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Fredonia's online health newsletter looks at smoking
Tobacco use and cessation are featured in the November "Health Matters" newsletter published online by the Health Center in LoGrasso Hall. "Because of the upcoming Tobacco-Free policy, we want to educate everyone on the resources that are available for tobacco cessation," said Deborah Dibble, nurse practitioner in the Health Center.
New endowments spur record attendance at Scholars Breakfast
Several milestones -- not the least being a record turnout of students, family members and donors – were achieved at SUNY Fredonia’s annual Scholars’ Breakfast...
Orchesis Dance Company hosts annual fall performance
Orchesis Dance Company proudly presents, “Orchesis Unplugged,” on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. in Mason Hall Room 1080. The annual show will feature many talented SUNY Fredonia dancers and choreographers performing various genres of dance including modern, jazz, and tap.
History students host photojournalist for senior capstone conference
Students from the Department of History’s Honors Capstone Class will present, “Conflict and Crisis in Africa,” their senior capstone conference, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 3 to 7 p.m., at Williams Center Room 204 A-E. Brendan Bannon, a Western New York photojournalist based in Nairobi, Kenya, will deliver the keynote address.
Women's movement focus of panel and film presentation
SUNY Fredonia will pair up with the League of Women Voters of Chautauqua County on Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. to host a speaker and film presentation of, “Makers of the Movement: A Presentation on the Legacy of Women’s Rights from 1945 to the Present,” in the Williams Center Room 103B.
Latinos Unidos presents annual La Fiesta Saturday, Nov. 2
Come celebrate La Fiesta, a semi-formal dinner dance where traditional Hispanic food will be served. This year’s theme is, "90 Miles to Havana," and will include a short presentation on the history of Cuba’s Revolution and the stories behind the Peter Pan Children who were separated from their families and forced to move from Cuba to Florida. Tickets are on sale now at the ticket office: $3 for students with ID, and $5 for the general public.
Women, Rock and Soul scholarship fundraiser on Wednesday
Women, Rock and Soul provides students, faculty/staff and members of the Fredonia community an opportunity to perform feminist and women-friendly spoken-word and music. The annual event is slated for Wednesday, Oct. 30, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room.
Freedonia Marxonia to continue yearly theatrical tradition
The annual “Freedonia Marxonia: Marx Brothers Film Festival and Symposium” will take place on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Tim Horton’s Cafe in the Williams Center at SUNY Fredonia. All campus and community members are welcome to celebrate in the historical event.
Provost Terry Brown and others discuss technology at next Brown Bag
"Digital Futures: Technology’s Promise and Perils” will be the focus of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Brown Bag Lecture Series on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at noon at G103 Williams Center. Dr. Adrienne McCormick will moderate the panel discussion, featuring comments by Provost and Vice President Terry Brown, Dr. Ellen Litwicki, Dr. Nancy Hagedorn, Kerrie WIlkes and Lisa Melohusky.
"Comfort Zone" documentary brings climate change close to home
Three Rochester-based filmmakers set out to answer a simple question -- what will climate change mean for our homes? What does climate change mean in a place where it is not an obvious threat? Where sea level rise isn't a factor, and frankly, where people might like it warmer? "Comfort Zone" brings the issue of climate change to a local and personal level. It is the story of the surprising outcomes when we try and translate this global problem to our individual lives.