Sebastian Purcell
Sebastian Purcell, Philosophy Department, had his article, “Life on the Slippery Earth,” published in Aeon magazine’s July 4 issue. Purcell’s article discusses how the Aztec moral philosophy has profound differences from the Greek tradition, not least its acceptance that nobody is perfect.
Jerome O’Callaghan
Jerome O’Callaghan, School of Arts and Sciences, has had his review of James Foster’s new volume, BONG HiTS 4 JESUS: A Perfect Constitutional Storm in Alaska’s Capital, published in the Law and Politics Book Review (LPBR) volume 21 no. 7. The LPBR is an electronic publication of the American Political Science Association, distributed to 1,300 subscribers in 39 countries. To access reviews, visit www.lpbr.net
Laura J. Davies
Laura J. Davies, English Department, had her chapter, “Browsing with Intent: Digital Information Literacy and Distant Reading Practices,” published in August in The Next Digital Scholar, edited by James P. Purdy and Randall McClure. Her chapter was selected as the featured chapter on the publisher’s website.
Doug Langhans
Doug Langhans, Admissions Office, has been appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to serve on the New York District Export Council. The council is one of 61 in the nation that brings together experienced international businesspeople who provide support, advice, and assistance to New York companies interested in entering into or expanding into international markets. Langhans was nominated for the position due to his 20 years of international recruitment experience and his 11 years of active involvement with Study New York including serving as chair for three years.
Mark Dodds
Mark Dodds, Sport Management Department, was recently appointed to the editorial board of Sports Marketing Quarterly, a leading sport management journal.
Kathryn Kramer
Kathryn Kramer, Art and Art History Department, and John Rennie Short, from the School of Public Policy at University of Maryland, are co-authors of “Walking the City: Flânerie and Flâneurs,” in the forthcoming Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of the City, due out June 9, 2019.
Nan Pasquarello
Nan Pasquarello, Career Services, was interviewed for a story titled “Candidates battling AI to get hired” that aired on Oct. 30 on Spectrum News 1 based in Syracuse, N.Y. The story about was about how companies use artificial intelligence (AI) in their hiring processes.
Andrew Fitz-Gibbon
Andrew Fitz-Gibbon, Philosophy Department, led two workshops on stress and meditation at Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES in Ithaca at the end of March. In early May, he presented at the SUNY Faculty Senate plenary meeting, held in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., during the Ethics Forum titled “What’s the Good of SUNY?”
Ryan Vooris and Kerry Fischer
Ryan Vooris and Kerry Fischer, Sport Management Department, traveled to Cozumel, Mexico, to present their research at the 2018 Global Sport Business Conference. Their presentation was titled “Observing the second-screen effect: Use of an experiment to measure distracted viewing, social context, and sponsorship recall among NBA viewers.”
Christopher Gascón
Christopher Gascón, Modern Languages Department, has been re-elected secretary of the Association for Hispanic Classical Theater (AHCT). Annually, the AHCT hosts a conference, publishes a journal and supports the oldest and longest-running Hispanic Golden Age theater festival in the world at the Chamizal National Memorial Theater in El Paso, Texas. In addition, the organization provides a library of digitized editions of plays, a video archive of performances of plays available for streaming and a biannual newsletter. Gascón has served as secretary since 2011 and has produced the last eight issues of the AHCT Newsletter, reporting on performances and scholarly activities related to Hispanic Golden Age drama.