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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.
Panel to discuss internet and other media
The Chautauqua League of Women Voters is sponsoring a panel discussion on the media's use of the Internet for presenting news and engaging new audiences. "Blogs, Wikis, and Newsfeeds: The Internet and Other Media," will be held Monday, April 16, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the SUNY Fredonia Williams Center, Room S104. The program is free, open to all, and includes dessert.
Free speech and hearing clinic offered April 28
Free testing for hearing, speech-language and vision for all ages will be offered to the public on Saturday, April 28 from 9 a.m. until noon at SUNY Fredonia. In addition, testing for ambliopia (lazy-eye in children) will be offered to young children. Individuals and parents are encouraged to attend the free testing service if they have any concerns about their own or a family member’s speech-language, hearing or vision.
Three students tabbed to receive Rosa Parks Scholarships
Two seniors and a junior at SUNY Fredonia will receive Rosa Parks Scholarship Awards, which celebrate creative works that examine multiculturalism or cultural pluralism, at a ceremony Thursday, 5 p.m., at the Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall. This year’s recipients and their respective award-winning entries are: Ashley Portman, a senior psychology major, East Windson, N.J., “Of Motherhood in America,” a poem; Sarah Offenbach, a senior English and sociology major, Olean, N.Y., “So What if We’ve had the Vote for 87 Years?,” an essay; and Marcelle Grant, a junior public relations major, New York City, “The Great Integrator,” a poem.
Chamber Singers present post-tour concert at Rosch
The Fredonia Chamber Singers, just back from their annual New York State Spring Tour, will perform Sunday, April 15, at 4 p.m. at Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall. James Piorkowski, professor of guitar studies at SUNY Fredonia, will be the featured guest artist.
Lecture to explore strategy to improve science, math education
A vision to improve science, technology, engineering education in the United States will outlined by Dr. Osman Yasar, SUNY Empire Innovation Professor at College at Brockport, at talk he will deliver Friday, April 13, 4 p.m. at SUNY Fredonia in 101 Fenton Hall. All are welcome to attend. The computer science department is sponsoring the event.
Wanted: aspiring orators for public speaking competition
There’s still time for students -- eager to showcase captivating oratorical skills and also vie for hefty cash prizes -- to enter SUNY Fredonia’s annual Public Speaking Competition. The event, to be staged Monday, April 16, from 6 to 10 p.m. in the third floor of McEwen Hall (rooms 201, 202 and 209), will feature a preliminary round, with six to eight students assigned to one of four leagues, followed by a final round comprised of eight finalists.
Vandana Shiva to speak on environment and activism
Dr. Vandana Shiva, a physicist, activist and writer, will deliver a lecture Tuesday, April 10, at 5 p.m. at W101 Thompson Hall. Informal meetings with students and faculty are also planned during her day-long visit to the SUNY Fredonia campus. Following her lecture at Thompson Hall, Dr. Shiva will host a question-and-answer session, 5:45 to 6 p.m. A book-signing/reception follows from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. in Café G at the Williams Center. Her itinerary also includes attending the WOST 301 Feminist Theory class taught by Dr. Adrienne McCormick that morning and meeting with women’s studies students and faculty in the afternoon.
President’s Awards to be presented April 16
Recipients of the 2007 President’s Award for Excellence are: Dr. Khalid J. Siddiqui, professor, Computer Science; Robert Mead-Colegrove, associate director, Campus Life; and Michael T. Wygant, maintenance supervisor, Facilities Management. The annual awards luncheon is Monday, April 16.
Geology grad Mittlefehldt will receive honorary doctorate
NASA scientist David Mittlefehldt, who studies space geology in the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, and is a member of the Mars Rover science team, will receive an honorary Doctor of Science degree from SUNY at Commencement on Saturday, May 12. He will be the commencement speaker at the 10 a.m. ceremony. Dr. Mittlefehldt graduated summa cum laude from Fredonia in 1973. He is a resident of Houston, Texas. Throughout his career, Dr. Mittlefehldt has received prestigious awards and recognition for his work studying the formation of meteorites and how they relate to the early history of the solar system. He determined the Martian origin of a rock that made international news in 1996 as the possible bearer of Martian bacterial remains.