Paul Reynolds, training team consultant, Computing and Technology Services, recently completed the requirements for the certification program in Computer Crimes Investigation offered by Medaille College.
Kent McGowan, director, Financial Aid, presented “Professional Judgment in Financial Aid: Assisting Students Whose Lives Don’t Fit the Mold” at the High School Counselor Expo at the Buffalo Convention Center on November 6.
Julie Wieczkowski, assistant professor, Anthropology, lectured in the freshman Dental and Oral Anatomy course at the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine on October 13. Her topic was dental anatomy and human dentition in an evolutionary context.
William White and Michael Vermy, assistant professors, Modern and Classical Languages, held a workshop, “LOTE Essentials: Passé Composé and the Imparfait,” at the 92nd annual conference of the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers, held in Buffalo, New York, October 9–11.
Lori L. Till, associate professor, Hospitality and Tourism, and Susannah White, senior associate, Volunteer and Service-Learning Center, presented “Partnering for Success: The Keys to Effective Service Learning” at the Western New York Service Learning Coalition Conference, held at Medaille College on October 24. The presentation focused on the importance of effective and thorough volunteer and service orientations.
John Thompson, associate professor, Computer Information Systems, presented a concurrent session, “Desktop Web Conferencing: Participate in Meetings and Teach Courses from Anywhere in the World,” at the 15th annual Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning, held in Orlando, Florida, October 28–30.
Five entries by Lorna Perez, assistant professor, English—“Boricuas,” “The Foraker Act,” “The Jones Act,” “Nuyoricans,” and “La Malinche”—have been published inLatino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia (David J. Leonard and Carmen R. Lugo-Lugo, eds.; M. E. Sharpe, 2009).
Sue McMillen, assistant professor, Mathematics, presented “Taking Time to Understand Telling Time,” a hands-on session for K–2 teachers, at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference and Exposition, held in Boston, Massachusetts, October 21–23.
Florence D. Johnson, director, Student Support Services, has been elected to a one-year term as president of the New York State School Boards Association. Johnson is the first African American female and the first female representative elected from the Big 5 Conference, which comprises New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Yonkers. The Big 5 Conference educates 42 percent of the state’s students and has the highest concentration of students with high needs.
Her presidency begins January 1, 2010, and will entail visiting school districts, Boces, State Education, and the commissioner of education carrying the message on her chosen theme, ”Empowerment: Through Education, Opportunity, and Success.” At the local, state, and national levels, Johnson has always stressed equity and excellence in education for all children.
Robin Harris, associate professor, Earth Sciences and Science Education, was the principal investigator of the TLQP-funded project the Buffalo Science Teachers’ Network (BSTN) for 10 years. BSTN received the STANYS Service Award at the Science Teachers Association of New York State’s (STANYS) 114th annual conference, held in Rochester, New York, October 31–November 3. The project involved over 40 Buffalo Public School teachers and over 150 preservice science teachers. In the 10 years of this funded project, more than 115,000 hours of professional development were completed!