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Women's and Gender Studies sponsors film screening Oct. 8
SUNY Fredonia’s Women’s and Gender Studies program will present a screening of, “The World Unseen,” on Tuesday, Oct. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m., in McEwen Hall Room 202. Faculty, students, staff, and community members are all welcome. Immediately following the screening will be a brief discussion.
Iclal Vanwesenbeeck chaired panel at Middle East Studies conference
Associate Professor Iclal C. Vanwesenbeeck is chairing a panel on reproductive health and medicine in Jordan and Egypt in this year's Middle East Studies Association Conference in New Orleans, La., in October.
Medical Technology program now "licensure eligible" by state
The Medical Technology program at SUNY Fredonia has been approved as “licensure eligible” by the New York State Department of Education, insuring that its graduates will continue to find employment in this high-growth, well-paying field. With that designation, SUNY Fredonia students earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology may be employed by hospital and clinical laboratories. The state now requires medical technologists employed in hospital and clinical laboratories to be licensed by the Department of Education, explained Patricia Astry, chair of the SUNY Fredonia Department of Biology and director of its Medical Technology program.
Work by Liz Lee wins honorable mention in New York City competition
Photography Professor Liz Lee of the Department of Visual Arts and New Media will be exhibiting her image, “Sun Prints: Dragonfly,” in November in the New York City Soho Photo 9th Annual Alternative Processes Competition.
Nezhukumatathil named in Huffington Post’s 2013 Top 200 Advocates for American Poetry
Professor Aimee Nezhukumatathil of the Department of English, was named in Huffington Post’s 2013 Top 200 Advocates for American Poetry. Other notables on the list include Garrison Keillor, Stephen Colbert, Bill Murray, and several U.S. Poet Laureates, including W.S. Merwin, Billy Collins, and Rita Dove.
Panel discussion to continue Convocation's focus on diversity
A panel discussion exploring “The Value of Diversity” will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 3:30 p.m. in Room 103B of the Williams Center to complement to the prior week’s Convocation keynote address by acclaimed African American commentator/writer Dr. Michael Eric Dyson. The panel includes Dr. Bill Boerner, the campus’ new chief diversity officer; Dr. Neil Feit, pPhilosophy professor; and Dr. Emily Straus, history professor.
The 85th Annual Meeting of New York State Geological Association will be hosted by the Department of Geosciences
The 85th Annual Meeting of New York State Geological Association will be hosted by the Department of Geosciences on Sept. 20 to 22 as part of the department’s 50th anniversary celebration. Activities will include five field trips on Saturday and Sunday, and a Saturday night banquet featuring a talk by Dr. Gary Lash.
New lecture series on diversity begins Sept. 19
The first event in a new lecture series, “Diversity as Personal Responsibility,” will be held Thursday, Sept. 19 at 3 p.m. at the Reed Library garden area. The session will look to continue the conversations regarding diversity explored by Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings during her visit to campus in August.
Sherri Mason's groundbreaking research continues to garner international attention
Sherri Mason, above right, collaborated with The 5 Gyres Institute to track plastic pollutants in Great Lakes. Chemistry Professor Sherri (Sam) Mason continued to traverse...
Max Zorn supervised tech and production at Bristol Valley Theater
For the ninth season in a row, Maximillian B. Zorn (in photo at right), scene shop supervisor in the Department of Theatre and Dance, was the Production Manager and Technical Director for Bristol Valley Theater in Naples, N.Y.