Campus News

Stephen Smith, senior counselor at SUNY Cortland’s Counseling Center, will speak at a Veterans’ Day Ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 11. Sponsored by the President’s Office, the ceremony will begin at 3 p.m. in Old Main Brown Auditorium.

Approximately 700 prospective college students are expected to spend a day visiting academic departments during the second Fall Open House on Friday, Nov. 12.

Music that originated during the Renaissance through the 20th century will be featured in the Thursday, Nov. 18 concert by the College Singers at SUNY Cortland.

“War and Peace” is the theme of the SUNY College-Community Orchestra concert set for Tuesday, Nov. 16, in the Dowd Fine Arts Theatre. Directed by Ubaldo Valli of the Performing Arts Department, the concert will begin at 8 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

The New York Jets 2010 Summer Training Camp attracted 41,000 spectators and generated $5.8 million in economic activity in Cortland County, according to a study released this week by three SUNY Cortland faculty members.

A grand re-opening ceremony will be held for Smith and Casey Towers on Wednesday, Oct. 27.

Benjamin Hunnicutt, who has focused his research and writing on an historical mystery in America, “The End of Shorter Hours,” will keynote this year’s 60th annual Recreation Conference from Nov. 4-5.

Local government officials and a political science professor will explore the controversy surrounding the drive to merge municipalities to save taxpayer money, during a Community Roundtable on Thursday, Nov. 4.

Area families will once again be offered safe alternatives to trick-or-treating in their neighborhoods through the efforts of students, faculty and staff.

Catherine Bertini, the 2003 World Food Prize Laureate, will speak at the second “Fire It Up: Lead the Way to Change” Leadership Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 26.