Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his article “Characteristics of Young Suicides by Violent Methods in Rural China” in the Journal of Forensic Sciences 56 (3): 674–678. The study’s coauthor, Cun-Xian Jia, was a visiting scholar to Buffalo State in 2010.
Lisa Berglund, associate professor of English, was awarded a Cordell Collection Fellowship to spend two weeks this summer conducting research at the Warren N. and Suzanne B. Cordell Collection of Dictionaries at Indiana State University. She also attended the Dictionary Society of North America’s biennial meeting in Montreal, Quebec, June 8–11, where she presented “Secular Bibles: Annotations in Early American Dictionaries.” Her research was mentioned in an article in Canada.com’s National Post.
Ellen S. Friedland, associate professor of elementary education and reading, Susan E. McMillen, professor of mathematics, and Pixita Del Prado Hill, associate professor of elementary education and reading, published their article “Collaborating to Cross the Mathematics-Literacy Divide: An Annotated Bibliography of Literacy Strategies for Mathematics Classrooms” in the September 2011 issue of the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, a publication of the International Reading Association.
Elisa Bergslien, associate professor of earth sciences and science education, was appointed information officer and webmaster for the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) Initiative on Forensic Geology. She will present at the inaugural meeting, held in Rome, Italy, September 18 and 19, and will participate in the organization's first formal training session at the Roma Tre University on September 20.
Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his article “Suicidal Intent Among Young Suicides in Rural China,” coauthored with Cunxian Jia, in the Archives of Suicide Research15 (2): 127–139.
Buffalo State College professors and Project Flight co-directors Betty J. Cappella and Geraldine E. Bard will be recognized by the Western Zone of the New York State Retired Teachers' Association on Wednesday, September 21, at Salvatore's Italian Gardens for their involvement in organizing and planning activities for the advancement of educational goals and literacy.
David Dachauer, motor vehicle operator with Campus Services, has published his first novel, Tether Me Not. Released in August by Dallas-based publisher Brown Books, the book deals with the spiritual questioning and grief Dachauer experienced after the unexpected death of his wife, Jennifer, in February 2010. Dachauer will discuss the novel and the writing process at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 29, in the Burchfield Penney Art Center. He encourages aspiring writers to attend. Barnes & Noble, Talking Leaves, and Amazon.com currently carry the novel. Copies of the book will also be available for sale at the event.
At the meeting of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, held in Vancouver, Canada, May 29–June 3, 2011, Jean F. Gounard, director of International Student Affairs, chaired the annual business meeting of the NAFSA Francophone World Special Interest Group, where subsequently he was reelected chair of the group. During that meeting, official representatives from various parts of the Francophone world spoke on the status of the French language today. In addition, Gounard presented a poster session titled “Francophone West Africa: Reform in Higher Education.” The meeting also marked the 10th 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.
The Public Relations Society of America, Buffalo Niagara Chapter, awarded a Silver Excalibur Award to the Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College at the chapter's 22nd Annual Excalibur Awards dinner on June 16. The award, in the integrated marketing category, recognized the marketing campaign for the Burchfield Penney's 2010 exhibition, Heat Waves in a Swamp: The Paintings of Charles Burchfield.
William Grieshober, adviser with the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), was named a 2011 SBDC Adviser of the Year at the organization’s annual Staff Training and Professional Development Conference, held in Lake Placid, New York, May 22–25. He was selected from among 200 business advisers who deliver high-quality counseling in 23 SBDC regional centers throughout New York State. The Business Adviser of the Year honor is based on positive client evaluations of Grieshober’s counseling, the number of clients served, and exceptional impact in terms of small business capital formation and number of jobs created and saved.