SUNY New Paltz News Pulse: November 8, 2004

Awards, Honors, Appointments and Recognition

Gerald Sorin (Distinguished University Professor of History and Jewish Studies) was interviewed Oct. 25 on Australia Radio National. He talked about Irving Howe and the role of public intellectuals in the contemporary world. In September, Sorin was also interviewed by Alan Chartok on National Public Radio station, WAMC. More recently, he published in "Congress Monthly," a review essay of Jonathan Sarna's American Judaism, the 2003-2004 winner of the National Jewish Book Award for best book in Jewish studies.

Publications

Adam Gillon (Professor Emeritus, English) has published 16 books of poetry, fiction and criticism, four of them on Joseph Conrad, Polish-born English novelist and short-story writer. A few years ago he wrote, directed and produced a feature film "The Bet," based on a short story by Anton Chekhov. He is currently working on a novel and a volume of haiku. He is the Founder of the Joseph Conrad Society of America (JCSA) and the Founding Editor of its newsletter "Joseph Conrad Today."

Brian Obach (Sociology) published an article in Renewable Resources Journal (Vol 22, No. 3, 2004), titled "Mobilizing Unions for Environmental Protection."

Yaser M.A. Khalifa (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Hunter Shi (Engineering '05), and Gustavo Abreu (Computer Science '05) published and presented the paper "Evolutionary Music Composer" at the 2004 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference held in Seattle, Wash., in June.

Corrections

In the Oct. 25 issue of News Pulse it was incorrectly reported that L. David Eaton was the vice president for admissions. His correct title is vice president for enrollment management. We apologize for the error.

Presentations & Exhibitions

Wilma Feliciano (Foreign Languages) delivered two presentations and had an article published in "El Dragables," an electronic journal from Barcelona, Spain. The first presentation, "The Conquest of Peru: Death and Resurrection of the Inca Atawallpa" was at the Newburgh Library on Sept. 21. The second, "Spectacles of Religiosity: Sacred Festivals in Peru," was sponsored by the New York Council of the Humanities and hosted by the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester.

Thomas Sarrantonio (Art History) will have an exhibition of recent paintings at the Tatistcheff Gallery in New York City, Nov. 4-Dec. 4.

Four faculty in the Geography Department attended the Annual Meeting of the Middle States Division of the Association of American Geographers at Villanova University, PA, Oct. 29-30. Larry McGlinn chaired a session on "Natural Resource Issues" and presented a paper, "Defending the Aesthetic: Wind Turbines and the Visual Landscape." John Sharp presented, "Have Urban Areas in the Hudson Valley Been Revitalized?"; and Linda Greenow presented a paper, "When Growth was Good: Images of Prosperity in Mid-Twentieth Century America." Jo Margaret Mano chaired a session on "The Power of Maps and Imagery" and presented her paper, "New York Cartographic ‘Legends': Rip Van Winkle and Major Andre." At the same time, Mika Roinila presented an invited paper, "Finland-Swedes in Canada: History and Current Trends" at the FinnForum VII Conference at the University of Minnesota on Oct. 29.

Mary Fakler (English) chaired a panel session on "Merging Cultures: Asian American Literature in the Classroom" at the Central New York Conference on Language and Literature at SUNY Cortland in October. Heinz Insu Fenkl, director of the creative writing program, and Joan E. Perisse, instructor in the composition program, participated in the panel.

Athletics Accolades

Women's Tennis finished second at the SUNYAC Tournament for the second year in a row. Head coach Rob Bruley was named the conference's Coach of the Year for the second time in three years. New Paltz went on to finish seventh at the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association (NYSWCAA) Tournament the following week. It is the highest finish ever for the program at the annual state tournament. Women's Volleyball earned its first NYSWCAA Tournament bid since 1999. With a record of 25-8, and under third-year head coach Matt Giufre, the program has posted its highest win total since going 27-15 in '99. Field Hockey, under third-year head coach Bill Davidson, has established a program record for wins. The Hawks are 7-10 and have surpassed the program's previous high of five wins in 2003. Men's and Women's Soccer both qualified for the SUNYAC Tournament, where the men lost in the semi-final match against Geneseo, 1-0, and the women's squad lost in the opening round match against Cortland, 2-1. The men's squad was 6-3 in conference play this fall while the women were 4-4-2.

NOVEMBER 8, 2004
Volume 2, Issue 20

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