Berheide Honored for Distinguished Contributions

Professor of Sociology Catherine White Berheide has received the Hans O. Mauksch Award from the Section on Teaching and Learning of the American Sociological Association (ASA) for her distinguished contributions to undergraduate education.

According to Professor Michael Brooks of Valdosta State University, chair of the award committee, Berheide was selected for a “record of achievement in the areas of teaching and learning (that) is long, deep, and extremely impressive.” Berheide chaired the Section on Teaching and Learning (and its predecessor Section on Undergraduate Education) during 1993-94. Her Section activities have included numerous program presentations, workshops, and other sessions “integral to the growth and success of the section, always pushing for the improvement of teaching and learning,” said Brooks. She has not limited herself to the ASA – Berheide also has been active in the Eastern Sociological Association and the New York State Association.

Her work on the sociology major and on issues related to program review and development also were factors in her being chosen for the Mauksch Award. She has been a pioneer in efforts by the ASA to support departments and their teaching and learning mission, and she leads sessions to train new and continuing members of the ASA’s Department Resources Group.

Berheide’s additional contributions include co-chairing the ASA Committee on the Freedom of Research and Teaching from 1988 to 1990, serving on the ASA Committee on Distinguished Contributions to Teaching from 1993 to 1995, and completing two terms as associate editor of Teaching Sociology. She currently chairs the ASA Task Force on the Undergraduate Sociology Major and has led open forums on the major at recent ASA meetings and regional society meetings.

Author of numerous publications on teaching and learning, Berheide also is a co-author of the sociology segments and related documents that form part of the Liberal Learning and the Arts and Science Major published by the Association of American College. The document has been used by numerous sociology departments over the years to shape and redefine sociology programs throughout the country.

Addy to Appear on BET

Yacub Addy, lecturer in music, will appear this Sunday, Dec. 21, in a segment of the Journey with Jazz at Lincoln Center program airing at 1 p.m. on BET.

The program is the first of two that explore Ghanaian drummer Addy’s collaboration with Wynton Marsalis. This Sunday’s program and the second episode (scheduled to air at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004) include interviews and footage of the collaborative process and the resulting performances last May in New York City by Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Ensemble, with Addy and his ensemble Odadaa!

In addition to his work with Skidmore’s Music Department and Dance Program, Addy also teaches at RPI in Troy.

Holiday Party Announced

The Skidmore College holiday party will be Friday, Jan. 16, 2004, from 6 to11 p.m. in Murray and Aikins dining halls.

The evening will begin with beverages (including a beer and wine cash bar), hearty hors d’oeuvres, and desserts from 6-8 p.m. The Burners U.K. will perform from 8-11 p.m.

In order to allow all employees to enjoy the evening, volunteers are being sought to help Food Service throughout the event with food preparation and serving. Anyone willing to volunteer for a one-hour time slot should indicate willingness to assist on the RSVP form that is part of the invitation to be delivered soon.

Please call Janis Petroski in the Office of College Events at ext. 5675 with any questions.


In the News

Sandy Baum, professor of economics, is a source for a Dec. 22 Time magazine story (“Dorm Deluxe”) on high-end residential life facilities on campuses. In addition she was interviewed for a Dec. 8 story in The SouthEnd online, the Wayne State University student newspaper, titled “More Students Turn to Private Loans”; and a Nov. 24 story in SFGate.com, the online version of the San Francisco Chronicle, titled “How to Pay for College.” Baum also was featured in two recent New York Times stories: a Nov. 23 business column titled “When College Savings Don’t Go the Distance,” and a Nov. 9 Education Life story titled “Five Truths About Tuition.”

Jennifer Delton, associate professor of history, was interviewed for a Nov. 22 Saratogian story titled “Professor: JFK Renewed American Idealism.” She, along with Greg Pfitzer, professor of American studies, and Government Department colleagues Steven Hoffmann, professor, and Ron Seyb, associate professor, were the sources for a Nov. 17 Saratogian story on the Kennedy legacy titled “Professors Separate Man from Myth.”

Associate Professor of Marketing Christine Page was interviewed for a Nov. 9 Sunday Gazette story titled “Pipsqueak Pepsi Part of Pop Trend” on the trend in down-sized soda cans.

Corky Reinhart, director, University Without Walls, was a source for a Nov. 23 Sunday Gazette story titled “Colleges” Online Offerings Reflect Differing Philosophies.”

The research of Professor of Psychology Sheldon Solomon and his colleagues Jeffrey Greenberg and Thomas Pyszczynski was cited in a Dec. 7 New York Times Ideas & Trends column titled “How Much is that Death Denial in the Window” on the psychology of shopping.

Associate Professor of Music Gordon Thompson and his junior seminar course on The Beatles were featured in a Dec. 8 Saratogian story (“Professor Gets a Little Help! from the Fab Four”).

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