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Buffalo community activist to give poetry performance
Spoken word artist Jillian Hanesworth, a community activist/organizer in Buffalo and SUNY Fredonia graduate, will give an in-person poetry performance as part of the Mary Louise White Visiting Writer Series at The Spot at Tim Hortons in the Williams Center on April 28.
FREDlanthropy Day is coming!
Mark your calendars! Wednesday, April 27 is SUNY Fredonia’s annual #FREDlanthropy Day of Giving. Fredonians of all affiliations are encouraged that day to take to the Fredonia social media pages, learn about the impact of donations around campus, and most importantly, spread the culture of #FREDlanthropy by giving back through the Fredonia College Foundation.
Ceremony set to present Street Piano Project
The Fredonia Street Piano Project at SUNY Fredonia will unveil three pianos, each adorned with a one-of-a-kind design created by a local artist and ultimately weatherized so it can be played outdoors, at a ceremony on Wednesday, April 27, at 6 p.m.
Recital to honor alumna Helen Tinch Williams
The Inaugural Helen Tinch Williams Recital will be held Friday, April 29, at 8 p.m., in Rosch Recital Hall at SUNY Fredonia. Featured artists include special guest soloist and soprano Nia Drummond.
Fredonia alumni to explore ‘creating content to inspire and amaze’ at Writers@Work residency
SUNY Fredonia will welcome back alumni Jakera Cooper Willis, an entrepreneur who has won national competitions for her food products, and Jordan Willis, a storyboard revisionist with Marvel Studios, for a four-day residency on April 20 to 23.
World premiere of work by Augusta Read Thomas on April 30 in King
The Fredonia Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Paula Holcomb, commissioned a work by Pulitzer Prize-finalist composer, Augusta Read Thomas featuring bassoonist Nadina Mackie Jackson.
Chemistry students present at ACS Spring National Meeting in San Diego
Sadie Olrogg and Brandon Landis, juniors majoring in Chemistry, represented the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the recently concluded American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring National Meeting at the San Diego Convention Center.
Convocation lecture to examine ‘Journalism and Jim Crow’
"Journalism and Jim Crow: White Supremacy, the Black Press, and the Struggle for American Democracy" will be explored in a Zoom lecture by Dr. Sid Bedingfield, in the Mary Louise White Lecture/Convocation Series on Thursday, March 31.
In-person Brown Bag talk to explore impact of technology on education
"How Technology Changes Education" will be explored by Office of Online Learning representatives Lisa Melohusky and Laura Shrader at an in-person Brown Bag Lunch Lecture on Wednesday, March 2.
Exhibition features works from 13 western New York artists
The Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery will host the exhibition “New Shapes from Old Tropes" from Feb. 22 through April 10.