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New York State Lt. Governor Robert J. Duffy joined President Stephen C. Ainlay, members of the national championship men’s hockey team and student leaders Oct. 7 in the Nott Memorial to raise awareness of sexual assault and domestic violence.

October is recognized nationally and in New York State as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Gov. Robert Duffy

Nearly a dozen media outlets covered the announcement, including a reporter from the Associated Press.

The story appeared in media outlets across the country.

Andrew Burkett, assistant professor of English, presented a talk at the annual meeting of the North American Society for the Study of Romanticism in Washington, D.C. His talk was titled, “Keats and the Phonograph.” He also chaired a special session at the meeting on “Multimedia Romanticisms.” This summer, Burkett received an academic certificate on “Introduction to Digital Humanities” from Wolfson College in the University of Oxford in England.

A book by Rudy Nydegger, professor of psychology, was recently published by ABC-CLIO. “Suicide and Mental Health” will be released on Oct. 14.

Teresa Meade, the Florence B. Sherwood Professor of History and Culture, delivered the Founder’s Address at Russell Sage College’s Founder’s Convocation on Sept. 24 in Troy, N.Y. Her talk addressed the current crisis of refugees across the globe.

The College recently joined with nearly 200 colleges and universities to participate in a national public-service campaign, “It’s On Us,” aimed at preventing sexual assault on college campuses.

The campaign, launched by President Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., hopes to fundamentally shift the way sexual assault is viewed on campuses “by inspiring everyone to see it as their responsibility to do something, big or small, to prevent it.”
This week, the new student-led committee, the Committee on Consent Education and Awareness hosted Sexual Assault Awareness Week with a series of events across campus.

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Works by one of the most acclaimed Native American artists working today, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, are now on view at the Mandeville Gallery in the Nott Memorial.

The solo exhibition features oil paintings and prints, including monotypes, intaglio and lithography. A self-described cultural arts worker, Smith is internationally known for her art and as a curator, lecturer and professor.

Her work is held in the collections of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Brooklyn Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Museum of Modern Art in Quito, the Museum of Mankind in Vienna and many other prominent collections.

Celia Salisbury ’16 is the Kenney Community Center’s Volunteer of the Week.

This past summer, Salisbury worked at Peaceful Acres Horses as a marketing and communications intern, where she helped plan a fundraiser called Kick Cancer’s A**. Peaceful Acres Horses’ mission is to “provide a therapeutic environment for both horses and people to resolve issues related to grief, loss and trauma, and to regain strength and trust.”

In addition to her work with Peaceful Acres Horses, Salisbury has also founded a group on campus that allows students with food restrictions or allergies to communicate with dining services to discuss food safety and allergy-friendly options. She also volunteers for Homeward Bound Dog Rescue in Schenectady.

Originally from Pittsford, N.Y., Salisbury is an organizing theme major hoping to combine social sciences. She is the new member educator in Delta Delta Delta and a member of the Animal Project club, which she helped start on campus. According to Janet Sweeney of the Kenney Center, Salisbury also assisted with this year’s community service pre-orientation program, greeting students and organizing their volunteer efforts at Peaceful Acres.

Jeffrey Corbin, associate professor of biology, appeared on WAMC Northeast Public Radio's program, Vox Pop, to discuss climate change.

Northeast Public Radio is a member of National Public Radio, serving parts of New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

Tom Lobe, political science lecturer, was interviewed by WNYT, the NBC affiliate in Albany, on the recent air strikes in Syria.

Thomas Lobe, lecturer in political science, traveled to Jordan and Turkey over the summer to participate in the Council on International Education Exchange seminar, “Borders, Identity and Displacement: The Evolving Syrian Crisis.” The two-week program focused on the humanitarian, legal, social and political issues raised by the Syrian conflict. After the conference, he also traveled to Lebanon to conduct research, assessing the role of the United Nations and its agencies as they attempt to assess the impact of the Syrian refugees.

An article in The Telegraph, based in Calcutta, India, detailed the talk of Jeffrey Witsoe, assistant professor of anthropology, at Jagjivan Ram Institute of Parliamentary Studies and Political Research. Witsoe discussed his book “Democracy Against Development: Lower-Caste Politics and Political Modernity in Postcolonial India.”

Lewis Davis, associate professor of economics, was a visiting scholar at the University of Perugia, Italy, in April and May, where he initiated a research project on culture and innovation in Europe. During the summer, he was a visiting professor at Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany, where he taught a masters level course, “Economics of Culture.” During his stay in Europe, Davis gave research talks at the University of Perugia, Marche Polytechnic University, the University of Bologna, Martin Luther University and the University of Groningen.

Bradley Hays, associate professor of political science, was a guest on Northeast Public Radio’s, “Congressional Corner” with Alan Chartock. The duo discussed a number of high-profile cases recently brought before the Supreme Court.

Teresa Meade, the Florence B. Sherwood Professor of History and Culture, presented a paper, “From Assimilation to 'Hidden Jew': Mia Truskier in Poland and the Diaspora," at the “Crossing Borders” World Congress, University of Warsaw, in Poland. Her paper is part of a biography she is writing about Truskier, a member of a secular Jewish family who escaped from Poland in 1940, and lived out the war under semi-clandestine circumstances in Italy. Truskier eventually settled after World War II in the U.S., where she was a tireless advocate for refugees from Central America and Haiti. She was a member of the East Bay Sanctuary Board of Trustees in Berkeley, Calif. until her death earlier this year.

Chad Orzel, associate professor of physics, participated in a science writing workshop this summer in Stockholm, Sweden. He was one of several professors who taught quantum theory to science writers and journalists.

An article by David Hemmendinger, professor emeritus of computer science, is featured in the July issue of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ Annals of the History of Computing. His article, “COMIC: An Analog Computer in the Colorant Industry,” is about a computer that helped bring automation to the colorant industry in the 1960s. Hemmendinger is also associate editor of the journal.

Andrew Morris, associate professor of history, moderated a discussion of the new Ken Burns mini-series, “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History,” on Sept. 11 at Albany City Hall. The 14-hour program is currently airing on WMHT.

Daniel Mosquera, associate professor of Spanish, attended the Tenth Biennial International/Interdisciplinary Research Conference of The Afro-Latin/American Research Association in Kingston, Jamaica this past summer. An organizer of the event, he delivered his paper, “Of Race and Litter: Afro Imagining and Trash in Brazilian Cinema and Media.” He also moderated a panel that focused on sports and race in the U.S., Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

A letter to the editor by Deidre Hill Butler, associate professor of sociology, was recently published in The Daily Gazette. The letter detailed her trip to Ferguson, Mo. to participate in a protest after the shooting death of Michael Brown. Read her letter here.

Works by one of the most acclaimed Native American artists working today, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, are now on view at the Mandeville Gallery in the Nott Memorial.

The solo exhibition features oil paintings and prints, including monotypes, intaglio and lithography. A self-described cultural arts worker, Smith is internationally known for her art and as a curator, lecturer and professor.

Her work is held in the collections of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Brooklyn Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Museum of Modern Art in Quito, the Museum of Mankind in Vienna and many other prominent collections.

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John E. Kelly III '76, senior vice president and director of research at IBM, was the keynote speaker at Union's recent Annual Business Campaign (ABC) kickoff breakfast at College Park Hall.

The ABC breakfast is a thank you to the supporters of the College's scholarship fund. Since 1993, hundreds of local businesses have contributed to the fund, which provides scholarships to students from Albany, Columbia, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schoharie and Schenectady counties.

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