A paper by Jane R. Cushman, assistant professor;Jodelle S. W. Magner, assistant professor; and Susan E. McMillen, associate professor, Mathematics, titled “P3: Property-Opoly and Other Powerful Preservice Field Experiences” has been published online in the refereed conference proceedings of the fifth annual TEAM-Math Partnership Conference. The paper was based on the authors’ presentation at the conference, held at Tuskegee University, in Tuskegee, Alabama, September 4–6.

Coralee Smith, associate professor, Elementary Education and Reading, presented “First-Grade Science Original Trade Books Illustrated and Written by Elementary Teacher Candidates” and “Kindergarten through Sixth-Grade Science Original Trade Books Illustrated and Written by Elementary Teacher Candidates: How and Why Did They Do That? Lessons in Creative Learning and Teaching; Mentoring; Support and Reflection.” The invited peer-reviewed presentations were held at the National Science Teachers Association 2009 National Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19–22. Participants explored the processes teacher candidates used to create, publish, and share original K–6 science trade books that were used to teach science and mathematics in urban field-based elementary classroom placements. Funding to publish the books was secured from the Center for Urban and Rural Education and the Professional Development Schools Consortium at Buffalo State College.

Ted P. Schmidt, associate professor, Economics and Finance, presented a seminar, “The U.S. Treasury’s Public-Private Investment Plan (PPIP) to Reduce Toxic Assets from the U.S. Banking System,” at the University of Quintana Roo, in Chetumal, Mexico, on April 29.

Bill Raffel, associate professor, Communication, took 12 students from his Introduction to International Studies class (IST 100) on a field trip to Toronto, Ontario, April 24–26 to experience the different cultures studied during the course. They visited the Royal Ontario Museum, Casa Loma, Chinatown, and the Kensington Market in addition to having an African drumming lesson. In between, they ate at Brazilian and Ethiopian restaurants. The class is an introductory course for the interdisciplinary international studies minor offered through University College. Raffel is coordinator of the minor.

Meredeth Lavelle, senior staff assistant, Art Conservation, was coauthor for the history of the 15th Decorators’ Show House: E. B. Green’s Wallace Estate, presented by the Junior League of Buffalo. Lavelle conducted extensive research on E. B. Green, David Wallace, and the history of Snyder as well as the development of LeBrun Road. Built in 1929, the mansion was designed in a French provincial style and is one of 160 remaining E. B. Green–commissioned structures in Buffalo and among his final residential dwellings. The show house is open to the public through May 17.

Drew Kahn, chair and professor, Theater, delivered the plenary address, “Finding Anne Frank in Rwanda: A Diary of Universal Genocide,” at the Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research National Conference, “Intercultural Solutions for Challenging Times,” held in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 1–4.

Maryruth Glogowski, associate vice president for library and instructional technology, E. H. Butler Library, has been elected to serve as the vice chair/chair-elect of the SUNY Council of Library Directors.

Gerhard Falk, professor, Sociology, published his 18th book, Women and Social Change in America (McFarland Publishers).

Sharon Cramer, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, Exceptional Education, presented a keynote, “Beyond ‘Razzle Dazzle’: Begin a Scholarship Agenda That Will Produce Unique Thinking, Research, and Academic Work,” at the University of Oklahoma, in Norman, Oklahoma, on April 24 as part of a daylong program to promote faculty scholarship.

Sue Baldwin, assistant professor, Health and Wellness, was recently awarded the Western New York Health Professional of the Year Award. The award was presented on March 13 at the regional New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance conference, hosted by Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, New York.