News and Press Releases

Program Teaches Acceptance of Differences at Early Age

05:19pm EDT, 19 Apr 2013

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (April 19, 2013) — Teachers are trained to accommodate and relate to students who have disabilities, but children usually aren’t.

Dr. Patricia Egan, professor of school psychology, is out to change that. She is co-directing a new program with adjunct lecturer Andrea Martino that promotes friendships between students and their peers with autism spectrum disorder.

The Peer Network Program recruits students who exhibit maturity, empathy and respect for their peers. They learn about autism spectrum disorder, study social skills and are then paired with students with the disorder in an effort to provide the latter with the security and guidance that can be found through a peer relationship.

more...

---

Bishop's University Vice Chancellor to Discuss Higher Education in Quebec

12:00am EDT, 2 May 2013 (Updated 04:03pm EDT, 18 Apr 2013)

PLATTSBURGH (April 18, 2013) — The principal and vice chancellor at Bishop’s University, Lennoxville, Quebec, Michael Goldbloom, will speak on higher education in Quebec Thursday, May 2, beginning at 2 p.m. in Krinovitz Recital Hall, Hawkins Hall.

The Distinguished Quebec Address is hosted by SUNY Plattsburgh’s Institute on Quebec Studies and the Development Corporation, Clinton County. For more information on the address, contact Cherice Granger, 518-564-2384 or cherice.granger@plattsburgh.edu.

 

 

---

Department of Theatre to Present 'The Winter's Tale'

03:51pm EDT, 18 Apr 2013

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (April 18, 2013) — The SUNY Plattsburgh Department of Theatre will present Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” — with a contemporary twist — 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28, in the Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts building.

Directed and adapted by Dr. Shawna Mefferd Carroll, who worked with students from her Production Workshop course, this ensemble production has every actor taking on at least two roles.

more...

---

Alumna, Vice Chair of U.S. Manufacturing Council to Present

02:21pm EDT, 18 Apr 2013

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (April 18, 2013) — Mary Isbister, a 1986 SUNY Plattsburgh alumna and vice chair of the U.S. Manufacturing Council, is returning to campus to discuss her journey from graduate to successful professional.

Isbister will present “From Here to There: The Journey from SUNY Plattsburgh Graduate to Successful Business Owner” from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, in the E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall.

Her address is part of the Distinguished Visiting Alumni Program, which brings notable alumni to campus, allowing them to meet with students, faculty, staff, other alumni and community members, sharing ideas, experiences and accomplishments. In doing so, they both showcase and foster SUNY Plattsburgh’s efforts to prepare students for academic, professional and personal success.

more...

---

Music Department Hosts Composer-in-Residence Events

11:11am EDT, 18 Apr 2013

The highlight of the day will be a 7:30 p.m. concert in Krinovitz Recital Hall, Hawkins Hall, that will feature Roadfeldt playing works by O’Riordan, Dr. Bill Pfaff of SUNY Plattsburgh, Joan Tower, Lowell Lieberman and Arnold Schoenberg. There will be a pre-concert talk at 6:30 p.m. by Roadfeldt, O’Riordan and Pfaff.

Prior to the concert and pre-concert talk, Roadfeldt, O’Riordan and Pfaff will offer a lecture demonstration at 4 p.m. in Krinvitz Recital Hall. The presentation will allow the audience to hear sections of the evening’s program and gain insight from both the performer and the composers about the nature of the individual works. Audience questions will be welcome at this informal event.

more...

---

History Majors Earn High Marks at Regional Conference

12:00am EDT, 17 Apr 2013 (Updated 04:14pm EDT, 17 Apr 2013)

PLATTSBURGH (April 17, 2013) — SUNY Plattsburgh history major Juli Burnett from Lake George, N.Y., took top honors for her paper, “Identity and Democracy: The Rise of Christianity in South Korea, 1960-1989,” presented at a history honor society’s regional conference April 6.

She was joined at the annual Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at Hartwick College, Oneonta, N.Y by fellow history majors Michael Pelzer of Middle Grove, N.Y., and Paige Dustin of Malone, N.Y., and Dr. Connie Shemo, associate professor of history.

more...

---

SUNY Plattsburgh at Queensbury Presents Free Leadership Forum and Networking Reception

03:09pm EDT, 17 Apr 2013

Experts to Give Insight into Leadership Theory, Practice

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (April 17, 2013) — SUNY Plattsburgh at Queensbury will present a free forum designed to give community members and representatives of local organizations the chance to learn about the role of leadership in various professional contexts.

The forum will take place on May 1, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Queensbury High School Auditorium, 409 Aviation Road in Queensbury. A networking reception with refreshments will kick off the evening at 6 p.m., enabling guests to mingle and meet leaders and leadership educators.

Presentations will begin at 7 p.m. Alumni and faculty from the college’s Master of Science and Certificate of Advanced Studies in Leadership programs will offer three presentations on current leadership topics:

more...

---

1993 Film Parallels Rape, Murder of Indian Woman Last Fall

10:11am EDT, 17 Apr 2013

PLATTSBURGH (April 17, 2013) — The SUNY Plattsburgh Asian Studies Committee and the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies will show the film, "Damini," 7 p.m., Friday, April 19 in Room 201, Yokum Lecture Hall.

“Damini” is a film about a woman in India who witnesses her husband's younger brother raping the maid-servant. The husband is too late to prevent the assault. The family then conspires to cover it up.

more...

---

SUNY Plattsburgh Symphonic Band to Give Spring Concert

12:00am EDT, 12 Apr 2013 (Updated 03:54pm EDT, 12 Apr 2013)

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (April 12, 2013) — The SUNY Plattsburgh Symphonic Band will present a spring concert Tuesday, April 23, 7:30 p.m. in E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall.

The program, under the direction of associate professor of music, Daniel Gordon, will feature trumpet soloist Matthew Trinkle, a graduating senior majoring in music and computer music. He will perform the premiere of his own transcription of “Flowerdale” by British composer Philip Sparke. Trinkle will be joined by trumpet soloists Grayson Wheeler and William Long in performing Leroy Anderson’s “Buglers’ Holiday.”

more...

---

SUNY Plattsburgh Lyric Scenes Workshop Presents 'Back to Basics'

12:00am EDT, 12 Apr 2013 (Updated 03:39pm EDT, 12 Apr 2013)

PLATTSBURGH (April 12, 2013) — The SUNY Plattsburgh Department of Music will present "Back to Basics" featuring the students from Lyric Scenes Workshop Saturday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 21, at 2 p.m. in Glenn E. Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall.

Fifteen students from varying degree programs who are taking the music course Lyric Scenes Workshop will perform vocal selections from opera, operetta and musical theater by composers such as Rodgers and Hammerstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Stephen Sondheim. The production is directed by Timothy Morningstar, adjunct lecturer in music, with music direction by Dr. Karen Becker, associate professor of music. Admission is free.

 

---

Newer Articles Older Articles

Contact Information

If you would like more information on any of the following news releases, please contact:

Michelle Ouellette, Associate Director, Public Relations and Publications
SUNY Plattsburgh
Phone: (518) 564-2090
E-mail: news@plattsburgh.edu