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December 2008StatementsStatements

Educational Technology Center OpenBy Brandon St. John, Educational Technology Center

The Educational Technology Center (ETC) was officially launched with a grand opening celebration November 20 on the ground floor of Drake Memorial Library. The College at Brockport President John R. Halstead provided opening remarks and cut the ceremonial ribbon, marking the opening of this state-of-the-art facility. Frank Wojcik, library, information and technology services (LITS), thanked all involved for making the ETC a reality. The ETC computer laboratory, where faculty, staff, and students

have access to high-end hardware and software applications, is home to four Macintosh Pros, four iMacs with built-in iSight cameras, and four Dual-Core Dell Precision computers. In addition, the center offers two PC workstations with HP flatbed scanners, an adjoining two-station podcasting/video capture studio, networked printing, and an OnFinity Interactive Whiteboard. The ETC also offers walk-in support, a robust workshop and seminar series, consulting for projects, hosting of technology user group meetings,

demonstration of new software and equipment, digitization resources, review and guidance on technology grants, and a venue for vendor presentations. LITS staff strongly encourages you to stop by and experience all the center has to offer. For more information, please visit the center’s Web site at: www.brockport.edu/its/etc. If you have any questions about the center or its offerings, please contact ETC coordinator Brandon St. John, at bstjohn@brockport.edu.

From left: Brenden Post, learning systems team leader; President John R. Halstead; Brandon St. John, ETC coordinator.

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From left to right: Peter Urban, Carey Schmidt, Kerri Phillips, Michelle Figueroa, Katelyn Glasgow, Shelia McWerthy, social work majors, camped out throughout a chilly day and cold night in November, raising awareness of the plight of homeless and accepting donations for this important cause.

Cub Scouts Tour WBSU Radio StationYoung men from a local Cub Scout pack toured the new WBSU radio station in November. The tour is just one of the ways the College reaches out to the greater community. Student seated with the scouts is Scott Brooks, a junior communication major from Holley.

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Faculty receiving this professional development opportunity are:

Rikki Cannioto, physical education and sport, a grant for $4,320 for a leave in fall 2008.

Sara DiDonato, art, a grant for $5,280 for leave in spring 2009.

Denise Copelton, sociology, a grant for $7,532 for leave in spring 2009.

Jennifer Boyle, health science, a grant for $4,620 for leave in spring 2009.

Ann Bunch, criminal justice, a grant for $6,338 for leave in spring 2009.

Additional awards have been granted to:

Ann Bunch, criminal justice, received a $673 contract with Onondaga Coun-ty, NY, for Forensic Anthropology Service.

Brooke Conti, English, was awarded research fellowships by two rare bookslibraries in 2008-09. She received a Pforzheimer Research Fellowship in the amount of $3,000 from the Harry

Ransom Humanities Center at the University of Texas at Austin and a James M. Osbourn Fellowship in English Literature and History in the amount of $4,000 from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University.

Jason Dauenhauer, social work, received a $5,000 award for 2008-09 from the Foundation for Long Term Care for Service Learning.

Moon Sun Kim, criminal justice, received a $3,500 research grant from East Carolina University for Exploring a Structural Pattern of Grandparents Who Raise Grandchildren in 50 States Using GIS.

Nancy DiPasquale and Betsy Balzano, education and human development, received a grant for $31,146 for 2008-09 from New York State Department of Education for the continued operation of the Teacher Opportunity Corps Program. Balzano also received $119,837 from the New York State Department of Education TLQP

Faculty and Staff Receive Grants for Research and Professional Development

Program for 2008-09 for the Prepara-tion and Retention of Effective Teachers for High Need Schools.

Mark Noll and Jana Penders, earth science, and Jim Haynes, environ-mental science and biology, received a National Science Foundation grant for training teachers for 2008-10 entitled Urban Hydrology: A Means of Engaging Urban High School Students in the Geosci-ences. They were awarded $78,105 for the first year.

Sr. Beverly Baker, migrant educa-tion, received a $20,290 grant for the Mobile Even Start Program for 2008-09 from the Geneseo Migrant Center BOCES.

Joe Makarewicz, environmental science and biology, received a $4,000 research contract from the Canan-daigua Lake Watershed Monitoring Program for 2008-09 for Sucker Brook Monitoring.

Congratulations!

United University Professionals provided faculty from underrepresented groups with grants and full-semester leaves to devote to research as they prepare for tenure.

Each year the students and staff of the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) nominate faculty and staff who go the “extra mile” to assist and accommodate students with disabilities. In November, the following faculty and staff were recognized for their outstanding support of OSD, including

Treasure the Diversity in Disability Recognition Program

faculty members: Nancy Ballaron, recreation and leisure; David Berky and Jack Hogan, physical education and sport; John Daly and Owen Ireland, history; Debra Fisher, art; Kristin Heffernan, social work; Rachel Linville, foreign language; Gary Metz, health science; Amy Guptill and Eric

Kaldor, sociology. Members of the College staff who also went above and beyond are: Katy Wilson, enrollment management and student affairs; Kathie McCleary, psychology; Adam Zapata, information technology services.

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Faculty & Staff UpdatesBetsy Balzano, education and human development, and Linda Kramer Schlosser, St. John Fisher College, presented “Precipitous Events: The Impact of Classroom Experience and Simultaneous College Coursework on the Preparation of New Teachers” at Phi Delta Kappa International Summit on High-Performing Educators, in Novem-ber in San Antonio, TX. The paper was also selected for publication in the 2008 PDK Summit Research Bulletin, Volume II, Professional Development, Using Research to Improve Practice.

Joseph Balog, health science, presented a paper at the American Public Health Association 136th Annual Meeting and Exposition on October 28, 2008, entitled “Abstinence-only programs: Scientific evidence, ethical decisions and professional obligations.”

Georges Dicker, philosophy, published “Three Questions about Treatise 1.4.2” in the current issue of Hume Studies. Hume Studies is the main venue for scholarship on the philosophy of David Hume, who is the most influential think-er in the empiricist school of thought. Dicker’s article is a discussion of the sec-tion of Hume’s A Treatise of Human Nature entitled “Of Skepticism with Regard to the Senses,” which is often regarded as the most difficult section of Hume’s masterpiece. Dicker will be presenting a version of this article, “Hume on the Intermittent Existence of the Objects of the Senses,” in December at the annual meeting of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association in Philadelphia.

Douglas A. Feldman, Anthropology, has edited a new book, “AIDS, Culture, and Africa,” published by the University Press of Florida. He also received the AIDS and Anthropology Research Group Distinguished Service Award at the American Anthropological Association meeting in San Francisco in November 2008. At the meeting, he gave a talk at the High Table Invited Session “Inclusion, Collaboration and Engagement: The Continuing Role for

Anthropologists in the Worldwide HIV/AIDS Crisis.” He also participated as a panelist in “Sex in the Syllabus: Open Forum on Teaching the Anthropology of Sex.”

James Hansen, dance, has had an active semester of creating dances, recruiting and providing professional performance opportunities for students. In September, he was invited to perform in the Yes, Virginia Dance Festival in Richmond, VA along with other international chore-ographers from Boston, New York City, Baltimore, and Washington DC. He invited junior dance major Devon Monin and MFA candidate Lyndsey Vader to perform his dance Frozen, which was enthusiastically received by the sold out audience. Following the festival, Hansen remained in Virginia to create a new commissioned dance at the Gover-nors School for the Arts, which he titled Free Fall. This dance will be performed in Norfolk, VA, in 2009 at the Regional High School Dance Festival. Hansen also presented his duet, Shaken With a Twist, at the Rochester Contemporary Dance Collective at Hochstein Theater. In October Hansen conducted the first Department of Dance undergraduate audition at the La Guardia High School for the Performing Arts. Assisted by for-mer Brockport student Jenny Showalter, Hansen taught an audition class to 45 high school dance seniors, evaluated them, and recommended six for poten-tial scholarships and several others for recruitment. In November, Hansen was invited to create a new dance for BA and MFA candidates at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, where Hansen created Presently Gone, a 10-minute dance to premiere next spring at the Mather Dance Center.

Alissa G. Karl, English, has published her book, Modernism and the Marketplace: Literary Culture and Consumer Capitalism in Rhys, Woolf, Stein, and Nella Larsen with Routledge. She also has had full-length articles appear recently in American Litera-ture and The International Journal of Cultural Studies.

Amanda Lipko, psychology, has recent-ly had her dissertation research accepted for publication in The Journal of Experi-mental Psychology. The title of the study is “Persistent Overconfidence Despite Prac-tice: The Role of Task Experience on Preschoolers’ Recall Predictions.” She is first author, and the paper is co-authored with J. Dunlosky and W. E. Merriman.

From the Department of Physical Education and Sport

Ferman Konukman published “Teach-ing Plyometric Training to Children” in STRATEGIES: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators. He also is invited to become an editorial board member for The Open Education Journal. In addition, in November Konukman presented “Autism Spectrum Disorders: Strategies and Tips for Teaching Sport Skills” with Turkish colleague Ilker Yilmaz from Anadolu University at the 71st Annual New York State AHPERD Conference in Verona. Konukman also presented the work shop, “Tennis Clinic 102: Tactical Game Approach in Teaching Tennis,” at the same conference.

Lauren Lieberman was a guest speaker at the Irish National Adapted PhysicalActivity Conference in Killarney, Ireland. The topics covered were “Peer Tutor-ing,” “Inclusion,” and “Sport and Physi-cal Activity for children with Visual Impairments.” She also was a keynote speaker at the European Conference on Physical Activity and Children with Visual Impairments in Budapest, Hunga-ry. Her topics were “Teaching Children who are Deafblind,” “Adapted Physical Education,” and “Camp Abilities” She also presented at the New York Associa-tion of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance with graduate students Laura Brodfeuhrer, Kira Labagh, and alumna Haley Schedlin on “Camp Abilities,” with Schedlin on “Jump Rope Activities for Everyone,” and “Resources for Teaching Children with Visual Im-pairments,” and with Douglas Collier on “Effective Use of Paraeducators in Physical Education.” Lieberman and her colleagues from SUNY Cortland and SUNY Upstate Medical recently completed a DVD entitled “Teaching Children who are Visually Impaired in Physical Education.”

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This collaborative effort was devel-oped through a grant from The Children’s Miracle Network and will be distributed with funding from The Golisano Foundation. The video also is available to download from the Web site at www.campabilities.org. Lieberman with alumni Barbara Robinson recently published “The Effect of a Parent Resource Manual on the Physical Activity of Children who are Visually Impaired” in the journal Rehabilitation and Education of the Visually Impaired (RE:View). She also co-authored an opinion piece published in the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD) titled “Placement of Children with Disabilities in Physical Education.” Lieberman also has been consulting with the Webster, Erie II BOCES, Rush Henrietta, and Niagara Falls school dis-tricts with Alisa James, and the Holley Central School District with Collier and Cathy Houston-Wilson.

Robert C. Schneider was the lead au-thor on “Attributes and Competencies Sought in Physical Education Teach-ers/Coaches — A National Survey of Secondary School Principals,” published in the peer-reviewed, national journal Applied Research in Coaching and Athletic Annual. William F. Stier Jr. co-authored the article. Schneider also was the lead author with Stier and other co-author Scott Haines, campus recreation, on “Factors Affecting Risk Management of Indoor Campus Recreation Facilities,” published in the peer-reviewed, national journal Recreational Sports Journal.

Cesar R. Torres, published “Spreading the Olympic Idea to Latin America: The IOC-YMCA Partnership and the 1922 Latin American Games,” in the Journal of Olympic History.

From the Department of Business Administration and Economics

Tom Cone has published in the Journal of Macroeconomics the article, “Optimal information acquisition and monetary policy.”

Kongsei Sohn published with F. Shaya, S. Lee, R. Bleu-Laine and M. Casciano the article “Clinical and Economic Evaluation of Exenatide for Formulary Decisions” in the Journal of Medical Eco-nomics 2007. James Cordeiro will soon publish “Investigating Technical and Ecological Efficiencies in the Electricity Generation Industry: Are There Win-win Opportu-nities?” with J. Sarkis, in the Journal of the Operational Research Society. He also is publishing “Does Explicit Contracting Effectively Link CEO Compensation to Environmental Performance?” in Business Strategy and the Environment.

FAREwEllBob Gilliam, Head of Interlibrary Loan, in Drake Memorial Library is retiring from library service at the end of the Fall 2008 semester. With more than thirty years in librarianship, Bob is leaving a rich legacy of enabling and supporting scholarship at Brockport. He will be sorely missed!

The College’s student theatre group, Harlequins, has been invited to perform its production of Colorblind: The Katrina Monologues at the Region II (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York) Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. The festival takes place January 13 to January 17 at the University of Arts, Philadelphia, PA. The production will be reviewed by the Festival’s National Selection Team, which can decide to extend an invitation for the production to be presented at the National Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The Department of Theatre’s commitment to the goals of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival has resulted in three of the College’s productions to be selected to appear at the festival since 2003. Colorblind: The Katrina Monologues was performed at Brockport in September.

Colorblind: The Katrina Monologues to be Performed at American College Theatre Festival

Maria Scipione, theatre, directed the thought-provoking play, which left its audience wondering how America could have gone through such devastating

turmoil. The docudrama was written in response to the unanswered questions arising from the relief efforts following the storm.

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Many undergraduate and graduate students struggle to learn and apply re-search methods skills in their respective programs of study. These challenges in-clude students’ ability to locate appropri-ate sources of information, comprehend terminology and language, develop and conduct meaningful research projects, and apply research findings within a variety of courses and settings. Curricu-lar time constraints, limited knowledge of best teaching practices, departmen-tal/disciplinary isolation, and multiple demands on faculty time can restrict educators’ abilities to develop and deliver an effective pedagogy in relation to research methods and related courses. These observations are helping to guide one of four Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs), initiated by the

Faculty learning Community Promotes Research as a Teaching and learning Tool

College to promote faculty collabora-tion on a common area of interest in the spirit of community. Participants include Betsy Balzano (education and human development), Jason Dauen-hauer (social work) Robert Dobmeier (counselor education), Moira Fallon (education and human development), Don Halquist (education and human development), Markus Hoffmann (chemistry), Lori Lampert (library), Jennifer Little (library), and Margery Saunders (social work). The collective knowledge, experi-ence, and motivation shared by the members of this FLC are leading to the development of a plan to create a network of support among faculty, the library, and campus organizations. This network will enhance faculty knowledge

and skills by collecting and disseminating information related to faculty research interests, intradepartmental student research projects, locating valid sources information, and communicating Col-lege policies related to research activities. A second goal will focus on supporting undergraduate and graduate students’ knowledge by creating a Web page with a series of links to more detailed infor-mation about the research process and ethics. FLC members are working to identify faculty from all departments who teach research courses and/or assist with student research projects. To assist with these efforts, or for more informa-tion, please contact Jason Dauenhauer, jdauenha@brockport.edu.

This year’s Homecoming Weekend included the College’s Seventh Annual 5K Race, which raised more than $364 for the College’s Student Emergency Fund. The race included 123 registered participants and 33 volunteers, members of the swim team and Recreational Services, who pitched in to help make the event a success. Since the race became part of the annual Homecoming Weekend, more than $2,000 has been donated to the fund that helps out students experiencing a financial crisis. JoLynne Corsi-Miller, recreational services, oversees the race.

Homecoming 5K Race

Supports Student Emergency Fund

Curtis Hill has been named leadershipgiving officer for the Division of Advancement, a role in which he will engage current and prospective donors and benefactors in endeavors to garner donor support and help achieve the

College’s Mission of making student success its highest priority. Prior to joining the College, Hill served as associate director of develop-ment at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, where his focus was on lead-ership giving. He previously served both

Advancement welcomes leadership Giving Officer

the public and private sectors in client/constituent relationship-building activi-ties designed to increase investmentand community value, and further organizational objectives. Hill earned his bachelor of science in civil and environmental engineering from Clarkson University and has com-pleted graduate studies at Brockport and the University of Rochester. He serves on the Board of the Association of Fund-raising Professionals Genesee Valley Chapter, has volunteered on the Chap-ter’s Annual Conference Committee and chaired the National Philanthropy Day Awards. He also is an active volunteer at The Aquinas Institute of Rochester.

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The 2008 SEFA Steering Committee and the Division of Enrollment Manage-ment and Student Affairs extend a huge “thank you” to each and every one of you who contributed to this year’s SEFA fund drive. You help to make a real dif-ference. The SEFA theme this year says it best: “Change a Life. Change a Neigh-borhood. Change the World.” True to The College at Brockport’s

You Made the SEFA Campaign a Success! reputation, our faculty, staff, administra-tors, and students responded generously and raised a total $68,492 to help our neighbors in need. These contributions are making a difference primarily in our region, but also across the nation and around the world. Much of our success is due to the remarkable efforts of our volunteer solic-itors — many of whom achieved 100 per-

cent participation in their departments. Special thanks to those of you who dug deep and increased the amount you gave over the year before. In addition, we truly appreciate our local merchants and our campus partners — listed below — who provided incentives for campus drawings as a way of recognizing our donors and the work of our volunteers.

Barnes & Noble College Bookstore Bill Gray’s RestaurantBrockport Auxiliary Services Corporation Brockport Student GovernmentDunn Tire Flash’s TavernGolden Eagle Restaurant Java JunctionJimmy Z’s Jonathan’s BakeryLift Bridge Bookstore Mark’s PizzeriaMidas Northside MobilSubway USA Readership ProgramVP, Enrollment Management and Student Affairs VP, AdvancementVP, Administration and Finance Provost and VP, Academic AffairsWALMART Welcome Center and Parking Services Zonies

Katy Wilson, enrollment management and student affairs, 2008 Campaign Leadership

2008 SEFA Steering Committee: Jill F. Campbell, 2008 co-chair, academic advisement Connie Graves, 2008 co-chair, enrollment management and student affairs Tara Agnisini, student, Residence Hall RA Sue Arno, facilities Jake Benninger, residential life Nina Christopher, facilities Nathan Herbert, BSG Anna Hintz, BASC Jeff Lashbrook, sociology Gretchen Morith, procurement and payment services, 2007 co-chair Ben Wineburg, athletics

SEFA Campaign a resounding success!

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The results are in! On September 25, the entire campus community was requested to curtail electrical energy usage for one hour as part of a statewide test, simu-lating a response to excessive energy demands. The College at Brockport campus community was successful in exceeding the College’s reduction target. Because of a unique contractual arrange-ment with Absolute Energy, an energy management firm, implemented by Facilities and Planning, the campus received an incentive check in the amount of $11,214 for that curtailment event alone. Since May 2005, the Col-lege has received a total of $56,584 in curtailment incentives, and these funds are being re-invested into new campus energy improvements.

It would not be possible to achieve such great results without everyone’s active participation. While temporary adjustments of mechanical systems made by Facilities and Planning certainly ad-dressed a sizable portion of the electrical consumption reduction, your individual actions are estimated to have contrib-uted 25 percent of the more than one megawatt curtailment that we achieved. Thank you! By reviewing the graph below, the sizable energy drop we achieved at our peak consumption time is readily appar-ent, especially when compared with that of the previous day. That one megawatt reduction achieved by the campus com-munity for one hour also enabled the

How the energy curtailment process worksAbsolute Energy forwards the College’s commitment for on-call reduction (curtailment) of electrical demand to the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO). NYISO is a state utility entity which has formulated the Emergency Demand Response Program. NYISO initiates (test or actual) calls for curtailment. After a curtailment event has been completed, NYISO provides the funds to Absolute Energy who in turn gives the funds to SUNY who in turn transfers the money to the College’s account.

Saving Energy, Going GreenBy Lou Spiro, Vice President for Administration and Finance

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College to avoid about $100 on our monthly electric bill. Although the curtailment incentive checks are special opportunities for specified scenarios, the opportunities to reduce our daily energy consumption, and thus our electric bills, are substantial. We very often lose sight of how our electrical energy is used. It is estimated that 50 percent to 60 percent of our consumption is “plug load.” In other words, items we have plugged into our outlets reflect large opportunities to conserve energy. What is needed is for the College community to take a back-to-basics approach to energy conserva-tion, such as getting into the habit of turning off lights when we leave a room. It is vitally important that our long-term strategies incorporate our energy conservation behaviors in addition to the ongoing facility and equipment up-grades. I challenge each of you to be part of our increasingly important energy conservation goal. This is necessary for both environmental sustainability as well as the fiscal benefits it will bring. You are saving more than natural resources when you do your part to use energy wisely. Energy and water conser-vation deliver a wide range of additional benefits, including dollar savings,

reduced pollutant emissions and, in some cases, increased productivity. Remember these words from famed United States anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-1978) Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it’s the only thing that ever has. And these words from the renowned Kermit the Frog — It’s not easy being green. Although it may not be easy being green, it’s more than worth doing what it takes to “go green.”

Can you change some of your energy consumption habits or help someone else to conserve?• Thespotlightisonyou,butthat

may be all the light you need. Use task lighting when you need light-ing in one small area and reduce background or ambient light levels.

• Usenaturallightingwhenpossibleand reduce or eliminate artificial lighting. Day lighting has been proven to have many benefits.

• Closeyourblindsanddrapesatnight in winter to keep out the cold.

• Inthewinter,removeandstorewin-dow air conditioners, or cover them to reduce cold air from entering the office through air conditioners.

• Keepwarmairregisterscleanandfree of obstructions, such as furni-ture, carpets, and drapes.

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• Weallneedtimeoff—includingoffice equipment. Turn off photo-copiers, printers, computers and computer monitors, and other office equipment at night and on week-ends. Make sure your computer has a “deep sleep” mode in place.

• Duringtheheatingseason,thereis a savings of approximately one percent of heating costs for each degree the thermostat is set back for a period of eight hours.

Please remember — When not in use, turn off the juice!

The College at Brockport is looking for ways to “go green” and help the envi-ronment and reduce energy and other costs. There’s now a Web site you can visit to get the most up-to-the minute information, including carpooling, recy-cling on campus, energy conservation,

SUNY policy, upcoming events, ongo-ing student projects, and so much more. To learn more about sustainability efforts on campus, visit us at www.brockport.edu/gci, or contact Hilary Mosher, sustainability task force chair, at x5966.

The College is Going Green

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The Internal Control Team is the core of the College’s Internal Control Pro-gram. The team prepares risk assess-ment surveys, performs site reviews, monitors the Internal Control e-mail account, interprets and implements any state and SUNY-related mandates per-taining to internal control, and collects and compiles data in preparation for the March 31 certification and September 15 annual report to SUNY. The team includes: Crystal Hallenbeck, account-ing; Teresa Major, student accounts; Julie Morgan, budget office; Karen Riotto, campus internal control coor-dinator/finance and management; Lou Spiro, campus internal control officer/administration and finance; and Andrea Vella, student accounts.

Internal Control Advisory Committee (ICAC) In addition to the Internal Control Team, the Internal Control Advisory Committee provides a campus-wide base that allows for a broader perspec-tive on items under consideration by the Internal Control Team. The ICAC is comprised of Scott Atkinson, enroll-ment management and student affairs; Ralph Eisenmann, BASC; Michael Fox, office of the provost; Scott Haines, recreational services; Michelle Hofstra,

Internal Control Teamfacilities and planning; Terry Hooper, human resources; John Sapienza, ad-vancement; Mark Stacy, procurement and payment services; Deb Toms, pay-roll; and Frank Wojcik, information technology services.

Internal Control ScheduleThe Internal Control Team has a busy functional (departmental site) review cycle scheduled for 2008-09. Members of the Internal Control Advisory Com-mittee (ICAC) will become more in-volved in site reviews during this cycle. The review schedule for 2008-09 is:• September 2008 — Procurement • November 2008 — Revenue Cash

Management• January 2009 — General Control

Environment• February 2009 — Mail Processing• April 2009 — Student Residency

Internal Control Equipment Inventory A mandate from SUNY and the Officeof the State Comptroller late in the 2007-08 internal control cycle resulted in the Internal Control Team developing policies and procedures for inventorying equipment valued from $1,000 to $4,999 (and any highly pilferable equipment valued at less than $1,000).

Although Property Control, located in Facilities and Planning, currently reports equipment valued at $5,000 or more to SUNY System Administra-tion via an electronic reporting system, equipment valued at less than $4,999 is not maintained on this system. The In-ternal Control Advisory Committee re-viewed and finalized the guidelines and templates during the September 2008 ICAC meeting, which enabled the In-ternal Control Team to disseminate the inventory request on October 1 to 94 departments. As of November 19, three departments have not complied with the SUNY mandate, five departments are in the process of completing their invento-ries, and 86 have submitted completed inventories. The Internal Control Team extends its sincere appreciation to all departments for the efforts they exerted in complying with the mandate. Future annual inventory updates will be much less labor intensive now that depart-ments have baseline data. Employees are encouraged to visit Brockport’s Internal Control Web site at www.brockport.edu/intcontrol/ to learn more about the program. Ques-tions, comments or suggestions can be e-mailed to the Internal Control e-mail account at icontrol@brockport.edu.

Ted Kooser, poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner, autographs copies of his various titles after the Writer’s Voice lecture on November 13, at The College at Brockport MetroCenter. Kooser read and discussed several of his poems to a crowd of more than 180.

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On September 20, 165 people came to Hamlin Beach State Park to remove nearly 500 pounds of debris from more than a mile of Lake Ontario coastline in celebration of the 16th annual International Coastal Cleanup. We thank all of our faculty, staff, and students, as well as the Brockport community, for coming together to make this event such a success. We also thank Residential Life’s Faculty, Staff, Student Interaction Program; the BSG-sponsored environmental club, ECOS; Java Junction; Subway; Tops; and the Hamlin Conservation Board for donating goodies for our volunteers! We look forward to seeing you next year at the 17th annual International Coast Cleanup, which will take place on the third Saturday in September.

International Coastal Cleanup a Success!

For more information, check out www.rochestercoastalcleanup.org/, or visit

www.brockport.edu/gci, or contact Hilary Mosher, environmental science and biology, at hrichard@brockport.edu. Brockport community members collecting debris

from Hamlin Beach State Park.

Today’s media is replete with evidence of the coming green revolution. In response, many colleges in the Roches-ter area are placing a strong emphasis on sustainability in their strategic planning, and students are asking for green an-swers to many of today’s pressing issues. The College at Brockport is per-forming well in many areas of sustain-ability across the campus, but until recently there has been no official source of information for communicating to the campus community regarding our successes and plans in the area of “s-US-tainability.” “s-US-tainability” is what happens when all of US work together to meet this vital challenge. The College is organizing the Cam-pus Sustainability Task Force, which

Sustainability Task Force Created on Campus By Hilary Mosher, environmental science and biology

consists of all functional groups across the campus community that will report to the Managing Environmental Health and Safety (MESH) Committee for re-view and recommendations. The Task Force will meet approximately once each semester to collect information and solicit ideas from all parties on how we can create and maintain a more sustain-able campus. If you are interested in contributing to the Task Force or would like to attendits meetings, please contact Hilary Mosher at hrichard@brockport.edu. Please check out our Green Campus Initiative Web site at www.brockport.edu/gci for more information.

Have a Green Holiday!

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Statements Publication ScheduleSpring 2009

Copy Due Published January 19 February 6 February 19 March 6 March 19 April 7 April 20 May 7

Statements is published by: Division of Advancement The College at Brockport 350 New Campus Drive Brockport, NY 14420-2931

Executive Editor: Virginia E. Campbell Photography: Jim Dusen, Richard Black Graphic Design: Kim Scott

All employees are invited to celebrate the holiday season

with President Halstead and his Cabinet on

Tuesday, December 9, from 3:30-5:30 pm in the

New York Room, Cooper Hall.

Brockport Community Museum Features CollegeA plaque tracing the history of The College at Brockport from 1835 to the present was dedicated Friday, December 5, in front of Hartwell Hall. The College at Brockport panel is the second installation by the Brockport Community Museum Without Walls that will highlight historic sites throughout the village.

See you next year!