The Binghamton University Alumni Golf Classic, scheduled for Friday, Aug. 3, at Vestal Hills Country Club, is seeking foursomes and sponsors. This event is open to the public.
The Alumni Association organizes this event annually to bring together Binghamton University graduates, local business leaders and community members. This 18-hole tournament will use a captain-and-crew format, and feature contests, giveaways and prizes, including a $10,000 hole-in-one jackpot, sponsored by Liberty Mutual, and a $10,000 putting contest sponsored by the Alumni Association. Lunch, sponsored by the Mad Moose, and a BBQ & Blues dinner reception are included. Proceeds from the tournament support the Alumni Association’s Legacy Scholarship Fund, which will benefit the children of Binghamton University alumni.
For more information about the event and to register, visit bugolf.com or contact Dan Polhamus, associate director of alumni relations, at 777-2431.
President Harvey Stenger has announced a number of awards recognizing faculty and staff for outstanding efforts on behalf of the University:
The following people will be honored at a dinner in October:
2011-2012 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
Susan Bane, professor of chemistry/director of the Biochemistry Program
Thomas Wilson, professor/chair of anthropology
Mohammad Younis, associate professor of mechanical engineering
2011-2012 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Heather DeHaan, associate professor of history/undergraduate director
Randy Friedman, assistant professor of Judaic studies/director of undergraduate studies
Charles Goodman, associate professor of philosophy/AAAS
Douglas Summerville, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering
Leo Wilton, associate professor of human development
2011-2012 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
Mark Fowler, professor of electrical and computer engineering/graduate director
Richard Lee, professor of sociology/director of the Fernand Braudel Center
2011-2012 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship
Angelique Jenks-Brown, associate librarian
Edward Shephard, director of collections
2011-2012 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
Kathleen Brunt, assistant dean for academic affairs, Harpur College
Kelly Wemette, director, strategic and fiscal planning
2011-2012 Chancellor’s Award for Excellent in Classified Service
Kathryn Hastings, Secretary 2, human resources
2012 Council/Foundation Award
Katharine (Katie) Ellis, senior director of communications and marketing
Lois B. DeFleur Faculty Prize for Academic Achievement
Laura Bronstein, associate professor/chair of social work
University Award for Excellence in International Education
Suronda Gonzalez, director of Languages Across the Curriculum and global studies
Papers are sought for the “Race, Resistance and Reason: Rethinking the Bounaries” conference on Oct. 20 at the State University of New York at Cortland’s Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies.
The conference seeks to create a space to rethink the boundaries of race, resistance and reason globally and at the level of lived experience. Participants are invited to share scholarship and articulations of the tensions between the consequences of a racialized body, a strong political identity that is tied to race, and the tensions that are experienced at the intersections of race, gender, sex, sexual orientation, class and ability.
Proposal formats can include individual papers, digital media and film, panel proposals, roundtables, poster sessions, performance art, audio recordings and photography. All proposals must have a 250-word abstract and the speaker’s name, affiliation and contact information. Send the abstract to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) by June 15, or mail to Conference on Race, Resistance and Reason; Dr. Kate Coffey and Professor Noelle Chaddock Paley, co-chairs; Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies, Old Main Room 122; SUNY Cortland; Cortland, NY 13045.
The Personal Safety Advisory Committee has completed its annual report for the academic year. The report can be found on the PSAC website:
http://www2.binghamton.edu/personal-safety/. Contact Chair William Ziegler at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with any questions or concerns.
