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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- General
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Hartwick College celebrates commencement
More than 220 Hartwick College students walked across the stage during the college's 93rd commencement ceremony Saturday, May 17 in a tent on Elmore Field on the college campus. According to a news release from the college, Chelsea Kotey, a 2025 graduate, a biochemistry major and president of the Student Government Association, "offered a powerful reminder that life's unexpected turns often lead to the most meaningful destinations." "Let's embrace uncertainty; after all, uncertainty defines the human experience," Kotey said. "Remember that the path forward rarely unfolds exactly as planned, and that's okay. ... some of life's most gratifying opportunities arise from what we discover while taking unexpected detours. We newly face the unknown; we've learned at Hartwick to lean into what's unfamiliar with curiosity rather than with fear." Several recognitions were presented along with degrees. Roselyn DuMerville was awarded the Abraham L. Kellogg Oratorical Prize for her speech, "Guided by Henry," which she originally delivered during the college's honors convocation April 30. Laurel Bongiorno, vice president for academic affairs and provost, presented the Margaret B. Bunn Award for Outstanding Teaching to Associate Professor of Psychology and Department Chair William Kowalczyk, who was also named the 2025 Teacher-Scholar during the honors convocation. Elizabeth "Betty" Powell, a 1982 Hartwick graduate, received the President's Medal for Extraordinary and Exemplary Loyalty to the College. Powell has served in Hartwick's Department of Athletics since 1969 and was recently honored for 55 years of service at the Quinquennial Awards Celebration, the release stated. Patricia Spears Jones, an award-winning poet, educator and cultural activist; and Richard Ekman, a nationally recognized leader in higher education, received honorary degrees and served as commencement speakers. Jones encouraged graduates to honor their accomplishments and shape their future with intention. "Your degree is a testament to your discipline, passion, interests and determination," Jones said. "You are now at that moment where your future and how you make your life become a testament to your character, your values, your desires." Ekman encouraged graduates to move forward with confidence. "No matter what field you majored in, you have acquired skills, and knowledge and values that go well beyond your major," he said. "You can and should be bold as you make choices over the next few years about your next steps in life. Steps about where you will work, where you will live, what sort of spouse or parent you will be and what leadership roles as citizen and community member you're willing to take on. You're very likely to succeed in life's many dimensions because you've already obtained during the past few years the excellent foundation that Hartwick has given to you." Public health major Amanda Wilbur reflected on the friendships she formed during her time at Hartwick. "When I came here, I never thought I would make such lifelong friends — but when I go to the Rockefeller School of Public Affairs and Policy, I'll be rooming with someone I met here." For some, Hartwick's natural spaces also "played a central role in life balance," the release stated. Economics and global studies major Robert Noury spoke of one of the college's assets. "I got the opportunity to live at Pine Lake, and every student should take the opportunity to get out there," he said. "Sitting around the fire or playing board games, it was just so inspiring being in the woods with my friends." As the ceremony drew to a close, President Jim Mullen delivered a farewell to the Class of 2025. "You are remarkable young people. I know the world will be better because of you," he said. "So, my final thank you is deeply personal — it is for what you have meant to this place and what you have meant to me. I am forever grateful to each of you and I love you very much." Among the Class of 2025 were 40 summa cum laude, 41 magna cum laude, and 52 cum laude graduates. The class also included 111 departmental distinctions, 22 college honors students, 21 who completed their degrees in three years, and 27 legacy students, according to the release.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Art treasure returns to Hartwick College
A 500-year-old painting from the collection at Hartwick College's Yager Museum recently got a facelift. According to a news release for the college, The Yager Museum of Art & Culture is celebrating as it welcomes one of its Renaissance treasures back from a year's conservation treatment at the Williamstown Art Conservation Center in Massachusetts. Painted in the early 16th century by Andrea Previtali (ca. 1480-1528), "Madonna and Child in a Landscape" was acquired by the Reverend Louis van Ess, rector of Saint James Episcopal Church in Oneonta and a Hartwick College professor, in the 1950s, the release stated. When van Ess passed away in 1960, he left much of his art collection, including the Previtali, to Hartwick. "Louis van Ess had collected American impressionist art before coming to Oneonta," museum Coordinator Doug Kendall said. "But in the 1950s, he traveled to Europe several times and purchased a number of Italian Renaissance paintings. Among them were two by Previtali, who was a student of Giovanni Bellini." "Madonna and Child in a Landscape," painted in oil on a wood panel, has been on display in the van Ess Gallery at the museum for several years. A survey funded with a Conservation Assessment Program grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services found that the wood panel and a wooden cradle added in the 20th century had suffered woodworm damage, according to the release. In addition, the painting's surface had suffered some losses and showed the accumulated dirt and dust of the centuries. In late 2023, the museum received a grant from the Greater Hudson Heritage Network and contracted with the Williamstown Art Conservation Center to treat and preserve the painting. A partnership between the state Council on the Arts and Greater Hudson Heritage Network), the conservation grant treatment program is made possible with the support of the Office of the Governor and the state Legislature. Over the next year, Williamstown conservators Maggie Barkovic and Tatiana Shannon "painstakingly treated the painting, cleaned it, strengthened the wood panel and varnished it before returning it to the Yager Museum," the release stated. "It's great to be able to share "Madonna and Child in a Landscape" with the community once again," Kendall said. "We also acknowledge the vital support of both federal and state grants funding for the arts that made the conservation treatment possible that has ensured the preservation of this masterpiece." The museum will unveil the conserved Previtali painting at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 30 in the van Ess Gallery as part of the continuing exhibit, "Masterpieces of European and American Art: the Hartwick College Art Treasure Room." Visitors can also explore the museum's current exhibits, including the new exhibit "Discovering Our Place: Working, Learning, and Playing Within These Hills," curated by students in Hartwick's Museum Studies program. The museum's regular hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. when the college is in session. The museum is closed on Sundays, Mondays, college holidays and when the college is not in session. Admission is free. More information is available through the museum's Facebook page and webpage, by calling 607-431-4480 or emailing kendalld@
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Yager Museum to screen documentary about Kinzua Dam, Native Americans
The Yager Museum of Arts and Culture at Hartwick College will host a screening of the documentary "Lake of Betrayal," a film about the construction of the Kinzua dam, which flooded the ancestral lands of the Seneca Indigenous people in western New York. The film will be screened 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 11, in the museum, according to a news release. After the screening, the film's creative team, which includes Paul Lamont, Scott Sackett and Caleb Abrams, will discuss the film and answer questions. This event is free and open to the public. Released in 2017, "Lake of Betrayal" charts how the Kinzua dam, built in 1965 to mitigate flooding in Pittsburgh, created a 27-mile reservoir over the top of Seneca ancestral lands, which had been protected by U.S. treaty since 1794. The Seneca Nation's activism and resistance failed to prevent the dam's construction, but spurred a more significant movement to preserve and expand its sovereignty, which continues to this day. "We are thrilled to be able to show such a powerful and insightful film," museum curator Quentin Lewis said in a statement. "The Yager Museum has always been a place for contemplating Indigenous history and culture, and the experiences of the Seneca are unfortunately all-too-familiar in the broader history of Indigenous people in America. Alongside our current exhibit on Catskill reservoirs, we are excited to highlight this parallel story of displacement, memory and resilience and to hear from the filmmakers who created it." This event was made possible through the generous support of the Richard and Gerri L. Haan Fund for Native American Studies at Hartwick College, the release stated. The Yager Museum's galleries will be open during the events. The museum's regular hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. when the college is in session. The museum is closed on Sundays, Mondays, college holidays, and when the college is not in session. Admission is free. More information is available on this and additional events through the museum's Facebook page and webpage or by calling 607-431-4480 or emailing Lewis at lewisq@
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Sport
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Empire 8 adds Women's Flag Football, Hartwick College participating
ONEONTA, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – At the end of 2024, Hartwick College announced the addition of women's flag football to the sports offered on campus. Now, the Empire 8 Athletic Conference has officially added the sports for the 2025/26 season. It will be a conference-sponsored championship sport. It is in collaboration with the NFL and RCX Sports. The NFL has had a strong presence in the growth of flag football and even had a commercial air in the Super Bowl. With the sport being added to the conference, the Empire 8 becomes the third Division III conference to bring in women's flag football and the fifth among all NCAA divisions. The league currently will include Hartwick College, SUNY Brockport, Elmira College, SUNY Geneseo, and Russell Sage College. The average roster size is roughly 25 players that will play 7-on-7. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
