Campus News

A grand opening ceremony for the Professional Studies Building will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 8.

The University Police Department has received accreditation by the New York State Law Enforcement Accreditation Council.

John Cottone, SUNY Cortland’s interim dean of the School of Professional Studies since June 2008, was named dean effective March 3.

Frederic Pierce of Syracuse, N.Y., has joined the College as director of public relations.

The mysteries of Central New York’s native flowering plants and ferns will be explored during a Community Roundtable on April 7.

Cynthia Benton, a professor of childhood/early childhood education, will deliver the keynote address at Honors Convocation on April 16.

Scholars’ Day, a series of presentations highlighting faculty, staff and student scholarship and research, will take place on Friday, April 15.

The 26th annual Central New York Teacher Recruitment Days takes place on April 14-15.

The 13th annual Unity Celebration, featuring an hors d’oeuvres reception to commemorate cultural diversity on the SUNY Cortland campus, will be held on Wednesday, April 13. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. in Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge.

Thomas Hischak, professor of performing arts who specializes in theatre, has received a Fulbright Foundation grant in the Senior Specialists Program in which American scholars are invited to teach and/or work with foreign universities for a limited period of time.