I love my job.
Learning in the Arts and New Media involves the constant innovation and improvisation of the moment. Learning is never finished, and I learn along with my students. I make experiments and mistakes and am inspired by my students. Problem solving is the most important...
When I was completing my undergraduate degrees in Recreation, Outdoor Management, and Leisure Commercial Management at Lock Haven University, I stumbled across a sign while rock climbing during spring break at Seneca Rocks in WV.
It read, “Here ends the Realm of the Hiker...”
This sign...
Tim McCabe has taught at the collegiate level at TC3 (14 years), Wells College and St. Bonaventure University. During a twenty five year period away from teaching, Tim held various managerial positions including being the Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Marietta Corporation in ...
Bonjour! I serve as Chair of the International Studies A.S. degree program and the English as a Second Language department at Tompkins Cortland. As an Assistant Professor, I teach ESL, French, Anthropology, and English. During the winter session, I co-lead our study abroad trip to Cambodia. I have...
As Chair of the Photography Program, I enjoy helping students see the world in new ways and discover their direction in photography. Favorite learning activities include cross-discipline collaborations, community research projects, photo field trips, and self-published photo books. During my 2017...
Matty Hamel has been teaching at Tompkins Cortland full-time since 1980. A graduate herself of Tompkins Cortland from 1977, she went on to earn a BS degree from Ithaca College, an MS degree from SUNY Cortland in Education and a second M. from Binghamton University in Social Sciences.
Her...
Amber Gilewski received her BA in psychology from The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and an MA in clinical-counseling psychology from LaSalle University in Philadelphia, PA. She has taught psychology at various institutions since 2004. She has been teaching at Tompkins Cortland full-time...
2011 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Performance2016 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service2022 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative ActivitiesSophia Georgiakaki holds a bachelor's degree in Statistics and Informatics from AUEB in...
BackgroundLisa teaches academic writing, screenwriting, and digital cinema courses. Lisa's written work for film and television has earned recognition in the Austin Film Festival, the AMPAS Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship and the Disney/ABC Television Writing Program. She is the writer...
Gary is a Certified Public Accountant, a Chartered Global Management Accountant, and a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the NY State Society of CPAs. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Alaska Anchorage and Master of Science in...
A native of Minnesota, Dr. Flaten earned his BA in History and Russian Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College (1987), then his MA in Medieval History (1992) and Ph.D in Early Modern History (1999) at Fordham University. After teaching at Caldwell College in New Jersey and Plymouth State in New...
You benefit from small classes and a community that feels like family. You graduate without a mountain of debt, ready for long-term success. Tompkins Cortland offers courses in the spring, fall, and summer of each calendar year.
Kelly received his Ph.D. in aquatic entomology from Michigan State University. His research interests include bioassassment of large river ecosystems and non-point source pollution of streams, but his passion is teaching. Kelly is the Environmental Studies Chairperson and regularly teaches ecology...