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SUNY Fredonia alumnus and attorney is 2012 Commencement keynote speaker
SUNY Fredonia’s Commencement keynote speaker will be alumnus and attorney Dale A. Cooter of Washington, D.C. Ceremonies are slated for Saturday, May 12, at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the Steele Hall Arena on campus. Mr. Cooter is a trial lawyer who has been practicing in the Washington, D.C., area since 1975. He graduated cum laude from Fredonia in 1970 with a major in political science.
Electronics recycling drive tally tops 70,000 pounds
More than 70,000 pounds of electronics equipment – enough to fill 69 skids -- was collected at SUNY Fredonia’s annual community household recycling drive April 21. Members of the men’s soccer team gave yeoman’s service by pitching in to unload a steady stream of nearly 600 vehicles on Ring Road, near the Services Complex, during the four-hour collection.
Michael Jabot's students participating in the Smithsonian Tree Banding Project
SUNY Fredonia has begun partnering with the Smithsonian Institution in its global Tree Banding Project through a course taught by Education Professor Michael Jabot, "Teaching Science in the Elementary School Class" (EDU 403).
Relay for Life students raised $24K for American Cancer Society
A total of 441 students at SUNY Fredonia raised $24,118 during the 2012 Relay for Life from April 21 to April 22. The amount of donations will benefit the American Cancer Society to help people fight against cancer.
David Kinkela appointed to national history curriculum study project
David Kinkela has been selected to serve on a nationwide initiative of the American Historical Association to articulate the value of learning history and the ways historical study equips students for life beyond the classroom.
RecycleMania results in second place finish for campus
This year marks Fredonia’s fifth straight year of participation, where it finished second place among all of the competing SUNY schools in RecycleMania’s Per Capita category. SUNY Fredonia was able to recycle 147,260 pounds or roughly 43 tons.
AASCU magazine features SUNY Fredonia and its Red Balloon Project
Scott Richmond, reference and instruction librarian, works on the Red Balloon Book Dialogues display in Reed Library. This photo appears in the current issue of...
Electronics recycling day reminds two alums of their favorite campus
SUNY Fredonia has had a history of celebrating Earth Day since its origins in 1970. Two former students who were impacted by what they learned about the environment at Fredonia are Environmental Scientist Ryan Burke, '11, and Casey Whyte, '09. who works for the firm that will collect the electronic recyclables this weekend at SUNY Fredonia.
Robert Fritzinger named to SUNY Research Foundation patents and inventions board
The purpose of the Patents and Inventions Policy Board is to “define SUNY’s intellectual property and commercialization policy objectives and to develop and interpret such policies in furtherance of SUNY’s strategic goals.”
Markus Vink publishes new book on Dutch court journeys to South Indian interior in the 17th century
Dr. Vink is an expert on the seventeenth-century Dutch Republic and Indian Ocean world and southeast India in particular, especially in issues such as cross-cultural encounters.