Marianne Foley, librarian, and Katie Bertel, senior assistant librarian, published their article “Hands-On Instruction: The iPad Self-Guided Library Tour” in Reference Services Review 43 (2): 309–318.

Susan McCartney, director of the Small Business Development Center, was selected to serve as an advisory board member for the National Professional Science Master's Association (NPSMA). Advisory board members support the NPSMA in its efforts to familiarize industry with graduates of PSM programs. The NPSMA Advisory Board consists of professionals in a wide variety of science-related industries, organizations, and academic institutions.

Bridget María Chesterton has been elected vice president of the Mid-Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies (MACLAS) for the 2016–2017 academic year, and she will serve as president for the 2017–2018 academic year. MACLAS is an interdisciplinary association that promotes and develops interest in Latin American studies and affairs. The organization is composed of mid-Atlantic region scholars, researchers, teachers, students, and interested professionals in all disciplines and pursuits. The mid-Atlantic region comprises Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The council was founded in Pittsburgh in 1979 and currently has more than 100 members. MACLAS holds an annual conference, publishes essays on Latin American, publishes a newsletter three times year, and awards prizes for articles and books published by MACLAS members.

Jean F. Gounard, director of international student affairs, has been invited by the Institute of International Education to help select the inaugural class of Schwarzman scholars. This philanthropic program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, established by Steve Schwarzman, is modeled after the Rhodes Scholarship; its goal is to educate the next generation of global leaders about China. Scholars are selected from around the world and will pursue a fully funded one-year master’s degree at Schwarzman College, a newly constructed world-class academic and residential building on Tsinghua's campus. Schwarzman scholars will welcome the first class of 100 students in summer 2016.

"When the Atomic Went Mainstream," an excerpt from Lindsey Freeman's book Longing for the Bomb: Oak Ridge and Atomic Nostalgia, appears in the book review section of American Scientist's July-August issue: 103 (4).

Amy Pedlow, assistant chief of University Police, will join law enforcement officers from across the country at the Freedom Tower in New York City to participate in a 270-mile bicycle ride to Boston, Massachusetts. The 2015 Tour de Force 9/11 Memorial Ride will depart with 300 riders from New York City on Thursday, September 10, and cycle through the lower Hudson valley, past the lush countryside of Connecticut and over the rolling hills of Massachusetts. An additional 150 cyclists from the Boston area will join the ride for the last leg as the tour rolls into Boston Harbor for Sean’s Ride, a ride dedicated to the memory of MIT Police Officer Sean Collier, before coming to an end on Sunday, September 13, at the Boston Marathon finish line.

The Tour de Force's dual mission is to honor the victims of 9/11 by keeping their memory alive through cycling events, and to raise funds to benefit the families of police officers who are killed in the line of duty nationwide each year. This will be the sixth year that Pedlow is riding. She will share pictures of her journey through the University Police Facebook page.

Dolores Battle, professor emerita and lecturer of speech-language pathology, published her article "Persons with Communication Disabilities in Natural Disasters, War, and/or Conflict" in Communication Disorders Quarterly 36 (4): 231–240.

Wanda Davis, professor of higher education administration, received a citation from the state of Pennsylvania in June, sponsored by state Senator Andrew Dinniman, for the dedication of the first of five historical markers of one-room schools in the Upper Oxford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The citation recognizes the recent dedication of the marker at Villa Nova and honors Pfc. Robert A. Davis. Wanda Davis is a long-standing member of Buffalo State’s distinguished Peterson Society and founder of the Robert A. Davis Endowed Scholarship at Buffalo State. The citation recognizes her work to preserve local history while honoring local heroes.

Robert Delprino, professor of psychology, and Maureen Lindstrom, librarian, presented the session “Overcoming Conflicting Goals during Strategic Planning” at the Society for College and University Planning's 50th annual international conference, held in Chicago, Illinois, July 11–15. Lindstrom and Delprino were also invited to facilitate the roundtable discussion “Preserving Your Institutional Knowledge for Use in Strategic Planning.” In addition, Delprino served as an instructor for the pre-conference workshop “Laying the Groundwork for Strategic Planning.” This workshop was the first step of SCUP’s Planning Institute, a multistage program of instruction on strategic planning specifically designed for institutions of higher education. Delprino was recently invited to develop and structure the integrated planning process as a subject matter expert for the SCUP Planning Institute.

In August, Delprino presented “Changing Benefits and Officers’ Willingness to Stay on the Job” at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association in Toronto, Ontario.

In May, he chaired and co-presented the symposium “First Responder and Public Safety Families” with a former student at the International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Meghan E. B. Pereira, senior instructional designer in Instructional Resources, has received the 2015 Campus Access Award from the New York State Disability Services Council. This statewide award recognizes a non-disabilities services person, department, or alumnus on a New York State campus who has promoted or provided outstanding access to the campus’s disability community. Pereira was lauded for her work on campus and throughout SUNY to assist the Buffalo State Disability Services Office in the provision and delivery of materials to all students at Buffalo State. Her work with faculty members to implement a more universal design framework for instructional materials, to identify accessibility resource liaisons, and to developing training modules has been critical in advancing and promoting accessibility at Buffalo State. Pereira also continues to increase awareness of accessibility needs within the instructional design community throughout SUNY with presentations and other symposiums that promote campus responsibility for access and instructional readiness. She will receive the award at the NYSDSC Spring Conference Luncheon in Canandaigua, New York, on June 25.