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Students present $2,500 for Xylia Peterson Memorial Fund, raised via 3K "Slush Rush"
The International Education Center generated more than $2,500 for the Xylia Peterson Memorial Fund by creating the 3K "Slush Run" fun run held in early March. These proceeds will provide scholarship assistance to junior or senior level international students who need financial help.
Lanford Prize going to Biology major, Katie Hite
Kathleen M. Hite, a biology major from Lakewood, N.Y., whose career at SUNY Fredonia has encompassed numerous leadership positions, extraordinary service and many individual honors, will receive the 2009 Lanford Presidential Prize.
Parents are big supporters of the university during the spring Phonathon
The spring Phonathon, conducted by the University Advancement division, brought in over $22,000 in pledges mainly from SUNY Fredonia parents.
Ivani Vassoler-Froelich elected VP
Ivani Vassoler-Froelich Ivani Vassoler-Froelich (International Studies Coordinator) was elected vice president of the Mid-Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies, which promotes, in the United States...
Jazz artist and Fredonia alum Marcus Goldhaber returns for performance
Marcus Goldhaber, ’00, a Buffalo native whose vocal tone and style are reminiscent of a young Frank Sinatra, returns to Western New York for a concert at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House on Friday, April 17, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $13 for Opera House members.
SIFE students are champs for 13th-straight year
Victory in a regional competition in Tarrytown, N.Y., earned SUNY Fredonia's SIFE team a trip to the national competition in Philadelphia this May. The regional competition included more than 40 teams, including such prestigious and sizable universities as Penn State, Syracuse and Princeton, as well as fellow Western New York institutions Canisius College and St. Bonaventure University.
Four Fredonia students receive Chancellor’s Award
Seniors Julia Hopson, John Mackowiak, Amanda Nobrega and Rachel Olson traveled to Albany to receive the 2009 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
Author Karen Russell appears April 15 in Louise White Visiting Writers Series
Karen Russell, writer of the story collection, “St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves”, will read from her works on April 15 at 7 p.m. in 202 McEwen Hall. Her visit is sponsored by the Mary Louise White Visiting Writers Series in the English Department. After the event, she will take questions and then sign her book.
Cuban revolution explored at April 14 symposium
The tiny Caribbean nation of Cuba that had a profound impact on American thought a half-century ago will be examined at a symposium, “The Cuban Revolution: 50 Years Later,” on Tuesday, April 14, starting at 2 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall at SUNY Fredonia
SUNY Fredonia chooses new name for Speech Pathology Department
SUNY Fredonia joins a growing number of universities across the nation to change the name of their Speech Pathology and Audiology department to Communication Disorders and Sciences. Chairperson Kim Tillery explained that the new title is more appropriate for a curriculum that addresses nine disorders, along with social aspects and assistive technology in speech-language pathology and science.