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Incubator investing in talents of student interns
“It’s an adrenaline rush,” Incubator Director Robert Fritzinger says of the atmosphere that students encounter when working alongside owners of developing technology firms at the incubator.
Environmental film series concludes with untold story of ocean climate changes
On Tuesday, Feb. 22, a free screening of the documentary film, “A Sea Change,” will touch on issues regarding ocean acidification and human impacts on our waterways. This is the last in the four-film series sponsored by SUNY Fredonia’s Academic Community Engagement (FACE) Center and the Fredonia Sustainability Committee.
Film looks at America's food system
The documentary film, "Fresh," will be shown at 7 p.m. at the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator, 214 Central Ave. in downtown Dunkirk. It will conclude with a discussion by Joshua Curry-Bascome and Sarah Sorci of Chautauqua County Rural Ministry’s Gleaning Project. The event is free and open to the public, and the third in a four-film series sponsored by SUNY Fredonia’s Academic Community Engagement (FACE) Center.
Environmental film series shifts to plastics
On Tuesday, Feb. 8 a free screening of “Addicted to Plastic”, a film that deals with a range of environmental issues and solutions related to the use of plastics, will be the second in a four-film series sponsored by SUNY Fredonia’s Academic Community Engagement (FACE) Center and the Fredonia Sustainability Committee. "Gasland" will be shown Feb. 3, launching the series.
"Gasland" to kick-off environmental film series
The film will be screened Thursday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. at the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator in Dunkirk. Sarah Buckley, founder of Wales POWR (Protecting Our Water Rights), will lead a discussion about the film and the issues it raises for Western New York residents. The event is free and open to the public.
New incubator tenant SellingHive creating quite a buzz
SellingHive Corp. — one of 11 tenants now in the downtown Dunkirk economic development engine less than a year after it officially opened its doors — is creating a social networking site that provides custom-designed toolsets for businesses to increase sales of their products and services. Several students began serving internships during the fall semester, and many more will be added in the coming spring term.
M&T Bank makes $75,000 gift to Incubator
M&T Bank has stepped forward with the largest corporate gift to date in support of the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator. The $75,000 pledge is in response to the $300,000 “challenge grant” the incubator received from Buffalo’s Oishei Foundation.
Incubator leaders to speak to students and professionals seeking jobs, internships and entrepreneurial guidance
The owners of two tenant companies of the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator, together with Incubator Director Robert Fritzinger, will speak on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 4 p.m. in Room S121 of the Williams Center. Their discussion will be about internships and potential full-time opportunities at the incubator for all majors including Business, Communication, Computer Science and Visual Arts/New Media.
CDO and Tech Incubator invite students to Job and Internship Expo Sept. 30
Faculty and staff: Explore possibilities for teaching Immediately following the job and internship fair, the Fredonia Academic Community Engagement (FACE) Center will be hosting a...
College of Education brings eight rural districts together for special education institute
Twenty teachers from eight rural school districts came together at the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator on Aug. 17 to give presentations to SUNY Fredonia College of Education faculty about inclusive teaching practices. Project RAISE-UP (Redesigning and Improving Special Education - Undergraduate Program) hosted the event entitled, “Raising the Bar through Inclusive Practices in Rural School Districts.”