Members of the SUNY Ulster faculty have been very active this spring! From publishing books to speaking internationally, the professors and staff have had quite a number of achievements. Here’s just a snapshot of what our talented faculty have accomplished over the past few months.
Judy Capurso Receives Recognition
The 2016 Twila Snead Commitment to Excellence Award was presented to librarian Judy Capurso at the Southeastern NY Library Resources Council Annual Meeting on Friday, June 3, at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. The SUNY Ulster librarians, as well as over 100 librarians from the region, were there to honor Judy for her years of service to the college community here at SUNY Ulster.
Richard Cattabiani Addresses John Steinbeck Society in Japan
SUNY Ulster’s retiring professor of English and Founder and Director of the International Studies Program, Richard Cattabiani, ended his career on a high note, as he was selected to give the keynote address for the John Steinbeck Society in Kyoto, Japan on May 30th. Richard, who taught for 48 years, shared best practices and focused on Active Methods in introducing Steinbeck to students studying American Literature and Culture in Japan. Drawing an audience from all over the world, Richard addressed approximately 100 scholars and teachers.
Doug Furman Publishes Book on Mathematics
Douglas Furman, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Department Chair of Sciences, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM), has announced that a book he co-edited, Writing the History of Mathematical Notation: 1483-1700 (Docent Press, 2015), has just been published. He has also been appointed as a member of Docent Press’ Editorial Board. His new book, through careful examination of additional texts, pushes the origins of many arithmetical notations further back in time. The book takes full advantage of recent large-scale digitization initiatives by including snippets from original texts that show the early usage and evolution of these notations.
Nichola Harris Presents Papers
Dr. Nichola Harris, Associate Professor of European History and Coordinator of History and Political Science, recently presented at two Academic Conferences: the American Association for the History of Medicine from April 28 to May 1, 2016 in Minneapolis and the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Renaissance Society of America in Boston from March 31 to April 2, 2016. For the American Association for the History of Medicine, Dr. Harris chaired a panel discussion entitled ‘Global Connections in the History of Pre-Modern Pharmacology.’ As part of the panel, Harris presented her own scholarly work, entitled Early Modern Medical Consumerism and the ‘Secret’ Lapidary of Nicholas Culpeper. In Boston, she was part of a panel entitled The Circulation of Plant Sources: Manuscripts, Prints, Herbaria in Modern Europe, 1400–1700 and her paper was “Popular Medical Advice & the Formulation of Herbal Remedies in Early Modern England.”
Jessica Moore Recognized as Outstanding Adjunct Professor
The National Association of Geoscience Teachers Geo2YC Division, has named SUNY Ulster Adjunct Jessica Moore for the March 2016 Honoree for the Outstanding Adjunct Faculty award! She was nominated for this recognition by Steven Schimmrich, and is being acknowledged for her work at SUNY Ulster. She will receive a complimentary one-year membership to NAGT Geo2YC, and will be considered as one of four quarterly honorees for the Annual Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award to be determined in Fall 2016, which includes a stipend of up to $750 from Pearson Publishing to support classroom or professional development opportunities.
Sean Nixon Presents at Conference on Instruction & Technology
Sean Nixon, Associate Professor of Art & Design and Coordinator of the Graphic Design Program at SUNY Ulster, presented “Real World Intercultural Classroom Collaboration via Social Media” at the Conference on Instruction & Technology (CIT) at SUNY Potsdam in early June. CIT is the State University of New York’s largest, most prominent event on instructional technology in education, drawing an average of 500 participants each year. Professor Nixon developed the program as a model for practical learning known as The Real World Classroom.™
Ray Raymond Lectures
Dr. Ray Raymond, Associate Professor of Government and History and Director of the Katt Institute for Constitutional Studies, gave the February Dean’s Lecture at the US Military Academy West Point. In it, Dr. Raymond examined the various forces threatening the territorial integrity of the United Kingdom. In April, he gave the keynote address at the SUNY Ulster Spring Phi Theta Kappa induction. Entitled “Ignorance is a luxury we cannot afford,” Dr. Raymond’s address explained the basic principles that should govern the relationship between the US intelligence community and policymakers.
Dr. Lisa Schulte Achieves Her Doctorate
A longtime Associate Professor of Nursing at SUNY Ulster, Dr. Schulte, has been awarded a Doctor of Nursing Science (DNS) degree from The Sage Colleges in Albany. Dr. Schulte’s research focuses on supporting non-native English speaking students in associate degree nursing programs in New York State. Her passion is cultural diversity; last summer, Dr. Schulte traveled to Brazil with students from SUNY Ulster and Oswego to promote cultural exchange between the Americas. In addition to all this, she was the keynote speaker at the New York League for Nursing Conference on March 12th in Saratoga.
Kim Wozencraft Publishes Essay
English Department faculty member Kim Wozencraft has an essay in the tenth edition of The Prose Reader: Essays for Thinking, Reading, and Writing, published by Pearson Education.
Kathleen Bruegging and William Sheldon Win Positions in Mexican COIL Partnership
Kathleen Bruegging and William Sheldon won coveted positions in the Mexican COIL Partnership – the MCP Program where faculty from 18 Universities throughout 18 states in Mexico will embark in COIL collaborations with faculty from multiple SUNY campuses, as well as the University of Minnesota and the University of Washington. As part of the MCP Grant, William and Kathleen participated in a professional development opportunity in Cuernavaca, Morales, Mexico from June 20-24.
Suzy Jeffers, Ian Maichell, Dina Pearlman, and Pablo Shine Have Art Exhibits on Display
