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Jan Conradi writes book on Unimark International
Lars Müller Publishers of Baden, Switzerland, has contracted to publish "Unimark International: The Design of Business and the Business of Design," authored by Jan Conradi...
John Stinson publishes article on Roth novel
English Professor John Stinson's article titled " 'I Declare War': A New Street Game and New Grim Realities In Roth's The Plot Against America" has...
College of Ed holding professional development symposium
A new opportunity will be created at SUNY Fredonia for faculty and students to share their ideas on key educational topics at the first Annual...
Administration and scholarship to mix during Brown Bag Lecture on campus
Virginia Horvath John Kijinski Vice President Virginia Horvath and Dean John Kijinski will talk about their roles in supporting faculty scholarship at the next Brown Bag Lecture on Wednesday, March 4, at noon in Room S104 of the Williams Center. Their own scholarship activities will also be part of the discussion. The series is sponsored by the College of Arts and Humanities.
It's OSCAR time for student scholars!
FREDONIA, N.Y.—Feb. 18, 2009—OSCAR at SUNY Fredonia has a special meaning: it's the university's way of highlighting the academic and creative achievements of its undergraduates...
Berger VanWesenbeeck wins summer fellowship
Birger Vanwesenbeeck (English) has been awarded a Summer Research Fellowship from the Northeast Modern Language Association. He will receive the award during a formal ceremony at the NeMLA conference in Boston at the end of February. The monetary award of $1,000 will allow him to do research at the Paul de Man Archives at the University of California at Irvine for an article-in-progress (tentatively) entitled "Faust in the Fifties: Gaddis, de Man, and Fielder."
SUNY Fredonia to host lecture series on international experiences
A series of five presentations designed to share the recent teaching and research experiences of Fredonia faculty who have traveled abroad will happen through the Spring semester, beginning on Monday, Feb. 2, with a presentation by Psychology Department Chair Cheryl Drout, who will detail her recent endeavors in Japan.
Students publish article in literature journal
Above, Howard Rambsy presented a guest lecture on the American author Richard Wright during a visit to campus. Dr. Emily VanDette sponsored a series of...
Dr. Liontas honored at Asian-Pacific language conference
Dr. John Liontas of the Department of Language, Learning and Leadership at SUNY Fredonia delivered a keynote address in Taiwan at the International Conference on Multimedia Language Education recently, where he was also honored with an award. Sponsors of the conference were the Asian-Pacific Association for Multimedia Assisted Language Learning (APAMALL) and Republic of China Multimedia English Learning and Instruction Association (ROCELIA).
William Graebner's new book examines Patty Hearst case
William Graebner (History, emeritus) just published (October 15) a book, Patty's Got a Gun: Patricia Hearst in 1970s America (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008). The book has been discussed or reviewed in the Atlantic Monthly, the Economist, and Newsday. It is the first substantial reconsideration of Patty Hearst’s story in more than twenty-five years, William Graebner vividly re-creates the atmosphere of uncertainty and frustration of mid-1970s America.