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Abigail Morrissette
Abigail Morrissette

Music Industry alumna returns to campus

Music Industry Applied Professional Studies School of Business Alumni

Alumna and Royalties Analyst with WMG (Warner Music Group) Abigail Morrissette will share her wisdom on Wednesday, Oct. 16.

Award-winning song composers Armand Petri (left) and Ed Croft.
Award-winning song composers Armand Petri (left) and Ed Croft.

Faculty win Amazing Fantasy Fest music award

Applied Professional Studies Music Industry School of Business Vitae

Two faculty in Applied Professional Studies won an award at the inaugural Amazing Fantasy Fest for a song they co-wrote.

students meeting at a table with laptop on table
students meeting at a table with laptop on table

School of Business to honor students at awards ceremony

School of Business Business Administration Accounting Public Accountancy Marketing Applied Professional Studies Economics Music Industry Finance Sport Management

The School of Business will be hosting its annual Scholarship Award Ceremony on Thursday, May 9, at 5 p.m. in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room.

Tim Donahue
Tim Donahue

Williams Visiting Professor, student band, to give concert

Music Industry Applied Professional Studies Department of Applied Professional Studies School of Business

“An evening of intense rock, funk, heavy metal and Irish pieces.” That’s how Williams Visiting Professor Tim Donahue describes the concert that he and NONE...

Gathering at their club-level seating are (from left): Jaivon Eggleston, Dr. Sungick Min, Josephine Swift, Robert Casiano III, and Brent Knaisch.
Gathering at their club-level seating are (from left): Jaivon Eggleston, Dr. Sungick Min, Josephine Swift, Robert Casiano III, and Brent Knaisch.

Students savor, learn from VIP experience NBA style

Sport Management Applied Professional Studies Department of Applied Professional Studies Athletic Coaching

For students aspiring to work in professional sports industry, there may be no better place to appreciate all that a career in that field may...

The SUNY Fredonia contingent gathering in front of a large Super bowl LVIII sign include (front row, from left): Zach Helms, Matt Volz, Davon Kubasik, Zach Roache, Dr. Kerry Fischer; (back row): Mason Neale, Mark Hall, Dr. Linda Hall, Ian Summerson, Joshua Santacroce, Rachel Bayer, Parker Gurnett, Brynn Morseon, Noah Richner, Kayla Welsh, Madison Esmond and Alex Smith.
The SUNY Fredonia contingent gathering in front of a large Super bowl LVIII sign include (front row, from left): Zach Helms, Matt Volz, Davon Kubasik, Zach Roache, Dr. Kerry Fischer; (back row): Mason Neale, Mark Hall, Dr. Linda Hall, Ian Summerson, Joshua Santacroce, Rachel Bayer, Parker Gurnett, Brynn Morseon, Noah Richner, Kayla Welsh, Madison Esmond and Alex Smith.

Super Bowl internship clearly a winner for Sport Management students

Sport Management Applied Professional Studies Internships School of Business

An immersive week-long internship at the Super Bowl clearly ranks as premier experience for students as they prepare to pursue careers in facility or event...

profile of Tim Donahue
profile of Tim Donahue

Williams Visiting Professorship to bring pioneer of fret/fretless electric harp guitars to campus

Music Industry School of Business Business Administration Applied Professional Studies Music

Tim Donahue, whose passion to recreate music that flourished in his imagination spurred his invention of fretless and fretted electric harp guitars, will bring his...

Denny Laine, playing guitar on the right, performs his musical, “Arctic Song,” in Rosch Recital Hall.
Denny Laine, playing guitar on the right, performs his musical, “Arctic Song,” in Rosch Recital Hall.

SUNY Fredonia tribute to British musician Denny Laine

Music Industry Applied Professional Studies Department of Applied Professional Studies College of Liberal Arts and Sciences School of Business

“Hopefully I won't tear up. Denny was a very close friend.” That’s the cautionary alert Music Industry Lecturer Armand Petri gave when reflecting on the...

Armand Petri, in his Funhouse Studio, where 10,000 Maniacs and Goo Goo Dolls recorded albums that Petri produced.
Armand Petri, in his Funhouse Studio, where 10,000 Maniacs and Goo Goo Dolls recorded albums that Petri produced.

Petri writes the music score of ‘Guns of Eden’

Music Industry Vitae Applied Professional Studies

Music Industry Senior Lecturer Armand Petri scored the movie “Guns of Eden,” an action thriller filmed mostly in Buffalo, NY, that has recorded four million...

Fredonia students, faculty at KeyBank Center
Fredonia students, faculty at KeyBank Center

Sport Management students savor NHL experience from suite level

Sport Management School of Business Applied Professional Studies Students

Valuable insight into the all-important fan experience – and not the Buffalo Sabres’ slim 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild – was the more valuable...