Sage in the News
June 2010 Edition

Dear Sage community,

Below are links and/or text of media highlights from the past month, including remarkable developments for the College and noteworthy activities of faculty and students. As always, thanks to everyone involved in making the good news happen. It is our pleasure in the Office of Communications & Public Relations to be your partners in publicity.

SAGE ALUM GIVES $1.5M MATCHING GIFT

$1.5M gift for Sage Colleges

Times Union – June 6, 2010
www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=938190&category=&BCCode=&newsdate=6/6/2010

Donna Esteves, RSC ’70, gave Sage a generous donation of $1.5 million and challenged others to match her gift.

Sage Colleges receive $1.5M gift

Albany Business Review – June 7, 2010
www.albany.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2010/06/07/daily13.html

Gift inspires other donors to give to The Sage Colleges.

Sage’s board president behind $1.5M gift

Troy Record – June 6, 2010
www.troyrecord.com/articles/2010/06/06/news/doc4c0b216ab8374917257045.txt

The Sage Colleges reveal the identity of an anonymous donor who generously offered a $1.5M matching gift.

TV Coverage: June 5-6, 2010

WNYT NewsChannel 13

SAGE PROFESSOR FINS THAT EATING DIRT COULD MAKE YOU SMARTER

A good reason to get your hands dirty

Times Union – June 8, 2010
www.timesunion.com/ASPStories/Story.asp?storyID=938780&newsdate=6/19/2010&BCCode=MBTA#ixzz0rmcjztqr

Professor Dorothy Matthews explores the healthy benefits of consuming a little bit of dirt.

Study: possible link between dirt and learning

Troy Record – June 14, 2010
www.troyrecord.com/articles/2010/06/14/news/doc4c15a3580264c209310007.txt

Can playing in the dirt make you smarter? Study shows lessened anxiety and increased brain functions in test subjects.

Want to get smarter? Eat Dirt

ABC News – June 9, 2010
www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/DyeHard/smarter-eat-dirt/story?id=10859672

Dirt consumption improves brain activity, mental health functions and causes less stress, according to study.

National and international coverage includes:

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Trustees see long future for Sage

Times Union – June 17, 2010
www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=941970&category=LETTER&BCCode=OPINION&newsdate=6/18/2010

Two Sage trustees attest to the positive things happening at Sage: unprecedented growth in applications, enrollment, fundraising, visibility and academic excellence.

EXPLORING THE ROLES OF FEMALE CHARACTERS IN LITERATURE

Sage professor blends pop culture and academia

Troy Record – 21, 2010
www.troyrecord.com/articles/2010/06/21/news/doc4c1ee98e0528a373717637.txt

Professor Kelly O’Connor Salomon explores the underlying themes and messages in the equally popular and controversial Twilight Saga.

RSC STUDENTS WORK TO BRING HEALTHY PRODUCE TO TROY’S HOMELESS

Metroland – June, 2010
www.metroland.net/back_issues/vol33_no20/dining_review.html

Students grow and tend to produce in an area greenhouse. Results of their efforts are then given to those in the community who benefit most.

SAGE PROFESSOR SHARES TIPS TO MAKE THAT GARDEN GROW

John Heimke makes irises the star of any garden

Times Union Supplement: Life @ Home – June, 2010

John Heimke, associate professor of biology at The Sage Colleges, and a trained geneticist and botanist, combines his love of academics and his passion for growing and hybridizing irises into a fascinating avocation.

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