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ESL workshop series aimed at teaching American language, culture, social customs, and more
The focus of the workshop series is introductory American English language proficiency, and the curriculum includes use of American currency, social customs and ideas about etiquette, major American holidays, common forms of paperwork – such as school enrollment and medical history – and other topics based on the needs and interests of the participants.
Visionary, award-winning designer to give talk, lead two-day workshop
John Bielenberg, whose fascinating journey as a designer, entrepreneur and imaginative advocate for a better world now includes a prestigious design-industry award, will share his insight into creative problem solving during a three-day Visiting Artist Program role at SUNY Fredonia starting Thursday, May 2, at 8:30 p.m. at 209 McEwen.
Annual Wellness Fair slated for April 29
The pursuit of wellness will abound for SUNY Fredonia students, faculty, staff and members of the surrounding community at the annual Employee Assistance Program’s Wellness Fair on Monday, April 29, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Williams Center Multipurpose Room.
English faculty to read 'Bedtime Stories' Wednesday night in Reed
Area children and families can once again hear from some of the campus' premier story tellers, as English faculty host the annual “Bedtime Stories” night, Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. in the Japanese Garden Room of Reed Library. Wear your jammies!
New Horizons Band to perform Spring Concert April 24
The New Horizons Band of Western New York will present a spring concert at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, in King Concert Hall. Dr. Katherine Levy and John Krestic will conduct.
Children's Concerts Series ends season with Guitar Quartet
Four Fredonia School of Music student guitarists will present the last Children's Concert of the season on Saturday morning, April 20, at the Dunkirk Free Library.
Rockin' the Commons event to raise money for Roswell Park Cancer Institute
SUNY Fredonia Radio systems, WNYF-TV, Teacher’s Education Club, and Sound Services will present the 10th annual Rockin' the Commons event on Saturday, April 13 starting at 11 and ending at 9 p.m. in Steele Hall. The event is free and open to SUNY Fredonia students, faculty/staff members and general public.
Take Your Children to Work Day is April 25
What does Mom or Dad do at SUNY Fredonia? That will be the intriguing question that children whose parents serve at SUNY Fredonia will be able to answer during “Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day,” to be observed both on campus and across the nation on Thursday, April 25.
Pre-health professionals discover challenges of aiding the visually impaired
Fourteen students, all members of the new Health Professions Club at SUNY Fredonia, functioned as “sighted guides” for Dining in the Dark, an annual event held by CBA Vision Rehabilitation Services of Jamestown to raise money and increase community awareness of the myriad challenges — both big and small — that visually impaired people face in their everyday lives.
SUNY Fredonia hosts Oren Lyons, key spokesman for Indigenous people
Oren Lyons, one of the most highly revered leaders and speakers for Indigenous people throughout the world, will give three presentations at SUNY Fredonia, culminating with the evening discussion “The Nature of Nature: Respecting the Cosmos” that he will lead, on Friday, April 5. Lyons will speak about the Haudenosaunee perspective of environmental sustainability, the importance of living in harmony with nature and how everything is connected at a 7 p.m. talk in Room 204 of the Williams Center.