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President Dennis L. Hefner announces intentions to retire at end of year
President Dennis L. Hefner, who is entering his 16th year as leader of the SUNY Fredonia campus, this morning announced his intentions to retire.
Williams Center renovation gives many temporary homes
A near-total renovation of the interior of the Williams Center is underway, with a completion target date of August 2012. Among the changes are the reopening of the building's skylights, which were part of its original I.M. Pei design, and a reconfiguration of all offices, meeting rooms, the multipurpose room and interior walls.
Group meetings for stroke and head injury survivors start Sept. 20
The Youngerman Center for Communication Disorders at SUNY Fredonia will resume offering support group meetings for stroke and head injury survivors and family members.
Leesa Rittelmann to moderate panel at conference
Leesa Rittelmann, professor art history at SUNY Fredonia, will moderate the panel, "Fashioning the New Woman in Photography, Film and Media Cultures," at the SUNY at Buffalo international conference on The New Woman and Film Friday September 16.
North Shore Arts Alliance starts partnership for arts incubator
The partnership, known as C-PACE for Chautauqua Partnership for the Arts and a Creative Economy, will be an art-based business incubator that will provide services, such as access to resources, workshops, workspace and mentoring in a supportive environment to aspiring and existing entrepreneurs in the creative industries, fine and applied arts.
Rod MacDonald directs a show for the record books!
This summer proved specially interesting for Trumpet Professor Roderick MacDonald, who conducted a concert in Germany that is expected to be mentioned in the 2012 Guinness Book of World Records.
SUNY Fredonia meets freshmen targets for Fall 2011
SUNY Fredonia has met its freshmen undergraduate enrollment targets for the Class of 2015, and is eager to welcome another high-quality, academically select group of freshmen this Fall. The university currently stands at 1,120 freshman deposits, on pace with the number received last year at this same time, and above its SUNY and internal targets.
Core curriculum program in focus
A team of faculty from SUNY Fredonia will be considering how to strengthen and redesign the general education program that forms the foundation of all academic majors when it takes part in a summer institute of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
High School Math/Science Challenge is Friday
Events will take place in various locations around campus with teams of students from high schools across Western New York. Students from 12 high schools will participate in various mathematics-based heroes/villains-themed contests throughout the morning.
College Choir to unveil new Commencement anthem by Rob Deemer
Writing a composition for the class of 2011’s graduation ceremony has personal significance for Professor Rob Deemer, who first began teaching at Fredonia in 2007. "The students who were freshmen during my first year of teaching are graduating,” he said.