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Facial coverings required in the academic and residential core areas of campus
The Fall Reopening Steering Committee, with approval from Fredonia's Cabinet, has revised campus guidance concerning facial coverings. Facial coverings will be required inside all campus buildings, and must be worn outside of buildings throughout the academic and residential core areas of campus.
Student Emergency Fund grants exceed $50,000, meet essential needs
Over $50,000 has been distributed to 240 Fredonia students to help them cover unexpected expenses related to the healthcare crisis and the pivot to distance learning, thanks to faculty, staff, alumni and friends who made donations to the newly created Student Emergency Relief Fund established through the Fredonia College Foundation.
#FREDcares packages sent to students
As faculty and staff prepared for the final week of distance education, the campus sent a #FREDCares package to students, set to arrive prior to exam week, to let them know their Big Blue Family misses them.
De-Stress for Success
De-Stress for Success began Monday and is virtual this year. It features a variety of events and programs to help students relax and recharge for final exams.
New eSports Lounge already a winner with Fredonia gamers
The hardware in the new Blue Devil eSports Lounge is top-of-the-line: 13 Alienware gaming desktop computers, two over-sized TV screens mounted on walls and three consoles (Xbox, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch). But what also stands out when entering the eSports Lounge is how all this technology is wrapped together by Fredonia blue.
Greek Life conference slated for Feb. 29 to feature speaker on hazing
A Greek Life conference is scheduled in the Williams Center on Saturday, Feb. 29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., for members of all Greek organizations at Fredonia.
Activities Night with Network on the Go slated for Wednesday
Spectrum Entertainment Board is inviting all Fredonia students, faculty, and staff to Activities Night on Wednesday, Jan. 29, from 7 until 8:30 p.m., in the Steele Hall Fieldhouse.
SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence honors two Fredonia students
Celina Kryk and Stephanie Wojnowski, who compiled impressive academic credentials, displayed exceptionally strong leadership skills and were actively engaged in campus activities at Fredonia, have been chosen as recipients of the 2019 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
Leadership Awards ceremony to honor Fredonia student leaders for 25th year
It’s the milestone in the semester for recognizing the accomplishments and hard work in leadership done by the students of Fredonia. For the last 24 years, the Leadership Awards Ceremony has honored Fredonia’s premier examples of dedication.
‘Policing in the 21st Century’ to be explored at next campus Brown Bag talk
Two leading area law enforcement officials, Ann Burns, chief of University Police, and FBI Special Agent Brent Isaacson, will speak at the campus’ next Brown Bag Lecture on Wednesday, May 1, at noon, in the Williams Center Room S204. Their presentation, “Policing in the 21st Century,” will examine the latest research and findings on preventing violence on campuses, with a focus on detecting and reporting people who may be planning an act of targeted violence.