Winter 2023 Emeritus Newsletter

Winter 2023

A New Look

This is the second issue of the Emeritus Center Newsletter to use Constant Contact. It is a more streamlined and concise format than our old PDF-style issues, and is much easier to navigate with a smart phone or other mobile device. Comments are always welcome; you can contact us at emeritus.center@albany.edu.

A Message from President Ed Fitzgerald

Ed writes: “We have finally returned to in-person presentations after a year and a half of remote programming due to the pandemic.” His full message including highlights of the Spring and Fall 2022 programs and our Special Biennial Meeting in November 2022 can be found here.

All 2022 Speakers Were Recorded, Videos Now Available!

Did you miss one of our speakers in 2022? The Emeritus Center now has its own YouTube channel with Zoom recordings for all of our presentations from September, 2021 through December, 2022 - check it out at Emeritus Center YouTube Channel. You’ll find a chronological listing of all our speakers for each semester on our website.

President Rodriguez Speaks to the Emeriti

President Havidan Rodriguez visited the Emeritus Center on November 28, 2022 to brief us on the University's recent accomplishments and challenges. Highlights included continued success with student diversity and inclusion and a new $75 million initiative in Artificial Intelligence (AI). For a summary of his talk click HERE. The recording is on our YouTube Channel.

Emeritus Center Helps to Sponsor Panel at Book Festival

The NYS Writers Institute hosted the 5^th annual Albany Book Festival on September 17, 2022, and it included a panel discussion with Emeritus Professors Eugene Garber and Ronald Berger. They were joined by two other faculty authors and shared their writing and teaching experiences. Click HERE for a summary of the Festival. The panel was funded in part by a special award from the Emeritus Center. This new program extends our Three Voices grants to include applications from academic and administrative units of the University, and is described on our website.

In Case You Missed Them, Here are Two Timely Talks from our Speaker Series

The internet is critical in our daily lives but was only first available to the public in 1985. You probably don't know that NYS was important in its development. Emeritus Professor Timothy Lance, an Emeritus Center board member and our secretary, was intimately involved in this effort. Click HERE for a summary of his webinar in April 2022.

The SUNY Board of Trustees recently approved the re-unification of the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering with the University at Albany. Are you interested in learning more about their programs? If so, then click HERE for a summary of Interim Vice President for Research and Professor Nathaniel Cady's January 2022 webinar.

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. In 2022 we made five awards totaling more than $8,000. The topics ranged from urban planning to Franco-American French to organic chemistry. Click HERE for a complete list.

Emeriti in the News

More Emeriti News

University at Albany's Collins Fellow and Professor Emeritus in Art History Roberta Bernstein was named a Chevalier (Knight) of the National Order of the Legion of Honor, France's highest award for outstanding service in a military or civilian capacity. The award recognizes her substantial achievements as an author, professor, curator and art historian. For the full article, published in the UAlbany Magazine, click HERE

Recent Retirees

In Memorium

Preview: The Schedule of Speakers for Spring 2023

The spring semester of speakers is shaping up to be an exciting one. We'll be hearing from Philip Morris, CEO of the Proctors Collaborative, and Rex Smith, former Editor-in-Chief of the Times Union. University faculty will also be talking to us on topics varying from the Ukraine-Russia war, UFO's, and human evolution. Mark your calendars for all the speakers listed on our website and stay tuned for additional announcements.

And There's More: Visit our Website

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.