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Pink the Rink collects nearly $5k to fight cancer
This year's Pink the Rink effort resulted in a raising more than $4,000 for the American Cancer Society. In all, more than $5,000 in donations were collected.
Aleen Ratzlaff to speak in honor of Black History Month
As part of Black History Month, the Communication Department has invited Dr. Aleen Ratzlaff, Associate Professor at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas, to speak on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. in Room 202 in McEwen Hall.
Commencement website is up for May event
The Commencement website is full of information for the 2009 event – including Student and Family guides. It’s accessible from the home page (middle column under Convocation).
Ellie Reddy to discuss Belize at next brown bag
On Monday, Feb. 23, at the next International Brown Bag luncheon, Ellie Reddy (College of Education) will talk about the Belize Project, which is an international service-learning experience for Fredonia students. The event is located in Fenton Hall Room 127 (English Reading Room). All are welcome.
Poet and Iraq War veteran will give reading, sign books
Award-winning poet and soldier Brian Turner, author of the book, "Here, Bullet," will read from his harrowing and beautiful first-person account of the Iraq War on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall, accompanied by music performed by Rob Deemer of the Fredonia School of Music.
Vote this week to name Fredonia flutist to YT Orchestra
Caryn Freitag performs a piece by Chinese composer Tan Dun in Rosch Recital Hall for the YouTube competition. Caryn Freitag, a senior from Malta, N.Y...
PR seniors to hold news conference on project
Public relations students from SUNY Fredonia will hold a news conference Thursday, Feb. 19, at 2:30 p.m. in the President's Conference Room to announce a partnership with two nonprofit organizations from Chautauqua County.
Berger VanWesenbeeck wins summer fellowship
Birger Vanwesenbeeck (English) has been awarded a Summer Research Fellowship from the Northeast Modern Language Association. He will receive the award during a formal ceremony at the NeMLA conference in Boston at the end of February. The monetary award of $1,000 will allow him to do research at the Paul de Man Archives at the University of California at Irvine for an article-in-progress (tentatively) entitled "Faust in the Fifties: Gaddis, de Man, and Fielder."
Big Read novel in bookstore
In conjunction with the “Big Read” program, coordinated on campus by The Daniel A. Reed Library, the University Bookstore is now selling Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” for $7.99.
Graduate appears on "Life on Mars"
1993 Theatre and Dance major, Andy Konrad, appeared in an episode on the ABC series, "Life On Mars." Andy, a freelance actor, played the guitarist in Sebastian Grace's band. He reported having a lot of fun working on the project.