|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bartkowiak Joins New York Six
|
|
Nell Silva Bartkowiak of Manlius, NY, has joined the New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium as project manager, overseeing the New York Six International Initiative, a three-year program funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The New York Six International Initiative will assist the member schools in expanding the global aspects of their curricula and engaging student and faculty in the study of global issues, both at their home campuses and abroad.
Bartkowiak most recently served as associate director of the Department of Public Administration and International Affairs in the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. She also held the positions of assistant director of Syracuse University Abroad and global programs coordinator for international relations at the Maxwell School. A graduate of Grinnell College in Iowa, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology and Chinese, Bartkowiak also holds a Master of International Affairs degree from Columbia University.
|
|
|
Forum on Education Abroad Workshops Coming to HWS
|
|
|
On September 17, off-campus programs staff from four New York Six schools will participate in a training opportunity at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, run by the Forum for Education Abroad. Topics will include health safety, security and risk management; academic frameworks; and student learning and development. The New York Six will hold an informal lunch for Consortium members in conjunction with the workshops to promote further collaboration on these topics. More information about the workshops is here: http://www.forumea.org/events.cfm.
|
|
|
ITAP Welcomes Third Cohort
|
|
The New York Six Instructional Technology Apprentice Program welcomed its third group of student apprentices at an orientation session on August 24-25 at Union College.
The 2014-15 apprentices are Joy-Anne George (Hamilton College), Ranata DeGennaro (Hobart and William Smith Colleges), Ryan Schwallie (St. Lawrence University), Yang Yu (Skidmore College) and Tristan Johnson (Union College).
Sincere thanks to the New York Six instructional technologists who serve as ITAP mentors and help our students bridge their liberal arts education with paraprofessional experience.
|
|
|
|
Student Researchers to Share Work on Sept. 20
|
|
The fourth annual Upstate New York Undergraduate Research Conference, sponsored by the New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium, will be held on Saturday, September 20, from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY.
The aim of the conference is to provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to present their work at a professional meeting without the barriers of high travel and registration fees. It is also an excellent opportunity for faculty in the area to meet one another, foster collaborations, and share their research.
Additional information is available on the New York Six website: www.newyork6.org.
|
|
|
NY Six Think Tank Launched
|
|
The New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium has developed a new initiative in the arts and humanities called the New York Six Think Tank: Advocating for the Arts and Humanities. This project consists of a community of faculty, professionals, and students who are interested in reshaping the public conversation about the state of these important disciplines.
Funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the NY Six Think Tank seeks to foster an environment of exchange and understanding of the ways in which the arts and humanities are being represented in public discourse today, develop collaborations that encourage conversation and creativity, and support the expression, writing, production, visualization and publication of advocacy material for a wide range of audiences.
The NY Six Think Tank was launched in July with a workshop hosted in Ithaca, NY, by Think Tank convener Christine Henseler, Professor of Spanish and Hispanic Studies and Chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Union College. The event was attended by 13 faculty and staff members from across the New York Six Consortium. Discussion centered on making the arts and humanities relevant to the general public by articulating their unique set of qualities, by providing insight into what students gain from engaging with the arts and humanities, and by expressing what makes them essential to meet today’s demands.
For more information about the New York Six Think Tank, contact Christine Henseler at henselec@union.edu.
|
|
|
Upstate-Global Collective Workshop Sept. 19 at Union
|
|
|
Faculty and staff from across the NY Six Consortium will meet to discuss the development of scholarly communities on the themes of human rights and sustainability on Friday, September 19 at Union College. The goal of this project is to help students explore connections in these fields of study between their rich historical roots in upstate New York and current global concerns. The workshop will be held from 11:30am - 4:00pm in Hale House on the Union campus in Schenectady, NY. Lunch will be provided. RSVP by September 10 to Nell Bartkowiak, Project Manager, at nbartkow@newyork6.org.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NY Six Schools Open 12 Study Abroad Programs for Spring 2015
|
|
The New York Six Study Abroad working group has identified 12 off-campus programs which will be open to students across the member schools for Spring 2015. The application deadline for these programs is September 15, 2014. The available programs are. Dijon, France (Colgate); Freiburg, German (Colgate); Mona, Jamaica (Colgate); Associated Colleges in China (Hamilton); Hamilton in Spain; Hamilton in France; Skidmore in Paris; Skidmore in Spain; St. Lawrence Global Francophone Program (in Quebec, Normandy, and Senegal); St. Lawrence Kenya Semester; St. Lawrence Semester in Spain; and the St. Lawrence Sustainability Semester.
Interested students may get more information from the off-campus programs office at the school offering the program of interest.
|
|
A Note From Amy Cronin, Executive Director
|
|
Please enjoy the first edition of the New York Six e-newsletter. This monthly update will come directly to your inbox and also will be posted on the New York Six website, www.newyork6.org. Please feel free to share this newsletter with others!
Cheers,
Amy
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
