Michael Johnson, associate professor, Modern and Classical Languages, presented his paper “‘The Outer Rim of That Devilry’: The Shadow of That Hideous Strength” in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy section of the 2007 Annual Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 2–4.
Stephen Houseknecht, lecturer, Fine Arts, had a solo exhibition of his large-format inkjet prints from his ongoing Bomber Diptych Series at the Buffalo Arts Studio, in the Tri-Main Center, from January 12 through February 22. Brooke Fitzpatrick, gallery curator, selected the 12 exhibited prints. Houseknecht was awarded a New York Foundation of the Arts Special Opportunities Stipend to help support the solo exhibition. This project was funded by the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester with a Special Opportunity Stipend made in collaboration with the New York Foundation for the Arts. M&T Bank of Buffalo has purchased Houseknecht’s Thirty Seconds Over LeRoy; Bomber Diptych from the Albright-Knox Collectors Gallery. A private Buffalo collector purchased Untitled, Summer Barnstormer Series; Bomber Diptych, also from the Albright-Knox Collectors Gallery, in January.
Andrew Garrity, programmer/analyst, Computing and Technology Services, took first place for faculty/staff in the 11th annual Bengal 5K Run and Fun Walk on Saturday, March 15. Proceeds from the race benefit the Alumni Association’s Legacy Scholarship Fund. Legacy scholarships are awarded annually to Buffalo State students who are children and grandchildren of alumni.
The Health and Wellness Department, in collaboration with the Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo, the City of Buffalo Division for Senior Services, and the Erie County Department of Senior Services, implemented the Passport to Wellness for Older Adults: Walking for Health program. The Walking for Health program focused on the regular benefits of physical activity over a five-week period from February 15 to March 14. The program offered short and long walks in area malls every Friday. The Program Planning in Health/Wellness course (HEW 412), taught by Susan Baldwin, assistant professor, Health and Wellness, and its students prepared one to two age-appropriate walking and health presentations for each scheduled event and provided a hands-on warmup, assisted with a diabetes-prevention assessment, performed short and long walks with older adults, and conducted two fitness assessments (strength and blood pressure) throughout the event. Students conducted 101 blood pressure readings and 151 grip-strength measurements, which were well received by all participants. The students were extremely satisfied with this practical, hands-on learning experience transferring classroom knowledge and skills into real-world experience.
John Thompson, associate professor, Computer Information Systems, participated in a panel presentation discussing “Web 2.0 Technologies: Real-World Applications for the Public Sector” at the FOSE 2008 Conference and Exposition in Washington, D.C., April 1–3. FOSE is the largest and most well-recognized forum for the government technology community.
Evelyn S. Rosario, counselor, Educational Opportunity Program, presented “Zapatista Movement and the Media” at the American Studies GSA, Honoring the Life and Work of John C. Mohawk: Fourth Annual Storytellers of the Americas Conference, March 28-30, at the University at Buffalo. Rosario also was the guest speaker at the AEL (Adelante Estudiantes Latinos) Annual Banquet and presented “Education as an Agent of Liberalism” on March 5.
Melissa J. Miszkiewicz, director, Academic Computing, is the second author on a paper titled “Digital Image Use in North American Dental Education: A Multi-stage Needs Assessment,” which has been accepted for publication by the journal Library Resouces and Technical Services 52 (3). LRTS is a publication of the American Libraries Association. The paper was written with Stephen Paling, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and June Abbas and Joseph J. Zambon, of the University at Buffalo.
Meg Knowles, assistant professor, Communication, directed a new half-hour documentary about Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the first Women’s Rights Convention of 1848, “See That the World Is Moving,” which premiered at the 12th International Women’s Film Festival at the Market Arcade Film and Arts Center in March. She produced a 30-minute television program titled “Water,” which screened at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in fall 2007 and at the Creative Alliance at the Patterson in Baltimore, Maryland, in spring 2008. She also recently screened her award-winning short film “Walk” at the Post-Museum in Singapore; the Annexe Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; the Burchfield-Penney Art Center in Buffalo; Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua; and the DIVA Center in Eugene, Oregon.
George T. Hole, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor, Philosophy and Humanities, presented a paper, “The Logic of Logical Disputation in REBT,” to the American Society for Philosophy, Counseling, and Psychotherapy at the 82nd annual meeting of the American Philosophical Association Pacific Division, held in Pasadena, California, March 19–23.
Shannon Gormley Budin, assistant professor, Exceptional Education, presented a poster with William J. Therrien, assistant professor of special education at the University of Iowa, at the Council for Exceptional Children’s 2008 Annual Convention and Exposition in Boston, Massachusetts, April 2–5. The presentation was titled “Implementation of Reread-Adapt and Answer-Comprehend (RAAC) Intervention to Improve Reading Fluency and Comprehension.”