (Residence Life), complex director. Promotions – Classified Staff: Donna Provenzano (Library), clerk; Marie Dunne (Enrollment Management),...
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AWARDS, HONORS, APPOINTMENTS AND RECOGNITION Ted Clark (Business) received a grant for $28,780 from a major credit union to study consumer banking practices in the Hudson Valley. In addition, Clark, and consultants Ann Smith and John Bassler, received a grant for $5,921 for a project to assist the credit union in developing a new mission and vision statement. Petra Kern (Music Therapy) received the American Music Therapy Association’s national research and publication award for 2008 at the organization’s annual conference in St. Louis in November. Kern evaluated the effects of embedded music therapy interventions for young children with disabilities,...
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PUBLICATIONS David Appelbaum (Philosophy) published a new book, “Jacques Derrida’s Ghost: A Conjuration” (SUNY Press, 2009). It addresses three key themes of the late philosopher’s work: the other, death and mourning. In its manner of writing about these themes, the book responds to Derrida’s own reflections on how philosophy is written. On Dec. 4, Appelbaum gave a brief talk about the book on campus. Brian Obach (Sociology) published a book chapter, titled “Labor and the Environment,” in 20 Lessons in Environmental Sociology (Oxford 2009).
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PRESENTATIONS, EXHIBITIONS Annie Gallin (Director, Language Immersion Institute and Lecturer, Spanish) presented “Teaching in the Target Language” at the annual New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers/Association of Language of Ulster and Dutchess counties conference at Marist College in Poughkeepsie on Nov. 1. Monica Stillwell ’08g (Psychology) and Giordana Grossi (Psychology) presented “No Influence of Articulatory Suppression on Word and Pseudoword Superiority Effects” at the Psychonomic Society conference in Chicago in November. Grossi also presented “Word and Pseudoword Superiority Effects in Early/Native Welsh-English Bilinguals” in collaboration with colleagues Guillaume Thierry and Enlli Thomas (Bangor University) and Joseph DiPietro...
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STUDENTS IN THE NEWS Brandon Berte ’09 (Communication and Media) presented a paper, “Rudolph Giuliani’s July 2007 Foreign Policy Address: The Spectre of 9-11 in the 2008 Presidential Election Campaign,” at the New York State Communication Association Convention in October in Kerhonkson. Also at the convention, Denise Martin ’09 (Communication and Media) presented a paper, “The Structure and Function of Implied Moral Argument in Anita Hill’s Senate Testimony: A Close Textual Analysis.” Devin Kaminski ’09 (Communication and Media) won the Speaker Sheldon Silver Certificate of Recognition from the New York State Assembly. Kaminski interned at the Assembly last spring...