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ONEONTA, N.Y. -- Dr.
Wendy Mitteager,
Assistant Professor of
Geography at the SUNY College at Oneonta, has received the annual 2008
Ashok Kumar Malhotra Seva (Compassionate Service) Faculty Award. Dr.
Mitteager will deliver the inaugural Malhotra Seva Lecture, an address
entitled "Why Should Students Volunteer? The Joys of Service Learning: From
Oneonta to New Orleans," at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 2, in the Craven
Lounge of the Morris Conference Center. Admission to the event is
complimentary, and members of the community are invited to attend the
presentation and the dessert reception that will follow.
In her presentation, Dr. Mitteager will address the topic of college
students' volunteering, using examples from her experiences as a faculty
member at the College. She has led three trips to the Gulf Coast with
student volunteers to provide relief after Hurricane Katrina. She has also
worked with student volunteers on local flood relief and in several local
organizations, including Saturday's Bread and Habitat for Humanity.
Dr. Mitteager joined the SUNY Oneonta faculty in 2004. A 1997 graduate of
the College, she went on to earn a master's in geography from Oregon State
University and a doctorate in the field from Rutgers University, where she
taught previously.
The Ashok Kumar Malhotra Seva Faculty Award was established through the
College at Oneonta Foundation by
Dr. Malhotra, a SUNY
Distinguished Teaching Professor who has taught philosophy at the College
since 1967. The fund provides an annual award of $1,000 to a SUNY Oneonta
faculty member who exemplifies the ideals of compassionate service.
Award recipients are selected by the College provost based on the
recommendations of a faculty selection committee. Criteria for the award
include performing community service locally, nationally, or
internationally; demonstrating the ability to motivate and inspire others to
perform community service; and integrating community service into the
teaching and learning process.
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