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SEFA campaign surpasses goal on campus
SUNY Fredonia employees have surpassed the campus goal for the 12th year in a row for the State Employees Federated Appeal (SEFA). The appeal, which began in September, brought in $51,117 in cash and pledges as of Dec. 2, surpassing its goal of $45,000.
Dr. Liontas honored at Asian-Pacific language conference
Dr. John Liontas of the Department of Language, Learning and Leadership at SUNY Fredonia delivered a keynote address in Taiwan at the International Conference on Multimedia Language Education recently, where he was also honored with an award. Sponsors of the conference were the Asian-Pacific Association for Multimedia Assisted Language Learning (APAMALL) and Republic of China Multimedia English Learning and Instruction Association (ROCELIA).
O’Neill-Mendoza named October Student of the Month
SUNY Fredonia senior Ciara O’Neill-Mendoza of Vestal, N.Y., has been selected as the recipient for the October 2008 Student of the Month. The Department of Resident Life’s Student of the Month Committee members Cate Shrum, Jennifer Cinque and Allison Adams chose O’Neill-Mendoza following her nomination by Dr. David Herman, Vice President for Student Affairs.
Share Christmas with the Four Freshmen in King Concert Hall
The DFT Communications Pops Series will present “Christmas with the Four Freshmen” on Friday, Dec. 12 at 8 p.m. in Rockefeller Arts Center’s King Concert Hall. Now in their 60th year of performance, The Four Freshmen remain a vibrant musical force on the American Jazz and pop scene, bringing their unique brand of vocal harmony to audiences worldwide.
Art galleries exhibit student works in annual Senior Show
An exhibition featuring the works of 13 students from the Department of Visual Arts and New Media at the State University of New York at Fredonia will be on display in the art galleries at Rockefeller Arts Center through December 11. The show opened with a reception on Friday, Dec. 5.
Coalition on West Valley Nuclear Wastes donates papers to library
The Coalition on West Valley Nuclear Wastes has donated 90 cubic feet of primary documents to the Archives and Special Collections at SUNY Fredonia. The materials, pertaining to the West Valley Nuclear Demonstration Project, have been collected and maintained over the last four decades by the Coalition, an activist group of primarily Cattaraugus and Erie County citizens.
Record label chooses Rosch for recording session
Telarc International, a prominent record label in classical music, has picked the Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall at SUNY Fredonia to record the debut album of 16-year-old violinist Caroline Goulding, a rising talent who has already performed with major orchestras in Cleveland and Detroit and won several young-artist honors.
Bach's Christmas Oratorio performed in Rosch Dec. 10
The Fredonia College Choir and guest soloists, along with professional chamber orchestra under the direction of Gerald Gray, will perform J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10, in the Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall at the SUNY Fredonia School of Music.
Fredonia team does well in Ethics Bowl Tournament
Coached by Philosophy Professor Andrew Cullison, SUNY Fredonia students recently competed in the Northeastern Regional Ethics Bowl Tournament at Villanova University. The debate-style competition, sponsored by the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, focused on all theoretical or applied ethics issues. SUNY Fredonia did well but ultimately lost a chance to go to the nationals by a very small margin
SIFE team sets goal to help Ecuador
Four seniors at SUNY Fredonia have raised $600 to send to a foundation in Ecuador. The money-raising effort was named AMIGOS (A Mission In Giving Opportunities to Students) and was a project for Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE). The foundation, La Fundación Crecer, is an organization whose central purpose is to provide poor Ecuadorian children with an education.