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Screen test for new environmental documentary featuring Professor Sherri Mason
A new documentary about gum, “A Sticky Situation,” will have its first rough cut test screening on campus in February. Screenings are scheduled for Monday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m., in McEwen Hall Room G24 and at 9 p.m.in Jewett Hall Room 101. A third screening is slated for Friday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. at Jewett Hall Room 101.The screenings are free and open to the public.
PR capstone taps two nonprofits for Community Partners Program
Students within the campus' Public Relations Capstone course have chosen Chautauqua Rails to Trails and Greystone Nature Preserve as the two organizations they will support during their 2014 Community Partners Program. The organizations were chosen from 16 applicants, the largest number of applications the program has received since it began in 2001. This is also Fredonia’s largest class of public relations students to work on the project, marking the fourth straight year of record enrollment.
Mainstage Series to feature Fredonia Dance Ensemble
Local audiences will have the opportunity to experience a wide range of dance styles in an evening of grace and beauty when the Fredonia Dance Ensemble presents its annual concert from Feb. 21 to 23 in Marvel Theatre. Performances are planned for 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22 with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Feb. 23.
NPR media analyst David Folkenflik to speak at Brown Bag lecture
David Folkenflik, an acclaimed media correspondent with National Public Radio, will explore “The Future of News: Technology and Journalism” as the keynote speaker in the 2013-2014 Arts and Sciences Brown Bag Lecture Series on Thursday, Feb. 20, at noon at Rosch Recital Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Enactus team works for economic progress in Belize
A team of SUNY Fredonia’s Fred Global Enactus students traveled to Belize to begin their mission of empowering local artisans to improve their standard of living. The team formed strategic partnerships with the National Institute of Culture and History and the Rotary Club of Belize to help in this effort and support Belizean children’s education.
Italian Germanist visits Stefan Zweig Archives at Reed Library
The Stefan Zweig Archives in Reed Library received a visit in October 2013 by Dr. Arturo Larcati, an Italian Germanist who teaches at the University of Verona, Italy, and lives in Salzburg, Austria, that will further enhance SUNY Fredonia’s connection to the acclaimed Austrian-Jewish writer of the early 20th century.
Applications being accepted for Japan Studies Institute
SUNY Fredonia is currently accepting applications for the Japan Studies Institute to be held in San Diego, Calif., June 9 to 22. The university will...
Learning Center now hiring student tutors for next year
The College Tutoring Services (CTS) office, together with the Learning Center, the Full Opportunity Program, Disability Support Services for Students and the Educational Development Program, is now hiring students to join its tutoring staff for the 2014/2015 academic year. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 14 by 4 p.m.
Enactus seeks new members at informational meeting
An informational meeting that details SUNY Fredonia’s Enactus, formally known as Students in Free Enterprise, or SIFE, will be offered to interested students on Monday...
Faculty members to present 'Love Letters' at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House
The theatrical talents of two SUNY Fredonia theatre faculty members will be in the spotlight, both on and off stage, in the 1891 Fredonia Opera House production of A.R. Gurney's “Love Letters” on Saturday, Feb. 15, at 7:30 p.m.