The conversation, “Native American Identity: A Conversation About M. Scott Momaday’s ‘The Names: A Memoir,’” by Laurence Hauptman (History) has been selected for inclusion in the New York Council for the Humanities newest program, the “Conversations Bureau.” The “Conversations Bureau” was developed to engage the public in conversations promoting thoughtful, engaged community dialogue based on a short text related to American identity. Hauptman’s conversation will be featured on the “Conversations Bureau” Web site (currently in development) for the 2011 season. More information on the New York Council for the Humanities may be found at www.nyhumanities.org. Aaron Haselton (Biology) and...
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Presentations, Exhibitions
Presentations, exhibitions
Reva Wolf (Art History) was invited to speak on Andy Warhol’s work as a photographer in connection with an exhibition of Warhol’s photographs at the Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Wolf’s lecture was held just prior to the exhibition opening on Oct. 15. Ron Knapp (Geography Emeritus) gave lectures titled “Discovering China’s ‘Forgotten’ Bridges” during Sept. and Oct. for the departments of architecture at Cornell University, Hong Kong University, and at the HKU Shanghai Study Center. Louis Roper (History) gave a paper “The Formation of Anglo-America, 1617-1667,” at the Atlantic World Workshop of the...
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On June 11 Richard Kelder (Director, Teaching/Learning Center) gave a presentation in Washington, D.C., at the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Conference on the state of higher education. Kelder’s topic was titled “The Challenge to Academic Freedom and the Mission of Higher Education.” Ted Clark (Marketing) gave a talk “Wine, Lobsters and Market Research” at the 4th Annual Hudson Valley Business Edge conference in Fishkill, N.Y. on May 17. The presentation demonstrated the techniques of on line and off line research and the use of Survey Monkey and SPSS for collection and analysis of survey data. Clark also appeared...
Presentations, Exhibitions
Beth E. Wilson (Art History) gave a public talk, “The Mediated War: World War II and the Ascent of Photojournalism,” on March 15 at Misericordia University in Dallas, Pa. Joel Mumper (Administrative Computing) presented “Argos Data Cubes: Get 1,000 Reports in 1,” at the Sungard Higher Education Summit 2010 in San Francisco on April 14. Mumper demonstrated Argos Data Cubes, a data environment he has researched and implemented at New Paltz, which provides thousands of data points about our student population. Enrollment Management decisions can be made quickly in this rich data environment and at the same time reduce...
Presentations and Exhibitions
In celebration of Women’s History Month an exhibit, titled “Women and Social Movements,” will be on view March 2 – March 20 at the Sojourner Truth Library. The exhibit, exploring women’s involvement in movements for social justice and self determination, has been organized by faculty and students from the Women’s Studies Program, the Latin American Studies Program, the Department of Secondary Education, the Department of Educational Studies, the Feminist Collective, the Samuel Dorsky Museum and the Sojourner Truth Library. Paul Kassel (Theatre Arts) will appear in Halfmoon Theatre Company’s production of “7 Stories,” by Morris Panych at the Cunneen-Hackett...
Presentations, Exhibitions
A.J. Williams-Myers (Black Studies) has been awarded a $600 honorarium from the New York Council for the Humanities for facilitating the “Cultural Crossroads at the Hudson River Valley” book discussion series at the Senate House State Historic Site during spring 2010. The four-session series, which is part of the Council’s “Reading Between the Lines” program, will include 90-minute discussions about the development of the Hudson River Valley region, and the ethical dilemmas, power dynamics and social and psychological tensions involved in the settlement of the Valley. For more information, visit www.nyhumanities.org. Rose Rudnitski’s (Educational Administration) assessments of ethical practice...
Presentations, Exhibitions
Aaron Haselton (Biology) presented a research poster coauthored by Angela Acevedo ‘09 (Biology), Hannah Lewis-Rosenblum (University of Florida) and Preeti Dhar (Chemistry) at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America in Indianapolis, IN on Dec. 16. The poster was titled “Repellency of Pinenes Against the House Fly, Musca Domestica” and detailed the research group’s work on the development of novel, plant-derived insect repellents.