April 27, 2006 Volume 27, No. 27
Kelley-Wallace named registrar
Provost Mary Ann Swain has
announced the appointment of
Terry Kelley-Wallace to the position
of University
registrar.
Kelley-Wallace joined the
University as
assistant to the
chairman of the
Department of
Physics in 1987
and has served in
several positions for the University
since that time, including
as acting registrar for the last
year.
Former registrar Jennifer
Schorr will continue in her role
as special assistant to the provost.
Kelley-Wallace said her goal
is to ensure that the 12-person
office is welcoming and truly a
place where students can go to
resolve problems. “I think the
most important thing is that
we’re accessible and customer
service-oriented,” she said.
She holds a bachelor’s degree
in sociology from the University
and is now a student in
the Master’s of Public Administration
program.
Kelley-Wallace, who grew up
in Port Crane, lives in Chenango
Bridge with her husband. They
have two grown children.
Sonnenfeld focuses on outreach
Gerald Sonnenfeld, vice
president for research, updated
members of the Binghamton
University Council on the University’s
organized
research
centers at its
April meeting.
Focusing on
the Center for
Science, Mathematics
and
Technology Education
(CSMTE)
and the Public Archaeology Facility
(PAF), Sonnenfeld said the
centers allow “faculty across
disciplines to work together
and do research, service and
outreach to the community as
they enhance the environment
for students.”
The CSMTE and PAF are two
examples of the University’s 28
centers that enhance outreach
efforts in the region, Sonnenfeld
said.
“We’re already taking a lead
and are ahead of the pack” in
dealing with the need to improve
science and math education in
the state as the CSMTE develops
new training techniques for
teachers, trains certified and
pre-certified teachers and exposes
them to new instructional
technologies.
Sonnenfeld said PAF works
to help agencies meet the regulations
of the National Historic
Preservation Act and the Native
American Graves Protection
and Registration Act and is the
“best in the state and country”
for this work.
In other activities, the Council
approved changes to the
Rules of Student Conduct for
the 2006-2007 academic year.
Proposals for symposia due in September
Provost Mary Ann Swain calls for proposals for the Provost’s Inter/Multidisciplinary Symposia 2007. The objective is to promote discourse among departments and schools and to increase visibility of research, scholarship and creative endeavors across campus and externally.
The application deadline is Sept. 29. For details visit http://provost.binghamton.edu/documents/symposia_proposals_2007.doc.
If you have any questions, contact Kelly Wemette at 777- 4801 or kwemett@binghamton.edu.
Summer program will stage Wonderful Town
The Summer Youth Musical
Theater Workshop at
Binghamton University will
present Wonderful Town.
Auditions for 12- to 18-yearold
students will be held from
4-10 p.m. Friday, May 12, and
from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday,
May 13, on campus. Auditions
are for casting purposes only; it
is anticipated that most applicants
will be accepted.
Prospective students must
register by May 5 to be eligible
to audition for the workshop,
which will be held from July 24-
Aug. 13.
The workshop is sponsored
by the Department of Music and
Continuing Education and Outreach.
The cost of the program,
which offers a choice of morning
or evening sessions, is $395. A
deposit of $100 is required for
registration. For more information
or to register, call 777-6857
or visit http://continguinged.binghamton.edu.
Exemplary Student Award applications available
Students are invited to apply
for the 2006 Homecoming Exemplary
Student Award.
The winner receives a fulltuition
scholarship for one semester,
while the second-place
finalist receives a $500 book
store scholarship and the thirdplace
finalist wins a $250 book
store scholarship.
Applications, which are due
May 5, are available at Student
Information Desks, at http://homecoming.binghamton.edu/esa/index.htm or in the Office
of Alumni and Parent Relations
in AD-217.
