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Ellie Reddy to discuss Belize at next brown bag
On Monday, Feb. 23, at the next International Brown Bag luncheon, Ellie Reddy (College of Education) will talk about the Belize Project, which is an international service-learning experience for Fredonia students. The event is located in Fenton Hall Room 127 (English Reading Room). All are welcome.
Further study available in China for SUNY students
Fredonia students who have taken at least two semesters of Chinese have until March 15 to apply for one of 10 scholarships made available by the Chinese government to SUNY students who want to study in China next year.
Zhao Ma awarded $80K grant for Chinese history project
Zhao Ma (history), as principle organizer and coordinator of a 20-scholar group in the US, Taiwan, and China, has secured a grant of $80,000 from...
International Brown Bag featuring Japan and Belize this month
SUNY Fredonia has announced a series of five presentations starting Monday, Feb. 2, designed to share the teaching and research experiences of Fredonia faculty members who have recently traveled abroad. Dr. Cheryl Drout opens the series with a talk on Japan.
Chinese New Year celebration planned for Feb. 9
A Chinese New Year celebration will be held on Monday, Feb. 9 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room. Sponsoring the event are students in the Chinese Club, Foreign Language Club, and International Club.
SUNY Fredonia to host lecture series on international experiences
A series of five presentations designed to share the recent teaching and research experiences of Fredonia faculty who have traveled abroad will happen through the Spring semester, beginning on Monday, Feb. 2, with a presentation by Psychology Department Chair Cheryl Drout, who will detail her recent endeavors in Japan.
Dr. Liontas honored at Asian-Pacific language conference
Dr. John Liontas of the Department of Language, Learning and Leadership at SUNY Fredonia delivered a keynote address in Taiwan at the International Conference on Multimedia Language Education recently, where he was also honored with an award. Sponsors of the conference were the Asian-Pacific Association for Multimedia Assisted Language Learning (APAMALL) and Republic of China Multimedia English Learning and Instruction Association (ROCELIA).
SIFE team sets goal to help Ecuador
Four seniors at SUNY Fredonia have raised $600 to send to a foundation in Ecuador. The money-raising effort was named AMIGOS (A Mission In Giving Opportunities to Students) and was a project for Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE). The foundation, La Fundación Crecer, is an organization whose central purpose is to provide poor Ecuadorian children with an education.
Winners announced in campus Int'l Scavenger Hunt
Seniors Atira Hepworth , Zach Kwarta and Mary Meyer successfully completed the challenge in the fastest time, winning first place. Claiming second place were seniors Holly Todd and Dan Heyer and in third place were junior Kelsey Simet and senior Nate Marsh.
J-Term course is open for cultural trip to Turkey Jan 6-18
Fredonia, N.Y. — November 17, 2008 —SUNY Fredonia is offering a three-credit J-Term course allowing students to study abroad in Turkey January 6-18, and students, faculty, staff, or members of the community are eligible to enroll. The program fee is $2,200 plus tuition ($697.20).