A complete CD of chamber music by Hilary Tann, the John Howard Payne Professor of Music, has been released on Deux-Elles (www.deux-elles.co.uk). The six works performed by flute, harp, voice, and piano trio were selected by internationally known violist Matthew Jones, whose recent recital venues include Carnegie Hall. The CD was launched earlier this month in Wales at the Vale of Glamorgan Festival of Living Composers. In addition, Tann’s work has been released on two other CDs. Marthanne Verbit recorded a solo piano work, “Light from The Cliffs” on her “Endangered” CD (Albany Records, TROY1051), and seven of Tann’s haikus have been set for voice and piano by composer Carson Cooman on “New Dawn” (Albany Records, TROY1053).
Mixed-media assemblages, or dioramas, created over the last decade by Charles Steckler, professor of theater and scenic designer-in-residence, are showcased in “Bricoleur/Bricolage” at the Lake George Arts Project Courthouse Gallery. Rachel Seligman, Mandeville Gallery director, curated the exhibit, which runs through Oct. 15. Steckler’s inspiration for these works comes from an assortment of images and pop culture artifacts.
Gretchel Hathaway Tyson, senior director for Campus Diversity and Affirmative Action, was the keynote speaker at the New York State Association of College Admissions Counselors (NYSACAC) Conference on Diversity and the Admission Process: Access to Excellence. She discussed developing diversity recruitment plans and institutional challenges that college admission counselors may face. Tyson also was invited to present a series of diversity workshops for more than 700 faculty members and administrators from the Shenendehowa School District. The workshops focused on the individual diversity needs of elementary, middle and high school faculty. Tyson is now a member of the district’s diversity committee.
Carol S. Weisse, director of the Health Professions Program, had a paper published in the September issue of The Advisor, the journal of the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP). Titled “How Can Advisors Help Their ‘Stressed Out’ Students Prepare for a Career in Medicine?,” the paper is co-authored with Ken Ginsburg of Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia. In addition, Weisse and Rhona Beaton, assistant director of Health Professions, represented Union at NAAHP’s annual meeting with three presentations. These included “Sophomore Year: A Critical Time for Self-Evaluation (Weisse); “Piloting a Palliative Care Practicum Experience for Pre-Health Students” (Weisse and Beaton); and “Incorporating Alumni Involvement in Student Group Visits to Health Professions’ Schools” (Beaton and Weisse).