A Message from President Ed Fitzgerald | | |
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Ed writes: The summer is nearing its end, and the new academic year is about to begin! Despite two last minute cancellations, we had a vigorous spring program of speakers. They included Phillip Morris, CEO of the Proctor’s Collaborative, and Rex Smith, former editor-in-chief of the Times Union, who spoke about recent challenges for theater and journalism, respectively. Here is his complete President's Message. (Left - Photo of Edward Fitzgerald) | |
All 2021 - 2023 Speakers Were Recorded, Videos Now Available! | |
Did you miss one of our speakers in the Spring 2023 semester? Our website's has a chronological listing of all the talks. There you will find links to our YouTube channel with Zoom recordings for most of our presentations dating to September 2021. A few of the Spring 2023 presentations have links to slides or text instead of a recording due to technical problems. | |
Emeritus Center Included in UAlbany Workshop on Healthy Aging | |
The University at Albany has launched a new Healthy Aging Initiative, led by Provost Carole Kim and Vice President “Kesh” Kesavadas. The goal is to establish UAlbany as a national leader in healthy aging, leveraging our strengths in research, teaching, and service to build an interdisciplinary network of faculty, community leaders, non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies. Ed Fitzgerald, President of the Emeritus Center, is a member of the Citizen's Advisory Committee and spoke at the Workshop about the need for more lifelong learning opportunities. Here is the agenda, and go to Ed's summary of the workshop for more information. | |
(Above - Photo of Healthy Aging Adults from Hope Trust) | |
Meet Emeritus Author Eugene Garber and Discuss His Book "Maison Christina - A Novel" | |
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On October 2, 2023, the Emeritus Center will host our second Book Club, featuring Eugene Garber. Gene is a Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus, and an award winning author who has published seven books of fiction and numerous short stories. He will be discussing "Maison Christina," which Amazon describes as "a powerful novel that resonates on several levels—psychological, sexual,religious, philosophical. If you like complex but eminently accessible characters, stories, and themes, you will love Eugene K. Garber’s house of healing." It's available in hard copy at the UAlbany bookstore and online at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. (Left - Photo of Eugene Garber) | | | |
Emeritus Center Fellows for 2023 | |
Each year the Emeritus Center honors as Fellows one or two emeriti who have an exemplary and sustained record of research, teaching, or service post-retirement. This year's winners are Mary Beth Winn from Languages, Literature, and Cultures and Timothy Lance from Mathematics and Statistics. They were recently highlighted in UAlbany Today. (Below on left- Photo of Timothy Lance and on right - Photo of Mary Beth Winn) | |
Three Voices Grants for 2022-23 | |
Our Three Voices program awards small grants to help the emeriti continue their missions of teaching, research, and service after retirement. We now accept applications on a rolling basis throughout the year instead of a May 31 deadline, so be sure to submit yours whenever you're ready. In addition, we have expanded the program beyond the emeriti to to include applications from academic and administrative units such as schools and colleges, centers, and departments that offer programs of interest and benefit to the emeriti. More information on our funding opportunities is on our website regarding Three Voices grants. | |
Emeritus Center Elects New Members to the Board of Directors | |
The Emeritus Center has three new members of its Board of Directors. They are Cynthia Fox from Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; Christopher Walcek from the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center; and Daniel Smith from the College of Nanosciences and Engineering. Here is a complete list of our current Board. | |
(Above - Photo of Cynthia Fox) | |
(Above - Photo of Christopher Walcek) | |
(Above - Photo of Daniel Smith ) | |
The Academy of Management Perspectives recently announced that Gary Yukl, Emeritus Professor of Management in the School of Business, was the winner of their 2022 award for the most cited article in the journal over the past decade. Professor Yukl's 2012 AMP article was entitled “Effective Leadership Behavior: What We Know and What Questions Need More Attention.” Click here for more information about Professor Yukl's article. In addition, Emeritus Professor of History John Schwaller chaired a Visiting Team from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education for a university in Puerto Rico in March, 2023, and also chaired the Fifteenth meeting of the Association of Nahuatl Scholars held at Brown University in April. | | |
Sorrell Chesin, Associate Vice President Emeritus for University Development, and a longtime member of our board of directors before his recent relocation to NC, provides his thoughts on the evolution of UAlbany from a teachers college to a national research university. Here is a summary of Sorrell's recollections. | |
Preview: The Schedule of Speakers for Fall 2023 | |
The fall semester of speakers is shaping up to be an exciting one. We'll be hearing from Rex Smith, former Editor-in-Chief of the Times Union, about the impact of political polarization, as well as hosting a panel discussion on healthy aging featuring local governmental and community experts. Mark your calendars for all the speakers listed in the Fall 2023 Speakers Program. | |
And there’s so much more to be found on our website including a list of Board members and updated announcements. Be sure to visit our website often for updates. | | | | |
