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Olympic trial athlete and cancer survivor to speak Jan. 23
FREDONIA, N.Y. — January 16, 2008 — Adriane Blewitt, a cancer survivor and Olympic track and field trial competitor, will speak at SUNY Fredonia on Friday, Jan. 23 at 5:30 p.m. in Steele Hall. She is scheduled to compete during the annual Mary Phillips Invitational hosted by the Blue Devils track and field teams on Saturday, Jan. 24.
Merchants Fair will highlight new FREDFunds program
Check out the local off-campus merchants who accept the FREDCard for purchases, and learn more about the FREDFunds account program at the first FREDFunds Merchant Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room. The Faculty Student Association is hosting the event. All faculty, staff, and students are eligible for the FREDFunds program and are encouraged to visit the fair and learn more about it.
Black History Month to be launched with dinner Feb. 2
An Opening Ceremony dinner to launch Black History Month will be held Monday, Feb. 2, at 5 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Williams Center. The event will be hosted by the Black Student Union. All students and faculty members are invited and encouraged to attend. BSU President Jasmine Ranjitsingh announced that many events are being planned for the month.
Faculty recognized for using New York Times in classroom
Hilary Demske, lecturer in Music, was the grand prize winner of a contest, conducted by Academic Affairs at SUNY Fredonia, to encourage use of The New York Times as an instructional resource. She was awarded $250 by the newspaper. Also, faculty members Dixon Reynolds, Kathryn Moore and Dr. Natalie Gerber gained honorable mention in the contest.
Theatre's Jessica Hillman to lead performance for Brown Bag
SUNY Fredonia will present a lecture-performance with Dr. Jessica Hillman, award-winning assistant professor within the Department of Theatre and Dance, together with several SUNY Fredonia students, at noon on Wed., Feb. 4, in Room S104 of the Williams Center.
Informational Meeting on 3-1-3 Program set for Feb. 4
SUNY Fredonia is hosting an informational meeting on its “3-1-3 Program” on Wednesday, Feb. 4. The meeting, taking place at 7 p.m. in Room 209 of McEwen Hall, will explain the popular streamlined degree program through which students spend their senior year of high school taking college courses at SUNY Fredonia
All-Campus meeting to open semester
President Dennis L. Hefner will hold the annual All-campus Spring Meeting on Friday, Jan. 23, at 9 a.m. in Marvel Theatre. Following his report, refreshments...
Graduates of Last Decade invited to gathering Jan. 15 in Buffalo
SUNY Fredonia Grads of the Last Decade (GOLD) Are you a Fredonia Grad from 2000 to 2009? Join us Friday, January 15 from 6 to...
A woman of substance honored
Caring, funny, passionate, and a woman of conviction are a few words that describe Phyllis Willson of Eden, N.Y., who was honored at the National Philanthropy Day Luncheon in Buffalo, N.Y., in November 2008. A graduate of the Fredonia Normal School Class of 1939, Mrs. Willson was nominated by SUNY Fredonia for the honor. She was described as "an exemplary alumna, donor and friend of the university."
Kiplinger's rates SUNY Fredonia a top value
SUNY Fredonia has once again been ranked by Kiplinger Personal Finance magazine as one of the 100 best values in public higher education in the nation. The university was rated 77th for in-state residents, and 48th for out-of-state students.