Le Moyne College

Raquel Romeu attended the XIX Conference of AILCFH in Quito, Ecuador, on October 1-3, 2009 and presented the paper: "Papel de la faiccion en la reescritura de la historia: LA NOVIA OSCURA y SON DE ALMENDRA. Also, her book review on GUILLERMO CABRERA INFANTE: EL SUBTERFUGIO DE LA PALABRA, edited by Humberto Lopez Cruz, appeared in Revista Literaria Baquiana and can be found online under basquiana.com/numero/resena
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The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has awarded Le Moyne student Timothy Hammond an AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship. He was one of only five students nationwide to receive the award. Timothy Hammond is majoring in both accounting and economics and minoring in philosophy as part of the combined bachelor’s/master’s 150-hour accounting program at Le Moyne. He has received awards from the dean’s office, Institute of Internal Auditors, Wall Street Journal, American Society of Women Accountants and the New York State Society of CPAs. Hammond served as president of the Institute of Internal Auditors Student Chapter and the Economics Club as an undergraduate. He is a founding member of the Le Moyne College Brass Ensemble. Hammond served as a tutor for the College’s Academic Support Center and is a member of several honor societies. He is an intern with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. The AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship is awarded to accounting, finance or information systems majors with a minimum 3.0 grade point average who demonstrate leadership, academic excellence and future career interests in accounting and business. The AICPA administers the program and Accountemps funds the $2,500 individual scholarships.
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Antonio Eppolito, associate professor, education department, made a presentation titled "Community Learning and Service: C.L.A.S. Act at Le Moyne College," at the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society Convocation in Orlando, FL, on October 30, 2009.
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David Lloyd and Linda Pennisi, of Le Moyne’s Creative Writing Program, were invited to give a reading from their recent books as part of the the Visiting Writers' Series at Indiana University–Purdue University in Fort Wayne, Ind., on Tuesday, October 27. Pennisi also gave a craft talk on poetry for an IU-PU creative writing workshop; Lloyd consulted with two master’s degree students on drafts of their fiction theses.
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At the request of the group Big Bend Dark Skies in West Texas, John McMahon, professor of classics in the department of foreign languages and literatures, has penned an opinion piece about the environmental, social, economic and aesthetic benefits of using sensible outdoor lighting. The op-ed, titled “Light pollution is not just an astronomer’s problem,” appeared in the October 22 edition of the “Alpine Avalanche” and can be read on the paper's Web site, below. McMahon also regularly contributes to the “Astronomical Chronicle,” the newsletter of the Syracuse Astronomical Society (SAS), on whose board of directors he currently serves. His occasional column, “Ancient Skies for Modern Eyes,” details the role of astronomy in ancient Classical culture and literature. Recent columns examine the significance and appreciation of the heavens in the works of Homer (9/08), Hesiod (10/08), Vergil (6/09) and Ovid (10/09). Issues of the “Astronomical Chronicle” are available in PDF format from the SAS website at: http://www.syracuse-astro.org/pastupdates.html
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