Allen Podet, professor, Philosophy and Humanities, has been invited to address the graduation ceremony of the Abraham Geiger College, University of Potsdam, Germany, on November 4 in Berlin. He will be a guest of the college.

William F. Wieczorek, director, Center for Health and Social Research, was an invited participant in the National Institute on Drug Abuse workshop “Advances in Prevention Evaluation: Perspectives from Researchers” held in Bethesda, Maryland, in July.

Paul E. Lubienecki, presidential fellow, Monroe Fordham Regional History Center, wrote an article, “John Timon—Buffalo's First Bishop: His Forgotten Struggle to Assimilate Catholics in Western New York,” that was published in the New York History Review's annual magazine.

John Thompson, associate professor, Computer Information Systems, presented a concurrent session, “Web 2.0 for Educators,” at Niagara's Exploration of Technology in Teaching Conference, which was held at Niagara County Community College on August 24.

Mark Warford, associate professor, Modern and Classical Languages, has had a manuscript, “The Zone of Proximal Teacher Development,” accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of the international journal Teaching and Teacher Education.

John Thompson, associate professor, Computer Information Systems, presented a poster session, “Desktop Web Conferencing: A Replacement for F2F Classes and Meetings,” at the Campus Technology 2010 conference in Boston on July 20.
 

James J. Sobol, assistant professor, Criminal Justice, had an article, “Social Ecology and Police Discretion: The Influence of District Crime, Cynicism, and Workload on the Vigor of Police Response,” published in the July/August issue of Journal of Criminal Justice.
 

Gerard Puccio, chair and professor, Creative Studies, delivered a keynote speech and three workshops as part of a South American educators’ conference held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The conference, which was held September 3–5, was hosted by the English Speaking Scholastic Association of the River Plate and featured other notable keynote speakers such as Robert Marzano and Marc Prensky. The conference was attended by nearly 500 educational leaders and teachers from Argentina and nearby countries.
 

Susan Keller-Mathers, associate professor, creative studies, led a daylong series of workshops, Building Creative Capacity, at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, for higher education faculty and staff on September 1. Keller-Mathers delivered the keynote address, “Building Creative Capacity in the 21st Century,” which was followed by several workshops facilitated by a team of nine graduate students pursuing a master of science in creativity at Buffalo State. The team from Creative Studies, consisting of professionals from a wide variety of backgrounds and occupations, included Jane Dasher, Marta Davidovich Ockuly, Maisha Drayton, Kathysue Dorey Pohrte, John D. Logal, Ismet Mamnoon, Bonnie McKee, Catherine Skora, and Jenna M. Smith. In addition to serving as facilitators, these professionals presented information and research in the field of creative teaching and learning in higher education in a poster session.

Richard J. Herdlein, associate professor, Student Personnel Administration, has been elected vice president, Erie County, for the Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Fulbright Association. Herdlein completed the Fulbright Senior Specialist Award at the Université Catholique de Lille, France, in fall 2009.