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SUNY Fredonia hires director for new high tech incubator
Jeffrey D. Corcoran of Ballston Lake, N.Y., has been named director of the SUNY Fredonia High Technology Incubator in Dunkirk, N.Y. He is responsible for all aspects of operating the facility, which was created last year with funding from New York State, SUNY, and New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR). The incubator is in the design phase and is expected to be built in 2008. Meanwhile, temporary office space has been established in downtown Dunkirk’s Empire Zone and incubator space will be opening shortly. Mr. Corcoran took charge April 2 at offices in the Stearns Building on Central Avenue, and is already involved in developing strategic plans and marketing for the facility
Carnahan-Jackson grant bringing documentary filmmaker
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Melinda Levin, a professor at the University of North Texas, will be presenting a workshop this week on Thursday, April 19 and Friday, April 20 thanks to a grant from the Carnahan Jackson Humanities Fund of the Fredonia College Foundation. Events on the 19th will be in Thompson Hall W101, and on the 20th in the Williams Center S104.
Student expo shows off the best academic work April 26
Movie in the making. On Thursday, April 26, more than 150 SUNY Fredonia students will be exhibiting their scholarly and creative works at the annual Student Research and Creativity Exposition. The event takes place in the Williams Center from noon to 7 p.m. All members of the campus community are encouraged to come by and talk to the students about their research and performance. At 4 p.m., following welcoming remarks to the guests from President Dennis L. Hefner and Academic Vice President Virginia Horvath, keynote speaker Dr. Paul Gestwicki, a member of the computer science faculty at Ball State University, will give a talk entitled, "The Importance of Immersion in Research and the Arts." Dr. Gestwicki received his bachelor's degree from SUNY Fredonia in computer science in 1998. A reception is planned afterward.
Students plan Environmental Fair at high school
An Environmental Community Fair will be held at the Fredonia High School gymnasium on Saturday, April 21, from 12:30 to 4 p.m. The activities, aimed...
11th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference on Gender
See the agenda for the 11th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference on Gender
People of Color Concerns Conference planned for April 21
Ready for the Fashion Show. “The World, the Society, and My Reflection … the Person in the Mirror” is the theme the 2007 People of Color Concerns Conference, sponsored by the SUNY Fredonia Black Student Union, Latinos Unidos, and the Alumni Office. The Black Student Union Fashion Show, a 31-year tradition at Fredonia, is a feature of the conference. It takes place Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Williams Center. Boyce Watkins, an author; John Elmore, a Buffalo attorney; and Pastor Roderick L. Hennings, of Zion Dominion World Ministries, Buffalo, are key presenters. Various community leaders, SUNY Fredonia officials and Fredonia BSU alumni will also participate in the two-day conference.
Children’s Concerts conclude with Brass Ensemble
The Musical Journeys Program of the Fredonia School of Music has launched a new series of free concerts designed to appeal to very young children. Selected student ensembles from the Fredonia School of Music will perform four, half-hour Children’s Concerts on Saturday mornings at 10:30 a.m. concluding on April 28 in the multi-purpose room of the Chautauqua County Home, 10836 Temple Road in Dunkirk.
Career of Donald Bohlen celebrated at April 14 concert
Donald Bohlen “Tally-Ho,” a concert celebrating the music and career of Dr. Donald Bohlen of the Fredonia School of Music, will be performed Saturday, April 14, in Rosch Recital Hall at 3 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. Ethos New Music Society, a student group at SUNY Fredonia, is sponsoring the concert in honor of Dr. Bohlen, who founded the group in 1977 and has been its advisor for 30 years. The concert will feature music by Dr. Bohlen as well as by some of his past and present students, including James Piorkowski and Lisa Brigantino.
Business students stage 5K race in honor of Dr. Krohn
On your mark, get set … go! That’s the call runners can expect to hear at the Franklin B. Krohn 5K Memorial Run, which steps off at SUNY Fredonia’s main entrance on Central Avenue on Sunday, April 15, at noon.
Fredonia SIFE team wins Regional title again
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say SUNY Fredonia “owns” the SIFE USA Regional Competition. Fredonia’s SIFE team has won the event the last nine times, and this year’s competition, held March 28 in Cleveland, wasn’t any different. “This victory was especially gratifying,” said team advisor Joseph Izzo, marketing professor in the business administration department. “The team dedicated this competition to Dr. Franklin Krohn, who was the adviser since the team began 13 years ago.” The National competition, to be held in Dallas, Texas, in May, is the team’s next destination.