Faculty-Staff Achievements, March 26, 2009

Activities

Dan Forbush, executive director, Communications, gave a presentation titled “PR Strategy in the Age of Networks” at the annual meeting of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, District II, March 22-24 in Baltimore.

Ray Giguere, Class of 1962 Term Professor and professor of chemistry, has joined with area residents Phil Drum and Dave Scheffel to charter the Saratoga Acoustic Blues Society, devoted to fostering awareness of early blues.  The trio raises funds from its local performances to support concerts by country-blues artists, such as a March 21 performance in Saratoga Springs headlined by veteran folkie Paul Geremia.  “Acoustic blues is the unsung hero of American music,” noted Giguere in a recent story in Metroland.

Kelly Mills-Dick, lecturer in social work, co-presented with  Jessie Mia Hull ’09 at the 2009 annual Baccalaureate Society Work Education Conference March 19 in Phoenix. Their presentation, titled “Collaborative Research:  Empowering Students and Connecting to Community” was based on their work during the summer of 2008.  Mills-Dick noted, “The summer program was a wonderful opportunity for us to work on assessing homelessness and available services in Saratoga County.”  Hull has also presented their findings to the Saratoga County Homeless Alliance and the Saratoga County Affordable Housing Workgroup.

In the News

Robert Turner, associate professor of government, was quoted in two recent stories about the March 31 special election for Congress:  “House candidates raise a bundle,” The Daily Gazette, March 21; and “Paying their way with cash,” The Saratogian, March 21.

Michael Profita, director of career services, was a source for a story titled “Job market up for police” published March 18 in the Glens Falls Post-Star.

Mary Zeiss Stange, professor of religion and women’s studies, is the author of an opinion essay titled “Do women have a prayer?” published March 23 in USA Today.