architect at Eastman Kodak in Rochester,
who discussed "Forensic Mathematics
and the World Trade Center Project."
and practitioners attended the confer-
ence. In addition to Hoyle, the other ple-
nary speakers and topics were:
matical Association of America in
Washington, D.C., who gave a presenta-
tion on "Pancake Sorting, Prefix Rever-
sals, and DNA Rearrangements," and
the workshop "Writing Mathematics
Well."
cussed "Sustain This! Making Math
Matter."
versity of Toronto, discussed "The Hard-
est Math I've Ever Really Used."
Chamber Ensembles host concerts
ing Arts delighted the campus and
Olean-area communities with numerous
concerts held throughout the academic
year.
under the direction of Dr. Leslie Sabina,
professor of music. The evening's pro-
gram was made up of swing, Latin and
rock/funk jazz pieces arranged for big
band instrumentation.
Band featured an opening showcase of
seniors performing songs from Gian
Carlo Menotti's "Amahl and the Night
Visitors," a Christmas opera written in
Schubert's Mass in G Major, "Betele-
hemu," an African folk tune, and other
standard works. The spring semester
saw four concerts, including a Feb. 19
Band and Choir Concert, April 1
Chamber Ensembles and Studio Con-
cert, April 18 Jazz Band Concert, and
April 22 Band and Choir Concert.
service learning with area
community partners
the Community, was offered by Dr.
Steve Andrianoff of the Department of
Computer Science in spring 2011. Eight
students participated in the pilot. Stu-
dents in the course learned a consulting
process and applied the process to con-
sulting in the community.
community organization and was re-
hours a week at the organization. The
partnering organizations were Home
Care & Hospice, Pfeiffer Nature Cen-
ter, The Warming House, Olean The-
atre Workshop, Mental Health
Association in Cattaraugus County,
Cattaraugus County Arts Council and
Genesis House.
ences ranged from developing a website
with a calendar and volunteer forms to
recommendations for an online backup
system and recommendations for a new
database system.
utilizing their computer science educa-
tion in practical problem-solving on be-
half of community organizations. At
the end of the course, the students pre-
sented their final consulting reports to
much praise from community partners at
a recognition luncheon.
Dr. Patricia Burlaud, dean of Global Academic
Programs at New York Institute of Technology, for a
public lecture and annual Mary Devereux Luncheon.
2009 alumnus Brian T. Bellavia, Esq., who discussed
"The Impact of Social Media on Litigation."
co-chairs, research assistants and administrative officers
at the Model UN Conference, which welcomed
delegations from some 25 regional high schools and was
sponsored by the Department of Political Science.
and his talk "Life After Bona's: Is there a technical career
in your future?" Scanlon works for Booz Allen Hamilton,
which provides management and technology services to
the U.S. government in defense and security.