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Students to present results of summer biology research
Eight graduate and undergraduate students will present findings of research they performed this past summer, under the guidance of SUNY Fredonia Biology faculty, on Friday, Oct. 25, from 3 to 5 p.m., at Jewett Hall Room 101. Financial support for their research was provided by a Yunghans-Mirabeli, Holmberg, Wettingfeld, Constantine Barker and Yunghans-Dieter Fellowships.
Reception, exhibit set Thursday for visiting Chinese artists
SUNY Fredonia will host a welcoming reception for five visiting Chinese artists from the Shangyuan Art Museum Residency program on Thursday, Oct. 24, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Reed Library lobby. The artists will exhibit their work and demonstrate Chinese ink drawing techniques at the gathering, which is being hosted by the College of Visual and Performing Arts, International Education Center and Provost’s Office.
Jamie Jacobs visits to speak about Iroquois Confederation and its culture
A presentation on the Iroquois Confederation and the significance of wampum is slated for Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 3 p.m., in Williams Center Room 204. Guest speaker and Tonawanda Seneca Jamie Jacobs is a collections assistant with the Rochester (N.Y.) Museum and Science Center and an educational and cultural expert about Haudenosaunee (a.k.a. Iroquois) culture.
Federal Indian law and policy to be discussed by guest speaker
Guest speaker Steven Newcomb will give a talk entitled, "The Right of Christian Discovery: American Indians as Infidels in U.S. Law," from 2 to 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14, in Williams Center Rooms G103 B and C. Refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend.
Students build video game in computer programming competition
On Oct. 12 to 13, six students from the Department of Computer and Information Sciences participated in the programming competition HackUpstate, sponsored by Syracuse University and SUNY Oswego, and hosted at the Syracuse Technology Garden.
Geologist Baird to receive teaching award
Dr. Gordon Baird of the Department of Geosciences at SUNY Fredonia has been selected to receive the Eastern Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists’ Outstanding Educator Award. He will receive the award on Nov. 4 at a noon luncheon at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, W.Va.
Neil Feit is co-editor of new book, "Attitudes De Se: Linguistics, Epistemology, Metaphysics"
Philosophy professor Neil Feit has just published a new book, which he co-edited with Italian linguist Alessandro Capone. It is an interdisciplinary collection of new articles, by philosophers and linguists, on special problems in linguistics, epistemology, and metaphysics raised by the first-person perspective (and its linguistic counterpart, the first-person pronoun "I").
Transgender awareness and support the focus of panel discussion
Understanding transgender concerns in higher education will be the focus of, “Transgender Awareness and Support,” a panel discussion to be held on Tuesday, Oct 29, at 3:30 p.m. at the Horizon Room East in the Williams Center. Members of the campus community will gain perspective into how they can be supportive of trans-identified and gender-queer students by becoming familiar with key terms and concepts, learning about current trends and best practices in higher education, and becoming aware of what has been done on campus to promote gender inclusivity and learn about what additional steps could be taken.
Children's Concerts Series continues on Nov. 2 with Bassoon Quartet
The Musical Journeys Program of the SUNY Fredonia School of Music continues its eighth season of free concerts designed to appeal to very young children. The next half-hour concert will be offered twice on Saturday, Nov. 2 in Dunkirk Free Library, 536 Central Ave., Dunkirk, at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Planned with the help of SUNY Fredonia faculty who are experts in music and education, the selected student ensemble concerts are designed to introduce very young audiences (from infants to 6-year-olds) to musical instruments.
Graduate School Fair and workshops to be offered by Career Development Office
The SUNY Fredonia Career Development Office will be hosting its annual Graduate School Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 15, from 4 to 6 p.m., in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room. The event is a part of a two-day series of Graduate School events and workshops for students. More than 50 graduate programs have registered to participate in the fair representing a variety of industries and disciplines.