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her nominators wrote. “Her strong connections with members of the local tourism industry served as a vehicle for her students to secure internships and launch their careers.” She was among the first to become involved in online teaching, and the tourism program was among those selected for the first group of Open SUNY online degree programs. She set the standard for an exceptional and strong online degree program. The Professional Women of the Finger Lakes honored her for profes- sional achievement, and the State University of New York recognized her with a Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Finger Lakes Visitors Connection honored her with the Legacy Partnership Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award. Most of all, her nominators wrote, “Professor Fagan gave her heart and soul to the students. She observed her students’ individual needs and worked effectively with each of them to direct, motivate, and mentor them to achieve their goals.” Jeanne was grateful and perhaps a bit overwhelmed by the honor. “My first thought was, how could I possibly thank all those who supported me over the years? Colleagues, administration, the community (local and state), friends, and most of all, my family who always seemed to understand the late nights, early mornings, etc. It would be impossible to include everyone,” she began. “However, it then became apparent those who should be thanked are the students. Students over the years put trust and faith in me. They were willing to challenge themselves and learn to achieve excellence. The day they walked in the classroom, they took a risk with me. They are the ones with whom I got to spend a wonderful, fulfilling career doing what I love to do: teach. How fortunate I have been!” 14 | the LAKER campus happenings Jeanne Fagan named professor emeritus The FLCC Board of Trustees granted retired Professor Jeanne Fagan emeritus status earlier this year for her outstand- ing 40-year career at the College. Jeanne was initially hired as the first technical specialist in the Business Department, then returned to school to earn her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. She accepted a full-time faculty post in the department and developed the administrative assistant degree program. Jeanne and a colleague wrote and launched the College’s first internship course in the Business Department. She then co-wrote the tourism programs and kept the curricula current. “The undertaking took a great deal of research, study, and professional growth to cultivate the program. Professor Fagan always kept her finger on the pulse of the industry through her work and contacts in tourism,” New literary journal: isotrope The FLCC creative writing program has launched a digital version of its literary journal and renamed it isotrope . “With the updated, contemporary, online format and the dawn of a new decade, we deemed this an appropriate time to revitalize our name, branding, and logo. We also wanted our journal to more effectively echo our College’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion and to stand as a symbol of the many intricate parts existing in the artistic world,” explained Jon Palzer, professor of humanities and creative writing program coordinator. “From the Greek roots ‘iso’ (equal) and ‘tropos’ (turn), we are optimistic our new name, isotrope, will broaden the appeal of participation in our literary community across the many disciplines and programs our College offers and will garner submissions which more aptly reflect the emerging genres, creative styles, and muses of our diverse community and ever-changing world.” Submissions are accepted online through Sept. 30 for the 2021 issue at isotrope.submittable.com/submit. For questions, email isotropejournal@gmail.com .