Focus on Plattsburgh Spring 2002

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by  SUNY Plattsburgh

F
ON PLATTSBURGH
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Published by Institutional Advancement for the College Community • January 25, 2002
School of Business Receives Accreditation
The business program within the School of Business
and Economics has received accreditation by the
AACSB International - The Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business. Plattsburgh State is now
one of 411 institutions worldwide to be accredited. It is
the first university college within the SUNY system to
receive accreditation and joins three university centers
(Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo) with this distinction.
President Horace Judson said the accreditation sig-
naled a major accomplishment for Plattsburgh State.
"This truly verifies the quality of our programs in
the School of Business and Economics and further
commits us to a continuing level of quality for our
future graduates. This accomplishment came about as
a result of the efforts by many dedicated individuals
who believed the School could obtain the accredita-
President Judson congratulates Dean Shojai on SBE'S
tion," said Judson. recent accreditation by AACSB International.
"I want to personally thank everyone, including
our faculty and staff, former employees, alumni, the Dr. Siamack Shojai, the dean of SBE, said that
Business Advisory Council and members of the accreditation by AACSB International assures
Plattsburgh community who were directly or indi- Plattsburgh State students, alumni and employers of
rectly involved in this achievement. We have a lot to our graduates that after a rigorous self-evaluation and
be proud of today and to look forward to."
(See SBE Accreditation, Page 7)
Golden Named New Provost and Vice President
Dr. Robert E. Golden has been a very capable and qualified indi- al training, past administrative
named the new provost and vice vidual in this position. experience and accomplishments
president for academic affairs, "Dr. Golden is very experi- have positioned him for this
beginning July 1, 2002. He is cur- enced in the academic affairs arena important role at Plattsburgh State.
rently the vice president for aca- and broadly knowledgeable in I look forward to having him join
demic affairs at Keene State College. other areas as well," said President us in July."
Golden will assume the leader- Judson. "Everyone that I spoke The co-chairs of the search
ship role in academic affairs from with, along with those individuals committee also concurred with
Dr. Edward Miller who has served the search committee contacted, President Judson's statements
in that capacity as interim provost said Dr. Golden is a very experi- about Dr. Golden. On behalf of the
and vice president since July 2001. enced, effective and articulate search committee, Dr. David
Plattsburgh State President administrator who listens to all Mowry, distinguished teaching
Horace Judson said the College constituents before coming to an
community will find Golden to be informed decision. His profession- (See Golden, Page 3)
Judson: College Prepares for Limited Budget in Coming Year
Plattsburgh State will not layoff staff or faculty, Foreign Language and Literature programs in order
but will hold open some lines currently vacant as to create salary savings; reduction in non-personnel
campus leaders work to meet limited state funding monetary support for several academic and support
for the 2002-03 fiscal year. In a letter to all staff and functions; discontinuation of state support for the
faculty, President Horace Judson stated that a number Office for Virtual Reality Education and the Human
of expected increases in state funding will not be Rights Institute; transfer of some state non-personnel
available for the coming year. Judson said that there expenses from stateside support to non-stateside
isn't any reduction in state funding in the Governor's funding where appropriate; and, deferral of some
executive budget. However, there is next to nothing elective maintenance and operation projects.
in new funding for the College. There will be limitations on overtime put in place;
"The greatest challenge is presented by the unfund- offering of pre-retirement arrangements such as 12-
ed but contractually mandated salary increases totaling month to 10-month appointments in order to accrue
$1,362,900 for the fiscal year 2002-2003," stated Judson. savings; and, a decentralization of the Temporary
"These dollars must be found in a 2002-2003 budget Service Dollars for adjunct instructors.
that will be identical to that received for 2001-2002." While there will are no anticipated layoffs, Judson
That was confirmed Tuesday when Gov. George said faculty and staff recruitment plans will include a
Pataki proposed a no growth budget for SUNY in his reduction, transfer or retention of some lines in,
executive budget proposal to the State Legislature. various departments and offices based on recommen-
Pataki also said that SUNY tuition at $3,400 would dations established by the vice presidents and deans.
also remain the same for the seventh straight year. In calling for campus-wide discussions on the
Judson also said that Plattsburgh State would not proposals, Judson said, that impending budgetary
receive any additional funding for growth in this decisions in Albany may create the most challenging
year's enrollment or ongoing research programs. impediments to the progress, the access, and the excel-
In an effort to fill the projected deficit, Judson said lence that Plattsburgh State has achieved in the past.
that additional moves would be undertaken. They "We join with you, however, in our continued
include requesting the Campus Auxiliary Services to efforts to provide the high quality, affordable and
allocate funds as a block grant to the College, increas- accessible education needed for the people of New
ing some fees for student services and increasing York State and beyond," said Judson. "In addition,
support from the Plattsburgh College Foundation. we will strive to continue our service to the region, to
Other steps will include the discontinuation of the open our rich cultural environment to the community
majors in two departments (which will be announced and to contribute to the economic development of the
soon); a review and revision of the Department of state in whatever ways we can."
Alumni Hockey Weekend Feb. 1-2
Plattsburgh State will welcome back alumni hock-
ey players during Alumni Hockey Weekend, which
kicks off Friday, Feb. 1 when alumni hockey members
are invited to watch the Cardinals take on Buffalo
State at the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena at 7 p.m.
Then, on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. at the Field
House, the alumni team takes the ice for the annual
Alumni Hockey game. The event is free and open to
the public. If you are an alumni hockey player, make
Members of the Pepsi Bottling Company of Keeseville
sure to sign up by calling the Hockey Office at 564-
recently presented a $20,000 check to President Horace
3607 or Al Mihalek at 564-3150.
Judson. The money will be used to sponsor the Pepsi
Classic tournaments for men's hockey, men's and The alums will gather again on Saturday night to
women's basketball and men's and women's soccer. A cheer on the Cardinals as they battle Fredonia at 7
portion of the gift will also be used to fund student p.m. in the ice arena.
scholarships. From l-r: Tom Spittler, Pepsi sales manag-
Alumni Hockey Weekend is co-sponsored by
er, Judson, Mike Baire, general manager of the Pepsi
Cardinal Hockey, the Cardinal Booster Club and the
Bottling Company of Keeseville, and Bill Larrabee, on-
premise director for the Pepsi Bottling Group. Plattsburgh Alumni Association.
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Local Physician and Travel Writer to Speak Jan. 30
Dr. Richard Frost, a physician and is also the travel columnist for collegiate honor society inducting
and travel writer, will be the guest the Sunday edition of the top baccalaureate and higher
speaker at the Phi Kappa Phi Plattsburgh Press-Republican. He degree candidates in all disci-
honor society meeting at Platts- has published a collection of travel plines. Its mission is to promote
burgh State on Wednesday, Jan. 30 essays titled, "A Day Away," and academic excellence in all fields of
at 7 p.m. in the Krinovitz Recital most recently has completed a his- higher education and to recognize
Hall in Hawkins Hall. The lecture tory of Plattsburgh's first century outstanding achievement by stu-
by Frost, "Plattsburgh: A Century as a city, which was commissioned dents, faculty and others through
as a City," is free and open to the as part of a centennial commemo- election to membership.
public. ration for 2002. The Plattsburgh chapter of Phi
Frost has practiced internal The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi has about 200 student
medicine in Plattsburgh since 1979 Kappa Phi is the oldest and largest and 40 faculty members.
Golden (Continued from Page 1)
professor of philosophy and direc- of the College of Arts and Sciences
tor of the Redcay Honors Center, at Shippensburg University (Pa.,
said that he applauded the selec- (1989-1995). He also held several
tion of Golden. positions during his tenure at
"After the on-campus inter- Rochester Institute of Technology
views, the opinion of the commit- (1971-1989) including professor
tee and the College community and chair of the Language,
converged on Dr. Golden's Literature, and Communication
candidacy. We are delighted that Division; project director, Personal
President Judson shared our judg- Computer Task Force; director,
ment and extended an offer for this Kern Program on "The Moving
position to Dr. Golden." Image"; and associate dean of the
Dr. James Armstrong, professor College of Liberal Arts.
of anthropology, said that the selec- He received his bachelor of
tion of Golden was the logical out- Golden arts degree in history from the
come of an effective search process. faculty and staff, and high quality University of Michigan and his
"Dr. Golden was the outstand- academic programs," said Dr. master's and doctoral degrees in
ing candidate in a pool of outstand- Golden. "I look forward to playing English and American literature
ing candidates. We had almost 80 an important part in the universi- from the University of Rochester.
applicants, many of them with ty's growth to become an even President Judson thanked the
excellent credentials. There was a stronger institution in the future." search committee for its participa-
clear consensus on the committee Golden has served as vice tion and the campus community
and on the campus that Dr. Golden president of academic affairs at for its involvement in the selection
would bring exceptional experi- Keene State College since 1995. of the new provost.
ence and skills to this position." Keene State College is located in "It is very important that
Golden said that he was look- Keene, N.H. in the southwestern everyone has a voice in the selec-
ing forward to the move to part of the state. The college tion of an individual for such an
Plattsburgh State and the State enrolls approximately 4,600 stu- important role at Plattsburgh
University of New York. dents including graduate and State," said President Judson. "I
"When I was interviewed by part-time students. It offers associ- want to thank everyone as we con-
members of the Plattsburgh State ate degrees in arts and science, tinue to move the campus forward
University community, I was struck bachelor degrees in arts, music as the premier liberal arts institu-
by the deep sense of commitment to and science, and a master's degree tion in the SUNY system for the
the future welfare of the institution. of education. professional preparation of our
The university has an attractive Prior to joining Keene State in students for a wide range of
location, a strong and dedicated 1995, Dr. Golden served as a dean careers."
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Levitin Publishes Second Book in Series of Portuguese Poetry
A new book and other Poems, by Egito Goncalves,(cid:9) Goncalves published 21
of translations by is the second in a projected series of volumes of poetry and founded
Dr. Alexis Levitin, Levitin's translations of Portuguese several literary magazines. Levitin
professor of En- poetry published by Guernica.(cid:9) worked with Goncalves during
glish, was launch- The first book in the series, the past decade, meeting every
ed at two public Eugenio de Andrade's Dark Domain summer in Porto, Portugal to col-
readings in Tor- was published a year ago. A third laborate on these translations.
onto, Canada on book, Guernica and Other Poems by Their friendship and collaboration
Levitin Dec. 16, 2001. Carlos de Oliveira, is scheduled to lasted until Goncalves' death on
The book, News from the Blockade be published next fall.(cid:9) Jan. 26, 2001.
Kappa Delta Pi, the international (AMS) and the Mathematical
honor society in education held Association of America (MMA) in
last November in Orland, Fla.(cid:9) San Diego, Calif. The paper was

Dr. Gordon Pollard, professor included in a special session of the
and chair of anthropology, and Special Interest Group of the MAA
on faculty and staff eight students gave a public pres- on Research on Undergraudate
entation Nov. 5, 2001, to the Mathematics Education. This was
Clinton County Historical Assoc- a joint paper with Manya Raman
Dr. Lynda Ames, associate iation in Plattsburgh. The presen- from the University of California
professor and chair of sociology tation, "The 2001 Excavations at at Berkeley. Morrow's trip to San
and criminal justice, and the 19th Century Clintonville, Diego was partially supported by
Katherine Dunham, assistant pro- N.Y., Ironworks Site," highlighted a NYS/UUP Professional Devel-
fessor of psychology, have the lead the findings of the summer archae- opment Individual Award.
article in the peer-reviewed jour- ological field course given by Dr.(cid:9) Lori Walters-Kramer, assistant
nal, Violence Against Women, titled, Pollard. The students included six professor of communication, partic-
"Asymptotic Justice: Probation as anthropology majors: RuthAnne ipated on a panel, "Radicalizing the
a Criminal Justice Response to Bermann, Mark Hamilton, Ryan Roots of 'Normalcy' in Communi-
Intimate Partner Violence." The Misonznick, Danielle Parrotte, cation Classrooms: Feminist
article is a result of their process Kristina Suckow and Sarah Pedagogical Responses to Student
evaluation of Clinton County's Schreyer; and two history majors, Resistance," at the National
efforts to end domestic violence. Jean Cascardi and Mike Horun.(cid:9) Communication Association con-
(cid:9) (cid:9) (cid:9) (cid:9) (cid:9)
Ames Cowan Dunham Pollard Morrow Walters-Kramer
The research was supported by a Dr. Margaret Morrow, assis- vention in Nov-ember 2001. She
grant from the National Institute tant professor of mathematics, also presented a poster that show-
of Justice. gave a presentation, "Calculus cased the Communicating
Larry Cowan, director of cor- Students' Views about Justification Common Ground service-learning
porate and athletic development, in Mathematics: Preliminary project that involved her spring,
made a presentation, "How to Report," in early January at the 2001 semester Communication and
Raise Money for Education," at the joint mathematics meetings of the Culture class and an eighth grade
43rd Biennial Convocation for American Mathematical Society class at Stafford Middle School.
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FOCUS Calendar
Friday, Jan. 25 - Tuesday, Feb. 12
For weekly student meetings and other events, check the Plattsburgh State Web Calendar at:
http://www2.plattsburgh.edu/ocrd/focus/news/calendar.cfm
FRIDAY, JAN. 25 Riding in Cars with Boys. E. Kappa meeting of the mem- Residency Cat on a Hot Tin
p.m. ESP/Hypnotist Glenn Giltz Auditorium, bership. Plattsburgh Room, Roof Tickets: $8 general, $5
Ronny Romm, sponsored Hawkins Hall. Angell College Center. seniors/faculty/staff/non-
by the Dean of Students 7:30 p.m. Pendragon Plattsburgh State students,
Office. Angell College MONDAY, JAN. 28 Theatre presentation of Cat $1 Plattsburgh State stu-
Center, Warren Ballrooms. 2 p.m. Greek Recruitment on a Hot Tin Roof Tickets: $8 dents. Purchase tickets at
10 p.m. Welcome Back Directors' meeting, open to general, $5 seniors/facul- the door. Hartman Theater,
Party sponsored by El members only. Angell ty/ staff /non-Plattsburgh Myers Fine Arts Building.
Pueblo.(cid:9) Tickets:(cid:9) $5 Center Meeting Room 1. State students, $1 Platts- 4:30 p.m. Women's
Students, $7 faculty/staff, 10 p.m. SA Senate weekly burgh State students. Pur- Basketball(cid:9) Alumni
on sale at the Angell Center meeting. Cardinal Lounge, chase tickets at the door. Reception.(cid:9) Plattsburgh
Desk. Plattsburgh Room, Angell College Center. Hartman Theater, Myers Room, Angell College
Angell College Center. Fine Arts Building. Center.
TUEDAY, JAN. 29
SATURDAY, JAN. 26 8 p.m. SA Finance Board SATURDAY, FEB. 2 SUNDAY, FEB. 3
6 a.m. SA Ski Trip to weekly meeting. Angell 6 a.m. SA Ski Trip to 6:45 p.m. SA Sunday Night
Okemo, sponsored by your Center Meeting Room 8. Sugarbush, sponsored by at the Movies presents
SA Mandatory Fee. Tickets: your SA Mandatory Fee. Zoolander. E. Glenn Giltz
$35 SA Members, includes WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30 Tickets: $35 SA Members, Auditorium, Hawkins Hall.
round trip coach bus trans- 7 p.m. CDPI Film and Wrap includes round trip coach 9:15 p.m. SA Sunday Night
portation and lift ticket, on Series presents Jungle Fever. bus transportation and lift at the Movies presents
sale at the Angell College Hawkins Hall, E. Glenn ticket, on sale at the Angell Zoolander. E. Glenn Giltz
Center Desk. Bus departs Giltz Auditorium. Center Desk. Bus departs Auditorium, Hawkins Hall.
from Amite Plaza. 7 p.m. Speaker for Phi from the Angell College
1:30 p.m. Lecture and slide Kappa Phi Honor Society, Center. MONDAY, FEB. 4
presentation inaugurating Dr. Richard Frost. Krin- 9:30 a.m. Residence Hall 10 p.m. SA Senate weekly
the exhibition "Generations: ovitz Recital Hall (Room Council Workshop spon- meeting. Cardinal Lounge,
The Artistic Influence of an 125), Hawkins Hall. sored by the Dean of Angell College Center.
American Master," -- cele- Students Office, open to
brating Rockwell Kent and THURSDAY, JAN. 31 members only. Plattsburgh TUESDAY, FEB. 5
his family. Sponsored by 12:15 p.m. Great Lakes Room, Angell College 8 p.m. SA Finance Board
the PSU Art Museum. Research Consortium Spring Center. weekly meeting. Angell
Hartman Theater, Myers Seminar, sponsored by the 2 p.m. Pendragon Theatre Center Meeting Room 8.
Fine Arts Building. Lake Champlain Research
Institute. Plattsburgh Rm., J.J. Jumper Visits Plattsburgh State
SUNDAY, JAN. 27 Angell College Center.
10 a.m. Orientation for the 12:20 p.m. Women's Studies J.J. Jumper, NCAA's bas-
ketball mascot, met
Student Association Senate, Forum sponsored by the
Cardinal basketball fans
open to members only. Women's Studies Program
Jan. 12 as part of the
Cardinal Lounge, Angell with assistance from CAS.
NCAA-sponsored "Take
College Center. Cardinal Lounge, Angell -A-Kid-to-the-Game"
1 p.m. Recruitment Coun- College Center. promotion. Right, J.J.
selor Training, sponsored 3:30 p.m. Graduate Studies says hi to Isaia Robin-
by the Center for Greek Open House, sponsored by son, son of men's basket-
ball assistant coach, Stew
Affairs. Angell Center the Graduate Admissions
Robinson. J.J. Jumper has
Meeting Room 8. Office. Cardinal Lounge,
made appearances dur-
6:45 p.m. SA Sunday Night Angell College Center.
ing men's and women's
at the Movies presents 8: p.m. SA Finance Board basketball games at cam-
Riding in Cars with Boys. weekly meeting. Angell puses across the country
Hawkins Hall, E. Glenn Center Meeting Room 8. J.J., carries positive mes-
Giltz Auditorium. sages about staying in
9:15 p.m. SA Sunday Night FRIDAY, FEB. 1 school, sportsmanship
and participating in
at the Movies presents 4 p.m. Omicron Delta
physical activity.
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6 members only. Cardinal SA Mandatory Fee. Tickets: admission, on sale at the
12 p.m. Committee on Lounge, Angell College $35 SA Members, includes Angell College Center
Greek Affairs monthly Center. round trip coach bus trans- Desk. Hawkins Hall, E.
meeting, open to members 7:30 p.m. Greek Week plan- portation and lift ticket, on Glenn Giltz Auditorium.
only. Angell Center ning meeting. Angell sale at the Angell Center 10 p.m. SA Finance Board
Meeting Room 1. Center Meeting Room 1. Desk. Bus departs from the weekly meeting. Plattsburgh
4:30 p.m. Phi Delta Kappa 8 p.m. SA Finance Board Angell College Center. Rm., Angell College Center.
Education Showcase, coor- weekly meeting. Angell
dinated by CAS. Angell Center Meeting Room 8. SUNDAY, FEB. 10 TUESDAY, FEB. 12
College Center Warren 8 p.m. Open Forum spon- 12p.m. - 4 p.m. Recruitment 12:30 p.m. Learning to
Ballrooms. sored by the Center for event sponsored by Learn Workshop Series
5 p.m. Learning to Learn Womyn's(cid:9) Concerns. Panhellenic Council. Angell presents "Strategies for
Workshop Series presents Plattsburgh Room, Angell Center Warren Ballrooms. Success," sponsored by the
"Goal Setting and Time College Center. 7 p.m. Local Sorority Rush. Claude Clark Learning
Management," sponsored 9 p.m. Alpha Phi Omega Plattsburgh Room, Angell Center. Cardinal Lounge,
by the Claude Clark Rush event. Angell Center College Center. Angell College Center.
Learning Center. Cardinal Meeting Room 1. 12:30p.m.BACCHUS/GAM
Lounge, Angell College MONDAY, FEB. 11 MA meeting. Angell Center
Center. FRIDAY, FEB. 8 5p.m. Recruitment event Meeting Room 1.
8 p.m. Burlington Taiko sponsored by Panhellenic 4:30 p.m. Monthly Faculty
THURSDAY, FEB. 7 Drummers sponsored by Council. Angell Center Senate meeting. Plattsburgh
12:20 p.m. Women's Studies Multicultural Warren Ballroom A. Rm., Angell College Center.
Forum sponsored by the Programming -- Dean of 7p.m. Banff International 5 p.m. Recruitment event
Women's Studies Program Students Office. Hawkins Film Festival World Tour, sponsored by Panhellenic
with assistance from CAS. Hall, E. Glenn Giltz presented(cid:9) by(cid:9) the Council. Cardinal Lounge,
Cardinal Lounge, Angell Auditorium. Adirondack Experience Angell College Center.
College Center. SATURDAY, FEB. 9 Program. Tickets: No 8 p.m. SA Finance Board
7 p.m. Greek President's 6 a.m. SA Ski Trip to Jay Charge for SA Members, $4 weekly meeting. Angell
Council meeting, open to Peak, sponsored by your faculty/staff, $6 general Center Meeting Room 2.
Classes Cancelled? Check Your Sources
College Council Meeting Feb. 7
Plattsburgh State may delay or cancel classes on cer-
The College Council will hold its regularly
tain days when weather conditions, particularly
scheduled meeting on Thursday, Feb. 7 in the
during winter, are extreme. Every effort will be made
Alumni Conference Room, Hawkins Hall.
to notify the campus community and those living off
campus in the Champlain Valley of changes in class
schedules due to the weather as soon as a decision is
made. Information will be disseminated via radio,
television, Internet and telephone.
INTERNET "Events" page of the Plattsburgh State
Website (www.plattsburgh.edu)
SNOWLINE (for employees) 564-7669
CLASSLINE (for students) 564-2527
If you ;ire depressed or feel you have an
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Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Returning to Plattsburgh
Travel along an ancient mountain trade route in year in a row Plattsburgh State has hosted the touring
Nepal, take a ride down a Mexican volcano with a film festival.
mountain unicyclist, or learn about the rich Peruvian "Plattsburgh State is one of 160 locations on the
culture on an expedition that explores one of moun- world tour that audiences will have the opportunity
taineering's most coveted summits. to see some of the best mountain films and videos,"
Get a taste of these and other wild mountain said Soroka." This is a great film event and we look
adventures as the Banff Mountain Film Festival forward to being able to host the world tour in
World Tour comes to Plattsburgh State Monday, Plattsburgh Feb. 11."
Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. in the E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, The line-up for this year's festival includes films
Hawkins Hall. from South Africa, Italy, Switzerland, Slovakia and
This touring festival will show some of the best the United States. About 11 films in all, ranging from
films from the Banff Mountain Film Festival, which 10 minutes to 30 minutes in length, will be shown. For
has been celebrating the spirit of adventure and the a complete listing of films, go to www.plattsburgh.
mountain environment for the past 26 years. edu/articles/bftemplist.cfm
According to Dr. Laurence Soroka, director of the Tickets are free for Plattsburgh State students,
Adirondack Experience Program at Plattsburgh State, for faculty and staff, and $6 for the general public and
the world tour allows thousands of people who can- are available for purchase at the Angell College Center
not make the annual trek to the Canadian Rockies the Information Desk or at the door Feb. 11. For more
chance to see several great films. This is the second information, contact Dr. Soroka at [phone].
SBE Accreditation (Continued from Page 1)
peer-review process, the business School of Business and Economics ly Chuck Gijanto, also deserve our
program at Plattsburgh State has by AACSB International, Platts- greatest appreciation."
met the superior standards of pres- burgh State should build upon its Gijanto, chair of the Business
tigious business schools. success in attracting more interna- Advisory Council and vice presi-
"Our business graduates will tional students." dent for strategic development at
now be considered for admissions To achieve AACSB Inter- CVPH Medical Center, said, "As the
to many top M.B.A. programs in national accreditation, business economy of this region continues
the country. Also, this is the first programs must satisfy the expecta- to grow, it will be important that
time that New York state residents tions of a wide range of quality we retain as many of the graduates
will have access to an affordable, standards relating to curriculum, as possible to stay and work and
accredited business program at a faculty resources, admissions, live in the Plattsburgh region. This
non-Ph.D. granting, liberal arts degree requirements, career place- accreditation will ensure that we
oriented SUNY campus." ment, library and computer continue to recruit and train the
Dr. Donald Peters, vice presi- facilities, financial resources and very best talent available."
dent for student affairs and intellectual climate that all are mis- John Kraft, chair of the board
enrollment management, said sion-linked. of AACSB, congratulated Platts-
some international students have Shojai said that SBE undertook burgh State on obtaining accredi-
difficulty attending colleges and a rigorous self-assessment on sever- tation. He commended SBE and its
universities that have not attained al occasions during the past 10 years "faculty for improving the culture
specific program accreditation, and many people are to be congrat- of scholarship and continuous
such as the AACSB International ulated on this accomplishment. quality improvement, business
accreditation. "My gratitude goes to our fac- advisory council for its extensive
"In certain countries, banks and ulty, staff and administration for involvement in the development
governments will not extend loans their invaluable contribution to of the School's mission, planning
and grants to students unless the this project, and especially to Ron and curriculum updating, positive
academic programs they want to Hobson, who was the coordinator attitude toward the new dean and
attend have received specific pro- of the accreditation project. his vision for the school, and the
gram accreditation," said Peters. Members of the SBE Business faculty's dedication to the stu-
"With the accreditation of the Advisory Council, and particular- dents."
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Robot Struts Its Stuff at Demonstration
Robotics and Greek mythology are years apart,
but several characters in ancient writings have been
reborn at Plattsburgh State. At the end of last semes-
ter, Theseus, Daedalus, Ariadne and the Labyrinth
were introduced to the campus community during a
special robotics demonstration in Hawkins Hall.
The demonstration, known as the Labyrinth
Mapper, was the end of semester capstone design
project for the students in the computer science course
CSC 419, which is instructed by Dr. Stephen Linder,
assistant professor of computer science.
"The capstone design project allows students to Theseus makes its way through the labyrinth as it maps
interact directly with the materials they have learned the maze and sends the information to Daedalus.
during their college career at Plattsburgh State," the sides of the robot. A computer mouse on the bot-
Linder said. "Students effectively retain larger tom of the robot measures the distance traveled.
amounts of technical information early in their career Theseus communicates the telemetry data to a com-,
through hands-on experience. Active learning better puter server, known as Daedalus, using wireless
prepares graduates to create software in today's com- Ethernet.
plex environments." The Daedalus server runs on a desktop personal
Throughout the semester-long software project, computer using Linux. It collects the telemetry data
seven students learned to work as a team on project from Theseus and generates a map that can be used to
design, implementation and testing. These students navigate the maze. Daedalus then communicates back
worked day and night to complete the project. to Theseus the best way to navigate around the maze.
The project includes Theseus, a battery-power Ariadne, a graphical user interface running on a sepa-
robot, designed by the students. It uses a radio-con- rate computer, displays a map of the Labyrinth
trolled tank base for locomotion and a single board provided to Daedalus.
personal computer running Linux. Theseus moves More information is available on the Web at:
through a labyrinth mapping intersections and corri- http: / /faculty.plattsburgh.edu/stephen.linder/aca-
dors and collects data through distance sensors on demic/programmingproject/index.html
Philanthropy on Track for a Record Year
Even though the country may be in a recession the increase in the annual fund,"said Smith. "Ullysses
and some charitable organizations are having a diffi- Tucker (annual fund assistant) and the student callers
cult time, the Plattsburgh College Foundation has had have done an outstanding job in generating new and
a very successful first six-months of this year's cam- increased pledges. We're pleased and grateful that
paign. our alumni are responding to the College's invitations
John Carothers, executive director of the to help fund important projects on campus in record
Foundation and vice president for institutional numbers. We're heading toward a record year in
advancement, said the Foundation has raised 65 per- alumni giving."
cent more in annual giving compared to the same Compared to this time last year, the alumni seg-
time last year, and total giving has reached $1.3 mil- ment of the campaign is up by more than 69 percent.
lion, up by 53 percent over the same period last year. Business contributions are up 68 percent, the parents'
"I am pleased with the progress we're making in fund has increased more than 25 percent from this
all areas of development," said Carothers. "We're time last year, and faculty and staff support is up by
excited about our major gifts work and pleased our more than 10 percent.
annual giving is up in light of the events of Sept. 11." "I would like to thank the entire campus for their
Carolee Smith G'86, director of annual giving, said support of our development efforts," said Carothers.
that more than 4,300 Plattsburgh State alumni have "I particularly want to thank the many faculty and
given to this year's campaign so far. staff members who have worked on gift proposals
"The alumni phon-a-thon has been a major part of and made gifts to this year's campaign."
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Published by Institutional Advancement for the College Community • February 8, 2002
Supporting Students on Campus
Learning Center and Student Support Services Fill Supporting Roles
Every college campus pro- the same organization for its tutor struggling and students who are
vides academic resources for its training of writing, which will be doing well," Killough said.
students, but Plattsburgh State can up for re-certification in the next Services available at the
be particularly proud of its pro- year or so. Learning Center include tutoring,
grams. "When students who have academic workshops and writing
The Claude J. Clark Learning been tutors in the Learning Center assistance.
Center and Student Support go to graduate schools, the certifi- The primary operation of the
Services have both received out- cation shows that these students center is its peer-tutoring program.
side validation of excellence. are set apart -- only about 300 There are approximately 65 stu-
programs internationally are certi- dent tutors helping other students
The Claude J. Clark Learning Center fied," said Karin Killough '90, with a variety of disciplines,
The Learning Center, founded director of the center. including math, statistics, writing
in 1989, has recently received certi- The center's mission is to reach and science. These tutors take a
fication for its tutor training out to students on the entire cam- one credit tutor training seminar
content from the College Reading pus to provide academic support. and are level 1 certified after tutor-
and Learning Association, an inter- The center serves about 600 stu- ing 25 hours in one year or level 2
national organization that certifies dents during the semester. certified after 50 hours in a year.
training tutor programs. The cen- "We are here for all students of Last semester, students taking
ter already has certification from all abilities, for students who are a communications research meth-
ods course taught by Elizabeth
Bernat, lecturer in communication,
studied awareness and usage pat-
terns of the Learning Center and
presented an assessment project
report of their findin'gs in
December.
The study showed that even
though most faculty members
were aware of the tutoring pro-
gram, this awareness as well as
knowledge about other programs
at the center, such as the work-
shops, needs to be promoted more
throughout campus.
"I'd like to see the idea of a fac-
The Claude J. Clark Learning Center is open Sunday through Thursday, 8 ulty advisory committee come to
a.m. to 2 a.m. and Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. It is open 24 hours dur-
ing finals week. (See Supporting Students, Page 2)
Tucker Moves Into New Position in SBE
Art Tucker has left the Career document student and alumni
Development Center at Platts- usage of those services," said
burgh State, but he hasn't gone far. Shojai. "Under Art's directorship,
In fact, Tucker is now the director the newly created Office of Career
of the Office of Career Opportun- Opportunities and Internships will
ities and Internships within the seek effective pursuit and imple-
School of Business and Economics. mentation of these mandates."
In his new role, Tucker is re- Tucker will be responsible for
sponsible for implementing a improving internship standards
program of career services and and monitoring through on-site vis-
internships for students. its, written reports and feedback Tucker
Dr. Siamack Shojai, the dean of from employers and students; job searches should prove to be an
SBE, said the recent accreditation career counseling, and coordinat- invaluable resource to students."
by AACSB International - The ing job placement opportunities. Tucker holds a bachelor's
Association to Advance Colleges Tucker said he was looking degree in business management
and Schools of Business, was a forward to his new role. "I am in from St. John's University, a mas-
major impetus in establishing the my element here working with ter's degree in international rela-
office. SBE students and employers from tions from Troy State University
"We need to ensure that SBE the local community, the region and a master's degree in logistics
students utilize career services and elsewhere. My experience in management from Center
more effectively and track and career counseling, internships and Michigan University.

Supporting Students (Continued from Page 1)
fruition," said Killough. "We currently have a student students decrease their student loan debt.
advisory committee, but I would like to hear what the "Forty-five students will be receiving these
faculty have to say." grants, and that's going to help them quite a bit," said
The report also concluded that more outreach Carpentier.
needs to be made to freshmen. "We need to focus on Student Support Services provide academic as
freshmen and be sure that students realize that even if well as social resources to the students.
they're doing alright, they can still seek help for a "These are the students that fall through the
course by seeing a tutor," Killough said. cracks. We are another service to help them succeed
in college," said Carpentier. "We provide a one-stop
shop for our population. It all depends on the stu-
Student Support Services
Student Support Services, a federally funded pro- dents' needs. We are very goal oriented and produce
gram that supports low income, first generation and a plan for each student. It's just a matter of encour-
disabled students, has just been re-funded for the next agement."
four years. Among the services provided to these students
There are about 425 students currently in the pro- are tutoring, counseling and group cultural activities.
gram. Last semester, 130 of these students had a g.p.a. Some of the cultural activities have included
better than 3.0. Students stay in the program until trips to Lake Placid, Montreal, a pumpkin patch and
they are on their "academic" feet. More than 1,000 stu- later this spring students will tour the Kent Delord
dents on campus have been a part of the Student House.
Support Services program. "We get around with them and would like them
"The student is in control, but we track them and to experience the outlying areas. Many of these
if we see someone floundering, we call them and ask students are from urban areas so these are new expe-
if they need help." riences for them," said Carpentier.
In addition to the re-funding, the program was There are about 800 Student Support Service pro-
given an extra $51,000 this year from the federal gov- grams in the country. Plattsburgh State was one of the
ernment for Challenge grants. first of these programs to be established.
These grants, available to freshman and sopho- "One reason we've been around so long is that we
more students in the program, are designed to help can document our success so well," said Carpentier.
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