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Bill Altman, psychology, and retired modern languages and literatures professor Willard Daetsch are frequent guests on The Morning Report with Casey Stevens on WHCU radio. In June the two discussed ways incoming freshmen can get the most out of college and how high school students can best prepare themselves for the undergraduate experience.

Jeff Claus, Center for Teacher Education, presented a paper, "Collaborating with Community Partners for Critically Reflective, Culturally Responsive Teacher Education," at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education in Dallas in March. He also recently completed revisions for the second printing of his book, Service Learning for Youth Empowerment and Social Change.

Howard Erlich, School of Humanities and Sciences dean, along with Stephen Clancy and Gary Wells, art history, presented a session on "Engaging Humanities Faculty in New Technologies: The Ithaca College Experience" at the American Association of Higher Education-sponsored Faculty Roles and Rewards Conference in Tampa. Panelists discussed and demonstrated results of recent grant-sponsored initiatives aimed at incorporating technology with teaching in the humanities, using art history as a case study.

In addition, Erlich’s term on the board of the American Conference of Academic Deans was extended for two additional years. The 16-member board, which represents close to 500 deans, schedules conferences in collaboration with professional organizations and acts as a professional resource for deans in higher education.

Gary Fountain, English, organized a program of lectures at the Library of Congress in December to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Elizabeth Bishop’s tenure as consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress. That post is now known as the poet laureate of the United States.

Raymond Gozzi Jr., television-radio, recently received the Suzanne K. Langer Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Ecology of Symbolic Form from the Media Ecology Association. The award was for his book, The Power of Metaphor in the Age of Electronic Media, published in 1999 by Hampton Press.

Paul Hamill, academic funding and sponsored programs, recently published a volume of poetry, The Year of Blue Snow, with Mellen Press. The book is composed entirely of poems set in upstate New York. He has published widely in literary journals including Georgia Review, Florida Review, and Bookpress.

Jean Hardwick, biology, published an article, "Public Outreach with Long-Term Impact," in Riding the Wave of Public Outreach, the 2000 Brain Awareness Week report by the Society for Neuroscience. The article summarizes the efforts of her neurobiology students, who designed and directed Brain Awareness Week activities for students in the after-school program at the South Hill Elementary School. The hands-on experiences included examining sheep, cow, and human brains as well as maze experiments that gave insights into how memory functions. Brain Awareness Week is a national effort designed to take science, in particular studies of the brain, out of the classroom and into the community.

Heinz Koch, chemistry, directed a workshop for chemistry site directors of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. Held in Washington, D.C., in March, the workshop was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation. REU supports summer research for undergraduates in both graduate and undergraduate departments in all fields of science.

Sally Lamb, music, has been awarded a Charles Ives fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The award, established by the academy in 1983 in memory of composer Charles Ives, was one of three granted in 2001 to exceptionally gifted composers.

Harry McCue, art, recently exhibited his work in Little Gems, a collection of miniature paintings by various artists at the West End Gallery in Corning. His work also appeared in Wild Life 2001, a four-person exhibit at the Corners Gallery in Ithaca.

Janice Elich Monroe, therapeutic recreation and leisure services, has been elected to chair the board of the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification, the national credentialing organization for therapeutic recreation and recreation therapy. This marks her second three-year term on the board. She has also served on the Executive Committee as secretary, treasurer, vice chair, and chair-elect.

Jim Nichols, intercollegiate athletics, has been selected by USA Track and Field to serve as the team leader for the U.S. Junior Men’s Team that will compete in the 2002 World Cross Country Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland. A longtime coach of men’s cross-country and men’s and women’s track and field teams at the College, Nichols has coached 24 all-Americans.

Tim Ryan, campus safety, has passed the National Registry of Certified Chemists examination for chemical hygiene officers. This certification establishes his expertise with Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations pertaining to chemical health and safety standards in laboratories.

Graham Stewart, alumni relations, used the funds from a 2001 NEATrust professional development scholarship to travel to San Francisco and present a talk on negotiating partnerships between corporations and colleges at this year’s CASE international assembly. Stewart gave his talk July 1. NEATrust (National Educational Alumni Trust) helps alumni associations find cost-effective group life and health insurance for their members.

Garry Thomas, anthropology, recently translated Food for the Future, a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization booklet, from English into Swahili. Written for school-age children, the illustrated booklet shows how sustainably managed tree and forest resources can help ensure a stable food supply. Thomas also presented "Thoughts on Democratizing Development in Tanzania: From Ujamaa to Community Based Natural Resource Management" at the Syracuse University Anthropology Colloquium Series.

Susan Weisend, art, received the second place award for her monotype, Jellyfish on the Move, from the National Juried Exhibition at San Jacinto College South in Houston this spring.