SUNY Fredonia Convocation
2011-2012 Theme: "Taking Risks: Rewards and Repercussions"

Convocation Year 2012-2013 Theme
Time for Change: Shifting Paradigms, Creating Possibilities


» Call for Proposals Convocation Year 2012-2013

Spring 2012 CONVOCATION EVENTS

The American Play Ethic
Keynote Speaker:  William Gleason, Princeton University
Coordinator:  Shannon McRae (English)
Thursday, March 22, 4:30 pm
209 McEwen Hall

Follow-up activities will take place in the Horizon Room and on campus on March 23 and 24. 


Entrepreneurial Careers:  Rewards, Risks, Resources
Coordinator:  Marjorie Maloney Plaister (Career Development Office)
Monday, March 26, 7:00 pm
105 Fenton Hall

A panel discussion about entrepreneurism as a career and a lifestyle.


Lessons Learned From the Front Lines of Military, Medical, and Mental Health Services:  Preserving and Promoting Health, Resilience, and Conflict Resolution
Keynote Speaker:  Brigadier General Wilma L. Vaught (President of the Board of Directors for America Memorial Foundation)
Participant:  Elizabeth M. Norman (New York University)
Coordinator:  Bruce Klonsky (Psychology)
Friday, April 13, 5:30 pm
105 Fenton Hall

Other activities will take place from 1:30-4:30 pm on Friday, April 13 and 10-11:30 am on Saturday, April 14.


Strategic Science:  Risk to the Man, Reward to Society
Keynote Speaker:  Bernard Weiss, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Panelists:  Sherri Mason (Chemistry) and David Kinkela (History)
Respondents:  Christina Jarvis (English) and Tracy Marafiote (Communication)
Thursday, April 19, 7:00 pm
209 McEwen Hall

Coordinator and Moderator:  Melanie Pallone, Esq. (Criminal Justice)


View past 2011-2012 Convocation events »


Questions regarding Convocation matters may be addressed to Jack Croxton at 673-3123 or send an e-mail to: Jack.Croxton@fredonia.edu.

Past Convocation Programs

Members of the Convocation Committee are: Michael Barone, Mira Berkley, Linda Brigance, Tracy Collingwood, Jack Croxton, Dawn Eckenrode, Amy Fisk, Lauren Orlowski, Karolyn Stonefelt, Denise Szalkowski, and Jefferson Westwood.


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