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Theatre Students Travel to Hong Kong to Present Work
SUNY Potsdam students Tiffany Weller of Potsdam and Melissa Brewer of Voorheesville, NY, along with Erin Gandia of Natural Bridge, NY, (not pictured) traveled to Hong Kong this summer as the only American students presenting their theatrical work at the International Drama and Education Forum in China.
Move over Broadway. Three SUNY Potsdam drama majors have hit the international educational theatre scene.
Iraq through books, magazines, articles and interviews with women who lived the experience.
In July, a trio of seniors presented the performance they created in one of their applied theatre classes at the Hong Kong Drama/Theatre and Education Forum in China as part of a conference featuring theatre students from around the world.
Dr. Jay Pecora, assistant professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance, submitted the students’ piece to the conference, and though it was one of more than 100 entries from all over the world, he had faith in their work.
Melissa Brewer of Vooheesville; Erin Gandia of Natural Bridge; and Tiffany Weller of Potsdam researched female soldiers’ experience in Afghanistan and
Dr. Pecora noted attending a conference of this caliber was not only great for the students, but for the Theatre Program and the entire College as well.
DEVELOPMENT & Awards
Reinert Named to International Double Reed Society Before his passing in July, Bob Reinert, Crane faculty emeritus and honorary 2005 alumnus, was selected to be an honorary member of the International Double Reed Society (IDRS). His name joined that of some very prestigious names in the bassoon and oboe world. On September 21, a Celebration of his life was held on the stage of Hosmer Hall. In attendance were former students, colleagues, family and friends.
College News
Giving & Awards
Anthropology Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Celebration
Endowed Scholarship to Honor Former Mathematics Chair
SUNY Potsdam’s Department of Anthropology recently kicked off a yearlong celebration recognizing 2007 as the 50th anniversary of the department’s academic development, excellence and success at the College.
The Vasily Cateforis Scholarship that was initiated in 2004 by the SUNY Potsdam Department of Mathematics faculty to honor their former chair and faculty colleague, Dr.Vasily Cateforis, was awarded for the first time in the fall 2007 semester to a student in the mathematics BA/MA program.
The anthropology faculty teaches an average of 1,200 students per semester, which means that more than a quarter of all students on campus take an anthropology class every semester. The department also was the first among all other New York universities to establish a chapter, the Alpha Chapter, of the national Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honorary Society. “As faculty members and scientists, we pride ourselves in the ways we reach out to our students, both by working with them on real research projects and by emphasizing an applied approach to the discipline,” said Dr. John Omohundro, SUNY Potsdam distinguished teaching professor. Giving & Awards
SUNY Potsdam Wins Admissions Advertising Award SUNY Potsdam’s “Get There from Here” television commercials recently took home the gold from the prestigious “Admissions Marketing Report” Admissions Advertising Awards in the Television Advertising/ Series category for schools with 2,000 to 4,999 students. The annual Admissions Advertising Awards program is the oldest and largest educational advertising awards competition in the country. More than 2,100 entries were received from more than 1,200 colleges, universities and secondary schools. Entries were received from institutions in all 50 states and several foreign countries.
Thanks to the leadership of former Mathematics Chair Dr. Laura Person; current Mathematics Chair Dr. Joel Foisy; Chair of the Vasily Cateforis Scholarship Committee Dr. Blair Madore; mathematics alumna and professor of mathematics at Manhattan College Dr. Kathryn Weld ’77 (who served as the alumni chairperson for the scholarship fund drive) and the generosity of many faculty colleagues and former students, the Vasily Cateforis Scholarship was fully funded and endowed in 2006. Giving & Awards
Leadership Through Service Award Bestowed Upon Dr. Neil R. Johnson SUNY Potsdam selected Dr. Neil R. Johnson, former chair of the Department of Health and Physical Education and co-founder of the Stimulating Opportunities After Retirement (SOAR) program, to be the recipient of the 2007 Leadership Through Service Award. SUNY Potsdam established the Leadership Through Service Awards to honor those outstanding individuals who have demonstrated a commitment of service to the Potsdam community. Each year, award recipients are acknowledged for demonstrating a special contribution to the betterment of the Potsdam region through dedicated service.
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