Posted October 9, 2012
Dr. Mike Gillespie has been named associate dean of SUNY Empire State College's Central New York Center in Syracuse. He will oversee student and academic support services and faculty development initiatives, as well as assist in the overall management of the center’s seven academic sites throughout Central New York. ... MORE
Posted September 20, 2012
Written by national higher education reporter Tamar Lewin, Online Mentors to Guide Women Into the Sciences highlights mentoring in a MOOC environment. ... MORE
Posted September 19, 2012
“Why Vote: Poster, Politics, and Propaganda,” an exhibit in honor of the presidential election year, will open on Sept. 27, 5:30 p.m., at SUNY Empire State College, 6333 State Route 298, East Syracuse. The evening includes a panel discussion focussing on presidential elections, campaigning and messaging, which will precede the reception for the exhibit. ... MORE
Posted September 12, 2012
SUNY Empire State College in Syracuse hosted the Leadership Tools for Women Conference, "Creating the Right Mentoring Environment for You," last month. The conference was supported in part by an Empire State College Foundation Community Outreach Grant. Roz Dow, assistant professor of business at the Utica Unit, and Lee Riddell, director of the SUNY Leadership Institute, served as co-chairs for the conference. ... MORE
Posted August 14, 2012
The senior vice president of the Russian Presidential Academy and president of the Russian Association of Business Education, visited Empire State College in early August to discuss collaborations in online and blended learning ... MORE
Posted July 12, 2012
SUNY Empire State College, in conjunction with the SUNY Leadership Institute, will host a Women in Leadership Conference on Aug. 24 at the college’s Central New York Center in Syracuse. The conference, “Leadership Tools for Women Conference: Creating the Right Mentoring Environment for You,” will focus on the development of sustainable mentoring relations. The event is part of the SUNY Leadership Tools for Women ... MORE
Posted July 5, 2012
Dr. Robert Clougherty Jr., dean of the School for Graduate Studies since 2007, has been named acting vice provost for research, innovation and open education. Dr. Tai Arnold, assistant vice president for academic program development, will become acting dean of the School for Graduate Studies. ... MORE
Posted July 5, 2012
Dr. Shelley Dixon has been named acting assistant vice president for academic affairs, a position left vacant when Dr. Tai Arnold accepted the role of acting dean of the School for Graduate Studies. The appointment is effective as of Aug. 13. ... MORE
Posted June 25, 2012
Amy Stock, assistant area coordinator and adjunct instructor of environmental studies for the Center for Distance Learning, has received a $10,000 TogetherGreen Fellowship Award from Toyota and the National Audubon Society for her work in conservation and environmental causes. The Saratoga Springs resident received the award after a competitive nationwide selection process. ... MORE
Posted June 20, 2012
Elaine Houston ‘09 recently was featured on the cover of HERLIFE, a magazine dedicated to reporting the stories of inspirational women. A newscaster on WNYT/NewsChannel 13, Houston’s media career includes experience in radio and television. She joined WNYT in January 1990 as an education reporter and has covered events including tornadoes in Oklahoma and the Elian Gonzalez controversy in Cuba. ... MORE
Posted June 6, 2012
Dr. Kathy Hairston has been named director of academic review for the Central New York region. In her role she will oversee degree-program auditing and prior-learning assessment.
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Posted June 6, 2012
Craig Thornton, an award-winning playwright and graduate of NYU (BFA) and Goddard College (MFA), has been named artist-in-residence at SUNY Empire State College’s Central New York Center effective with the fall term. He will offer workshops and studies as part of the center’s Arts Learning Community. ... MORE
Posted May 24, 2012
Associate Professor Ian Reifowitz was interviewed and quoted extensively in an article published by the Deutsche Presse-Agentur (the German equivalent of the Associated Press). ... MORE
Posted May 21, 2012
Bike to Work Day, celebrating its 11th anniversary nationally, has drawn Empire State College participants for the last four years, said Sadie Ross, director of environmental sustainability. Seventeen people took part in the event this year, including President Alan Davis and Provost Meg Benke. ... MORE
Posted May 16, 2012
"Soldiers can continue their education, thanks to Empire State College."
That's the message in a piece recently aired on the Syracuse, Oswego and Auburn YNN station. ... MORE
Posted May 8, 2012
David Regan White '05, coordinator of alumni services in the Office of Alumni and Student Relations, has been selected to present at the SUNYCUAD annual conference to be held in Syracuse in June. ... MORE
Posted May 7, 2012
"Complex Problems Have Complex Solutions" is the title of the blog post that Associate Professor Phil Ortiz wrote for the Huffington Post on May 4, 2012. In this post he discusses climate change. He states that "none of us learned everything we needed to know in kindergarten." ... MORE
Posted May 3, 2012
Associate Professor Phil Ortiz, area coordinator of natural science for the college's distance-learning program, was interviewed on Open Stage Media's "IMPACT." He discusses SUNY Empire State College; science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education; and SUNY. ... MORE
Posted April 30, 2012
Associate Professor of the Arts Yvonne Murphy was interviewed on North Carolina Public Radio WUNC on May 1 during the station's daily live arts, news and culture show. An archived stream is available. ... MORE
Posted April 25, 2012
Tom Joyce, a science, math and technology major studying through the college’s distance-learning program, and his robot, Vira, at left, a downloadable chatterbot (a.k.a. “chatbot” or “bot,” a chatterbot is a robot designed to simulate small talk and answer simple questions), earned him a top spot among robot masters in the prestigious international competition, Chatterbox Challenge 2012. ... MORE
Posted April 11, 2012
"The Making of a Safe Driver," a comprehensive guide for teaching teenagers and others to drive, has been published for iPad by Thomas Winterstein, senior staff assistant with the college’s Office of Safety and Security, and his son David Winterstein, a technology-business professional who contributed the graphics to the book. ... MORE
Posted April 11, 2012
Assistant Professor Audeliz Matias has been appointed executive director of the Hispanic Coalition NY, Inc., a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of the Hispanic-Latino community in New York state. ... MORE
Posted April 11, 2012
International Programs mentor Eric Zencey was part of an international group of experts who attended an invitation-only, high-level meeting at the United Nations dedicated to planning a global initiative to transform the world economy. ... MORE
Posted April 11, 2012
President Alan R. Davis was featured in a Q and A in Military Advanced Education, talking about Empire State College’s relationship with service members and veterans and their families. The interview was the magazine’s May 2012 “University Corner” column. ... MORE
Posted April 2, 2012
David Fullard, a mentor with the Metropolitan Center, was recently recognized by the School of Criminal Justice and Office of Career Advancement at Monroe College, with a Celebration of History award. He was one of nine people active in the justice system, politics or human services given an award as part of that college’s Black History Month observance, “Making History in Criminal Justice and Human Services.” ... MORE
Posted April 2, 2012
Assistant Professor Kim Stote, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to conduct research at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada, during the 2012-2013 academic year, according to the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. ... MORE
Posted March 26, 2012
SUNY Empire State College will host “Sustaining Culture: A Regional Conversation,” a joint meeting of the Middle Atlantic Folklife Association, the Folk Arts Program of the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York Folklore Society and Folklorists in New England on May 22 and 23. ... MORE
Posted March 21, 2012
Dr. Himanee Gupta-Carlson, at left, faculty mentor and area coordinator of historical studies at the Center for Distance Learning, has been awarded a summer research fellowship from the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Religion and Theology to complete her book manuscript “Muncie, India(na).”
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Posted March 22, 2012
SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Reed Coughlan, a mentor for SUNY Empire State College in Utica who works with students of social theory, structure and change, is a member of a group that has received $48,475 to design a community green space. ... MORE
Posted March 7, 2012
David Starr-Glass and Tanweer Ali, both mentors with International Programs in Prague, have had a paper published in the prestigious, peer-reviewed journal Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. The paper stems from their experiences with students completing the Empire State College capstone project and subsequently participating in the Czech State Examination. ... MORE
Posted January 23, 2012
President Alan R. Davis has announced that the college has added a new degree program in public affairs. The program will prepare students for jobs and careers in public administration, health policy, journalism, urban studies, nonprofit management, political science, criminal justice, homeland security and more. ... MORE
Posted January 17, 2012
Cindy Conaway, at left, assistant professor of media studies at the Northeast Center, appeared on ABC’s popular game show "Jeopardy!" Friday night (Jan. 13).
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Posted January 11, 2012
Empire State College appeared in the New York Times in two locations last Sunday (Jan. 8). ... MORE
Posted January 11, 2012
The college will offer three public lectures featuring the topic of environmental sustainability this winter. Each lecture is co-sponsored by a regional community group and will begin with a networking reception. The lectures will be held at the Old Westbury Unit, Syracuse Center and Genesee Valley Center at Rochester. ... MORE
Posted January 11, 2012
Empire State College will host an “Introduction to the Saratoga Reads Winning Book” event on Sunday, January 22 from 1:30 to 4:30 at the Center for Distance Learning, 113 West Ave.The book selected this year is the “Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” by award-winning journalist Rebecca Skloot, which describes how the cells derived from a poor cancer-stricken black woman in the 1950s, who sought treatment at Johns Hopkins Medical Center, were used for 60 years in research (without her prior consent) that produced numerous medical breakthroughs. ... MORE
Posted January 9, 2012
President Alan Davis and alumnus Kenny Barron ’78, a renowned jazz pianist will be on WBGO FM (Jazz88.3 FM) on Tuesday, Jan. 17. ... MORE
