Campus News

The Performing Arts Department has announced the cast for its October production of the Cole Porter Broadway musical comedy “Kiss Me, Kate.” The play will be performed Friday, Oct. 22, through Sunday, Oct. 31, in the Dowd Fine Arts Center Theatre. Tickets go on sale Oct. 1 at Jodi’s Hallmark Shop on Main Street.

Southern singer and songwriter Deidre McCalla will headline Family Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 9.

Children’s educational programs on kite flying, insects and nature will be highlighted during the Fall 2010 Children’s Museum season, which continues on Saturday, Oct. 23. The Children’s Museum offers interactive, hands-on educational experiences in an environment where Cortland community parents, grandparents, caregivers, teachers, college students, youth and young children can be inspired to play and learn together.

Robert Spitzer, a distinguished service professor and chair of the Political Science Department at SUNY Cortland, will predict the results of the upcoming U.S. elections in light of President Barack Obama’s declining popularity, on Thursday, Oct. 7, at SUNY Cortland.

More than 800 prospective college students are expected to spend a day visiting academic departments, touring the campus and talking to faculty and students during Fall Open House on Oct. 11.

SUNY Cortland’s Communication Disorders and Sciences Department is looking for adults, ranging in age from 18 to 70 years, who stutter to participate in a research study.

Marion Blumenthal Lazan will share the unforgettable story of her family’s escape from Nazi-controlled Germany on Tuesday, Oct. 19.

Ellen Gruenbaum, who has conducted research in Sudan and Sierra Leone on social movements against “harmful traditional practices,” will speak on Wednesday, Sept. 29.

SUNY Cortland dedicated two facilities within its Child Care Center in a ceremony on Sept. 24.

Psychology major Matthew Cranson pursued his dream to make a difference in the lives of Cortland youth through the federally supported AmeriCorps Project.