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International Brown Bag Luncheon: Tomsk, Western Siberia
All students and faculty are invited to the International Brown Bag Luncheon titled, "Tomsk: An Electric Urban Experience in Western Siberia" on Monday, Feb. 4 at noon.
China Study Abroad program explained
An informational meeting about a study abroad program in China will be held Friday, Feb. 1 in Thompson Hall E124 at 3:30 p.m.
Ziya Arnavut chaired conference in Istanbul
Dr. Ziya Arnavut, professor of computer and information sciences at SUNY Fredonia, chaired the Ninth High-Capacity Networks and Emerging/Enabling Technologies conference, held Dec. 12-14 in Istanbul, Turkey, in cooperation with the Kadir Has University. The conference was technically sponsored by the Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the world’s largest professional association for advancement of technology.
New international students arrive for spring term
With the outside temperature hovering in the single digits Tuesday morning, SUNY Fredonia extended a warm welcome to dozens of new international students who have arrived on campus for the spring term at a welcoming ceremony at Rosch Recital Hall. Numerous flags representing the homelands of all 235 of SUNY Fredonia’s international students, both undergraduate and graduate, were displayed above the stage. International enrollment has grown by over 60 students compared to the fall 2012 term, with seven nations represented among this newest class, including China, India, Jamaica, Japan, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and South Korea.
Sixty new international students to be welcomed Jan. 22
SUNY Fredonia will recognize the growing international presence that more than 200 students are bringing to the campus in the Spring term at an entering ceremony Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 11 a.m. in Rosch Recital Hall. Sixty new students from seven different countries will be welcomed.
J-Term underway; 40 classes include seven abroad
J-Term at SUNY Fredonia, which began this week, features 40 class sections, 11 online sections and seven study abroad opportunities, according to Lifelong Learning and Special Programs. International courses are taking place in Ghana, India, Spain, Ireland, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Belize.
International Brown Bag looks at transformative potential of study abroad Monday, Dec. 3
"All return from France with a richer understanding of what it means to reach across boundaries of culture, language, and stereotypical perceptions to interact with...
Speaker, dinner and study abroad fair highlight International Education Week
Chris Bashinelli, executive producer of PBS’s “Bridge the Gap TV,” is the keynote speaker of International Education Week on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 3:30 p.m., at 101 Jewett. His call for global citizenship has made him a popular speaker around the world. Other events this week are a Brazilian Dinner and Study Abroad Fair.
Chancellor's Award for new course in India goes to Dale Tuggy
Dale Tuggy, Ph.D. Next J-Term, American and Indian students will be able to take the three-credit course, "Global Philosophy of Religion," taught by Dale Tuggy...
Gumusalan and Koc win doctoral fellowships in computer science
Arda Gumusalan (above) and Basar Koc (top) have been awarded fellowships to doctoral programs in computer science at George Mason University and the University of Miami.