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ONEONTA, N.Y. -- The
Center for Social Science Research at the SUNY College at Oneonta will
present a symposium on Greece featuring four faculty members and a student
who toured Greece and Turkey this summer. The presentation will take place
on Thursday, October 16, in Lecture Hall 1 of the Hodgdon Instructional
Resources Center. Admission to the event is complimentary, and members of
the community are invited to attend.
The symposium will feature five speakers from SUNY Oneonta:
- Tracy H. Allen,
Associate Professor of
Geography and
Environmental
Sciences, will present "Volcanoes and Fire: Influence of the
Physical Environment on Greek Culture."
- Claire Stiglmeier, an Early Childhood/Childhood
Education and
Spanish major,
will present "‘Lamp' in the Oven - Tourism and its Effects on Greek
Culture."
- Kenneth Johnson, Associate Professor of
Geography,
will present "Economic and Political Developments in the Evolution of
Modern Greece."
- Ho Hon Leung, Associate Professor of
Sociology,
will present "Colors Within: Greek Identity through Architecture."
- Thomas Sakoulas,
Associate Professor of
Art, will present "Echoes from the Past: An Artistic Interpretation
of Ancient Greek Motifs."
The SUNY Oneonta Center for Social Science Research is an
interdisciplinary organization dedicated to fostering active research by
faculty and students in all branches of the social sciences. More
information about the symposium is available from Dr. Ho Hon Leung,
Coordinator of the Center for Social Science Research, at (607) 436-2239.
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