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Comedienne Sara Contreras to kickoff Hispanic Heritage Month Opening Ceremonies
SUNY Fredonia’s Latinos Unidos will host Latin comedienne, actress, and writer Sara Contreras for the opening ceremonies of Hispanic Heritage Month on Monday, Sept. 16...
Izmir University of Economics professor to discuss condom ad campaign
Izmir University of Economics Professor Yesim Kaptan will give a presentation focused on how an advertising agency in Istanbul, Turkey, created an advertising campaign that constructed a new identity based on the intersections of race, discourse of disease and gender for Benetton condoms. The presentation -- the first of this semester's International Learning Brown Bag talks -- will take place on Monday, Sept. 9, at 1 p.m. in 127 Fenton Hall (a.k.a., the English Reading Room).
Scripps President Michael Marletta to give seminar on his new research
Dr. Michael Marletta, president and CEO of The Scripps Research Institute and a 1973 graduate of SUNY Fredonia, will return to his alma mater to conduct a seminar, “Biofuel from Cellulose: Lessons from Fungi,” on Friday, May 10, 4 p.m., at Jewett Hall 101. This research has the potential to lower the cost of biofuel production through the use of cellulose, which is found in plant structural material such as wood chips.
Criminal Justice Club to host Detective-Turned-Poet April 30
Cvetic, renowned in Pittsburgh where he worked as an officer for many years before retiring as Director of the Pittsburgh Police Athletic League, now runs a gym where he helps at-risk teenagers and writes poetry on his experiences as an undercover police officer.
Ambassador James Foley, '79 grad, to speak at Brown Bag
The Arts and Sciences Brown Bag Series concludes on May 1 with a presentation by Ambassador James Foley (B.A., ’79). In his address, “Can an Exceptional Nation Have a Normal Foreign Policy?” he will offer the perspective of nearly 30 years in the foreign service regarding the immense changes in the international landscape that have occurred in that period, and the likely challenges confronting America in the years to come.
Visionary, award-winning designer to give talk, lead two-day workshop
John Bielenberg, whose fascinating journey as a designer, entrepreneur and imaginative advocate for a better world now includes a prestigious design-industry award, will share his insight into creative problem solving during a three-day Visiting Artist Program role at SUNY Fredonia starting Thursday, May 2, at 8:30 p.m. at 209 McEwen.
Talk on opera in 19th century Italy slated for Friday
The Fredonia School of Music departments of Music History, Theory and Composition are hosting a lecture by Dr. Melina Esse of the Eastman School of Music on Friday, April 26, at 4 p.m., in Mason Hall Room 2140. Her talk is titled, "History Repeating Itself: Poetic Improvisation and Embodied Memory in Early 19th Century Italy."
U.S. Representative Brian Higgins to be Commencement speaker
U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins will be the featured speaker at SUNY Fredonia’s 2013 Commencement, slated for Saturday, May 18. Two ceremonies combining bachelors, master’s and advanced certificate graduates will be held at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the university’s Steele Hall arena.
Medium Security Prison chaplain will be guest speaker for Criminal Justice Club on April 25
The Criminal Justice Club is hosting a discussion with Rev. Geraldine Buckley, former chaplain for Maryland's largest men's medium security corrections facility, on Thursday April, 25 at 7 p.m. in 105 Fenton. Buckley will relate experiences and answer questions about such issues as negotiating tensions and keeping harmony within a prison among the inmates and staff members.
Hillel ends Jewish History Month with Holocaust speaker
SUNY Fredonia’s student group, Hillel, will celebrate the last events of Jewish History Month with a presentation from Holocaust survivor, Sol Messinger, on Thursday, May 2, at 2:30 p.m. in the Horizon Room in the Williams Center, and a movie night April 24.