PublicationsGerald Sorin (History, Emeritus) recently reviewed "Iron in Her Soul: Elizabeth Gurley Finn and the American Left" for the journal American Communist History; "Reds: McCarthyism in Twentieth Century America" for Jewish Currents; and "Redemption: The Life of Henry Roth" for the Web magazine, JBooks. Sorin is also chairing a committee of the American Jewish Historical Society, which grants a biennial award for Best Book in American Jewish history, and also serves on a panel (for best biography) of the Jewish Book Council, which will announce in the spring semester its annual list of winners of the prestigious National Jewish Book Award. For more on Jewish studies, go to www.newpaltz.edu/resnickinstitute. Yaser M.A. Khalifa (Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Ehi Okoene '02 (Computer Engineering) '04g (Electrical Engineering) published and presented the paper "Evolutionary Autonomous Agent-Based Target Tracking System" at the IEEE International Symposium on Signals, Circuits and Systems, July 14 -15.
Heriberto Dixon (History and Business) recently published: "A Saponi by Any Other Name is Still a Siouan," in American Indian Culture; "Oral Historical Insights into Rogers' Raid in the St. Francis Abenaki Village in 1759," in Mohican Seminar 2, The Challenge: An Algonquin Peoples Seminar and the New York State Museum Bulletin 506; "Cayuga Nation," "Fish Carrier," and "Tutelo Nation," in the Encyclopedia of New York State; and "A People in Motion: The Diaspora and Evolution of the Tutelo People" in the Handbook of North American Indians. Presentations & ExhibitionsDiego Dominici (Mathematics) organized a session on "Special Functions and Orthogonal Polynomials: Theory and Applications" at the American Mathematical Society Eastern Section Meeting on Oct. 8-9 at Bard College, Annandale-on- Hudson. Awards, Honors, Appointments and RecognitionDr. Heinz Meng (Biology, Emeritus) was awarded the Seventh Annual Thom Scheuer Land Stewardship Award from the Mohonk Preserve on Oct. 15. A Distinguished Professor, Dr. Meng is an internationally recognized ornithologist who led the effort to bring peregrine falcons back from the edge of extinction nationwide. The award was presented at the 7th Annual New Paltz Climbing Film Festival, held at SUNY New Paltz. Once common here, the peregrine falcon nearly disappeared from the U.S. due to widespread use of the chemical DDT in the 1950s and 1960s. The first to breed this endangered species in captivity, Dr. Meng participated in the banding of peregrine on the ridge in 1955 and helped release captive-bred peregrine locally in the 1970s. After an absence of more than 40 years, peregrine returned to the ridge on their own to nest in 1998. Named one of the 100 "Champions of Conservation" of the 20th century by Audubon magazine, Dr. Meng joined the faculty of SUNY New Paltz in 1951 as professor of Biology, where he taught until his retirement in 2002. Other Interesting EndeavorsStudents from Germany, Mexico and France who are participating in the Institute for International Business (IIB) program packed their belongings to leave New Paltz and journey to New York City in order to begin working full-time, two-month internships. This fall, students accepted challenging internships with world-renowned companies, such as Saatchi & Saatchi, Edelman and Benetton USA. Other big draws this semester were entertainment industry giants MTV Networks and SONY BMG. The Institute for International Business prepares English-speaking international students for the global business environment. Students study business for eight weeks alongside American and other international students at SUNY New Paltz, and then move to New York City to work for eight weeks at an internship with leading companies. For more information, visit www.newpaltz.edu/iib. |
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News Pulse is published every other week for the faculty and staff of SUNY New Paltz by the Office of Public Affairs. It is printed in-house on recycled paper. To submit information to the newsletter, please complete the online submission form. If you are requesting inclusion in the Nov. 7 issue, your submission must be received by noon on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Contact Eric Gullickson with any questions. Phone: 845-257-3245 | ||||
"The Theory of Oz: Rediscovering the
Aims of Education," the latest book by
professor Howard Good (Communication
& Media), has been published by Rowman
& Littlefield Education. Good's book uses
the movie classic, "The Wizard of Oz," as
a metaphor for the quest for a well-rounded
education by explaining that the main
characters in the story represent four
essential educational goals. Adding together
what Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion and Dorothy want -- brains, a
heart, courage and a home, respectively -- gives a complete education.
He also has a poem, "Travels," in the fall 2005 issue of
the online literary journal The Rose & Thorn, available at