Raj Madan Cafe

The Aerie Café, which was established in the library in the fall of 1999, is going to be renamed at the end of this month in honor of Raj Madan. She was here 1965-2002, and from 1987-2002 was the director. I supplied bio information on Raj, the start of the café etc.

Course descriptions

Haven't had a request like this in quite awhile, used to be a real staple. Inquirer had 6 courses he'd taken c1980, needed course descriptions. Found 5, but the one I couldn't find, there was no REL410 in that year, nor in the previous or subsequent catalog. Scanned pages and emailed to him.

Instagram: brockportcollegearchives

Met with the college social media person and communications head, re social media. Shared what have been doing on Facebook, and have now expanded to Instagram, as "brockportcollegearchives."

Department founding dates

A dean asked about start dates for some departments. Some, like Nursing, are relatively easy, just go through the catalogs. Others though have changed since the catalog ended, 2007, and those are taking more research. This would be a good student/intern project: a spreadsheet with all departments since, say, 1965 (when the shift to a comprehensive liberal arts school began,) to date. Date of founding, original chair... I'll start one myself actually...

Update: I just got another such request. This is really a big research project, to ID departments, their founding dates, chair persons etc. One should really start with the transition to being a comprehensive liberal arts school c1966 and work forward. I started a spreadsheet, I will also look at org charts, Middle States etc., on my own and using student help before semester ends. A lot of digging to do, but it would be a very good file to have on hand.

Victor Rojas

He was here in Foreign Languages from 1971 - c2005. I was asked for photos and information about him by someone in Advancement, who had been contacted by an emeriti (Jim Horn) writing about the history of the college program in Cuernavaca. Found some photos, will scan and send, and also will ask for a link to this blog history he is doing.

Special Olympics 40th

This year is the 40th anniversary of the holding of the International Special Olympics at Brockport in 1979. I have started a Digital Commons page, with photos and documents, and am part of a planning committee which met last week for the first time. By coincidence there was a post in "Remembering Brockport" on Facebook over the weekend about the Special Olympics and the upcoming anniversary!

1989 - 1990 Basketball (Men)

Had a request for team photos for this year. Found two and scanned, including backs with the names, and sent to the requestor.