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Retired teacher takes fundraising challenge a step further
“I wanted to do something to help young people today to become teachers,” the 1952 graduate explained. “You see, I was so fortunate. Back in 1948, Fredonia didn’t charge tuition, so that made it possible for me to go to college and become a teacher. All these years I had it in the back of my mind I wanted to do something to help,” she said.
Student quintet earns second in Tennessee event honoring Calvin Smith, '72
The first Calvin Smith Festival & Brass Quintet Competition was created in Oak Ridge, Tenn., to honor the late 1972 Fredonia alumnus who passed away from a sudden heart attack at just 61 years of age, and SUNY Fredonia’s Fireside Brass Quintet, an all-student musical group, won second place — and $1,000 — at the inaugural event.
Buffalo theatre community picks Fredonia alumni for awards
Alumni and faculty of Fredonia's theatre and dance department were among those who won Artie Awards in Buffalo recently. The Arties are the "Tonys" of...
SUNY Fredonia alumnus and attorney is 2012 Commencement keynote speaker
SUNY Fredonia’s Commencement keynote speaker will be alumnus and attorney Dale A. Cooter of Washington, D.C. Ceremonies are slated for Saturday, May 12, at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the Steele Hall Arena on campus. Mr. Cooter is a trial lawyer who has been practicing in the Washington, D.C., area since 1975. He graduated cum laude from Fredonia in 1970 with a major in political science.
SUNY Fredonia grad Helen Williams co-writes Vanessa Williams biography
Helen Williams, a SUNY Fredonia graduate and mother of actress Vanessa Williams, shares the spotlight in an enduring photograph on the front cover of a new biography, “You Have No Idea,” that she helped her famous daughter write. SUNY Fredonia will host a book-signing for both authors on Nov. 10. The widely anticipated book is the first by Vanessa, whose career includes starring roles on “The Right Stuff,” “Ugly Betty” and “Desperate Housewives.
Electronics recycling day reminds two alums of their favorite campus
SUNY Fredonia has had a history of celebrating Earth Day since its origins in 1970. Two former students who were impacted by what they learned about the environment at Fredonia are Environmental Scientist Ryan Burke, '11, and Casey Whyte, '09. who works for the firm that will collect the electronic recyclables this weekend at SUNY Fredonia.
National auditions open doors for Kathleen Grace Fiori
SUNY Fredonia has its share of famous performing artists, and another one to watch out for is graduating senior Kathleen Grace Fiori. After auditioning before the largest combined audition conference in the U.S., the Musical Theatre major has received 19 callbacks and three job offers--but she won't make up her mind until more auditions take place with national touring companies in May.
Visiting Writers Series hosts alumna Christina Olson April 5
The Visiting Writers Series of the Department of English at SUNY Fredonia is hosting a visit on Thursday, April 5, by alumna Christina Olson, ‘03, to speak to writers, English majors and minors, faculty and staff, and all those interested in creative writing.
Joshua Radford, '10, and Tom Loughlin appear in Irish Classical Theatre play
“The Hostage,” the Irish Classical Theatre Company’s recent production in Buffalo, had a strong SUNY Fredonia connection: actors Joshua Radford, ’10 (at left), an alumnus and Theatre and Dance professor Tom Loughlin, along with former music student, Mary Ramsey.
World premiere of student composer and alumni saxophone collaboration performed in NYC Nov. 16.
A collaboration between two SUNY Fredonia School of Music alumni and a current student composer will culminate in a world premiere to be performed in New York City on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Jacob Swanson and Sarah Marchitelli, former students of Professor Wildy Zumwalt, will perform, “We Are Art,” a three-movement piece for soprano and alto saxophone and electronics that was written by Kate Parker, a junior composition major.