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Shari Holtzclaw Kirshner ’76 stands with friend and comedian Lewis Black at the USO Gala in 2009.

Career in Medical Command Brought Care, Laughter to Sailors and Soldiers

Capt. Shari Holtzclaw Kirshner ’76 was just looking for some help with graduate school tuition when she joined the military reserves. Some 33 years later, she retired from a career with the U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps.

Brookstein’s Best at Beer

Brookstein’s Best at Beer

While most would be fired for imbibing between 9 and 5, Jesse Brookstein ’06 gets paid to sip on his shift. In fact, it’s the first thing he does each morning at Avery Brewing Co. in Boulder, Colo.
Courses such as “Video Game Theory and Analysis,” taught by Ulises Mejias — shown here competing with broadcasting major Kelly Fitzsimmons ’11 — are among the options in a new graduate certificate program in integrated media and social networks.

Grad certificate explores integrated media, social networks

Oswego’s School of Communication, Media and the Arts is offering a new interdisciplinary graduate certificate in integrated media and social networks.

Cheryl Groce-Wright ’82 ran in the International Marathon Sept. 26 in Ghana to benefit the Longevity Project. She is pictured here after a recent race with her son, Carson.

Ghana Goal Grips Groce-Wright

Cheryl Groce-Wright ’82 hopes her long run in Ghana goes a long way in helping the country get healthy.

“I’ve been on a mission,” Groce-Wright said.

Cohn Honored by Cable Industry

Cohn Honored by Cable Industry

In honor of her achievements in sports broadcasting, Linda Cohn ’81 recently was inducted into the CableFAX Programming Hall of Fame.

Sounds good: CMA adds audio production minor

Sounds good: CMA adds audio production minor

SUNY Oswego’s new interdisciplinary minor in audio design and production aims to meet student and industry demand while broadening opportunities for students.

Acting instructor Shannon Penrod-Miller ’84 and director Kevin Kennison ’82 share some performance movement tips with Heather Ungerer, 14, during Summerfame on the Oswego campus. High school students from around the country came to campus July 18 to 30 for the two-week institute in musical theatre. “I got so much out of [the theatre] program that of course I want to give back to it,” said Kennison, an independent casting director based in New York City and interim head of the BFA program in acting at Brooklyn College. “It’s not a camp, but a pre-college training program,” he said, since the program gives students a very realistic view of the foundation of skills and learning they will need to succeed in musical theatre. Calling the program “important for Oswego and the next generation of artists,” he said that Summerfame gives Oswego the opportunity to attract strong students who will come to campus to see what the college has to offer. Planning is already under way for a summer 2011 version of the program, he added.

Summerfame brings future stars to campus

Acting instructor Shannon Penrod-Miller ’84 and director Kevin Kennison ’82 share some performance movement tips during Summerfame on the Oswego campus.