Ongoing
Park and Ride: Shuttle service runs
continuously from Park and Ride parking lot to Maytum
Hall from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day classes are
in session. Read more.
Monday, April 2
"No
Ordinary Woman," music by Gwyneth Walker, poems
by Lucille Clifton: From 1 to 2:30
p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall, the Fredonia School of Music
presents a very special music session featuring several
pieces composed by Gwyneth Walker -- including three new
pieces never before performed, which Dr. Walker has
written as a special tribute to Ms. Clifton just for
this Fredonia appearance -- and performed by music
faculty Quinn Patrick (mezzo soprano), Lori Johnson
(soprano) and Jannis Peterson (piano). Dr. Walker and
Ms. Clifton will take questions from the audience after
the performance. Free.
Improv Collective Concert: 7 to 9:30
p.m., G105 Multipurpose Room, Williams Center. Musical
improvisation by various groups, inviting audiences to
join for last half hour. Opening band is "On the Sly."
Free and open to the public.
Wilson Cruz presents "My So-Called
Lifestyle:" 7 p.m., McEwen Hall 202. Sponsored
by Latinos Unidos.
A
Celebration of the Poetry of Lucille Clifton and the
Music of Gwyneth Walker: 8 p.m.,
Rosch Recital Hall. Performing songs set to poems
written by Lucille Clifton will be the Women's Choir,
conducted by Donald P. Lang, and the College Choir,
conducted by Gerald Gray. Free.
Tuesday, April
3
Poetry
Roundtable with Lucille Clifton: 1 to 3
p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall, the Department of English
will present a poetry roundtable featuring Lucille
Clifton. Additionally, a special guest, poet Shara
McCallum, will be present on our campus. Local faculty
Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Natalie Gerber and Adrienne
McCormick will be participants on the roundtable.
Stroke Support Group Meeting: 3
p.m., W127 Thompson Hall.
Women's Softball vs. Geneseo: 3 to 6
p.m., Softball field. Free and open to the public.
Jewish History Month Event--Passover
Seder: 6 p.m., Cafe G. As Passover
begins, a short service will be led by former Jewish
Student Union President Jason Kaufman, followed by the
Seder meal. Visit this site for more information about
the Passover Holiday.
Lucille
Clifton Poetry Reading: At 7 p.m.,
Ms. Clifton will give a reading of her poems in King
Concert Hall and follow it with a book-signing. Her
published works are currently on sale in the University
Commons Bookstore.
“Some Like It
Hot” Spring Show: 7:30 p.m., Williams Center
Multipurpose Room. Admission is $5 ($2 for students).
Wednesday, April
4
Enrollment Management Committee: 8
to 9 a.m., President’s Conference Room, 118
Fenton Hall.
Apple
Virtualization Workshop--Run Windows and Linux on your
MAC: noon and 3 p.m., Williams Center S104.
Presented by Apple Senior System Engineer Rick
Bettencourt. Select one of two identical training
workshops. Open to all campus personnel. Call
Information Technology Services to reserve (ext. 4670).
Online
registration is available.
Virtualization is one of the hottest
trends in computing today since it allows users to have
the most flexibility possible on one computer.
Virtualization means one computer can run more than one
Operating System. The new Intel based Macs can now
run almost any Intel based OS and application
suite. This includes all versions of Windows and
Linuxes. In many instances right along side of Mac
OSX. Rick's presentation will focus on
Boot Camp, Parallels
and CrossOver, along with a discussion
on Apple's Intel architecture, how to
take advantage of it and run most Intel based
applications. He will provide an overview of the
virtualization options and perform a
demonstration. Time permitting, there maybe a
little live experimentation
Brown
Bag Lecture Series with James Ivey: noon,
Williams Center G-144. James Ivey (chairperson, theatre
arts and dance) is presenting "Ancient Excursions and
Renaissance Diversions: Trips to Europe and Beyond." All
welcome. Free.
Career information by Contract
Pharmaceuticals Limited: 3:30 to 5 p.m., S121
Williams Center. A representative from CPL will be on
campus to discuss careers in the pharmaceutical industry
and specific opportunities for students and graduates at
the company. Any students interested in careers in this
industry are welcome to attend.
Visiting Professor Birol Baskan presents
"Israel-Iran Relations:" 7 p.m., Williams
Center G144. Visiting Political Science Professor Birol
Baskan will give an historical overview of the
relationships between Jews and Persians in the Middle
East, from a time when there were Iranian Jews to the
existence of the two nations, and the period after
"9/11."
Woodwind Chamber Class Recital: 8 to
9:30 p.m., Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall. Performance of
student groups from the Woodwind Chamber Class. Free and
open to the public.
Thursday, April
5
18th Annual
Rosa Parks Scholarship Competition and Awards
Ceremony: 5 to 6:30 p.m., Juliet J. Rosch
Recital Hall. Annual ceremony to celebrate the
competition and showcase the recipients' work. The
award-winners are Marcelle Grant, a junior public
relations major from the Bronx, who won with her poetic
entry entitled, "The Great Integrator". Sarah
Offenbach's essay, "So What If We've Had the Vote for 87
Years?" also took a prize. Offenbach is a senior English
and sociology major from Olean, NY. Ashley Portman, a
senior psychology major from East Windson, N.J., won
with her poetic entry entitled, "Of Motherhood in
America". A reception will follow the ceremony at
Cafe G. All are welcome to attend both the ceremony and
reception.
Jewish History Month Event--Jewish
Concert: 7pm, Williams Center S104. Former
Jewish Student Union President and current Cantorial
Student Jason Kaufman will be returning to perform
Israeli, Eastern European, African and Spanish Jewish
music. Free. (Jewish Student Union movie night
cancelled.)
World Music for Mallet Instruments:
8 to 10 p.m., Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall. Music from
Mexico, Guinea, Ghana, and Costa Rica. Tiffany Nicely
will conduct. Free and open to the public.
Visiting Artist Program presents Dinah Ryan,
Author and Critic: 8:30 p.m., 209 McEwen
Hall.
Friday, April 6
Registrar
Dates & Deadlines: Final day to
WITHDRAW from courses. Final day for first semester
freshmen to DROP courses.
Social Science Colloquium featuring Paul
Blanchet: 3 p.m., E347 Thompson Hall. Dr. Paul
Blanchet of the speech pathology and Audiology
Department will be the featured speaker at the third
Social Science Colloquium of the spring. His talk is
titled "Auditory Feedback and Stuttering." The
event, sponsored by the College of Natural and Social
Sciences, is open to the entire campus community.
Refreshments will be served.
Saturday, April
7
Women's Lacrosse vs. Oneonta: 1 to 3
p.m., lacrosse varsity field. Free and open to the
public.
Sunday, April 8
Easter Sunday.
Monday, April 9
Holiday Travel Day: No Classes.
Offices are open during business hours 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m.
Game
Time Basketball Camp: 9 a.m. to noon;
Steele Hall Fieldhouse. Sponsored by Blue Devil Men’s
Basketball. By advance registration. For boys and girls
age 8 to 15. A great opportunity for kids of all skill
levels to work on their basketball skills as well as
play competitive 3-on-3 and 5-on-5 games. Time will be
spent each morning on the fundamentals (passing,
dribbling, shooting, and defense) and then the day will
conclude with –“Game Time!”- 3-on-3 half court games and
5-on-5 full court games. Cost for the week long camp is
$75 and includes a t-shirt. Registration forms have been
distributed to all local schools. For more information
or a registration form please call Head Coach Kevin Moore
at 673-3108 (or by
email). Registrations will be
accepted until the first day of camp but campers are
encouraged to register early because enrollment is
limited to the first 60 registrants for
the camp.
Alumni Hall
Presents “Massage Therapy with Bill Kuwik:” 7
p.m., Alumni Hall Lobby.
Tuesday, April
10
Game
Time Basketball Camp: 9 a.m. to noon;
Steele Hall Fieldhouse. Sponsored by Blue Devil Men’s
Basketball for boys and girls age 8 to 15. By advance
registration.
Deadline:
Convocation Committee proposals: The
convocation theme is "Reflections on the Past."
Women's Softball vs. Brockport: 3 to
6 p.m., Softball field. Free and open to the public.
Mary Louise White Visiting Writers' Series
presents a poetry reading by Gabriel Welsch: 7
p.m., G26 McEwen Hall. Gabriel Welsch is a former garden
designer whose poems, stories, essays and reviews have
appeared in dozens of magazines and journals. He is a
recipient of the Pennsylvania Arts Council Individual
Artist's Fellowship for Fiction, and was the inaugural
Thoreau Poet in Residence at the Toledo Botanical
Garden. Questions and answers and a book signing
will follow. Most of the poets' books are available
at the campus bookstore.
Wednesday, April
11
Game
Time Basketball Camp: 9 a.m. to noon;
Steele Hall Fieldhouse. Sponsored by Blue Devil Men’s
Basketball for boys and girls age 8 to 15. By advance
registration.
College Council
Meeting: 3 p.m., President’s Conference Room
(Fenton Hall Room 118). Regular meeting chaired by JoAnn
Niebel. Open to the public.
Women’s
softball vs. Alfred: 3 p.m.; softball field.
Men's Baseball
vs. St. John Fisher: 2 to 5 p.m., Ludwig
Baseball Field. Free and open to the public.
Faculty Brass Showcase: 8 p.m.,
Rosch Recital Hall.
Thursday, April
12
SUNY
Model European Union: First day of 2007
event. Simulation topic is "European Council Summit
(German Presidency)." Hosted at SUNY Fredonia and
sponsored by the Institute for European Union Studies at
SUNY and the SUNY Model European Union Council.
Film screening
of “Crossing the Bridge--The Sound of
Istanbul:” 7 p.m., Jewett Hall Room
101. Sponsored by the English department (Prof. Iclal
VanWesenbeeck).
“Grand Night of Singing:” 8 p.m.,
Rosch Recital Hall. The Student Opera Theatre
Association presents an evening of musical theatre and
opera. Free. Open to all.
Wind Symphony and All College Band, Carl
Mazzio, conductor: 8 p.m., King Concert Hall.
General Seating. Free and open to the public.
Visiting Artists Program presents Richard
Felton, Graphic Designer: 8:30 p.m., 209 McEwen
Hall.
Friday, April
13
Model
European Union: Second full day of 2007
event. Simulation topic is "European Council Summit
(German Presidency)." Hosted at SUNY Fredonia and
sponsored by the Institute for European Union Studies at
SUNY and the SUNY Model European Union Council.
Brass Chamber Ensembles: 3 p.m.,
Diers Recital Hall.
Guest
Lecture on science, math and tech
education : 4 p.m., Fenton Hall Room
105. A vision to improve science,
technology, engineering education in the United States
will outlined by Dr. Osman Yasar, SUNY Empire Innovation
Professor at College at Brockport. Free. All welcome.
Sponsored by the Department of Computer Science.
Art Gallery Reception for Senior
Art Show I: 7 to 9 p.m., Art Gallery
Lobby. The seniors are exhibiting their best works
in illustration, drawing and painting, ceramics,
sculpture, media arts, graphic design and photography.
Free. All welcome.
Spectrum presents the film,
“Hostile:” 8 p.m., McEwen Hall 202.
Performing Arts Company presents "Rosencrantz
and Guildenstern Are Dead:" 8 p.m.,
Bartlett Theatre. General Seating: General Public:
$3.75; Senior Citizen: $2.50; SUNY Student/Child: $2.50.
Funded by the Student Association.
Saturday, April
14
Model
European Union: Third full day of 2007
event. Simulation topic is "European Council Summit
(German Presidency)." Hosted at SUNY Fredonia and
sponsored by the Institute for European Union Studies at
SUNY and the SUNY Model European Union Council.
Women's Lacrosse vs. Cortland: 1 to
3 p.m., lacrosse varsity field. Free and open to
the public.
Ethos
presents "Tally-Ho! Donald Bohlen Retirement
Concert:" 3 p.m., Rosch Recital Hall.
In honor of the retirement of ETHOS founder and faculty
advisor Dr. Donald Bohlen, ETHOS presents a concert
celebrating his music and career. Free. All welcome.
Performing Arts Company presents "Rosencrantz
and Guildenstern Are Dead:" 8 p.m.,
Bartlett Theatre. General Seating: General Public:
$3.75; Senior Citizen: $2.50; SUNY Student/Child: $2.50.
Funded by the Student Association.
Fredonia Wind Ensemble in concert, Paula
Holcomb, conductor: 8 to 10 p.m., King Concert
Hall. General Seating. Free and open to the public.
Sunday, April
15
Model
European Union: Conclusion of 2007 event.
Simulation topic is "European Council Summit (German
Presidency)." Hosted at SUNY Fredonia and sponsored by
the Institute for European Union Studies at SUNY and the
SUNY Model European Union Council.
Performing Arts Company presents "Rosencrantz
and Guildenstern Are Dead:" 2 p.m., Bartlett
Theatre. General Seating: General Public: $3.75; Senior
Citizen: $2.50; SUNY Student/Child: $2.50. Funded by the
Student Association.
Fredonia
Chamber Singers in concert, Donald Lang,
conductor: 4 to 5:30 p.m., Juliet J. Rosch
Recital Hall. Free and open to the public.
Concert
featuring the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn
Falletta, conductor, Janet Sung, violin:
7:30 p.m., King Concert Hall. After an absence of over
ten years, the Fredonia School of Music is proud to
bring the marvelous Buffalo Philharmonic back to King
Concert Hall for a special engagement with Ms. Janet
Sung in the famous Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. General
seating. Tickets for the April 15 concert are $20
for the general public and $12 for students and are
being sold through the SUNY Fredonia campus Central
Ticket Office (716-673-3501; 866-441-4928).