Research Methods Class
Conducts Survey
Twenty Colgate students participating in the
Social Science Research Methods course
recently had the opportunity to apply some
of the
lessons learned in the classroom for the
benefit of a local arts organization. The
students, who had gathered on a Sunday
afternoon at the offices of Hamilton
Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine,
conducted telephone surveys on behalf of
Earlville Opera House, a multi arts center
that provides gallery space and arts
programming for community members of all
ages. The survey gathered information from
members of the organization about past
programming and the community's desire for
additional and perhaps new events and
activities.
Upstate Institute to
offer bankruptcy assistance
Following a
successful pilot of the project in the fall of
2008, the Community Foundation of Herkimer &
Oneida Counties, Inc. has funded the Consumer
Bankruptcy Law Project in 2009.
Several students
will work with the Legal Aid Society of Mid New
York to study consumer bankruptcy
cases in rural Upstate New York. Susan Conn,
'79, will train the students on issues on
consumer debt, bankruptcy law, and ethics, and
will complete outside reading as part of the
study. They will then work under the supervision
of a LASMNY attorney to prepare documentation
for bankruptcy cases.
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Field School Fellow in
NAHOF Commemoration
Kate Joyce, '08, continued her
fellowship with the National Abolition Hall of
Fame this fall by participating in the
commemoration ceremony, held October 25, 2008 at
Morrisville State College.
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Colgate attends
Cultural Blueprints conference
The New York State Council on the
Arts convened the first-ever Cultural Blueprints
conference in Syracuse, giving Colgate the
opportunity to explore partnerships with
businesses, public schools, arts organizations,
and other colleges and universities in the
region.
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PSC hearing on NYRI
lines held at Colgate
Area residents had the
opportunity to voice their opinion on the
controversial power line that is proposed to run
from central New York to the New York City area.
(more)
UI pilots
Consumer Bankruptcy Law Project
Several students
will work with the Legal Aid Society of Mid New
York this fall to study consumer bankruptcy
cases in rural Upstate New York. Susan Conn,
'74, will train the students on issues on
consumer debt, bankruptcy law, and ethics, and
will complete outside reading as part of the
study. (more)
Youth Philanthropy
Project launched at Norwich
Sixteen juniors and seniors from
Norwich High School will learn about the
importance and impact of philanthropy in society
and how philanthropists find and fund worthy
causes. They will then get the chance to become
benefactors themselves when the council
distributes $10,000 to not-for-profit agencies
in Chenango County.
(more)
Former Fellow presents
non-profit idea to Boards and Field School
fellows
Kevin McAvey, '04, who
participated in the Upstate Institute Field
School, recently presented his idea for the
Upstate Foundation to the annual meeting of the
UI Executive Board and Community Board. He also
talked with students participating in the field
school this summer as part of their on campus
symposium that focuses on regional resources.
The full
text of his presentation is available here.
Kevin's project was also recently covered in the
Syracuse Post-Standard.
UI staff participate in
Economic Security Forum
Director Ellen Percy Kraly and
project consultant Julie Dudrick recently took
part in one of many town hall discussions for
the New York State Economic Security Cabinet.
The cabinet brings together more than 20
separate state agencies to provide a new focus
on the needs of working families. The cabinet's
objectives include reducing the high cost of
living in the state, establishing educational
and workforce development opportunities,
strengthening the state's social safety net, and
bringing good jobs to our communities. For more
information, visit the
Economic
Security Forum webpage.
Colgate Faculty Present
Research at UI Symposium
On Saturday, April 26, 2008 the
Upstate Institute hosted a symposium of research
conducted by six Colgate faculty on a variety of
issues concerning the Upstate region.
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Loe's Research on Aging
in Place featured on NPR
Meika
Loe, Assistant Professor in the department of Sociology and
Anthropology and Women's Studies
Program, is conducting research on
aging in place in Albany and Hamilton, New York.
She was recently featured in a National Public
Radio piece about the Hamilton Fortnightly Club.
Her research is supported by the Upstate
Institute.
Women's Clubs Evolve for New Generation,
National Public Radio
Student
Philanthropy Council announces grant awards
On Thursday April 24, 2008, the Student
Philanthropy Council hosted an awards
celebration of this year’s grantees at the
Colgate Inn in Hamilton, New York. The philanthropy
program, now in its second year, is supported by
the Brennan Family Foundation of Ohio, which has
ties to the university through Jay Brennan ’81. The Foundation made a gift of $50,000 to support
the program for five years. Each year, $10,000
of that grant is made available to the SPC to
provide grants to area non-profits. More
information is also available at the
Philanthropy Council
page.
David
O. Carpenter, M.D., director of the Institute
for Health and the Environment and professor of
environmental health sciences in the School of
Public Health at University at Albany, SUNY,
lecture
Daniel
M. Kammen discussed how renewable energy
technologies can meet our growing demand for
energy sources and what initiatives can be taken
to advance this clean power for years to come. Kammen is Director of the Renewable and
Appropriate Energy Laboratory at the University
of California Berkeley. 