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Bequest of $500,000 given by alumna
Dorothy (Lockwood) Anderson, a 1927 graduate of the Fredonia Normal School, bequeathed a gift to SUNY Fredonia that will amount to approximately $500,000, President Dennis L. Hefner announced. The gift is among the largest ever received from a graduate of the university.
HUD creates center at Fredonia
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of University Partnerships has named SUNY Fredonia as one of 13 new Community Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC), which it is funding across the country to address neighborhood problems at grassroots level.
Call for Papers issued for Technology Conference
State University of New York Provost Peter D. Salins has issued a call for presentations to the four-day Conference on Instructional Technologies (CIT), which begins...
Handel's "Messiah" sold out for Dec. 9 performance
The upcoming SUNY Fredonia presentation of Handel’s “Messiah” has been sold out. Composed by George Frederic Handel in 1741, “Messiah,” with its musical narrative of the coming of Christian salvation, is a time-honored Christmas tradition in countries throughout the world.
Experiential Training Program created for businesses
The SUNY Fredonia Faculty-Student Association (FSA) has named Ryan Sharp as program coordinator of the new College Lodge Workforce Experiential Training Program at the College Lodge. Funded by a $57,658 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission, the program expands the College Lodge's Challenge Course – a series of outdoor team-building tasks.
SUNY Fredonia to present Mozart’s “Cosi Fan Tutte”
The Hillman Memorial Music Association production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s brilliant 1790 opera “Cosi Fan Tutte” will open at the State University of New York...
Faculty book authors honored at reception
SUNY Fredonia hosted a book reception for recently published faculty members in Daniel Reed Library.
$3.3 million set aside for better athletic fields
A $3.3 million project to start next spring will mean SUNY Fredonia gets a new natural grass playing field for the men’s and women’s soccer teams, an artificial turf field, improved bleacher seating for 1,500 spectators, lights for night games and good field drainage despite any weather.
Neurogenic Speech Disorders lab opens
SUNY Fredonia is adding a Neurogenic Speech Disorders Laboratory to its facilities serving the Speech Pathology and Audiology graduate program. The $20,500 project was supported by monies from the Youngerman Center and university funds.
Dashboard Confessional performing in Steele
Dashboard Confessional, the acoustic, indie-rock band headed by Christopher Carrabba, will perform in concert at SUNY Fredonia on Sunday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. in...