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Longtime SA assistant Carrus receives Saletta award at Fredonia
The Barbara Saletta Meritorious Service Award has been presented to Kathy Carrus, a long-serving member of the Student Association staff.
Annual Pottery Show and Sale in November to benefit Health Professional School Preparation Scholarship Fund
On Wednesday, Nov. 13, the Annual Pottery Show and Sale will be held in the Multipurpose Room of the Williams Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Author to discuss ‘Slaves in the Family’ at Brown Bag talk
Edward Ball, a prominent commentator on race in the United States currently serving as a Williams Visiting Professor at Fredonia, will examine “Slaves in the Family,” his inaugural book, in the Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Series on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at noon at the Williams Center Room S204.
Faculty and staff urged to support the All-Campus Appeal
The Fredonia College Foundation invites faculty and staff to join in the success of Nurturing Innovation: The Campaign for Fredonia by participating in the All-Campus Appeal.
Noted author with deep family ties to slavery to speak at Fredonia
Edward Ball, who has written the forthcoming book “Life of a Klansman” and is best known as a commentator on race, is giving two public lectures and teaching two courses this semester, as a Williams Visiting Professor.
Kasling Lecture to be presented, Hagan award recipient to be recognized, on Oct. 1
“A Celebration of Student-centered Research” is the topic of the 42nd Robert W. Kasling Memorial Lecture, to be presented by Dr. Junaid Zubairi of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m., in Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall.
Acclaimed ‘Lucky Man’ author Brinkley to give readings at Fredonia
Fiction writer Jamel Brinkley will give a craft talk and read excerpts from “A Lucky Man: Stories,” a collection of nine powerful stories set in Brooklyn and the South Bronx that have cast him as a significant new voice in fiction, at Fredonia as part of the Mary Louise White Visiting Writer Series established through the Fredonia College Foundation.
Proposals sought for Carnahan Jackson Humanities Fund projects
Faculty and staff are invited to apply for funding from the Carnahan Jackson Humanities Fund in the Fredonia College Foundation. The application deadline for the 2020-2021 award cycle is Oct. 25.
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.