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| Marletta to talk about his career in research | On
Friday, Oct. 26 at 4 p.m. in McEwen Hall G-26, alumnus Michael Marletta
of the U.C. Berkeley chemistry faculty, will present a seminar on his
research career, entitled, "From NO (Nitric Oxide) Signaling
to Ligand Discrimination to a Blood Substitute (A road less traveled
by, and that made all the difference [with apologies to Robert Frost]). ...read more.
| | Rudimentary drumming is 3-day focus | A
mass-drumming event at 7 p.m. and concert at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct.
24 will highlight three days of clinics in traditional rudimental
drumming at the Fredonia School of Music by visiting artists. ...read more.
| | Double Reed Day and The String Experience to be held | Special
events designed specifically for middle and high school
instrumentalists are being hosted by the Fredonia School of Music. ...read more.
| | String ensembles open Children's Concerts Series | The
Musical Journeys Program of the Fredonia School of Music will kick off
its second season of free concerts designed to appeal to very young
children. Selected student ensembles from the Fredonia School of Music
will perform four, half-hour Children's Concerts on Saturday mornings
at 10:30 a.m. beginning on Saturday, Oct. 27. ...read more.
| | Gwen Detwiler to perform with College Symphony | Gustav
Mahler's Symphony No. 4 heads the program for the Saturday, Oct. 20,
concert of the SUNY Fredonia College Symphony at 8 p.m. in King Concert
Hall. ...read more.
| | SUNY Fredonia's Bernard Woma to play at Avery Fisher Hall | On
Saturday, Nov. 10, Bernard Woma 'Dagara xylophone sticks held tightly
in both hands' will be in the spotlight in New York City when he joins
the New York Philharmonic on stage at the Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher
Hall. ...read more.
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Undergraduates Rebecca Grady (sociology), Becky Wolfe (sociology), and Jaime Barnes
(psychology) presented papers at the New York State Sociological
Association annual meetings in New York City on Sat. Oct. 6. Dr. Linda Dorsten (sociology) was their faculty sponsor.
Undergraduate Jennifer O'Boyle
co-authored with Chandra E. Woolson of Fredonia the book, 'A Divine
Journey from Madness to Nonsense' The authors gave a poetry reading
and book at the Book Nook recently.
Incoming freshman Christalyn Domino
(visual arts and new media) won the Heinz Ketchup Creativity Contest
based on work she did as a senior in high school at Immaculata Academy
in Hamburg, N.Y. She was one of 12 talented student artist
winners. As a result, Heinz is printing more than 16 million Heinz
Ketchup Packets featuring her artwork in early 2008. Her design
can be viewed at on the Heinz contest website.
Julie Newell (music) narrated 'Hansel and Gretel and More' for the Opera Buffs of Western New York 20th anniversary 'Inside Opera' lecture series in October at the Harlem Road Community Center in Amherst, N.Y.
Ellen Litwicki (history) was
interviewed about the Fourth of July holiday this summer for Katie
Couric's "Notebook," a one-minute daily segment that appears on the CBS
News website, radio, and television affiliates, and by Bill Radke, host
of National Public Radio's "Weekend America." The Weekend America program is still available for download on the NPR website. The CBS segments ran on the July 4, 2007.
Lynda L. Pleszewski (administration) has been appointed Budget Director at SUNY Fredonia. Previously, she was Budget Analyst.
Liz Lee (visual arts and new media) was the grand prize winner of the Booksmart Studio 2007 Residency Book Arts Award
and will be working in Rochester this fall to create a limited edition
fine art publication of her work. Some of her recent work has
been included in the new book, Light and Lens: Photography in the Digital Age,
edited by Robert Hirsch and published by Elsevier Focal Press
(release date: November). In the text, her work is featured
twice, first in the introduction chapter establishing the purpose of
the book and the relationship between photography and digital
work, then again as an example of the use of text and imagery.
The second section includes a description of one of the projects
in her 'Introduction to Photography' classes, as well as an example of
a project created by one of her students. Currently, she is
exhibiting a large body of work, entitled "Faux Finish," at the Weeks
Gallery at Jamestown Community College. She will be presenting her new Grassroots the 'shun' series at the Society for Photographic Education's 45th annual conference in Denver in March 2008.
Ziya Arnavut computer sciences) was named Associate Editor of the Computers and Electrical Engineering Journal published by Elsevier company. He received the appointment in July. The March 2007 issue of Parallel Computing
published a paper he authored with three others: "Fault diagnosis for
airplaine engines using Bayesian networks and distributed particle
swarmoptimization."
Ellie Reddy (Language, Learning & Leadership) has been named Volunteer of the Year by InterVol
of Rochester, N.Y., which subsequently decided to include a
feature article in their end-of-year review about her involvement
in the SUNY Fredonia Belize Project and the work of SUNY Fredonia
Friends Across Borders chapter.
Bill Brown (biology) co-authored a paper with two (former) Fredonia students, Andrew Chimenti and Joseph Siebert. Their
article, "Payoffs of fighting in house crickets: motivational asymmetry
increases male aggression and mating success," appeared in Ethology, the International Journal of Behavioral Biology, (May 2007). Mr. Chimenti received both his B.S. in Biology Adolescence Education and M.S. in Biology from Fredonia
and now teaches high school biology in North Carolina. Joseph
Siebert graduated in May 2006 with a B.S. in Environmental Science.
A documentary by Nefin Dinc
(communication) will be aired online at the Imagining Ourselves website
Tuesday, Oct. 22. Her film, 'I Named Her Angel,' will be featured, and
visitors will be able to make real-time comments and ask questions of
Professor Dinc online. Visit the website, which is currently featuring Professor Dinc.
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Southwestern
Central School teacher Sandra Everson examines one of several clues in
a science exercise held during a GEMS training session for local
educators at SUNY Fredonia. Click to continue...
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| Events of Wednesday, Oct. 17 |
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Meet and Greet the "new kids on the block" in Academic Affairs: noon to 1 p.m., Bob Steele Conference Room, Steele Hall. Introducting Dr. John Kijinski, Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities; Dr.
Kevin Kearns, Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies and
Research; Dr. Jamar Pickreign, Associate Dean of the College of
Education. Light refreshments. Academic Leadership Meeting will follow in the same room at 1:00 p.m.
- Personnel Policies Meeting:
3 p.m., Bob Steele Multi-Purpose Room 111. Open forum on current
personnel policies on reappointment, continuing appointment, and
promotion. Sponsored by SUNY Fredonia's Faculty Development Office.
- Women's Soccer vs. Buffalo State: 6 p.m., University Stadium.
- Friends of Reed Library Annual Dinner: 6 p.m., White Inn, guest speaker is Jeremy Linden, library archivist. By reservation ($26 per person) through Gerda Morrissey.
| | Events of Thursday, Oct. 18 |
- Personnel Policies Meeting: 2
p.m., Bob Steele Multi-Purpose Room 111. Open forum on current
personnel policies on reappointment, continuing appointment, and
promotion. Sponsored by SUNY Fredonia's Faculty Development Office.
- CDO Spotlight: Leakmob Records: 3:30 p.m., S104 - Williams Center. Sponsored by Career Development Office.
- S.O.T.A. Vocal Week Masterclass with Donald Sulzen:
5 p.m., Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall. Sponsored by Student Opera
Theatre Association, a Student Association organization. Student
Masterclass on the interpretation of German Lieder given by Donald
Sulzen. $2 admission fee.
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Wind Ensemble celebrates composer David DelTredici's 70th birthday. |
Psi Chi Grad School Night: 6:30 p.m., 105 Fenton Hall.
- Computer Science Movie Night: 7 p.m., G26 McEwen Hall.
- Fredonia Wind Ensemble in Concert:
8 p.m., King Concert Hall. Free. All welcome. The first concert of
the Wind Ensemble will be a birthday celebration for New York composer
David DelTredici who turned 70 earlier this year. Mr. DelTredici is
hoping to attend.
| | Events of Friday, Oct. 19 |
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College of Education retreat: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Alumni House & Conference Center. By invitation.
- Biology Undergraduate Research Presentations:
3 p.m., Jewett Hall Rm. 101. Students Holly Kaas, Lindsay E. Martin,
Gregory A. Muntz, Terry Plunkett, Jonathan Sanford, Nicholas Sard,
Scott Sullivan, and Alicia Fahrner were recipients of summer
research grants, and will report on their projects, methods, and
findings. Free. All welcome. Read news release.
- Social Science Colloquium:
3 p.m., E359 Thompson Hall. The presenters will be Paul Blanchet
and Nicole Specht of the Department of Speech Pathology &
Audiology, and the title of the talk is: 'Talking is
Work: The World of Corporate Speech Pathology.'
- Hillel Dinner: 5:30 p.m., Café G. Sponsored by Jewish Student Union.
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S.O.T.A. Vocal Week Concert: 6 p.m., Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall. A
guest recital given by Laura Aikin, soprano, Donald Sulzen, piano and
Natasha Farny, cello. Sponsored by the Students Opera Theatre
Association for annual event, Vocal Week. Features works by Richard
Strauss and Ned Rorem. Admission: $8 ($4 for students). Free to
voice faculty.
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Art Gallery Opening Reception for "Mad Sally's Marvelous Adventures:" 7 to 9 p.m., Art Gallery Lobby. Read news release.
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S.O.T.A. Vocal Week Masterclass:
1 to 4 p.m., Diers Recital Hal. lSchool of Music. Student masterclass
with Laura Aikin and Donald Sulzen on singing and performing techniques
for German, Italian and English Aria and Song. Admission: $2. Sponsored
by Student Opera Theatre Association.
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S.O.T.A. Vocal Week Masterclass:
6 p.m., Diers Recital Hall. Student masterclass with Laura Aikin and
Donald Sulzen on singing and performing techniques for German, Italian
and English Aria and Song. Admission: $2. Sponsored by Student Opera
Theatre Association.
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Coffee House: 7 to 10 p.m., The Spot. Sponsored by Black Student Union.
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Halloweenfest: 2 p.m., G105 -Multipurpose Room, Williams Center. Sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega
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Big Read presents the 1966 film, 'Fahrenheit 451 starring Oscar Werner
and Julie Christie:' 7 to 9:30 p.m., G26 McEwen. Hosted by Reed
Library. Free and open to all. Read more about The Big Read. Read more about the Big Read project.
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'The
Germ Beat: From Cholera in Iraq to Monkeypox in
Wisconsin:' 7:30 p.m., Jewett Hall Room 101. Denise Grady, a
reporter for The New York Times, will talk about how reporters cover disease outbreaks around the world. Free. All welcome.
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Sing for a Cure: 7 p.m., Williams Center Multipurpose Room. Sponsored by the Birth Control Information Center..
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Psychic Fair: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Williams Center Multipurpose Room. Sponsored by Spectrum.
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Kids Night Out: 6:30 to 9 p.m., Steele Hall Fieldhouse and pool. Sponsored by Women's Basketball Team.
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