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Hartwick College Gathers to Remember Dante Crump

Hartwick Students Gather To Remember Dante Crump By LIBBY CUDMORE • for allotsego.com ONEONTA – When Dante Crump approached Penny Wightman, chair of Hartwick College’s Business Administration and Accounting department, for extra credit at the end of last semester, she gave him what she called “The biggest challenge of his life.” She asked him to knit a Hartwick scarf, keeping track of the cost of materials.  “When he walked into my office with it, I never saw a more proud kid,”…

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Hartwick Football Star Killed in Saugerties Crash

HARTWICK FOOTBALL STAR DIES IN SAUGERTIES CRASH SAUGERTIES – Dante Crump, 22, a senior at Hartwick College and a member of the Hartwick Hawks football team, died Wednesday morning after the car he was riding in slid down an embankment at 11:30 a.m.  in the Village of Saugerties. “The Hartwick College community, and the football family especially, is devastated by the loss of Dante Crump. He was a valued member of our squad the past three seasons, and beloved by his teammates and…

Simon & Shuster Publishes First Novel, ‘Maya,’ By Hartwick College Professor

Simon & Shuster Publishes First Novel,  ‘Maya,’ By Hartwick College Professor ONEONTA – Hartwick College Professor of Religious Studies Sandy Huntington’s debut novel, “Maya,” has just been published by Wisdom Books/Simon & Schuster. “Maya,” which means “illusion” in Sanskrit, is filled with rich observations and arresting reflections, mining the porous border between memory and imagination, dealing with themes of sex, loss, and redemption.   It is set in India in 1975, and is an extended meditation on the unraveling of identity.…

Artist Charles Hartley, Oneonta, Wins Coopertown’s 80th National

Artist Charles Hartley, Oneonta, Wins Coopertown’s 80th National ONEONTA – Charles Hartley, the Hartwick College physicist who turned to art in his retirement, was awarded the grand prize for “Wave for Hokusai” this evening at the Cooperstown Art Association’s 80th annual National Juried Art Exhibition. The grand prize came with a $500 award; in all, $3,200 in awards were announced at 6 p.m. on the steps of 22 Main St. during the opening reception. “His handling and awareness of light…

HARTWICK CUTS 23 JOBS TO SHRINK $1.7M DEFICIT

HARTWICK REDUCES WORKFORCE BY 18 Editor’s Note:  This is a new version of the story, revised to correct errors in the first posting. ONEONTA – Hartwick College is eliminating 23 non-faculty positions – five that are vacant and 18 that are filled – to close an estimated $1.68 million shortfall in the 2015-16 academic year, college President Margaret L. Drugovich announced. Also, five year-’round employees are having their positions reduced to nine, 10 or 11 months, the announcement said. Eliminating…

Due To Demand, Hartwick Professor’s ‘Freedom Journey’ Out 6 Weeks Early

Due To Demand, Hartwick Professor’s ‘Freedom Journey’ Out 6 Weeks Early ONEONTA – Hartwick College Professor of History Edythe Ann Quinn’s “Freedom Journey: Black Civil War Soldiers and The Hills Community, Westchester County, NY,” has just been published. It is the story of 36 African American men who drew upon their shared community of The Hills for support as they fought in the Civil War. The work was published by SUNY Press, and released six weeks ahead of schedule due…