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Fredonia trio contributes to downtown Buffalo's economic turnaround
Meet Nik Fattey, ’02, Taylor Gahagen, ’11, and Madison Brown, ’13 -- part of the leadership team of downtown Buffalo's new HARBORCENTER Project, a $172 million development initiative estimated to bring roughly 500,000 people to the region annually.
Enactus seeks new members at informational meeting
An informational meeting that details SUNY Fredonia’s Enactus, formally known as Students in Free Enterprise, or SIFE, will be offered to interested students on Monday...
WNY Chamber Orchestra to premiere new work Feb. 9
The Western New York Chamber Orchestra will present the third program in its classics series, “Song of the Earth,” featuring a world premier arrangement of Mahler’s beloved work, “Das Lied Von Der Erde, on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 4 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall at SUNY Fredonia. Guest vocal soloists will include Canadian mezzo soprano Lynne McMurtry and American Heldentenor Marc Deaton. The new truly “chamber” arrangement of the Mahler is the second arrangement of the work created by WNYCO Music Director and Conductor Glen Cortese.
Support group meetings scheduled for stroke and head injury survivors and families
The Henry C. Youngerman Center for Communication Disorders at SUNY Fredonia will be offering support group meetings for stroke and head injury survivors and family members. The group will meet the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 3:00 p.m. in Thompson Hall Room E148.
Opera composer Jake Heggie featured in Ethos New Music Society concert
World-renowned opera and art song composer Jake Heggie, whose residency at SUNY Fredonia opens the Ethos New Music Society’s 14th annual NewSound Festival, will be the guest conductor at a concert of his works performed by School of Music students and faculty at Rosch Recital Hall on Friday, Feb. 7, at 8 p.m.
Interactive Theatre Society to present murder mystery
The Interactive Theatre Society invites students, faculty and staff, and members of the community to uncover a murder mystery at, “Where There Is A Will.” The interactive show will be presented Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 9 at 3 p.m., in the Williams Center Horizon Room.
Welcome Week events kick off Spring term
Welcome Week, full of activities and events for students, will be hosted by Spectrum Entertainment Board and sponsored by the Student Association. All events begin at 7 p.m. and are free. Themed, "Through the Decades," each event will be based around a specific decade; the 1970s, ʼ80s, ʼ90's, or 2000s.
SUNY Fredonia to play key role in new era of economic development
A new initiative of New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has the potential to attract entrepreneurs and business veterans, which may even include alumni, back to Fredonia.“Start-Up NY,” is an unprecedented economic development plan designed to entice new and existing businesses to move to, return to, or expand within New York State — and SUNY campuses like Fredonia are at its heart.
Alumnus Knappenberger wins Grammy's first-ever Music Educator Award
Kent Knappenberger, ’87, a 25-year veteran music teacher at Westfield Academy and Central School, made history today by being named the recipient of the first annual Music Educator Award presented by The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Foundation. One of 10 finalists and the only one from New York State, he was one of more than 30,000 music educators from all 50 states nominated for the award.
Overture begins on the Rockefeller Arts Center expansion
The curtain is expected to rise this spring on the next major act of the Rockefeller Arts Center expansion project. That’s when ground will be broken on the 40,000 square-foot addition to the iconic building which opened in 1969.