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Two SUNY Fredonia adjunct faculty receive new Chancellor’s Awards
Amber Rinehart, of the SUNY Fredonia Communication Department, and Maureen Yuen, of the School of Music, have gained SUNY-wide recognition as recipients of Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching, a new honor that celebrates consistently superior adjunct faculty teaching at the undergraduate, graduate or professional level.
Thai-American non-fiction author to speak at visiting writers series
Ira Sukrungruang, a Thai-American author of the memoir, “Talk Thai: The Adventures of Buddhist Boy,” and the poetry collection, “In Thailand It is Night,” will speak at SUNY Fredonia on Thursday, April 3, as part of the Mary Louise White Visiting Writers Series. Students and community members are invited to meet the writer in an interactive setting at his craft talk, held from 4 to 5 p.m., and attend a reading and book signing that starts at 7 p.m., both in McEwen Hall Room 202.
Students honored at Rosa Park Scholarship ceremony
Four students, including recipients of three Rosa Parks Scholarships, were honored at the 25th annual Rosa Parks Scholarship and Presentation Ceremony held on Tuesday, March 4, in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room. Receiving scholarships named in honor of Parks Kenneth Clause, a senior Drawing and Painting major from Lockport; Melissa Guida, a junior Psychology and Criminal Justice major from Fishkill; and Arielys Mendoza, a first-year student from the Bronx majoring in Cooperative Engineering.
Award-winning fiction writer L. Annette Binder to visit in March
L. Annette Binder, writer of the award-winning collection of short stories, “RISE,” will meet SUNY Fredonia students and give a craft talk on Thursday, March 6, as part of the Mary Louise White Visiting Writers Series. The craft talk will begin at 4 p.m. and will be followed by a reading from her book at 7 p.m., in McEwen Hall Room 202. The free event will include a question and answer session and book signing.
Students to present social work education research in Albany
A team of students majoring in the social sciences at SUNY Fredonia will be in Albany on Friday, March 21, to present data they compiled to assess the value of social worker training and education at the bachelor’s level for workers involved in child welfare services at the county level.
Chautauqua/Cattaraugus to read and celebrate the poetry of Emily Dickinson during The Big Read
SUNY Fredonia, as lead agency with the Chautauqua Cattaraugus Library System, has received a grant of $15,000 to host The Big Read in Chautauqua and...
14th annual Pi Day to be celebrated March 13
SUNY Fredonia’s Department of Mathematical Sciences is celebrating its 14th annual Pi Day on Thursday, March 13, at 5:30 p.m. in McEwen Hall Room 209. All are welcome to attend. The year’s theme is ‘Pi’ Perfect. Team signups are available outside of Fenton Hall Room 222, also known as the “fishbowl,” and is open to students, faculty, and staff. Signups will end March 11.
Liberal Arts and Sciences Brown Bag Lecture Series presents, 'Technology in the Arts'
The next event in Liberal Arts and Sciences Brown Bag Lecture Series, "Technology in the Arts," will be held on Wednesday, March 5, at noon in McEwen Hall Room 202. The event is free and all are welcome. Speakers will include Jill Johnston, Todd Proffitt and Jason Dillworth.
Film screening of 'The Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio'
“The Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio” will be shown as part of SUNY Fredonia’s Convocation Series on Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. in McEwen Hall Room 202. The theme of the film series is, "Through Your Eyes: International Perspectives on Film.” The Convocation Series’ goal is about raising cultural awareness and building global relations.
College of Education faculty receive SUNY Networks of Excellence award
Drs. Kathleen Magiera of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Jennifer Moon Ro of the Department of Language, Learning and Leadership of the College of Education at SUNY Fredonia, with Dr. Barbara Chorzempa of SUNY New Paltz, and Dr. Mary Kay Szwejbka of Jamestown Community College, were the recipients of a $3,000 SUNY Networks of Excellence planning grant for a project, “Southern Tier Energy Production: Powering Up Middle School Writers to Learn About their Communities.”