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Buffalo News and WGR-AM sports icon Sullivan to speak Dec. 1
SUNY Fredonia's chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists welcomes Buffalo News Senior Sports Columnist Jerry Sullivan to campus Wed., Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. in 180 Fenton Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Mr. Sullivan is well known for his fiery and passionate opinions on sports, both on and off the court/field/ice.
Cold War symposium Dec. 3 views mid-century from many angles
The symposium will feature a dozen SUNY Fredonia faculty speakers from various disciplines. Topics will include real-life experiences during the Cold War; how the sciences were impacted by the arms and space race; how television and advertising shaped and reflected American culture; and how the Cold War impacted consumer behavior, art censorship, civil rights and the image of soldiers.
Next "Brown Bag" on Dec. 1 takes the creative process past the premiere
Joining the Arts & Humanities Brown Bag Series’ year-long exploration of creativity, SUNY Fredonia Assistant Professors of Music Rob Deemer and Andrew Seigel, together with SUNY Fredonia students Michael Mendoza and Isaac Tayrien, will give a talk entitled, “From ‘What if…?’ to ‘What next?’: Taking the Creative Process Past the Premiere.”
U.S. and Mexican immigration policies explored Nov. 18
On Nov. 18, student organization Sigma Iota Rho, will host a presentation that focuses on U.S. immigration policies in Mexico. The event will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. in S104 of the Williams Center. Dr. Alexander Caviedes of the department of Political Science will present information focusing on the effects of U.S. migration policies in Mexico. There will also be a keynote speaker, Ellen Calmus, who will discuss how Mexico’s rural areas have been affected by immigration
History honors students will hold conference, "The New Negro," Nov. 16
The theme “The New Negro” will be explored from various perspectives at a student conference to be held Tuesday, Nov. 16, 4 to 7 p.m., at the Williams Center. Following the keynote address by Vice President for Academic Affairs Virginia Horvath, individual presentations will be given by four teams of students as part of their Senior Capstone class in History.
Polar Bear Plunge to highlight global warming; Buffalo Zoo curator to serve as honorary starter
Students run toward Lake Erie during the Campus Climate Challenge's Polar Bear Plunge in 2009. SUNY Fredonia's Campus Climate Challenge (CCC) and friends will take...
Timothy Frerichs art included in exhibit opening in Berlin
Timothy Frerichs, Associate Professor of Art, is the sole U.S. artist whose work was commissioned for a fold book ( Das Nachtbuch) featuring art by international artists on the theme of night. Each artist was invited to submit three pages for the book going on exhibit in Berlin in December.
Child trafficking is the subject of guest lecture Nov. 3 sponsored by Amnesty International
Guest lecturer Benjamin Lawrance from Rochester Institute of Technology is giving the lecture, "Child Trafficking and the Asylum Process in the US and Beyond," as part of the SUNY Fredonia Amnesty International Chapter's series, 'Crises in Context: a lecture series addressing contemporary challenges in Africa.’
Hurtgen to examine arguments favoring traditional town designs as best for democracy
The second Social Science Colloquium of the fall semester will be held Wednesday, Oct. 27, at noon in W231 Thompson Hall. It will be led...
Harvard researcher Daniel Wilson, '93, continues Convocation series Oct. 25
Fredonia alumnus Daniel Wilson, '93, a colleague of Convocation keynote speaker Dr. Howard Gardner, will continue this year’s Convocation series with a presentation on Monday, Oct. 25, at 2 p.m. in Room S104 of the Williams Center. Dr. Wilson is a principal investigator with “Project Zero,” an educational research group seeking to understand and enhance learning, thinking and creativity at the individual and institutional levels.