Kathleen Heyworth, head of marketing and public relations, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, was awarded an American Association of Museums Public Relations and Marketing Fellowship to attend the 2007 American Association of Museums Conference in Chicago, Illinois, May 13–17.
Satasha Green, assistant professor, Exceptional Education, co-presented her research “Teaching Reading to Dialect Speakers and English Language Learners,” with colleagues Barbara Dray, assistant professor, Exceptional Education, and Erica Simon from the University of Texas at Austin, at the 52nd annual International Reading Association Annual Convention in Toronto, Ontario, May 13–17.
Satasha Green, assistant professor, Exceptional Education, co-presented her research “Teaching Reading to Dialect Speakers and English Language Learners,” with colleagues Barbara Dray, assistant professor, Exceptional Education, and Erica Simon from the University of Texas at Austin, at the 52nd annual International Reading Association Annual Convention in Toronto, Ontario, May 13–17.
Jill Gradwell, assistant professor, History and Social Studies Education, was an invited keynote speaker for the Teaching Traditional American History Showcase of the Vertical Immersion Project, a Teaching American History grant initiative of the U.S. Department of Education, held in Dyersburg, Tennessee, June 18–22.
Lee Ann Grace, assistant dean, International and Exchange Programs, and Howard Henry, lecturer, Health and Wellness, co-chaired the poster session “Intercultural Initiatives for Campus and Community” at the NAFSA: Association of International Educators 2007 Annual Conference & Expo in Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 27–June 1.
Lee Ann Grace, assistant dean, International and Exchange Programs, and Howard Henry, lecturer, Health and Wellness, co-chaired the poster session “Intercultural Initiatives for Campus and Community” at the NAFSA: Association of International Educators 2007 Annual Conference & Expo in Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 27–June 1.
At the annual meeting of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 29–June 1, Jean Gounard, director, International Student Affairs, chaired the annual business meeting of the NAFSA Francophone World Special Interest Group, where, subsequently, he was re-elected chair of the NAFSA Francophone World Special Interest Group. During that meeting, official representatives from the French Embassy in Washington, D.C., from l'Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, from NAFSA, and from l'Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie at the United Nations spoke on key aspects of the Francophone world and its future. During this meeting, Gounard read a special message from His Excellency Abdou Diouf, Secretary General of l'Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie marking the sixth anniversary of the signature of the Memorandum of Friendship between NAFSA and l'Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, initiated by Gounard in 2001 since he was already chair of the NAFSA Francophone World Special Interest Group.
Chaitali Ghosh, assistant professor, Mathematics, presented “Survival of an AIDS Cohort in Thailand (2000–2005)” at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for Epidemiologic Research Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, June 19–22. This work was done in collaboration with the University at Buffalo’s department of geography.
Timothy Gallineau, associate professor, Student Personnel Administration, presented his paper “Developing, Implementing, and Assessing a Professional Conference on a College Campus,” with SPA alumna Yolanda Morris and current student Dianne Campbell, at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Region II Conference in Albany June 10–12.
Christine Frezza, administrative assistant, Special Programs, received her master’s degree in student personnel administration from Buffalo State in May.