Campus News

SUNY Cortland political scientist Jerome O’Callaghan will discuss a 1943 U.S. Supreme Court case that has significantly shaped American history during a noon sandwich seminar on Thursday, Sept. 17, at the College.

Children’s educational programs on making Chinese dumplings and family Web pages, pedestrian safety, paleontology and nature observation will be highlighted during the Fall 2009 Children’s Museum season starting on Saturday, Sept. 26. Presented by faculty and students in SUNY Cortland’s Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, the museum offers interactive, hands-on educational experiences.

The 2009-10 Rozanne M. Brooks Lecture Series at SUNY Cortland will encompass the theme of “Women’s Worlds” with two guest speakers sponsored during the fall semester and three during the spring semester.

SUNY Cortland will host Family Weekend with activities for the entire family, including a concert, an art exhibition, informational talks, athletic events and educational and recreational activities.

Swing Café, an acoustic swing, jazz, and rockabilly band that is seen at clubs, parties and concerts around New England, will perform on Saturday, Sept. 26, at SUNY Cortland.

SUNY Cortland’s Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies will hold a conference titled “Succeeding as Women in Higher Education” from Friday, Oct. 23-Sunday, Oct. 25, at the College.

Noelle Chaddock Paley was named interim director of SUNY Cortland’s Multicultural Life Office, beginning her duties on June 4.

The formal dedication of the $10 million SUNY Cortland Education Building and Child Care Center will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, on the building's front lawn along Prospect Terrace. President Erik J. Bitterbaum will preside over the ceremonies, which are free and open to the public. A reception and facility tours follow the event.

An exhibition titled “Drawn to Diversity: Exploring Advertising,” created by Alfred University students, will be shown from Aug. 31-Sept. 10 at two different locations in Cortland, N.Y. The display is presented by SUNY Cortland’s Multicultural Life Office in collaboration with Main Street SUNY Cortland’s Beard Building Gallery.

SUNY Cortland has scheduled the following events through the end of the Fall Semester, including concerts, lectures, plays, a musical, a conference, a gospel music festival and other programs. Events are open to the public at no charge, unless noted otherwise.