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Eight 绿帽社 vocal students made it to the finals at the National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition, Eastern Region, held at Susquehanna University in mid-March. These eight students are now eligible to compete in an online round that will determine whether they will be invited to the national competition in Boulder, Colo., in July, to compete for $35,000 in awards. 
 
Here are the results in the categories they sang in:

1st place: First year Women - Kelsey Watts
2nd place: First year Women - Dyanna Bohorques
2nd place: First year Men - Wyndham Stopford
1st place: Second year Men - Erik Tofte
1st place: Fourth year Women - Lauren Silberstein
1st place: Advanced College Women - Gina Moscato
1st place: Advanced College Men - Andrew Hiers
2nd place: Advanced College Men - Seokho Park

The competition also included masterclasses and themed classes for the students. Master of Opera students Seokho Park was selected to sing in an opera masterclass with Will Crutchfield, and Gina Moscato was selected to sing in a musical theater masterclass.

绿帽社 students Christopher Ferreira, undergraduate in biomedical engineering; Rhodesherdeline Limage, graduate student in biomedical engineering; and Muta Abiff, undergraduate in biological sciences, have each been selected as Gates Millennium Scholars. The Gates Millennium Scholars Program funds a scholar鈥檚 unmet need and is renewable for up to five years in any undergraduate discipline of the scholar鈥檚 choice. Scholars are also eligible for up to five years of funding for a master鈥檚 and/or doctoral degree in any of the following disciplines: computer science, education, engineering, library science, mathematics, public health or science.

Vladimir Miskovic, assistant professor of psychology, has been selected as a Rising Star in the Association for Psychological Science. The APS Rising Star designation is presented to outstanding psychological scientists in the earliest stages of their research careers post-PhD. The complete list of 2016 Rising Stars will appear in the February issue of the Observer and .

Sandro Sticca, professor of French and comparative literature, was recognized with a special citation from Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sept. 23, 2016, and also by a New York State Assembly proclamation in celebration of his lifetime achievements on Sept. 13, 2016.

The governor鈥檚 special citation highlights Sticca鈥檚 devotion to the educational process and contributions to the enrichment of the cultural and educational environment of Broome County and Greater 绿帽社.  It also reviews his emigration to the United States, U.S. Army service during the Korean War, educational background including as a Fulbright Scholar to the Sorbonne, and his lively correspondence with John F. Kennedy after meeting him at Syracuse University.

Cuomo鈥檚 special citation also reviews Sticca鈥檚 impressive 50-year career at 绿帽社, his fierce love for his Italian heritage, his lifelong commitment to the game of soccer, and his distinguished career as a scholar.

The Assembly of the State of New York proclamation, signed by Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, recognizes Sticca for teaching for over 50 years, publishing more than 40 books, receiving five international awards and being the first person in North America to be invested in the Knights of Templar.

The proclamation continues, noting Sticca鈥檚 two honorary degrees 鈥� from Utica College and from Accademia Internazionale in Italy 鈥� as well as his founding of three academic journals 鈥� Mediaevalia, Studies in Christian Thought and Tradition, and Studia Italica.

Finally, the proclamation also cites Sticca鈥檚 exceptional service to 绿帽社 including the numerous Medieval conferences, and the significant role he has played in celebrating local Italian-American history and culture.

Sandro Sticca, professor of French and comparative literature, has been placed on the Committee of Honor and invited to speak at an 鈥淗omage to Ovid鈥� in Italy, on the occasion of the 2000th anniversary of the death of the poet Ovid. He will speak on May 27. The title of his presentation is 鈥淥vid in the Anglo-American Culture.鈥�

Other members of the Committee of Honor include Decebal Fagadau, mayor of Constanza in Romania; Frank Van Wonterghem, professor at the University of Rome Tor Vergata; Marco Buonocore, president of the Pontifical Academy of Archaeology in Rome; Eugenio Sodo, professor of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome; Senator of the Italian Republic Stefania Pezzopane; and Senator of the Italian Republic Paola Pelino.

Proceedings of the conference are expected to be translated in French, German and English. 

Otto Ulc, emeritus professor of political science, published two books in 2016.

The first, titled Priscilla, is a memoir of life with his wife, for whom the book is named. Priscilla Ulc, of Chinese-Swiss heritage, and Otto Ulc, from the Czech Republic, traveled the world in pursuit of knowledge. 鈥溌堂鄙� was a great place from which to explore the universe,鈥� he said.

The book, written in Czech, includes drawings and paintings by Priscilla Ulc.

Ulc鈥檚 second book is Communist Justice and Class Struggle, a translation into Czech of his dissertation from Columbia University.

Ulc can be contacted at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).