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Fredonia welcomes return of 2015 grads in alumni-in-residence series
One of the more academically and professionally diverse team of graduates ever assembled for the Four Years Out residency, part of the Writers@Work: Alumni-in-Residence Series at the State University of New York at Fredonia, will meet students during the first week of April.
NPR interview leads to Californian’s selection as Commencement speaker
Not-for-profit founder and Stanford graduate Sarah Ramirez to show students modern-day take on the proverbial ‘Road Less Traveled’ There are certain words which people hope...
Woodstock music fest co-creator Kornfeld appears today
Artie Kornfeld, co-creator and promoter of the legendary Woodstock Music and Art Fair, will revisit the iconic counterculture festival on Monday, April 7, at 6 p.m. in McEwen Hall Room 202. The talk, presented courtesy of the Music Industry program and the generous support of DFT Communications and Waring Financial Group, free and open to the public...just like the original.
Award-winning fiction writer L. Annette Binder to visit in March
L. Annette Binder, writer of the award-winning collection of short stories, “RISE,” will meet SUNY Fredonia students and give a craft talk on Thursday, March 6, as part of the Mary Louise White Visiting Writers Series. The craft talk will begin at 4 p.m. and will be followed by a reading from her book at 7 p.m., in McEwen Hall Room 202. The free event will include a question and answer session and book signing.
Jamie Jacobs visits to speak about Iroquois Confederation and its culture
A presentation on the Iroquois Confederation and the significance of wampum is slated for Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 3 p.m., in Williams Center Room 204. Guest speaker and Tonawanda Seneca Jamie Jacobs is a collections assistant with the Rochester (N.Y.) Museum and Science Center and an educational and cultural expert about Haudenosaunee (a.k.a. Iroquois) culture.
WCVF alumni come together for a panel discussion at Homecoming
WCVF alumni will be speaking at noon on Saturday, Oct. 12, in McEwen Hall Room G-24. Alumnus Todd Broady, director of Production at Entercom Communications for Buffalo/Niagara, N.Y., brought the panel together and will serve as moderator.The speakers will advise students about job opportunities in radio, how to get a job in radio and internships, and talk about the state of the radio profession. They will also share stories about their years at Fredonia and WCVF-FM.
Puerto Rican artist Yasmin Hernandez to display work on Oct. 3
SUNY Fredonia’s Latinos Unidos will be hosting Puerto Rican artist Yasmin Hernandez to display her work and speak with students on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 8:30 p.m., in McEwen Hall Room 202. Her work has been shown in Puerto Rico and Eastern Harlem, and is rooted in struggles for personal, political and spiritual liberation.
NPR's Michael Eric Dyson, acclaimed author/sociologist, to keynote 2013 Convocation
One of the nation’s most inspiring speakers, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, will deliver the annual Convocation address at SUNY Fredonia on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 3 p.m. at King Concert Hall. This year's Convocation theme is "Raising Cultural Awareness and Building Global Relations."
Guest Poet Matthew Olzmann to speak Thursday
Matthew Olzmann, author of the poetry collection, “Mezzanines,” will present his work on Thursday, Sept. 26, from 4 to 7 p.m. in McEwen Hall Room...
Former SUNY Fredonia Political Science professor to speak on Constitution Day
Former SUNY Fredonia Political Science professor Kevin J. McMahon will visit campus on Constitution Day, Tuesday, Sept. 17. He will discuss his books and research...