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O’Neill-Mendoza named October Student of the Month
SUNY Fredonia senior Ciara O’Neill-Mendoza of Vestal, N.Y., has been selected as the recipient for the October 2008 Student of the Month. The Department of Resident Life’s Student of the Month Committee members Cate Shrum, Jennifer Cinque and Allison Adams chose O’Neill-Mendoza following her nomination by Dr. David Herman, Vice President for Student Affairs.
Fredonia team does well in Ethics Bowl Tournament
Coached by Philosophy Professor Andrew Cullison, SUNY Fredonia students recently competed in the Northeastern Regional Ethics Bowl Tournament at Villanova University. The debate-style competition, sponsored by the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, focused on all theoretical or applied ethics issues. SUNY Fredonia did well but ultimately lost a chance to go to the nationals by a very small margin
SIFE team sets goal to help Ecuador
Four seniors at SUNY Fredonia have raised $600 to send to a foundation in Ecuador. The money-raising effort was named AMIGOS (A Mission In Giving Opportunities to Students) and was a project for Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE). The foundation, La Fundación Crecer, is an organization whose central purpose is to provide poor Ecuadorian children with an education.
Ray Stewart records with Natalie Merchant
The next CD to be released by Natalie Merchant, former lead singer of 10,000 Maniacs, will become the newest link between SUNY Fredonia and the beloved alternative rock group founded in Jamestown, N.Y. Raymond Stewart, associate professor of Music and member of Meridian Arts Ensemble, spent a day-long recording session this fall with Merchant in September.
Gregory Cole obtains national certification in teaching
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards announced that Gregory Cole, lecturer in the Computer and Information Sciences department, has achieved National Board Certification in...
Golden Key group noted for membership
SUNY Fredonia’s Golden Key International Honour Society chapter is first in its region, and fifth highest in the U.S., for member join response rate. A...
Two students named to state committee on service
SUNY Fredonia students Joshua Curry-Bascome and Cristina Rodriguez have been appointed to the Youth Service Committee of the New York State Commission on National and...
William Graebner's new book examines Patty Hearst case
William Graebner (History, emeritus) just published (October 15) a book, Patty's Got a Gun: Patricia Hearst in 1970s America (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008). The book has been discussed or reviewed in the Atlantic Monthly, the Economist, and Newsday. It is the first substantial reconsideration of Patty Hearst’s story in more than twenty-five years, William Graebner vividly re-creates the atmosphere of uncertainty and frustration of mid-1970s America.
Geoff Braun is SUNYAC Coach of the Year
For the third time overall and second straight season, Fredonia State's Geoff Braun is SUNYAC Coach of the Year. In addition, sophomore Kaitlin Erdmann (Randolph)...
Nina Shah to speak at Social Science Colloquium
The SUNY Fredonia college of natural and social sciences is hosting a Social Sciences Colloquium on the SUNY Fredonia campus Wednesday, Nov. 12. The colloquium’s guest speaker will be Nina Shah, assistant professor of management for the department of business administration.