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Expanding their Horizons: Fredonians go beyond the classroom to help Central American children
It is often said that travel is the only expense that makes you richer. For the past 10 years, many Fredonia students and faculty have found truth in this adage. Students from various undergraduate and graduate degree programs have had the opportunity to travel to the eastern coast of Central America and visit the beautiful country of Belize to teach math and literacy to Belizean school children. The two-week stay throughout J-term significantly changes students’ outlook on life, exposing them to situations they aren’t familiar with on a daily basis. The trip allows volunteers to establish new relationships, make life-lasting memories, and above all, help a developing country move forward. This past January, 27 students representing a variety of majors across campus joined three College of Education professors and a VISTA volunteer on the educational journey.
College of Education expands student support
Buoyed by the success of its Committee of Friends alumni scholarship program, the College of Education is writing a new fundraising chapter to benefit students who have chosen Fredonia to prepare them to become the best teachers possible. More than $50,000 raised by the Committee of Friends since its formation in 2012 has been allocated to specifically fund much-needed scholarships for students. This unique program pools individual gifts from multiple donors so that individual, $2,000 scholarships can be awarded to a variety of deserving students.
Fall Events and Performances
Events and performances scheduled for the Fall of 2015 at Fredonia.
Biology’s Wigdahl-Perry receives SUNY research grant
Biology faculty member Courtney Wigdahl-Perry is the principal investigator for a project receiving a grant funded by the SUNY 4E Network of Excellence, supporting campus research collaborations in Energy, the Environment, Education and Economics. Dr. Wigdahl-Perry’s project is one of eight collaborative projects involving 14 SUNY campuses advancing research in waste water treatment, air quality, smart grid solutions, and conservation efforts, among others. Her research group, including Co-principal Investigators David Richardson of SUNY New Paltz and Devin Castendyk of SUNY Oneonta, received its grant to apply high-resolution sensors to monitor water quality issues in lakes across New York State as part of a SUNY Lakes Ecological Observatory Network.
Iovannone, ’04, encourages students to explore ‘Scholar-Activism’
At the 2015 Fredonia Women’s Student Union annual Paper Plate awards ceremony, its faculty advisor received a very special recognition: The Janet Mock award. An author and transgender activist who has contributed to the greater social commentary regarding transgender issues, Mock represents the creator of a support system that challenges others to grow into activists and advocates for social justice. Dr. Jeffry Iovannone exemplifies all of these qualities. Dr. Iovannone, visiting professor and coordinator of Fredonia’s Women’s and Gender Studies (WGST) program, takes pride in something that not every professor likes to admit: he learns from his students.
Dr. Melvin Unger appointed as Fredonia’s School of Music Director
Dr. Melvin Unger became Fredonia’s School of Music Director on July 1. Dr. Unger previously served as director of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute at Baldwin Wallace University in Cleveland, Ohio. He has been part of Baldwin Wallace’s highly regarded Conservatory of Music since 1998. Throughout this span he has led the Bach Institute, whose mission is to preserve and enhance the university’s distinctive and internationally recognized tradition of cultivating the music of J. S. Bach, and to provide students with exemplary models of musicological research and scholarly resources needed for their academic development.
A Well-earned Ovation: Boelter ends 12-year run as School of Music Director
“Karl likes big ideas.” That’s what Ralph Blasting, dean of Fredonia’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, says about Dr. Karl Boelter, who stepped down as director of the School of Music in June and will join its teaching faculty this fall.
Homecoming ’15 Highlights
Homecoming ’15, slated for Oct. 23-25, promises to be the best one yet! It marks the 40th anniversary of our School of Business. There will...
Elegant Violence: An in-depth look at Fredonia’s Blackhorse Women’s Rugby Team
Established in 1996, Fredonia’s Blackhorse Women’s Rugby Club is comprised of diverse young women from a variety of majors and grade levels. Whether they joined Blackhorse to learn a new sport, make new friends, or just release the daily stresses of college, these “ruggers” have all stayed because of the love and passion they’ve developed for the game, their teammates, and the excuse to get down and dirty.
New York Alumni Reunion Tour - Sept. 13 - 17, 2015
Join us for a reunion this September in NY state.