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Fredonia to welcome over 1,300 new students
More than 1,300 undergraduate students will begin the next chapter in their educational journey at Fredonia when the 2019-2020 academic year begins on Monday, Aug. 26.
Ice cream, superhero film launch Welcome Week
An ice cream social will get the fall semester’s Welcome Week off to a cool (and delicious) start on Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Williams Center patio. Students can build their own sundae from 1 to 4 p.m.
Get to know student clubs, organizations at Activities Night
Students, especially those new to Fredonia, will have an opportunity to get to know more than 170 clubs and organizations at Activities Night on Wednesday, Sept. 4, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., in Dods Grove.
Campus event to welcome new international students
A ceremony to welcome more than 20 international students, representing eight foreign countries, to Fredonia will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 21, beginning at 3 p.m., in Rosch Recital Hall. Countries represented by the incoming students include China, South Korea, India, Japan, Malaysia, Turkey, Nepal and France.
Fredonia named a best value in higher education by Kiplinger's
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has once again named the State University of New York at Fredonia as one of the best values in public higher education in the country, based on a series of metrics for academic strength and affordability.
Howard receives Pillar of the Professor award
Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services Cedric Howard received the Pillar of the Profession Award from NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education at its annual conference in March in Los Angeles.
Heather Han named April ‘Student of the Month’
Heather Han, a senior majoring in Psychology with a minor in Applied Music, has been chosen as the April 2019 Student of the Month by the Office of Residence Life. She was nominated for the award by Dr. Jack Croxton, her research supervisor.
Fredonia students team up to clean up village streets
For the third straight year, students at Fredonia launched into Study Week by volunteering their time to clean up village streets.
De-stress for Success activities began Monday
De-stress for Success, is a series of events, programs and workshops designed to help students find ways to reduce stress in a healthy, productive manner while gaining the focus they need to succeed, began on Monday, May 6, and will continue through Friday, May 17.
Student food pantry expands hours of operation
The student food pantry on campus is opening the door wider for the last two weeks of the spring semester to accommodate students who may find themselves running low on food or meal plan points. A second pantry location, in the LoGrasso Hall vestibule, will operate Monday through Friday, beginning May 6, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.