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Hiroki Sayama, assistant professor of bioengineering and systems science and industrial engineering, was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of the International Society of Artificial Life (ISAL).

ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ faculty and staff who have recently taught Lyceum courses include:
  - Bruce Lercher, associate professor emeritus, mathematics - Godel, Turing, and All That - Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3
  - Albert Tricomi, distinguished teaching professor emeritus, English - The Merchant of Venice and The Jew of Malta - Sept. 20, 27, Oct. 4, 11
  - Melvin Dubofsky, distinguished professor emeritus, history and sociology - Making Sense of Multilateralism - Oct. 5
  - Lynne Schneider, instructor, English - Shakespeare and the Soldier - Sept. 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12
  - Sylvia Ivanova, registrar and curator of education, University Art Museum - Mandala at the Museum - Sept. 22
  - Richard Boswell, professor emeritus, Romance languages - The Bayeux Tapestry - Oct. 3
  - Tim Bridgman, adjunct professor, classical and near eastern studies - Two Peoples of the Ancient World - Oct. 6, 13

Randall M-J Edouard, director of the ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ’s Educational Opportunity Program, has been selected to serve on the search committee for the new SUNY Senior Assistant Provost and Director of Office of Opportunity Programs.

Jennifer Larson, a Harpur’s Ferry volunteer, wrote an article about the student volunteer ambulance service’s response to the September 2011 floods. When ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ established a Red Cross shelter at its Events Center and West Gym, Harpur’s Ferry provided 24-hour care for 11 days for as many as 1,800 evacuees. was published in the Journal of Emergency Medical Services, the flagship publication for emergency medical services personnel.

Martin Bidney, professor emeritus of English and comparative literature, has had a book reviewed in a major newspaper in Germany. The book is West-East Divan: The Poems, with “Notes and Essays”: Goethe’s Intercultural Dialogues (Albany: SUNY Press, 2010) translated by Bidney (“Notes and Essays” translation assisted by Peter Anton von Arnim). The review is “Versoehnung mit Goethe” by Gustav Seibt, Sueddeutsche Zeitung (Munich), Nr 211, p. 16. See also item 93 on the website Lyrikzeitung and Poetry News.

Michelle Gardner, major gifts officer and liaison to the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, was inducted into the SUNYCUAD Hall of Fame at its annual conference in June, for her significant contributions to the organization and its mission of service and education. SUNYCUAD is the professional organization for all full-time professionals working in university advancement at the 64 SUNY campuses, as well as SUNY System Administration. It promotes understanding and support of the State University and provides professional development and networking opportunities for advancement professionals in the areas of public relations, alumni relations, publications, electronic communications, development, government relations and marketing.