On Tuesday afternoons, Iryna Johnson, a Saint Rose student from Ukraine, sits down for an hour with Jessica Callahan, a tutor in the College’s Writing Center. Johnson is studying for her advanced certificate in adolescent education and Callahan is helping her become better acquainted with some of the finer points of the English language. It is a collaborative process, with…
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Good to know: EPA Administrator Judith Enck ’81 says it’s late, but not too late, to reverse climate change
During a recent visit to Saint Rose to discuss climate change, Judith Enck ’81 asked the Saint Rose students in the audience to stand, then called on the visitors from Siena College and Emma Willard School to do the same. “You guys need to meet after this and talk about what you can do!” Enck, Region 2 administrator of the…
Good to know: On, and off, the front lines of Ebola research
Just three years out of college, Katie Daddario DiCaprio ’02 helped develop the vaccine that now represents perhaps the best hope of slowing the spread of Ebola. DiCaprio was a graduate student when she worked in the highly restricted military lab where day after day monkeys given the vaccine remained alert and healthy, following numerous failures. She co-authored a paper…
Good to know: Getting beyond the mystery of mystics
When devout individuals connect so closely with God that they achieve a mystical union, scholars look at how that experience compares to those of mystics across eras and faiths. “Mysticism is pretty universal. Getting in touch with God is universal,” said Dan Haglund, a Saint Rose religious studies major who has devoted his summer to the topic using a College-funded…
Good to Know: from Boy Scout meetings to Zumba classes, a vibrant Saint Rose community center takes shape in Albany’s Second Avenue neighborhood.
Any given weekday from 4p.m. to 6 p.m., Justin Ramson has his hands full. One of those afternoons recently, I caught up with him in the community center of the Plumeri Sports Complex, where for almost three years he has created and run programs that draw a cross-section of the people who live nearby. This day, more than two…