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"Relay for Life" forces join June 21 to fight cancer
At noon on Saturday, June 21, SUNY Fredonia's outdoor track will serve as the host site for the Dunkirk/Fredonia region's Relay for Life, to benefit the American Cancer Society. If you would like to join the SUNY Fredonia team, make a donation or otherwise support this cause, please contact Shari Miller at 673-3438.
Math/Science Challenge a "proven" success!
SUNY Fredonia welcomed approximately 500 students from more than 20 Western and Central New York high schools on Thursday, May 22, as it played host to its eighth annual High School Mathematics and Science Challenge.The day-long event combined students into teams which competed in seven different competitions that incorporate everything from classic childhood toys like Legos, Big Wheels and Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots to TV shows such as “The Amazing Race” and “MacGyver.”
Departing students give tons to charity
Most of SUNY Fredonia’s students have left campus for the summer by now, but many of the items they left behind — sweatshirts, microwave ovens and cans of soup and pasta — will stay in Chautauqua County and benefit needy families for months to come.
SUNY selects Zlotchew for distinguished rank
Dr. Clark M. Zlotchew was one of just nine individuals across the SUNY system to be promoted to the rank of Distinguished Teaching Professor recently. For 33 years a professor of Spanish at Fredonia, he is an expert scholar of the Argentinian writer, Jorge Luis Borges, has written 14 books, and published translations of the works of two Nobel Laureates: Pablo Neruda and Juan Ramón Jiménez.
Stroke and head injury survivor meetings set
The Youngerman Center for Communication Disorders at SUNY Fredonia will be offering two support group meetings this summer for stroke and head injury survivors and family members. The group will meet Tuesday, June 17, and Tuesday, July 15, at 3 p.m. in room W 127 Thompson Hall
Offices move during Williams Center renovation
Until mid-August the Williams Center at SUNY Fredonia is closed for renovations. The projects include a floor-wide rehabilitation of the lower level; skylight replacements, Ticket Office relocation and improvements to the satellite boiler.
Faculty poet wins two prestigious awards
New poems written by SUNY Fredonia English Professor Aimee Nezhukumatathil and published by Tupelo Press have reaped two prestigious awards. The Balcones Center for Creative Writing at Austin (Texas) Community College selected her book, "At the Drive-In Volcano," as the winner of its 2007 Balcones Poetry Prize. One poem in the book, "Love in the Orangery," has won the Pushcart Prize.
Chuck Cornell named to lead SUNY Fredonia center
Fredonia, N.Y. — Chuck Cornell of Jamestown, N.Y., has been named the Interim Director of SUNY Fredonia’s Center for Rural Regional Development and Governance (CRRDG)...
SIFE team earns best-ever finish in Chicago
For the first time ever, a team of SUNY Fredonia students reached the semifinals of the annual Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) USA National Exposition. They competed among 3,200 students from 143 schools at the event held May 13-15 in Chicago. To put this year’s exceptional ranking into perspective, Fredonia is firmly lodged in the top 2 percent of some 950 SIFE teams sponsored by schools across the United States.
Woodwind Quintet Camp registrations underway
The annual Fredonia Woodwind Quintet Camp will be held from Sunday, July 6 through Saturday, July 12. It is open to students who play the flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon in grades 9-12 (including those that will be entering grade 9 this fall, as well as those who will have just graduated).