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Cultural Competency Institute conducts inaugural session, sets vision for campus
Fredonia’s Cultural Competency Institute, whose mission is to engage campus community leaders in creating a more inclusive campus atmosphere, conducted the first of six sessions to be held in the 2017-2018 academic year on Wednesday, Oct. 11.
Students, faculty in Ethnic Studies course tour African American history museum
“Students were particularly moved by seeing Emmett Till's casket and Nat Turner's Bible. In a very different way, of course, they enjoyed seeing Chuck Berry's red Cadillac.” That’s one observation offered by English Professor Saundra Liggins following a field trip that she, History Professor Jennifer Hildebrand and students enrolled in the Ethnic Studies 389 course made during fall break to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
Professor receives U.S. patent for pioneering flight tracking technology
A revolutionary technology, developed by Junaid Zubairi, professor of Computer and Information Sciences, has the potential to render obsolete the so-called “black box” – an essential investigation tool used in all airplane accidents and incidents – through the real-time transmission of vital flight data to ground-level sensors.
With nod to Carlin’s ‘baseball vs. football’ routine, Belliotti lecture to contrast Jesus with philosopher Nietzsche
Distinguished Teaching Professor Raymond Angelo Belliotti, an author of scholarly books that explore religion as well as sports, will present a lecture, “Jesus vs. Nietzsche: Baseball vs. Football,” on Monday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m., in the Science Center’s Kelly Family Auditorium.
Fredonia College Foundation seeks faculty, staff support of All-Campus Appeal
It’s that time of year again when Fredonia faculty and staff will begin receiving information in their campus mail on how to contribute to scholarships or to endowments that benefit their favorite departments and programs through the annual All-Campus Appeal.
New Program Evaluation Center to partner with Chautauqua County Mental Health Services
The opening of the Fredonia Program Evaluation Center (F-PEC) was celebrated at a reception held on Sept. 6, at the Fredonia Technology Incubator. Approximately 50 representatives from local and county government, Chautauqua County Mental Health Services, Chautauqua Tapestry, the university and the community attended the event to support the exciting collaboration between the Fredonia and Chautauqua Tapestry.
Applications now accepted for Carnahan Jackson Humanities Fund
Faculty and staff are invited to apply for funding from the Carnahan Jackson Humanities Fund. The application deadline for the 2018-2019 award cycle is Friday, Oct. 27.
The story behind the biggest sign-up on Activities Night!
For most couples, the moment when one proposes marriage to the other is tender, intimate, and often sheltered from the world. And for a brief moment, that's exactly how Rod and Amanda felt despite the screams, cheers, and cell phones of about 100 of their closest Fredonia friends gathered around them! That was when Rod got down on one knee.
First-year enrollment at Fredonia climbs, tops 1,150 students
The second-largest class of first-year students at Fredonia settled into their residence halls during “Move-In Weekend,” marking the first time since the 2014-2015 academic year that the campus enrolled more than 1,000 first-year students.
New campus calendar live online
The Marketing and Communications Department is pleased to announce a new, robust campus calendar! “Events @ Fredonia” is at https://events.fredonia.edu and has a link on...