Banner Exhibit Highlights University’s Community Engaged Scholars

A banner hangs from a light post on campus on a sunny fall day, with the carillon in the background. The banner includes the University at Albany logo and the Community Engaged Scholars logo, as well as a the words, "Lani V. Jones, PhD, Social Welfare and Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, College of Integrated Health Sciences" and a photo of Lani V. Jones.

Twenty faculty members from across the University at Albany are being honored for their outstanding community engaged scholarship, teaching, creative work and service through a colorful new banner exhibit along the pathways of the University Hall Commons on UAlbany’s Uptown Campus.

Each featured scholar is a former recipient of the President’s Award for Exemplary Public Engagement, the highest honor the University bestows on individuals, projects and programs for their outstanding contributions to addressing a significant community need and enhancing the public good.

“We’re very proud to highlight and applaud these extraordinary scholars for their commitment to public engagement. This display truly reflects the vibrant and dynamic energy our scholars bring to their important and impactful work across multiple disciplines,” said Mary Hunt, director of public engagement. “It’s exciting to be able to share that with the entire UAlbany community and our many visitors to campus. We look forward to adding more community engaged faculty members to the exhibit in the coming months.” 

  • Three banners hang from light posts on a campus path on a sunny fall day. Two of the banners include headshots of community engaged faculty members and the third banner includes a QR code.
  • Four banners hang from light posts on a campus path on a sunny fall day. Three of the banners include headshots of community engaged faculty members and the fourth banner includes a QR code.
  • Five banners hang from light posts on a campus path on a sunny fall day. The first banner includes the University at Albany logo and the Community Engaged Scholars logo. The next three the banners include headshots of community engaged faculty memberr. The fifth banner includes a QR code.

    The UAlbany faculty members included in the inaugural Community Engaged Scholars banner exhibit are:

    • J. Andrew Berglund
      Director of The RNA Institute; Co-Director, Center of Excellence in RNA Research and Therapeutics (CERRT); Keith Hynes Endowed Professor in STEM & Distinguished Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
    • Duncan J. Cumming
      Professor, Department of Music & Theatre
    • Cheryl Dozier
      Associate Professor & Co-Chair, Department of Literacy Teaching & Learning; Associate Dean, School of Education
    • Bryan Early
      Professor, Department of Political Science
    • Tammy Ellis-Robinson
      Assistant Professor, Department of Educational & Counseling Psychology; Director of Equity & Inclusion, School of Education
    • Beth J. Feingold
      Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
    • Adam Frelin
      Associate Professor & Graduate Director, Department of Art & Art History
    • Elana Gordis
      Professor, Department of Psychology
    • David Hochfelder
      Associate Professor & Undergraduate Director, Department of History
    • David Hureau
      Associate Professor, School of Criminal Justice; Director, Center for Policy Research
    • Lani V. Jones
      Professor, School of Social Welfare & Department of Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
    • Janine M. Jurkowski
      Professor & Chair, Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior
    • Maeve Kane
      Associate Professor, Department of History
    • Marcia O. Kees
      Adjunct Faculty, Department of Geography, Planning, and Sustainability
    • Hal Lawson
      Vincent O'Leary Professor,  School of Social Welfare & Department of Educational Policy & Leadership
    • Igor Lednev
      Distinguished Professor & Williams-Raycheff Endowed Professor, Department of Chemistry
    • Justin MInder
      Professor, Department of Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences
    • Blanca Ramos
      Associate Professor, School of Social Welfare & Department of Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
    • Tomoko Udo
      Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior & Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
    • Mariya Zheleva
      Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science; Director, Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory (UbiNET Lab)