From China to things in their backyard, faculty and staff displayed variety of scholarly and professional milestones, as well as hobbies of those academics during the Third Annual Faculty and Staff Celebration.

Hosted by the Faculty Development Committee and the Lightner Library staff, the celebration showcases accomplishments, great work or hobbies. Submissions could include articles, essays, presentations or trainings, sabbaticals, poems, fine arts, crafts, performing arts, co-curricular activities, Field Periods, research, awards, or public recognition.

The following faculty and staff members participated in the celebration:

^{Dave Boyer}

· Dave Boyer, program coordinator for criminal justice in the Accelerated Studies for Adults Program (ASAP), submitted a forensic science poster from a recent trip to Jordan. Boyer and other forensic scientists traveled to Jordan’s University of Science and Technology to teach DNA identification to Iraqi scientists.

· Colleen Carmody Payne, assistant professor of nursing, displayed a poster of her doctoral research on disaster preparedness. “The purpose of this study was to investigate self-perceived readiness of emergency nurses who are members of the New York State Emergency Nurses Association.”

^{Tom Carroll}

· Tom Carroll, professor of chemistry and physics, served as lead author of an article on “Additivity of Substituent Effects, Core-ionization Energies and Proton Affinities of the Fluoromethylbenzenes” published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry.

· Helen Clancy, assistant professor of nursing, shared a poster she presented on end of life care. “This care is being offered in many settings, and the poster presentation is a project I designed giving people as much support and freedom of choice as possible.”

· Jake Cornelius, audio-visual technician, displayed some of his floral portrait photography, which includes close-up views of flowers taken in artificial light.

· Debra Gates, associate professor of nursing, displayed a poster highlighting diabetic care.

^{Wendy Gaylord}

· Wendy Gaylord, dean for international programs, penned a chapter for the book Reimagining Civic Education: How Diverse Form Democratic Citizens.

^{Anne Marie Guthrie}

· Anne Marie Guthrie, dean of the Center for Experiential Learning, displayed the 2008 Program of the Year Award, which the Center received from the National Society for Experiential Education, and the Community Engagement Certification the College received from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

^{Neil Siebenhar}

· Amanda Harris, associate professor of organizational communication and English, teamed up with Neil Siebenhar, assistant professor of management and chair of the Division of Business and Management, to showcase activities of the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team.

^{Andrew Roback}

· Andrew Roback, assistant professor of chemistry, modified the classic children’s game Guess Who? into a chemistry teaching tool. “The game makes it fun to learn about the structure of molecules and naming in chemistry," said Roback.

^{Cynthia Smith}

· Cynthia Smith, adjunct instructor, displayed her dissertation research with a PowerPoint poster. Her research answered the question, “If service learning offers such compelling evidence for student learning and development, why are service learning curricular components in higher education not more prevalent?”

· Sharon Staehle, assistant professor of American Sign Language, displayed her skills at rug hooking. “The crafts I have been making are a variety of wool made into ornaments, wall hangings, and a table runner,” she explained.

^{Regi Teasly}

· Regi Teasly, associate professor of criminology/criminal justice and sociology, modified her lawn to create a welcome space for wildlife, “especially birds.”

· Vickie Tobias, database administer, displayed photos from last winter’s ice storm. Her photographs earned her a blue ribbon at the Steuben County Fair.

· Jean Wannall, professor of occupational therapy and academic fieldwork coordinator, submitted a service-learning project she began with some of her students and the Yates County Office for the Aging. “Students interacted with the elderly population, and were able to bring back discussion points into the normal development course being taught, ” said Wannall, who also submitted several quilted tablemats.