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Rockefeller Art Gallery showing senior exhibit
Senior Show II highlights the best works from the graduating seniors in the Department of Visual Arts and New Media. The exhibit will be on display until May 8.
Guest speaker to talk of oceans and planets
Dr. Darren Williams, associate professor of Physics and Astronomy at Penn State, Behrend College, will be giving an illustrated public lecture, “Oceans of Water on Distant Earth-like Planets,” at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, in McEwen Hall Room 202 at SUNY Fredonia.
Guest speaker to talk of oceans and planets
Dr. Darren Williams, associate professor of Physics and Astronomy at Penn State, Behrend College, will be giving an illustrated public lecture, “Oceans of Water on Distant Earth-like Planets,”at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, in McEwen Hall Room 202 at SUNY Fredonia.
Charter members of Tau Sigma inducted
No fewer than 28 SUNY Fredonia students became charter members in the local chapter of Tau Sigma, a national honor society for transfer students, at a ceremony on Saturday, April 26, at 3 p.m., in S104 Williams Center. Tau Sigma recognizes the academic excellence and involvement of transfer students.
Summer Band Camp registrations underway
Students currently enrolled in grades eight through 12 are invited to register for the 18th annual Fredonia Summer Band Camp will be held from Sunday, June 29 through Saturday, July 5. Campers receive daily training in musicianship classes (music theory, conducting, jazz improvisation, and/or music technology), participate in master classes, attend special evening recitals, and have time for individual practice and recreation
Book TV covering author panel with '84 alumnus
Live coverage from the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, featuring a panel with SUNY Fredonia alumnus Scott Martelle, '84, author of Blood Passion, will...
Food sustainability is subject of panel discussion
Local and sustainable food production is the subject of a panel discussion anchored by four individuals from the local community. Part of Earth Week, the panel will be conducted Thursday, 6 to 7:30 p.m., at S104 Williams Center.
Mainstage Series to present “Victor/Victoria”
The upcoming Walter Gloor Mainstage Series production of “Victor/Victoria” will be a large undertaking in every sense of the word. The show opens April 25 in Marvel Theatre and features a cast of 30, a crew of 40, a 26-person orchestra, a production and design crew of 16, nine different full sets — including a one that depicts two floors of a hotel — and 16 scene changes.
Student research and creativity hailed during expo
The 10th Annual Student Research and Creativity Exposition will be held Thursday, April 24, from noon to 6 p.m. in the Williams Center. Posters, presentations, displays, performances, and demonstrations will culminate with a keynote address by alumnus Christopher Cahill of George Washington University's chemistry faculty at 4:15 p.m. More than 100 students are exhibiting their work.
Spring cleaning turns electric during Earth Week
All area residents will have the opportunity to clear out unwanted household electric items during SUNY Fredonia’s Earth Week Campus and Community Household Electric Recycling Day on Saturday, April 26. The collection day has been registered as an official event in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge.