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Class Notes April 2008
Deaths Alumni Emogene (Stearns) Summerlee Class of 1934 Jean (Stacey) Butler Class of 1936 Margaret (Smith) Aylesworth Class of 1940 Evelyn M. (Henderson) Noren Class...
April film series pays homage to Earth Day
Contemporary environmental issues will be the focus of a film series sponsored throughout April by the Earth Week Planning Committee and the American Studies Program at SUNY Fredonia. There is no admission charge to any of the screenings.
Computer Science prof helps lead international workshop
Dr. Reneta Barneva, a professor of computer science at SUNY Fredonia, is serving as vice chair of the International Workshop on Combinatorial Image Analysis (IWCIA) 2008 to be held April 7-9 at the Adam’s Mark Hotel in Buffalo. She and a colleague from Buffalo State College were designated to organize the event.
Theatre student selected for national opportunity
Jessica Mykins, a senior in the technical production degree program in theatre arts, was one of 11 students from across the country who successfully completed an intensive stage management mentoring project at the U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology Annual Conference in Houston, Texas, March 18 through the 23.
Peace activist, one of Catonsville Nine, here April 11
Local peace and justice groups will present the community with an opportunity to re-examine the meaning of peace on Friday, April 11, when George Mische...
Business Graduate hired by Gap
Kevin M. Scully, Dec. 07 graduate of the School of Business (B.S. marketing with a minor in communications), has accepted a position with Gap, Inc., as the New York City regional assistant for the Old Navy division. Since graduation, Mr. Scully has been doing freelance work for Marc Jacobs and Estee Lauder’s (Origins) Global Communications Department. He interned at Gap Inc. corporate headquarters in San Francisco last summer.
Students from Great Britain teach locally
Having student teachers from SUNY Fredonia is a common sight for children at Pine Valley Elementary School in South Dayton and Fredonia’s Wheelock and Elementary schools. However, recently it sounded a bit different in those schools as they welcomed student teachers from Exmouth, England, and Swansea, Wales.
McGraw, McVicker, Turner honored April 15
President Dennis L. Hefner announced that three employees will be honored Tuesday, April 15 at the ninth annual President’s Awards for Excellence and Service Recognition Luncheon in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room, beginning at noon (program at 12:30 p.m.). The three outstanding members of the campus community who will be honored are Timothy J. McGraw, general mechanic (Facilities Management); Jeanette McVicker, professor (English); and Sally J. Turner, director (Counseling Center).
Public Speaking Contest is April 14
Over $500 in cash prizes will be given to first and second place winners of SUNY Fredonia's Fourth Annual Public Speaking Competition, to be held Monday, April 14 from 6 to 10 p.m. in McEwen Hall Rooms 202 and 209. Students should register now to compete either by requesting a registration form from Katie Fuchs or by stopping at the table set up on the ground floor of McEwen Hall on April 3, 7, and 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tiffany Nicely directs world music concert
The SUNY Fredonia School of Music will present a concert dedicated to world music performed by mallet instruments on Thursday, April 10 at 8 p.m...