College, Eastman School of Music Join Forces
Keuka College will be the site of a summer music camp conducted by the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester.
The camp, designed for middle and high school students, will run July 14-26 and feature a range of classes, including theory, eurhythmics, technology, and improvisation, as well as master classes, small and large ensembles, and individual instruction in jazz, strings, voice, and guitar.
Two free and open to the public concerts will be presented July 25 and 26 at 3 p.m. in Norton Chapel.
In this interview, Executive Director of Communications Doug Lippincott previews Eastman@Keuka with faculty members Kathleen Kemp (director of the strings program), Cecile Saine (director of the voice program), and Howard Potter (associate dean for community and continuing education).
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I Want to be Elected!
Rocker Alice Cooper proclaimed those words in his 1970s hit Elected.
Some 40 years later, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are saying the same thing–in many ways to many people because the 2012 presidential election is shaping up to be one of the closest in history.
Given the expected razor-thin margin of victory that Obama or Romney will come away with Nov. 6, a lot of attention has been focused on 270: the number of electoral votes needed to win the White House.
Some people have called for abolishing the Electoral College and having the popular vote determine the election. Other contend it is the fairest way to elect the president.
Chris Leahy, associate professor of history, has been tracking the swing states, electoral votes, and other issues surrounding the Obama vs. Romney race. In this interview with Executive Director of Communications Doug Lippincott, aired recently on WFLR in Dundee, Leahy discusses the history of the Electoral College, previous close races, the possibility of an electoral vote tie, the chances of the popular vote winner losing the electoral vote, and more.
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Yates County a Key Part of The Burned Over District
During much of the 1800s, wave after wave of new religious movements spread across Central and Western New York, earning it the title The Burned Over District.
The region became the birthplace (Palmyra) of Mormonism, while Jemima Wilkinson, an evangelist and one of the first American-born women to found a religious movement, eventually settled in what is now the Town of Jerusalem near the Keuka College campus. And while Methodism wasn’t founded in Western New York, it certainly thrived.
“At one time there were 19 Methodist churches in Yates County,” said Mike McKenzie, associate professor of philosophy and religion.
McKenzie combined his writing and research skills with the videography and editing talents of Troy Cusson, instructional design manager in the Wertman Office of Distance Education (WODE) to create a 60-minute DVD that takes viewers on a tour of many of the exact spots where these religions either go their start or caught fire.
The Burned Over District: Religions of Central New York doesn’t cover the entire district–McKenzie and Cusson traveled throughout Yates County and into Wayne and Seneca counties–but uncovered plenty of material nonetheless.
They discussed the video with Executive Director of Communications Doug Lippincott on WFLR in Dundee.
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Sports of All Sorts
The women’s softball team capped a stellar spring sports season for Keuka College by earning a sixth straight berth in the NCAA Division III tournament.
Coach Jamie Burke’s team played three, one-run games at the Amherst, Mass., regional, going 1-2 to further enhance the Storm’s reputation as one of the top Division III programs in the East.
The men’s lacrosse team also garnered plenty of headlines this spring, winning the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) championship while the women laxers came up just short in their bid for conference gold.
In this interview, Sports Information Director John Boccacino recaps the spring season and other sports highlights from 2011-12 including the women’s basketball team’s heart-stopping run to an NEAC title and NCAA berth. He also discusses what lies ahead for Keuka athletics in the wake of Athletic Director Dave Sweet’s decision to step down as women’s hoop boss and the addition of men’s volleyball to the College’s intercollegiate athletics offerings in 2012-13.
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Up Next: The Middle East
Keuka College is a major educational player in the Pacific Rim.
With nearly 3,000 Chinese students pursuing degrees at four partner universities in China, Keuka boasts the largest enrollment of any American college or university operating in that country. Some 475 Vietnamese students are doing likewise at two universities in Vietnam, and the College has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Universiti Utara Malaysia with an eye toward making a Keuka degree available to students in that country.
Now comes word that the College is looking to extend its educational influence to the Middle East. Keuka President Dr. Jorge L. Díaz-Herrera and Madame Hiam Sakr, president of the American University of Science and Technology (AUST) in Beirut, Lebanon, recently signed a MOU that could lead to collaboration between the two schools
In this interview, Dr. Gary Smith, vice president for professional studies and international programs, explains that the College is looking to start a program at AUST as early as this fall. He also discusses other international aspirations as well as the success of the Accelerated Studies for Adults Program (ASAP).
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Mountain Man
One thing about Troy Cusson, instructional design manager in the Center for Professional Studies: he isn’t afraid of challenges.
In February 2013, Cusson will climb Mt. Kiliminjaro while taking a swing at an even bigger adversary.
Cusson will scale the tallest free-standing mountain on earth as part of an expedition known as Journeys of Inspiration, which raises awareness and funds for the American Cancer Society.
In this interview, Cusson tells us why he decided to embark on this grand adventure, how “getting in shape” has benefited him and inspired others to do the same, and how you can support this worthy cause.
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Education by Nature
Dundee resident and 1994 Keuka College graduate Angela Schmidt Fishbaugh says it’s time for children to get outdoors.
“With rising childhood obesity rates and children’s heavy use of electronics, the need for quality time in nature is greater than ever,” says Fishbaugh.
With that in mind, Fishbaugh, a teacher at Campbell-Savona Central School, has written a book that encourages teachers and children to put away gadgets, turn off screens, and discover all that the natural word has to offer.
Celebrate Nature! Activities for Every Season is filled with hands-on activities designed to revive children’s connections with nature. Each seasonal section—autumn, winter, spring, and summer—introduces seven themes with a variety of ways to integrate nature into the classroom.
In this interview, Fishbaugh talks about the book and how her education at Keuka influenced her teaching and writing careers.
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President Emeritus Burke Looks Back and Ahead
Joe Burke was a regular guest on Keuka College Today since the program debuted on WFLR in 1999.
Typically, the president would come on to update listeners on the state of the College. It was always good radio, but for me challenging because President Burke always had so many initiatives to discuss that it was tough to squeeze all that news into our allotted time.
Imagine, then, trying to recap 14 years in 25 minutes. But, we gave it a try last month when the president made his final appearance on Keuka College Today–as president. Now president emeritus, we hope to bring him back for a chat down the road.
We did not have time to discuss all of his accomplishments–that would have taken an entire day or more–but we did touch on some. We also talked about the Saturday night of reunion (June 11), when the College paid tribute to him and wife Diane, his plans for the future, and more.
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A Tweet on Watergate?
Nearly 40 years ago, Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward uncovered one of America’s greatest political scandals.Their series of stories on the 1972 Watergate break-in and cover-up became the gold standard of investigative journalism and inspired many young people to pursue careers in journalism.
Four years after the break-in at Watergate, Director Alan J. Pakula turned the story into an Oscar-winning movie titled All The President’s Men.The film provides Robert Berkman, assistant professor of organizational communication and English, “with examples of really good investigative journalism skills” that he would like to teach his media writing students. In this interview, Berkman discusses how investigative journalism has been impacted by technology and the economy.
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In Coaching, 18 Inches is a Lot
Thad Phillips was assistant men’s basketball coach at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn., before becoming head men’s hoop coach at Keuka College last May. There’s a lot more to making the transition from assistant to head coach than moving 18 inches (the width of a chair seat), but Phillips has handled it well. He has the Storm playing their best basketball of the season right now and in this interview he talks about his team, its character, recruiting, his goals for the program, and how much he enjoys the Keuka College experience.
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