Charles Steckler,
professor of theater and resident designer, was awarded a juror's prize at the
2002 exhibition of the Mohawk-Hudson Regional at the Albany Institute of
History and Art in August. The works, shadowbox dioramas, were created during
Steckler's sabbatical fellowship residency at the Vermont Studio Center last winter and were exhibited at the Red Mill Gallery in Johnson, Vt., in December. The dioramas are featured this month in a one-person show
at the Hooker-Dunham Theater and Gallery in Brattleboro, Vt. An exhibit of Steckler's stage designs, “Setting The Stage,” will
accompany the dedication of the new Butzel Art Gallery at the Schenectady School of the Fine Arts. The exhibit runs though Dec. 31.
An upcoming group show at Cyclics Corporation on Technology Drive in Schenectady will present Steckler's masks and small wall
constructions. The show opens Nov. 22.
Bucinell, Wilms at “German for Engineers” workshop
Ronald Bucinell,
associate professor of mechanical engineering, presented at a workshop on “German for Engineers” at a colloquium on International Engineering, organized by the University of Rhode Island's International Engineering Program. Wilfried Wilms, assistant professor of German, also participated in the workshop. Bucinell and Wilms and are exploring the possibilities for a closer interaction between German and engineering at Union College. Wilms presented “Air
War and Literature” at this year's convention of the Pacific Ancient &
Modern Language Association (PAMLA) in Bellingham,
WA. The paper discussed and analyzed the
psychological and political taboo and repression in postwar Germany,
England and the
U.S. concerning
the Allied bombing raids on civilians in World War II.
Professor Pat Allen is conference presenter
Pat Allen,
director of educational studies, was one of seven speakers at a recent meeting
of the New York State Education Department's Leadership
Academy, formed by the Commissioner
of Education to educate young SED staff members about how to lead effectively.
Allen represented teacher education programs. He also was a presenter on a
panel for superintendents, administrators, and teacher leaders to present the
benefits of National Board Certification, drawing on the perspective of having
run a National Board Certification Support Group for each of the last three
years. On Nov. 18, Karen Kelley, an adjunct faculty member in Educational
Studies, and Allen are to present a workshop on research-based effective ways
to establish a mentoring program in a public school to the New York State 21st
Annual Statewide Conference on In-service Education.
David Evans writes on affirmative action bias
David Evans,
visiting assistant professor of psychology, has written a paper, “A comparison
of the other-directed stigmatization produced by legal and illegal forms of
affirmative action” is to be published in the Journal of Applied Psychology. Recent studies have begun to show
that the stigma of incompetence sometimes directed toward the beneficiaries of
affirmative action may be significantly reduced as the preferences granted to
women and minorities become more moderate. The current study examined whether
the stigmatization of African-Americans would differ under hiring policies that
represented legal and illegal levels of racial preference, according to federal
regulations. Evans also is a co-author on the forthcoming paper, “In the
privacy of their own homes: Using the internet to assess racial bias” in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Recent
studies suggest that research participants show less distortion of their taboo
attitudes and behaviors when they take part in internet-based procedures from
outside the laboratory. The study explored whether such procedures would reduce
distortion in the assessment of racial bias.
Library web site cited by netConnect, Journals
Schaffer
Library was one of two academic libraries to win the inaugural netConnect Library Web Site Award sponsored by netConnect, Library Journal,
School Library Journal, and Jones e-global library, a publisher of
internet-based academic research collections.
The awards are accompanied by grants of $1,500.
Features
of the Library site identified by the award as “exemplary work that can be
emulated across the industry” include a customized interface to the online
catalog, an automatically-generated new acquisitions list, subject-oriented
guides integrating access to library research materials and remote electronic
resources, an e-journal targeted at librarians involved in compact disc
collection building, and support for information literacy instruction.
The Web
Design Committee is chaired by Gail Golderman, electronic media librarian.
Members include Bruce Connolly, David Fuller, David Gerhan, and Annette
LeClair.