Academic Affairs News

Mary Toale Appointed as New Provost

Mary C. Toale, Ed.D., has been selected to serve as ʹڲַ’s new provost and vice president for academic affairs and will assume the role on March 28.
 

Academic Affairs in the News

The news items below are sorted by date published (newest at the top). 

Sturges Hall in winter
Intersession has More Courses, More Seats, and More Diverse Topics

For the third year, ʹڲַ’s popular intersession term is expanding to include additional offerings of online…

A student enters Sturges Hall in the fall.
Students Present at COPLAC Conference

Eight ʹڲַ students participated in this year's virtual Council of Public Liberal Arts College's…

Picture of Bruno Renero-Hannan
College Names Its First PRODiG Fellow

ʹڲַ has named Bruno Renero-Hannan as its first SUNY PRODiG Fellow (Promoting Recruitment, Opportunity,…

Bud Welter '73
Bud Welter ’73: The "Senior" Senior

A full 47 years after leaving ʹڲַ one course short of his degree, Andre “Bud” Welter ’73 will graduate in…

Instight Lander on Mars
ʹڲַ Geologist Helps Discover Marsquakes

The InSight mission to Mars has completed its first Earth year of observations. The results were published as a set…

students in classroom
ʹڲַ Adds Sociomedical Sciences Major

The Department of Anthropology at ʹڲַ is introducing a new major for undergraduate students interested in…

dance ensemble
Dance Ensemble Performs Dancing to Defy Limits

ʹڲַ’s Department of Theatre and Dance Studies presents the ʹڲַ Dance Ensemble in Dancing to Defy Limits…

Welles Hall in winter
Online and Study Abroad Intersession Courses Expanded for 2020

ʹڲַ’s successful enhanced intersession term is expanded this year with additional offerings of online and study…

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ʹڲַ a Forbes Best Value College

ʹڲַ has been named to Forbes’ 2019 “America’s Best Value Colleges” list, ranking 115th on the comprehensive…

Tshering Sherpa ’21
Tshering Sherpa ’21 Named Fund for Education Abroad Scholar

Tshering Sherpa ’21 has been named a Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) Scholar for 2019–20. She will travel to Cadiz,…

Janine Rossi '18 and Kelsey Kwandrans '19
Janine Rossi ’18 and Kelsey Kwandrans ’19 Earn Fulbright Awards

ʹڲַ alumna Janine Rossi ’18 and Kelsey Kwandrans ’19 have won 2019–20 U.S. Student Fulbright awards to Uruguay…

Catherine Shields
Catherine Shields ’19 Earns State Dept. Critical Language Scholarship

Catherine Shields '19 has won a U.S. State Department Critical Language Scholarship. The Grandview Heights, NY,…