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Students present $2,500 for Xylia Peterson Memorial Fund, raised via 3K "Slush Rush"
The International Education Center generated more than $2,500 for the Xylia Peterson Memorial Fund by creating the 3K "Slush Run" fun run held in early March. These proceeds will provide scholarship assistance to junior or senior level international students who need financial help.
Jazz artist and Fredonia alum Marcus Goldhaber returns for performance
Marcus Goldhaber, ’00, a Buffalo native whose vocal tone and style are reminiscent of a young Frank Sinatra, returns to Western New York for a concert at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House on Friday, April 17, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $13 for Opera House members.
SUNY Fredonia chooses new name for Speech Pathology Department
SUNY Fredonia joins a growing number of universities across the nation to change the name of their Speech Pathology and Audiology department to Communication Disorders and Sciences. Chairperson Kim Tillery explained that the new title is more appropriate for a curriculum that addresses nine disorders, along with social aspects and assistive technology in speech-language pathology and science.
Fredonia chemists bond at American Chemical Society National Meeting
The national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Salt Lake City was the scene of an impromptu SUNY Fredonia reunion as alumni, faculty, and undergraduate researchers got together to share information and discuss their research. Undergrads Nicole Earnshaw and Jeremy Wignall made presentations.
Theatre grads return to area to direct Jamestown High School's "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Two theatre graduates from the State University of New York at Fredonia have returned to direct a production of “To Kill a Mockingbird” at Jamestown High School as part of the National Endowment for the Arts’ The Big Read initiative. Aundre Seals, a 2007 graduate, and Dan Lendzian, a 2006 graduate, will direct the student production
SUNY Fredonia grad, Dunkirk native Kirst wins national newspaper honor
SUNY Fredonia alumnus and Dunkirk, N.Y., native Sean Kirst, ’81, has been named the winner of a Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism Award. Kirst, a...
Study tests effectiveness of podcasts vs. lectures
Dani McKinney, right, together with fellow Psychology professor Jennifer Dyck and student Elise Luber, ’08, conducted a study which investigated the effectiveness of podcast lectures compared to their live lecture counterparts. The results have surprised some, and have people talking about what it could mean to the future of teaching and learning.
Students organize first SUNYWide Film Festival
April 2 through 4, Jewett Hall 101 Competition categories: Animation Documentary Experimental Narrative ENTRY FORMS Deadline for entries: March 6 ($5 entrance fee; but $10...
EDP giving alumni award to new owner of The White Inn
Rohan Patrick, ’92, the new owner/manager of The White Inn in Fredonia, will be honored as this year’s distinguished alumnus at the EDP's annual awards ceremony on Wednesday, March 11. Having established a stellar, 16-year career as an illustrator and graphic designer which he continues to maintain through an online business, Patrick moved from Monticello, N.Y., last fall to undertake this new adventure.
EDP to hold 27th awards ceremony and induct honor students
SUNY Fredonia’s Educational Development Program (EDP) will celebrate its students at the 27th annual awards ceremony on Wed., March 11 at 4 p.m. in the Horizon Room of the Williams Center. Rohan Patrick, a 1992 graduate who is now the new owner and manager of The White Inn in Fredonia, will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award during the ceremony.