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Signups begin for Fredonia Alumni Golf Tournament
Registration is underway for the Fredonia Alumni Golf Tournament, a popular event that raises money to support scholarships for students at Fredonia, to be held on Friday, July 19, at Shorewood Country Club, 4958 W. Lake Road, Dunkirk. Sponsored by Fredonia University Police and the Fredonia College Foundation, the annual tournament has raised nearly $200,000 since 2009, with net proceeds going to scholarships.
Fredonia shortens path leading to B.S., M.S. in Biology
An academic program that enables students to earn B.S. and M.S. degrees in Biology in five years, instead of the conventional six years, is being launched at Fredonia. The B.S./M.S. multi-award program is intended for students with specific career goals that require advanced degrees as well as those who haven’t chosen a profession and want to do advanced research or perform an additional internship before applying to graduate or medical school or other health professions program.
Youngerman Center to host stroke/head injury support sessions
Two support group meetings for stroke and head injury survivors and their family members will be held during the summer at Fredonia's Henry C. Youngerman Center for Communication Disorders.
Fredonia students use satellite imagery to aid humanitarian relief efforts
Students in GeoVentures, the YouthMappers chapter at Fredonia, utilized satellite imagery to support humanitarian relief efforts in the lake basin region of Chad, an impoverished country in northcentral Africa.
School of Music student receives Oasis Guitar prize
William Jenney, a junior Music Education major from Elma, was awarded the Oasis Guitar Jury Prize, a $500 cash award that recognizes the guitar student who exhibits the greatest improvement over the course of a semester, at Fredonia.
Fan receives fellowship from U.S. Library of Congress
Xin Fan, assistant professor of history, has received the Florence Tan Moeson Fellowship this summer to revise his book manuscript on a world history in China at the Asian Division of the U.S. Library of Congress.
Fredonia School of Music alumni and faculty to shine at Kleinhans in 'Carmen in Concert'
It’s all in the Fredonia family as the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra presents “Carmen in Concert” on June 1 and 2 at Kleinhans Music Hall, as part of the M&T Bank Classics Series.
Commencement speaker and alumnus challenges the Class of 2019
As he addressed the Class of 2019 at Fredonia on May 18, Dr. Shaun C. Nelms felt commonality with the graduates sitting before him in Steele Hall. “You will be expected…to leave a lasting impression on the world,” Dr. Nelms said. “I understand this transition too well…as a proud graduate of the (Fredonia) Class of 1999.”
Campus to host Hope & Healing Conference of Western New York
The Hope & Healing Conference of Western New York, a two-day event designed to spread awareness and knowledge of mental health services available in the area, will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, June 5 and 6, at the Williams Center.
Fredonia mourns passing of architect Pei, designer of modern campus
The State University of New York at Fredonia mourns the passing of world renowned architect I.M. Pei, who, with partner Henry N. Cobb, designed the master plan for the modernized campus in 1968.