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Centre Pointe Lounge dining complex opens with celebration
On Wednesday, Sept. 3, the campus will officially dedicate the $4 million Centre Pointe Lounge, which replaces the long-standing “Connections” food court in the basement of the Williams Center. The facility began operations today, but its official ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Pat Astry is first female to chair biology department
SUNY Fredonia Assistant Professor of Biology Patricia Astry,’81, has been promoted to chairperson of the university’s biology department. Since 1981, she has been director of the Medical Technology degree program at SUNY Fredonia. She was honored with the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2001, and succeeds Dr. Ted Lee who had been chair of the department since 2005. She is the first female chair the department has had since it was formed in the late 1960s.
Buying tickets online is popular way to go
As part of an effort to improve customer service, the SUNY Fredonia Ticket Office has introduced the option of purchasing tickets online for events at Rockefeller Arts Center – and the option has proved popular with patrons.
Fredonia 12th among public colleges according to U.S. News
Fredonia, N.Y. — August 22, 2008 — For the second consecutive year, SUNY Fredonia earned the 12th spot among top public universities in the North in the 2009 edition of “America’s Best Colleges,” published by U.S. News & World Report. The exclusive rankings will appear in the magazine’s Sept. 1 issue, on newsstands beginning Monday, Aug. 25.
Park and Ride bus operates daily M-F on campus
The Park and Ride bus shuttle service will resume operations for the fall semester at 7:30 a.m. Monday, August 25, 2008. The bus runs Monday...
Art Gallery exhibit to feature interactive video
"The Synergy Project," an installation by artist Claudia Esslinger, will open with a free public reception on Friday, Sept. 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the university art gallery. The exhibit will continue through October 1.
SUNY officer wins four medals at Indigenous Games
Clifton Wheeler, an investigator and head of the shooter team for the University Police department at SUNY Fredonia, won four medals at the North American Indigenous Games, held Aug. 2 to 10 in British Columbia. The Gowanda, N.Y., resident won one gold and three silver medals in rifle shooting.
Simmons directing College Core Curriculum program
Dr. Rhea Simmons has been named director of the College Core Curriculum (CCC) Program at SUNY Fredonia, effective Aug. 20.
State Dept. awards grant to teach filmmaking in Turkey
Communication Dept. selected for $800,000 Turkish filmmaking project In Sivas, Turkey, above, Professors Nefin Dinc (left) and Ted Schwalbe (right) attended a news conference announcing...
SUNY Fredonia’s Department of Communication selected for $800,000 project
U.S. Department of State awards grant to Fredonia to teach filmmaking to students in Turkey Fredonia, N.Y. — August 20, 2008 — SUNY Fredonia’s Department...