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People of Color Concerns Conference planned for April 21
Ready for the Fashion Show. “The World, the Society, and My Reflection … the Person in the Mirror” is the theme the 2007 People of Color Concerns Conference, sponsored by the SUNY Fredonia Black Student Union, Latinos Unidos, and the Alumni Office. The Black Student Union Fashion Show, a 31-year tradition at Fredonia, is a feature of the conference. It takes place Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Williams Center. Boyce Watkins, an author; John Elmore, a Buffalo attorney; and Pastor Roderick L. Hennings, of Zion Dominion World Ministries, Buffalo, are key presenters. Various community leaders, SUNY Fredonia officials and Fredonia BSU alumni will also participate in the two-day conference.
Children’s Concerts conclude with Brass Ensemble
The Musical Journeys Program of the Fredonia School of Music has launched a new series of free concerts designed to appeal to very young children. Selected student ensembles from the Fredonia School of Music will perform four, half-hour Children’s Concerts on Saturday mornings at 10:30 a.m. concluding on April 28 in the multi-purpose room of the Chautauqua County Home, 10836 Temple Road in Dunkirk.
Business students stage 5K race in honor of Dr. Krohn
On your mark, get set … go! That’s the call runners can expect to hear at the Franklin B. Krohn 5K Memorial Run, which steps off at SUNY Fredonia’s main entrance on Central Avenue on Sunday, April 15, at noon.
Fredonia SIFE team wins Regional title again
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say SUNY Fredonia “owns” the SIFE USA Regional Competition. Fredonia’s SIFE team has won the event the last nine times, and this year’s competition, held March 28 in Cleveland, wasn’t any different. “This victory was especially gratifying,” said team advisor Joseph Izzo, marketing professor in the business administration department. “The team dedicated this competition to Dr. Franklin Krohn, who was the adviser since the team began 13 years ago.” The National competition, to be held in Dallas, Texas, in May, is the team’s next destination.
Three students tabbed to receive Rosa Parks Scholarships
Two seniors and a junior at SUNY Fredonia will receive Rosa Parks Scholarship Awards, which celebrate creative works that examine multiculturalism or cultural pluralism, at a ceremony Thursday, 5 p.m., at the Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall. This year’s recipients and their respective award-winning entries are: Ashley Portman, a senior psychology major, East Windson, N.J., “Of Motherhood in America,” a poem; Sarah Offenbach, a senior English and sociology major, Olean, N.Y., “So What if We’ve had the Vote for 87 Years?,” an essay; and Marcelle Grant, a junior public relations major, New York City, “The Great Integrator,” a poem.
Three will present papers at Latin studies conference
Ashley Portman (with son, Isaiah) Dustin O'Brien Patrick Pugliese Three students from SUNY Fredonia will participate by giving papers at the Mid-Atlantic Council on Latin American Studies Conference March 30 and 31. The conference, entitled, "Latin America in Transition," is being held at Albright College in Reading, Pa.
S.A. budgets over $1.2 million for next year
The Student Association recently passed its 2007-08 budget, totalling more than $1.2 million, for next year's activities. The new budget supports over 120 student groups, the campus community bus, and legal services.
Apply by April 10 for summer work-study jobs
Full-time Summer Work-Study job applications are available in the Financial Aid Office or on-line. Jobs begin Monday, May 14, and end Friday, Aug. 24. The...
Darfur Week will help raise awareness
Awareness of the genocide in Sudan is what Amnesty International, College Democrats and the Political Science Association are seeking in the week following Spring Break.
Concerts will support 30-Hour Famine
Ashley R. Bergman, a junior English major, announced that she is spearheading several events to fight world hunger. The international "30 Hour Famine" starts worldwide and at SUNY Fredonia on Saturday, March 31, at 10 a.m. and ends Sunday, April 1 at 4 p.m. There will be a dinner in Cafe G to break the fast at that time.