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Fredonia Summer Strings offers free online workshops with string faculty
Join the Fredonia School of Music string faculty from July 20-24, for a free series of online workshops and master classes designed specifically for middle and high school string students and teachers.
Library windows, Houghton renovation top summer construction activity at Fredonia
The major undertaking to replace windows and restore deteriorating board-formed exterior concrete walls in Reed Library is the most visible project in another busy summer construction season at Fredonia. Construction activity totaling almost $33.5 million is underway in five buildings.
Business Club seeks used golf club donations
The Fredonia Business Club, a student group open to all majors, is developing a program to provide basic golf lessons and course etiquette for students.
History professor writes introduction to Cambridge press translation of China Library project book
In June, Cambridge University Press released the first English translation of Chinese historian Lei Haizong's study of the Chinese army, reappraising Chinese civilization from a military perspective. Known for his works in Chinese intellectual history and historiography, Dr. Xin Fan was invited by the university press to write an introduction to the translation.
McFall joins Emerging Adulthood journal editorial team
Department of Psychology Associate Professor Joseph McFall has been appointed an assistant editor of Emerging Adulthood, an interdisciplinary and international journal that publishes original empirical research and theoretical and methodological contributions on the developmental period from the late teens to the 20s.
Smith appointed board secretary of UFVA
Department of Communication Associate Professor Ros Smith has been named secretary of the board of directors of the University Film and Video Association.
Blue Devils cited as CSCAA Scholar All-Americans
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America has selected the Fredonia State men's and women's swimming and diving teams for Scholar All-American honors.
Rescheduled Class of 2020 Commencement ceremony cancelled
The State University of New York at Fredonia has announced the rescheduled 2020 Commencement ceremony on Aug. 8 has been called off. Members of the Class of 2020 will receive an email asking if they would rather have a virtual Commencement ceremony, or hold an in-person event next May, the same weekend the Class of 2021 is scheduled to hold their ceremony.
Business Club brings colorful cat mural to local business
The student-led Business Club at Fredonia has made a successful foray into the world of public art, coordinating the painting of an appropriately themed wall mural at 9 Lives Holistic, a Fredonia business.
Fredonia receives $2.7 million in CARES Act funds to assist students
The federal CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Stability) Act has allocated $2.7 million to Fredonia to distribute to students who were directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic during the spring semester.