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Peterka-Benton named finalist in screenplay writing competition
SUNY Fredonia Criminal Justice professor Daniela Peterka-Benton has been named a finalist in a screenwriting competition at the Buffalo Niagara Film Festival. Dr. Peterka-Benton has...
Christian Bernhard will deliver paper at conference
Christian Bernhard (School of Music) has been invited to present a research paper, "Improvisation in Instrumental Music Education: Research and Implications," at the 3rd International Conference on Music Learning and Teaching at Oakland University in Rochester, MI, March 10-12. The conference is sponsored by the university's Center for Applied Research in Music Understanding.
Tracy Collingwood named director of Career Development
Tracy L. Collingwood has been named Director of Career Development at SUNY Fredonia, following a national search. She has been the Interim Director since October 2009 and has developed rapport and collaborative relationships with the campus and community.
Markus Vink to give talk at UB on 17th century Dutch
Markus Vink (Professor of History) will do a presentation at the University of Buffalo entitled 'Mission to Madurai: Dutch Embassies to the Nayaka Court of Madurai in the Seventeenth Century' on Friday, March 11, at 3 p.m. in 532 Park Hall. His talk is sponsored by the UB Department of History and the Asian Studies Program.
Ted Lee and Michael Jabot publish article on teaching genetics
"Incorporating Active Learning Techniques into a Genetics Class" is the article written by Fredonia professors Dr. Ted Lee (biology) and Dr. Michael Jabot (Education), which...
Retired Professor Lang gears up to bike 3,000 miles for Roswell
Donald Lang is gearing up, as they say, to ride a bicycle across the country – from San Diego to his home in Dunkirk -- and he’s inviting friends and colleagues from SUNY Fredonia to come along for the ride. Not as bicycle riders, mind you, but as sponsors of “Donald Lang’s Bike Ride,” a fundraiser the recently retired choral director will mount this spring to benefit Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
Computer Science Professor Zubairi authors new book on cyber security
SUNY Fredonia Computer Science Professor Junaid Zubair i edited with Athar Mahboub a new book on cyber security. “ Cyber Security Standards, Practices and Industrial Applications: Systems and Methodologies” serves as an essential reference to students, researchers, practitioners and consultants in the area of social media, cyber security and information and communication technologies (ICT).
Aghazadeh and four students publish paper on golf industry
Four undergraduates and Professor Seyed-Mahmoud Aghazadeh (business administration) wrote the paper, “Yield Management Practices in Western New York Golf Industry,” which has been accepted for publication in Asia Pacific Journal of Research in Business Management, forthcoming. The journal is listed at: Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, ProQuest, U.S.A. (December 2010), and Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities. Profesor Aghazadeh's students who worked on the project were: Brad Smith, Kelsey Simet, Nanako Fujise, and Bryan Drzewucki.
Farny and Rose perform at music festival in Charlotte
Fredonia School of Music faculty members Natasha Farny, cellist, and David Rose, violist, performed at the Chamber Music Festival hosted by the University of North Carolina/Charlotte in January. With the goal being to “break down the image that all classical performers are elderly Caucasian people,” the festival offered more than traditional chamber ensemble pieces. Other performers included The Harlem Quartet.
Feb. 11 concert a memorial to Flight 3407 on anniversary
ANA: (from left to right) pianist Anne Kissel, cellist Natasha Farny, and soprano Angela Haas ANA CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT Featuring the performance of Toward the...