Articles
Events and news of what's happening around the Fredonia campus.
Find a News Story
Hillman Opera ‘Beatrice and Benedict’ slated for late November release on YouTube
The Hillman Opera, produced each year by the Fredonia School of Music in conjunction with the Hillman Memorial Music Association, is breaking new ground this year with a unique production in an online format. The production of “Beatrice and Benedict” will be available starting Nov. 27 on the School of Music’s YouTube channel, noted opera producer and Fredonia alumnus Dr. Robert Strauss of the School of Music.
2019 Hillman Opera a winner in NOA national competition
The National Opera Association announced that Fredonia’s 2019 Hillman Opera production of “Centrillion” by Jules Massenet, with the libretto by Henri Cain, has earned First Place in Division III of the association’s annual opera production competition. A total of 12 awards were presented to productions at colleges and universities nationwide.
Fredonia launches Child Advocacy Studies certificate program
A new Advanced Certificate in Child Advocacy Studies (CAST), designed to better prepare educators and other professionals to respond to child maltreatment, has been approved for Fredonia.
National Philanthropy Day to recognize Fredonia campus, community
The entire campus and community of Fredonia will be recognized virtually by the Fredonia College Foundation for their efforts to raise money in support of students at a time of need during the coronavirus pandemic when National Philanthropy Day is commemorated in Western New York on Nov. 19.
Significant grant awarded to Fredonia institute to increase visibility of Black, Latinx composers
The Institute for Composer Diversity (ICD), based at the Fredonia School of Music, has been chosen as a recipient of a $100,000 Sphinx Venture Fund (SVF) grant for 2021. The Detroit-based social justice organization is dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts.
Business students’ market research guides rebranded restaurant
They didn’t wait tables or prepare its signature flatbreads in the kitchen, but School of Business students gave valuable assistance in development of the new Buddy Brewster’s Ale House in Fredonia.
Brown Bag talk to examine mental health challenges in higher ed
Jermaine Kenner, a mental health counselor at the Counseling Center and a Fredonia alumnus, will explore mental health challenges in higher education in the final virtual Brown Bag Lunch talk of the fall semester on Wednesday, Dec. 2.
McCurdy named October R.A. of the Month
Joycelyn McCurdy, a junior from Brooklyn majoring in Early Childhood: Childhood Education, with a minor in School and Counseling Psychology, has been named Resident Assistant of the Month for October by the Student Recognition Committee in Residence Life.
Farny to present paper on female composers at international conference
School of Music Professor Natasha Farny will present a paper on three women composers for cello at the “Women are Not Born to Compose” virtual conference at the Luigi Boccherini Central Study Conference Center in Lucca, Italy.
Blue Devil Banter podcast, Episode 5
Despite the postponement of its fall season, the Fredonia State men's soccer team still managed to practice in small groups, then larger groups, while continuing to bond during virtual team meetings.