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'Seeds of Change,' global climate crisis exhibit, in Reed
The opening reception for “Seeds of Change,” a Buddhist exhibit that advocates education, personal empowerment and local initiatives to resolve global environmental problems, will be held on Sunday, April 7, at SUNY Fredonia’s Reed Library. The exhibit’s 16 colorful panels feature the works of environmental activists, such as Wangari Maathai, whose Green Belt Movement to reforest parts of Kenya evolved into a global initiative that has inspired hundreds of local women’s groups to plant over 20 million trees in deforested areas of the world.
World Travel Series film looks behind the veil of Burma
Rockefeller Arts Center presents “Burma: Reflections on a Hidden Land.” This World Travel Series film will be screened on Saturday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. in King Concert Hall. Filmmaker Sean Cassidy will personally present the work he created with Patricia Keith. In addition to highlighting the culture and the people of Burma (also known as Myanmar), the film also helps viewers better understand a sometimes troubling truth that reside beneath the surface of a tourist-ready veneer promoted by the country’s military regime.
Korean dinner is Sunday
Popular menu selections include Gimbap (dried seaweed rolls), Japchae (noodles with sautéed vegetables), Jeyukbokkeum (stir fried pork in spicy, red chili sauce) and Bulgogi (beef marinated in soy sauce). Vegetarian fare will also be served.
Fourth "Slush Rush" 5K to benefit scholarship fund for international education
Runners prepare to get on their mark for the 2012 Slush Rush at SUNY Fredonia By Kimberly R. Hughes The fourth “Slush Rush” 5K race/walk...
Reneta Barneva speaks at International Conference on Humans and Computers
In her address, Dr. Barneva discussed space and time efficient algorithms in imaging sciences. The current boom in imaging sciences is due in part to the expansion of digital image acquisition and storage based on hardware development. Large databases and digital warehouses of images currently exist in medicine, security, geosciences, astronomy, metallurgy and other fields. Dr. Barneva said time-and space-efficient algorithms are necessary in order to take maximum advantage of these huge databases.
Students in Free Enterprise re-brands as Enactus
Students representing SUNY Fredonia’s chapter of Enactus met with representatives from Japan’s Niigata University in November. Students in SUNY Fredonia’s chapter of Students in Free...
Study Abroad to Russia program explained
Rococo style (late Baroque) of the Catherine Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia SUNY Fredonia students will have the opportunity to learn about this year’s Study...
Russian scholars here to explore possible exchange program
By Rebekah Bretl, '13 Professors Elena Sergeeva and Alexandra Solonenko of the Department of International Business at Tomsk State University in western Siberia, are on...