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Profs to share diverse work on aquatic issues
Fredonia, N.Y. -- April 18, 2008 -- As part of SUNY Fredonia’s Earth Week events, three award-winning professors will share their work during an aquatic...
Rosa Parks competition winners feted Thursday
A record number of five Rosa Parks Scholarship Competition Award winners, culled from 46 entries – also a record number for the annual contest – were honored at a presentation and award ceremony Thursday, April 17, at the Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall. Each student honoree received a scholarship of $350. The scholarship competition was founded 19 years ago by Vivian Garcia, SUNY Fredonia's academic advising administrator.
Training in trash caps-off Earth Week
To build awareness of what is discarded and the potential for recycling, students at SUNY Fredonia will participate in a “trash dump” on Saturday, April 26, beginning at 2 p.m.
Native Plant Garden to sprout during Earth Week
On Saturday, April 26, ground will be broken for a new native plant garden. The brainchild of area biologist Priscilla Titus and facilitated by Assistant Professor of Biology Jonathan Titus, the garden will be established next to the greenhouse at Jewett Hall, home of the biology department. It will be planted, beginning at 11 a.m., by Dr. and Ms. Titus and students from the biology program
“You don’t have to eat grass to be green.”
Serving will be from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., rain or shine. “A Sustainable Taste of Fredonia, sponsored by the SUNY Fredonia Sustainability Committee, helps kick off SUNY Fredonia’s observance of Earth Week that runs through Saturday, April 26.
April film series pays homage to Earth Day
Contemporary environmental issues will be the focus of a film series sponsored throughout April by the Earth Week Planning Committee and the American Studies Program at SUNY Fredonia. There is no admission charge to any of the screenings.
Peace activist, one of Catonsville Nine, here April 11
Local peace and justice groups will present the community with an opportunity to re-examine the meaning of peace on Friday, April 11, when George Mische...
Public Speaking Contest is April 14
Over $500 in cash prizes will be given to first and second place winners of SUNY Fredonia's Fourth Annual Public Speaking Competition, to be held Monday, April 14 from 6 to 10 p.m. in McEwen Hall Rooms 202 and 209. Students should register now to compete either by requesting a registration form from Katie Fuchs or by stopping at the table set up on the ground floor of McEwen Hall on April 3, 7, and 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Historic African-American photos shown in library
Reed Library hosts a touring exhibit of 40 black-and-white photos taken by an African-American photographer who lived and worked in Nebraska in the early 20th century. The exhibit opens March 31 and will feature a guest lecture by Deborah Wills of Tisch School of the Arts (NYI) on April 8.
Dunkin' Donuts to Help College Choir on April 3
The School of Music has teamed up with Dunkin' Donuts -- which just recently joined the Dunkirk-Fredonia community in February -- for the Fredonia College Choir's upcoming performance with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) in Buffalo on April 12-13.