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Beach cleanup rescheduled for Sunday, Sept. 22
Groups of volunteers from SUNY Fredonia will lead beach cleanups at Point Gratiot and Wright Park in Dunkirk on Sunday, Sept. 22, from noon to 2:30 p.m., as part of the Ocean Conservancy’s 28th International Coastal Cleanup Campaign. This is a rescheduled date due to a severe weather forecast for Sept. 21. SUNY Fredonia’s Academic Community Engagement (FACE) Center is directing the cleanup with assistance from the New York branch of the American Littoral Society and SUNY Fredonia’s Sustainability Committee and Office of Volunteer and Community Services.
Youngerman Center hosts Stroke Awareness Walk
The fourth annual Stroke Awareness Walk, sponsored by the Youngerman Center for Communication Disorders at SUNY Fredonia will be held Saturday, Sept. 14, at 10...
New faculty and staff join campus community
The Fall 2013 semester begins with many new faces on campus and familiar faces with new job titles. Human Resources has released the names and titles of faculty and staff who are starting their first academic year at Fredonia or who have been promoted.
Campus electrician becomes instant tour guide for visiting family
There’s no telling when any of us will be unexpectedly called upon to serve as a Fredonia “ambassador,” and that’s just the role that campus Electrician Orion Purslow graciously accepted on Friday, Aug. 23. Though he’s only worked at SUNY Fredonia for four years, Purslow’s knowledge of the campus and the pride that he has for it made a strong impression on these two visitors, serving as a great reminder that we all can have a profound impact on tomorrow’s students — and leaders.
Volunteer opportunities for students spotlighted at Community Service Fair
SUNY Fredonia students will be able to learn about a wide variety of volunteer opportunities available to them in the area at the 10th annual Community Service Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Williams Center Multipurpose Room.
Residence Life team greets new students
Group photo of the 2013-14 residence hall directors and administrators.
Calzone sales to benefit WNYF
WNYF-TV is teaming up with Calios, a new downtown Fredonia eatery that specializes in calzones, to raise money to help purchase new equipment for the campus television station. Calios, formerly known as Zonies and located at 13 E. Main, will donate 10 percent of all barbecue calzone sales between Saturday, Aug. 24, and Saturday, Sept. 7, to the SUNY Fredonia station.
Lake Shore Savings increases support for performing arts
This year, the Dunkirk-based financial institution takes that support to a new level with a $12,000 commitment as the season-wide sponsor for the Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center.
Susan Amatuzzo named director of Campus & Community Children's Center
At the Campus and Community Children’s Center, Susan Amatuzzo, '06, supervises a staff of 40 that provides programming, supervision and activities for up to 70 children, from eight weeks through 12 years of age. She succeeds longtime director Judy Metzger, who retired earlier this year. “The childcare center has always been the premier center in my eyes,” Ms. Amatuzzo said, “and I am proud to say that the childcare center is a part of our university.”
Campus woodlot cleanup set
You're invited to pitch in and help beautify the campus at the annual EDP-sponsored “Pick Up Litter” campaign on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the woodlot near the SUNY Fredonia entrance at Central Avenue.