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Alumna Sherry Cleary to discuss practices for early childhood care and education
Sherry Cleary, executive director of the New York City Professional Development Institute and a SUNY Fredonia alumna, will visit in November to discuss the importance of high quality early childhood care and education. The first session will be on Friday, Nov. 8 at 9 a.m. in Williams Center Room S204DE on campus. The session will be followed by an opportunity to visit all seven Universal Pre-K classrooms at Wheelock School, Fredonia Elementary School’s Early Learning Center. The second session will be on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 9 a.m. at Wheelock School.
History students host photojournalist for senior capstone conference
Students from the Department of History’s Honors Capstone Class will present, “Conflict and Crisis in Africa,” their senior capstone conference, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 3 to 7 p.m., at Williams Center Room 204 A-E. Brendan Bannon, a Western New York photojournalist based in Nairobi, Kenya, will deliver the keynote address.
History Professor John Arnold author of new book
John Arnold’s new book, "The Footprints of Michael the Archangel, the Formation and Diffusion of a Saintly Cult,” explores the formation and diffusion of the cults from about 300 to 800 A.D., isolating its development within the orthodox traditions of the Greek speaking East, and then following its development within Latin Catholicism.
Convocation speaker to look at goals of America's war on terror
Today, at 3 p.m., Edinboro University scholar Baher Ghosheh will explore factors that complicate the American war on terror, which was launched after terrorists’ attacks that shocked the nation in 2001, and propose how American foreign policy can minimize future terrorist attacks on American citizens and interests.
Women's movement focus of panel and film presentation
SUNY Fredonia will pair up with the League of Women Voters of Chautauqua County on Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. to host a speaker and film presentation of, “Makers of the Movement: A Presentation on the Legacy of Women’s Rights from 1945 to the Present,” in the Williams Center Room 103B.
Women, Rock and Soul scholarship fundraiser on Wednesday
Women, Rock and Soul provides students, faculty/staff and members of the Fredonia community an opportunity to perform feminist and women-friendly spoken-word and music. The annual event is slated for Wednesday, Oct. 30, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room.
Provost Terry Brown and others discuss technology at next Brown Bag
"Digital Futures: Technology’s Promise and Perils” will be the focus of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Brown Bag Lecture Series on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at noon at G103 Williams Center. Dr. Adrienne McCormick will moderate the panel discussion, featuring comments by Provost and Vice President Terry Brown, Dr. Ellen Litwicki, Dr. Nancy Hagedorn, Kerrie WIlkes and Lisa Melohusky.
Students to share results of NSF-funded summer research on Nov. 1
Eight SUNY Fredonia students engaged in summer research activities funded by grants from the National Science Foundation will outline their findings and experiences to the campus on Friday, Nov. 1, at 3 p.m. at Jewett Hall Room 101.
Elliott DeLine, award-winning transgender author, to speak
Elliott DeLine, an award-winning transgender fiction and non-fiction author, will conduct a book reading and signing at McEwen Hall Room 202 on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 6 p.m. The Women’s and Gender Studies program, Women’s Student Union and Pride Alliance are sponsoring DeLine’s visit, which is free and open to the public.
Science Scavenger Hunt drew young minds to campus for unusual research
Spurred by curiosity and seemingly boundless energy, a young research team combed the SUNY Fredonia campus in search of a bobcat, the answer to a perplexing physics problem and a sample of amethyst, a variety of quartz. These were not traditional college-age students, but 12 inquisitive members of the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of Northern Chautauqua County engaged in “The Great SUNY Fredonia Science Scavenger Hunt” on Wednesday, Oct. 16.