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Daffodils bloom across
campus.
"Pippin" ends this weekend at its run
in the 1891 Fredonia Opera
House.
Visit the
website
At last year's Student Creativity and
Research Exposition, Jeffrey
McNaughton exhibited his poster on the
effects of exogenous serotonin (5-hydroxy
tryptamine) on sodium flux in freshwater
Gastropods. This year's expo is
Thursday.
Paul
Gestwicki will talk about the importance of
immersion in creativity and research
at Thursday's Student Research and Creativity
Expo. On Friday, he will give a technical
talk on computer gaming in Fenton 105.
Above, a
worker lays new underground pipe for the satellite
boiler project, which is replacing the
heating and cooling system to all campus
buildings. The photo above was taken between Mason
and Maytum Halls. The old pipe, which carried high
temperature hot water under pressure from the
Services Complex to Maytum Hall, is still
visible.
Try out (for free) some of FSA's
best fare at SYSCO day in the Williams Center
on Friday, May 4.
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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.
Monday, April
23
Janet Sung Violin Studio Recital:
7:30 to 10 p.m., Diers Recital Hall. Free and open
to the public.
Suite Livein: A Dramatic
Experience: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.,
Williams Center; presented by
S.T.E.P.S. A group of female students are
living together in a suite after being friends as
freshmen and encounter drama that they never would have
expected to deal with. Free.
Saxophone Ensemble, Wildy Zumwalt,
conductor: 8 to 10 p.m., Juliet J. Rosch
Recital Hall. Free and open to the public.
Tuesday, April
24
Buffalo News Kids Day: Students will
sell special issue of Buffalo News in village and campus
entrances to benefit Women and Children's Hospital in
Buffalo, N.Y.
Annual EAP Wellness Fair: 10:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Williams Center Multipurpose
Room. Approximately 54 organizations will
be showcasing their services and/or goods.
Glucose Testing, Cholesterol Screening, Blood Pressure
Readings, Chair Massages, etc. will be offered. All
welcome. Free.
Fredonia Music History Symposium: 4
to 6 p.m., Diers Recital Hall. Free and open to the
public. Presented by James Davis.
Florestan at Fredonia: 5 to 6:30
p.m., Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall. Art song
recital featuring songs of John Duke and settings of
Cumming, Goethe, and Hausmann. Poems by various
composers. Free and open to the public.
Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honors
Society) Awards Reception: 6 p.m., Alumni House
Garden Room. By invitation.
Business Person of the Year Banquet, honoring
the late Franklin B. Krohn: 7 p.m., Cafe G.
Keynote speaker is Jeffrey Corcoran, the director of the
university's High Technology Incubator. Presented by The
Business Club and the faculty of the School of Business.
"I Love Female Orgasm;" sex education
lecture: 7:30 p.m., Williams Center
Multipurpose Room. Sex educators Marshall
Miller and Dorian Solot present funny, smart,
honest lectures on sex education, this one on female
orgasm. Presented by S.T.E.P.S.
Free.
Fredonia Guitar Ensembles
present, "Chamber Made: Guitar and
Friends:" 8 to 9:30 p.m., Juliet J. Rosch
Recital Hall. Fredonia Guitar Ensemble performs
various chamber music ensembles featuring the
guitar. Free and open to the public.
Wednesday, April
25
Fredonia softball vs. Buffalo State:
3 to 6 p.m., softball field. Free and open to the
public.
Leadership Awards Reception: 5 to 8
p.m., G105 Multipurpose Room, Williams
Center. Admission is $2 for students and $3 for
general public. This reception honors outstanding
students in the Leadership Program, as well as other
campus groups and organizations.
Fredonia Jazz Workshop: 8 p.m.,
Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall. Free and open to the
public.
College Symphony, John Whitney,
conductor: 8 to 10 p.m., King Concert
Hall. Free and open to the public. Program
features Haydn's "Symphony No. 104," Tschaikovsky's
"Romeo and Juliet," Bernstein's "West Side Story," and
Martinu's "Oboe Concerto."
Thursday, April
26
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work
Day: Children, ages seven and over, will be on
campus with their parents.
Student
Research and Creativity Exposition: Noon to
7 p.m., Williams Center. Students will be
presenting submitted proposals for oral, poster,or
compute“The Importance of Immersion in Research and the
Arts," by alumnus Paul Gestwicki, who now teaches
computer science at Ball State University.
Walter Gloor Mainstage Series Spring Musical
“Pippin:” 8 p.m., The 1891 Fredonia
Opera House. Book by Roger O. Hirson, music
and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. This hip,
tongue-in-cheek fairy tale has captivated audiences
since 1972, and the energetic score by Stephen Schwartz
offers one show-stopping number after another. For
tickets, call the opera house at 716-679-1891, or visit
its website. General seating. General Public: $18;
Senior Citizen: $17; SUNY Student/Child:
$16. Sponsored by Midtown Realty.
Friday, April
27
Fredonia softball vs. U of
Rochester: 3 to 6 p.m., softball
field. Free and open to the public.
Computer Science Guest Seminar, “Design
Patterns and Computer Games:” 4 p.m., Fenton
Hall 105. Presented by Paul Gestwicki, ’98; professor of
computer science at Ball State University.
Much More Chill's Spring Show: 4
to 7 p.m., Outdoor Amphitheatre. Free.
Closing Reception for Senior Show
III: 7 to 9 p.m., Rockefeller Art Center Art
Gallery Lobby. The show features various pieces
from SUNY Fredonia’s Senior Art majors. Support for
the Gallery is provided by Friends of Rockefeller Arts
Center. Runs through May 6. Free
and open to the public.
Walter Gloor Mainstage Series Spring
Musical “Pippin:” 8 p.m., The 1891 Fredonia
Opera House. Book by Roger O. Hirson, music and lyrics
by Stephen Schwartz. This hip, tongue-in-cheek fairy
tale has captivated audiences since 1972, and the
energetic score by Stephen Schwartz offers one
show-stopping number after another. For tickets, call
the opera house at 716-679-1891, or visit its website.
General seating. General Public: $18; Senior
Citizen: $17; SUNY Student/Child: $16. Sponsored by
Midtown Realty.
Saturday, April
28
Free
Screening for Hearing and Speech at Youngerman
Center: 9 a.m. to noon. The Youngerman
Center is located on the first floor of Thompson Hall.
The free clinic is sponsored by the Dunkirk-Fredonia
Lions Club and the Department of Speech Pathology and
Audiology, to observe Better Speech and Hearing
Month.
Fredonia Fest: live music
throughout the day.
SUNYAC Track Meet: Noon to 5 p.m.,
Outdoor track.
Fredonia baseball vs.
Pitt-Bradford: 1 to 5 p.m., Ludwig Baseball
Field. Free and open to the public.
Saxophone Quartet Recital: 4 to 6
p.m., Diers Recital Hall. The quartets, directed by
Wildy Zumwalt, will perform transcribed and original
works for saxophones. Free. All welcome.
Walter Gloor Mainstage Series Spring
Musical “Pippin:” 8 p.m., The 1891 Fredonia
Opera House. Book by Roger O. Hirson, music and lyrics
by Stephen Schwartz. This hip, tongue-in-cheek fairy
tale has captivated audiences since 1972, and the
energetic score by Stephen Schwartz offers one
show-stopping number after another. For tickets, call
the opera house at 716-679-1891, or visit its website.
General seating. General Public: $18; Senior
Citizen: $17; SUNY Student/Child: $16. Sponsored by
Midtown Realty.
Sunday, April
29
Fredonia Guitar Quartet: 1 to 2:30
p.m., Diers Recital Hall. Free and open to the
public.
Curricular Jazz Ensemble: 7 to 9
p.m., Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall. Free and open
to the public.
Western New York Chamber Orchestra Pre
Concert Talk: 3 to 4 p.m., Rockefeller Arts
Center Art Gallery Lobby.
WNYCO Classics Series presents “Masterworks
Concert:” 4 to 6 p.m., King Concert Hall. The
university’s Masterworks Chorus and faculty soloists,
along with Glen Cortese, WNYCO conductor, will perform
Bach’s “Mass in B minor.” Gerald Gray will direct
the chorus. Tickets: General Public: $15; Senior
citizens: $12; SUNY students:
$6.
Curricular Jazz Ensemble in
Concert: 7 p.m., Rosch Recital Hall. Directed
by Bruce Johnstone. Free. All welcome.
Monday, April
30
McNair Scholars Banquet: 4 to 6
p.m., Café G. By invitation.
Student Chamber Music Concert:
7:30 to 10 p.m., Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall. Free
and open to the public.
Tuesday, May
1
Women’s Lacrosse vs. Oneonta: 3
p.m., soccer field. Free.
Stroke Support Group Meeting: 3
p.m., W127 Thompson Hall.
Fredonia Jazz Workshop in Concert:
8 to 10 p.m., Diers Recital Hall. Free and open to
the public.
Wednesday, May
2
Enrollment Management Committee: 8
to 9 a.m., President’s Conference Room, 118 Fenton
Hall.
The Brown Bag Talk: Noon to 1
p.m., G143-44 Williams Center. Free and open to the
public.
Women’s Studies Spring Symposium:
5 to 7 p.m., Garden Room, Alumni House. This annual
event showcases the research projects of Women's Studies
majors and minors. This year’s researchers and their
projects are: Leigh Roell, author of
“Silent Suffering: Social Constructs of Postpartum
Depression and Motherhood;” Sarah
Clayton, author of “Facing Fears: Women
Functioning Despite Fundamentalism;” Kim
Siejak, author of “Domestic Violence: The Need
for a Feminist Approach;” Meaghan
Provost, author of “Moving the Machine:
Obstacles Facing Women Writers and Characters
Creating the Need for Feminist Revision;” Sarah
Schwab, author of “I am (fill in the
blank): Ambiguity in a Defined World;”
Justine Roth, author of “The Obstacles
for Victim's of Sexual Assault;” Katie
Diebold, author of “The Problems of
Globalization in India and the Role of Women in Local
Responses;” and Jenna Gawne, author of
“Male Perpetrators of Domestic Violence: The Forgotten
Demographic?”
FSA Student of the Year Dinner: 6
to 8 p.m., Café G. By invitation.
Thursday, May
3
Student Association Dinner: 5 to
8:30 p.m., Café G. By invitation.
Study Abroad Orientation: 5 to 8
p.m., McEwen Hall G26. Presented by International
Education Office.
Visiting Artist Program presents Senior
Presentations and Awards Ceremony: 8:30 p.m.,
209 McEwen Hall.
Friday, May
4
SYSCO Day: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Williams Center. Free samples of cuisine prepared by
FSA, sponsored by its food vendor, SYSCO.
School of Music Convocation: 3 to
4:30 p.m., Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall. Free. All
welcome.
English Department Awards
Ceremony: 3 to 5 p.m., Fenton Hall 105. Free.
By invitation.
Business Department Awards
Reception: 5 p.m., Café G. By invitation.
Art Gallery Closing Reception for Senior
Show IV: 7 to 9 p.m., Art Gallery Lobby. Free.
All welcome.
Saturday, May
5
Graduate Literacy Conference: 7:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m., W101 Thompson Hall. By
reservation through the College of Education.
Sunday, May
6
March of Dimes Walk America: 7
a.m. to 2 p.m., Dods Hall gymnasium.