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Opalski to speak on humanitarian aid for migrants
Cheryl Opalski is coming to campus April 13 and 14 to discuss her work with Ajo Samaritans. The small volunteer organization provides humanitarian aid for migrants along the Arizona/Mexican border.
History graduates to share their successful career journeys at Writers@Work residency
Megan (Buchholz) DeJoe and Rebekah Denz, 2019 SUNY Fredonia graduates with B.A. degrees in History and minors in Museum Studies, will describe steps they took that placed them on paths leading to successful careers in “Living in History,” a spring Writers@Work residency.
Fredonia Dance Ensemble returns for annual concert March 24 and 25
After a solid year of planning and preparation, the Fredonia Dance Ensemble is set to return to Marvel Theatre at SUNY Fredonia for its annual concert.
Trumpeter Gardner to give master classes, perform with ensembles
Acclaimed trumpeter, composer and educator Derrick Gardner will spend Thursday and Friday, March 23 and 24, at the School of Music, leading master classes and performing in concerts with the Fredonia Jazz Orchestra and Fredonia Jazz Sextet in Rosch Recital Hall.
Master drummer and balafon artist to offer workshops/concert
Made possible through the Carnahan Jackson Fund for the Humanities, which was established with the Fredonia College Foundation, drummer and balafon artist N'Camara Abou Sylla will bring his talent and expertise to SUNY Fredonia on Oct. 26 to 28.
Carnahan Jackson Fund for the Humanities announces 2023-2024 Award Cycle
The selection committee for the Carnahan Jackson Fund for the Humanities is now accepting requests for proposals. The application deadline for the 2023-2024 award cycle is Friday, Oct. 28.
Cli-fi novelist Allegra Hyde to give public reading
Allegra Hyde, author of the cli-fi (climate fiction) novel “Eleutheria,” will give a public reading in Rosch Recital Hall on Thursday, Sept. 29 for the Mary Louise White Visiting Writers Series.
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.
Archaeological geophysicist to give Brown Bag talk
“Changing Face of Education” is the title of a Zoom talk to be given by Dr. Timothy S. de Smet, an archaeological geophysicist at SUNY Binghamton, in the Brown Bag Lecture series on Wednesday, Dec. 1, from noon to 1 p.m.
Alumna to share how pandemic has changed higher education in Brown Bag talk
Olivia Hunt, who navigated the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in higher education as a student at SUNY Fredonia and is now an intern at the community college level, will examine “Student Perspectives on Online Learning” at the online Brown Bag Lunch Series talk on Wednesday, Nov. 3, at noon.