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Annual String Experience for high school students on Nov. 17
The event is a seminar for high school violinists, violists, cellists and bassists that brings young musicians in contact with Fredonia’s conservatory-trained string faculty.
Ninth annual Fall Sweep sends students raking Saturday, Nov. 9
SUNY Fredonia’s annual Fall Sweep will take place Saturday, Nov. 9, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Now in its ninth year, Fall Sweep is a yearly volunteer service initiative in which SUNY Fredonia students go out into the village of Fredonia to rake leaves off of their neighbors’ lawns to demonstrate the commitment they have to their community.
Terror in the Trees offers thrills and chills
Don't miss the ninth annual, “Terror in the Trees.” Guests will be able to experience Fredonia's popular haunted forest tour on the Thursday through Saturday nights which "book-end" Halloween. The event will take place Oct. 24 to 26 and Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 from 8 p.m. to midnight. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Lakeshore Humane Society.
Children's Concerts Series continues on Nov. 2 with Bassoon Quartet
The Musical Journeys Program of the SUNY Fredonia School of Music continues its eighth season of free concerts designed to appeal to very young children. The next half-hour concert will be offered twice on Saturday, Nov. 2 in Dunkirk Free Library, 536 Central Ave., Dunkirk, at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Planned with the help of SUNY Fredonia faculty who are experts in music and education, the selected student ensemble concerts are designed to introduce very young audiences (from infants to 6-year-olds) to musical instruments.
SUNY Fredonia offers 10-week ice skating classes to the public
The 2013 Learn to Skate and Figure Skating classes have begun in 10-week sessions at SUNY Fredonia’s Steele Hall Ice Skating Arena. Classes are available for beginners through advanced skaters ages 4 years and up. For more information, or to register, call the Dods Hall Department of Athletics office at 673-3101 or visit www.fredoniabluedevils.com.
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.
SUNY Fredonia Convocation Series continues with 'Folk Song Festival'
SUNY Fredonia’s 2013 Convocation series, "Raising Cultural Awareness and Building Global Relations," continues to celebrate diversity this semester through a Folk Song Festival, designed to blend music, history and culture together to promote cultural awareness and explore multiculturalism within the community. The festival will take place Monday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m., in the Williams Center's Multipurpose Room.
President Horvath honored by Girl Scouts of Western New York
President Virginia Horvath was honored Sept 19 by the Girls Scouts of Western New York with its Women of Distinction Award at a gala at Salvatore's Italian Gardens in Buffalo. Amy Jo Dorler, a local scout leader and SUNY Fredonia secretary in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work and Criminal Justice, nominated Dr. Horvath for the award.
Children’s Concerts Series Kicks Off Eighth Season with Fredonia School of Music Percussion Trio on Saturday, Oct. 5
A percussion trio will perform as part of the Children's Concert Series at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct 5. The concert, designed to introduce very young audiences to musical instruments, will be held at the Darwin R. Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia. For more information, call (716) 673-4628. This is a free event.
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.