Awards

C o n v e r s a t i o n s   i n    t h e    D i s c i p l i n e s     Academic Year 2008-2009                 Conversation Title Host/Collaborating Campuses Directors Department Amount  Proposed Dates Indigenous and Scientific Principles for Sustainable Communities Environmental Science & Forestry  Syracuse University                College at Cortland       Environmental Science & Forestry Robin Kimmerer      Philip Arnold               Dawn Van Hall             Jack Manno Environmental & Forest Biology       American Religions         Memorial Library     Environmental Science $5,000.00 November 7-8, 2008                 Mental Health Disparities in New York & Surrounding Areas Binghamton University             Upstate Medical University          Upstate Medical University Jana A. Sobczak    Cristina Pope      Mantosh Dewan Nursing                                    Health Services Library              Psychiatry $5,000.00 May 1, 2009                 Biomathematical Computing:  Past, Present, and Prospects Binghamton University     Binghamton University College at Cortland                College at Geneseo Susannah Gal           Dennis Pixton           Angela Pagano           Anthony J. Macula Biological Sciences                  Mathematics                       Biological Sciences               Mathematics $5,000.00 Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2008                 Coastal Storms:  Their Physics, Impact, Prediction and Future Change University at Stony Brook   University at Stony Brook    University at Stony Brook   University at Stony Brook Minghua Zhang             Malcolm Bowman           Brian Colle             Sultan Hameed School of Marine & Atmos. Sci. School of Marine & Atmos. Sci. School of Marine & Atmos. Sci. School of Marine & Atmos. Sci.          $4,900.00 November 12-13, 2008 Celtic Identity in the New Millennium Monroe Community College Monroe Community College Monroe Community ollege Alfred University                        College at Oswego Stasia Callan               Gail Bouk                     David Shaw                  Ben Howard               Edward O'Shea English/Philosophy      English/Philosophy              Visual & Performing Arts-Music  English Emeritus                  English $5,000.00 March 13, 2009                 Conversations in the Capital District on Hormones University at Albany                      University at Buffalo                                Downstate Medical University Cheryl A. Frye              Scott Wersinger             Sherry Smith  Psychology                  Psychology                 Psychology and Pharmacology $5,000.00 October 23-24, 2008