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Naming ceremony set for Rockefeller Arts Center green room
The Kay Hardesty Logan Foundation of Arlington, Va., will name the Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center’s Green Room at Fredonia after its patron, Kay Hardesty Logan, who was a renowned area philanthropist, musician and arts patron, on Monday, Aug. 26, at 2 p.m.
Signups begin for Fredonia Alumni Golf Tournament
Registration is underway for the Fredonia Alumni Golf Tournament, a popular event that raises money to support scholarships for students at Fredonia, to be held on Friday, July 19, at Shorewood Country Club, 4958 W. Lake Road, Dunkirk. Sponsored by Fredonia University Police and the Fredonia College Foundation, the annual tournament has raised nearly $200,000 since 2009, with net proceeds going to scholarships.
School of Music student receives Oasis Guitar prize
William Jenney, a junior Music Education major from Elma, was awarded the Oasis Guitar Jury Prize, a $500 cash award that recognizes the guitar student who exhibits the greatest improvement over the course of a semester, at Fredonia.
Manney to receive Lanford Presidential Prize
Fredonia graduating senior Monica A. Manney was selected to receive the 2019 Lanford Presidential Prize to be awarded at Commencement on May 18.
Calling all artistic scientists!
A call for submissions is now underway for the Art of Science Exhibition to be staged on May 4 at the Science Center. The event celebrates the connections between science and art. All art projects must include an explanation of the science behind the piece.
Alumnus to analyze the role of the press in Trump era at Writers@Work residency
The role of the free press in the Trump era will be explored and perhaps even scrutinized by Los Angeles Times journalist Scott Martelle, a 1984 Fredonia graduate, during a Writers@Work residency on Sunday through Tuesday, March 24 to 26.
New endowment created to promote diversity education
The Collingwood Distinguished Lecture for Diversity was recently established at Fredonia as part of the Fredonia College Foundation’s Nurturing Innovation Campaign. A $250,000 gift from an anonymous Fredonia graduate will provide annual support for an honorarium to bring a nationally recognized speaker of diversity to campus each year.
FREDlanthropy Day is here!
Today is the third #FREDlanthropy Day of Giving! Fredonians of all affiliations are encouraged that day to take to the Fredonia social media pages and share their FREDfavorites, learn about the impact of donations around campus, and most importantly, spread the culture of #FREDlanthropy by giving back through the Fredonia College Foundation.
Endowment to be created to support and preserve historical archive at Fredonia
A painting that had hung in Reed Library for over 30 years will help preserve an important literary archive. The painting by Niko Pirosmani, “Georgian Woman Wearing a Lechaki,” sold Tuesday at Sotheby’s in London for an estimated $2.3 million. The Fredonia College Foundation, which owned the painting, has established an endowment which will invest all net funds generated through this sale to support the prestigious Stefan Zweig collection, as well as Archives and Special Collections in Reed Library, for the benefit of scholars and students who have the remarkable opportunity to study the works of an important writer.
Sonnenfeld scholarships presented
The Marion Sonnenfeld Award Scholarship, which recognizes outstanding female students who exemplify leadership, hard work and a good sense of community, was recently presented to undergraduates by the Council for Women’s Concerns at its annual ceremony in the Williams Center Horizon Room.