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Events and news of what's happening around the Fredonia campus.
Events and news of what's happening around the Fredonia campus.
Visiting Assistant Professor Sarah Gerkensmeyer of the Department of English spent much of the summer promoting her new book, "What You Are Now Enjoying," winner of the 2012 Autumn House Press Fiction Prize and published in February.
Dr. Keary Howard, winner of the 2013 President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, will share his thoughts about students in his talk, “Fredonia for Life: A Transformative Learning Experience for All,” on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 2 p.m. at Rosch Recital Hall. “Together, as a university we, simply put, transform lives,” Howard explained. “Instead of spending time focused on my research, I wanted to talk about students, taking a look at them when they were with us, and then take a look at where they are now.”
Department of Theatre and Dance Chair Tom Loughlin appeared in Shakespeare in Delaware Park's production of "Hamlet" in July.
As the administrative faculty coordinator for a study abroad class through SUNY Geneseo, Dr. Linda Brigance of the Department of Communication planned, organized, managed and supervised service learning experiences for 11 students in Krakow, Poland.
"The focused nature of the week had a potent effect on students' self-accountability and each displayed pride in their accomplishments in their final performances. With the momentum created in the week, the school intends to continue this classical guitar program and further the positive impact it's having on these students."
As the recipient of the Helen F. Faust Women Writers Research Travel award from Penn State University to support her research in its Special Collections Libraries, Dr. Emily VanDette of the Department of English made two research trips over the summer to consult archival materials for a new project that examines the legacy of 19th century U.S. women writers in literary history.
School of Music Professor Paul Murphy traveled to Spain and England this summer for archival research and the presentation of a paper.
Jessica Akey traveled and studied in Botswana to internationalize her teaching in the communication department on public health issues and communication.
The Extremaduran and Latin American Museum of Contemporary Art dedicated a floor to ten video projections of Alberto Rey's work this summer.
Education in computer science and the role of the teacher was the topic of Dr. Reneta Barneva's address at the Education and Scientific Research in the Information Society conference in Bulgaria.