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"1826 Society" established to recognize donors to the Fredonia College Foundation
The “1826 Society,” a new giving level that recognizes donors who contribute between $2,500 and $4,999 and also honors the year Fredonia Academy was founded, has been established by the Fredonia College Foundation at SUNY Fredonia.
Welch's & National Grape Cooperative announce available scholarships
Eligible students are invited to compete for two $1,075 scholarships to the State University of New York at Fredonia as a result of a scholarship fund created by Welch’s and the National Grape Cooperative for its employees and grower-owners.
Pottery sale Dec. 8 benefits scholarship
On Wednesday, Dec. 8 a holiday pottery sale will be held in the Multipurpose Room of the Williams Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to benefit the Criminal Justice Scholarship Fund.
Library calls for more support: vote online for $50,000 to digitize valuable music collection
Reed Library is calling for online votes of support to win a $50,000 award from Pepsi to digitize and restore the internationally-valued Sigurd Rascher Saxophone Collection. The project has hovered at 197th place for two weeks, but organizer Melissa Widzinski says there are 15 days left to vote and she is pushing to get every vote possible to help the project make the Top Ten.
Chancellor and alumni are among many highlights of 25th annual Scholars Breakfast
More than 1,000 guests got together to thank donors, connect with students, and recognize the more than $1 million in scholarship support distributed to students in last year during the 25th annual Scholars Breakfast, held Saturday, Oct. 23 in Steele Hall Arena. Among the featured speakers were SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher and Dr. Michael Marletta, '73, a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of California at Berkeley and a member of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences.
$3 million expansion to Mason Hall is latest addition to campus
The $3 million expansion to the north end of Mason Hall includes two rooms which are two to three times the size of any existing rehearsal space in Mason. They were designed and built specifically to accommodate large band and orchestral groups which have grown to as many as 120 members.
Fredonia Place make gift to sponsor World Travel Series
This marks the fourth straight season that Fredonia Place, an enriched senior housing facility at 50 Howard St. that is known as the “jewel on the hill,” has sponsored the World Travel Series at the Rockefeller Arts Center. “Thanks to the financial support from Fredonia Place, we can continue our tradition of bringing in some of the best filmmakers in the travel-adventure film industry,” RAC Director Jefferson Westwood said.
Sale of watercolors by Kris Beal will enable low-income citizens to attend arts events
Elizabeth "Kris" Beal, wife of the late Dallas K. Beal, former SUNY Fredonia President, is keeping her husband's legacy alive by donating her watercolors to SUNY Fredonia to benefit the Dallas K. Beal Community Access Fund.
College Foundation nearly 4/5 of the way toward $15 million goal
Donations to SUNY Fredonia’s five-year capital campaign, “Doors to Success: the Campaign for Fredonia” are nearing $12 million, thanks to alumni and friends of the university who have – even amid uncertain economic times -- given generously to the appeal. Indeed, this support for SUNY Fredonia and its students has already been expressed by several thousand donors in the form of gifts, pledges and bequest commitments toward the $15 million campaign goal.
With All-Campus Appeal, the Foundation asks faculty and staff to join donors who help university
Through the annual All-Campus Appeal, the Fredonia College Foundation makes a special effort to draw in needed support from faculty and staff to help maintain and expand SUNY Fredonia's excellence. All gifts will go toward the five-year "Doors to Success" capital campaign.