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Student’s reflections that promote sustainability go prime time
“Loud Existence,” the activist portfolio that Abby Hart created to promote sustainability, has leaped from its assignment roots in an English course to major social media platforms.
Vanwesenbeeck tapped to deliver Kasling Lecture
Department of English Professor Birger Vanwesenbeeck has been tapped to present the 2020 Robert W. Kasling Memorial Lecture, an honor that recognizes a faculty member for outstanding achievement in scholarship or artistic performance.
Recognizing outstanding faculty and professional staff
Three outstanding Fredonia employees were named by Interim President Dennis L. Hefner to receive the 2020 President’s Awards for Excellence and Fredonia College Council Award for Community Engagement.
Trio to receive SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Student Excellence
Alyson Baumann, Avril King and Caroline Schettler, seniors at Fredonia who excelled in the classroom and collectively have six academic majors and two minors, will receive the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
Vanwesenbeeck review appears in Los Angeles Review of Books
Department of English Professor Birger Vanwesenbeeck wrote a review, published in the Los Angeles Review of Books, of a new study of animals and the environment in Turkish literature and culture.
Alumnus to focus on shaping students’ success in the workplace
Fredonia will welcome back alumnus Josh Schneider for a three-day Convocation residency, sponsored by Fredonia’s School of Business and the Writers@Work series, on Wednesday through Friday, March 4 through 6.
McEntarfer, Iovannone co-write journal article on chosen name policies
Department of English Associate Professor Heather McEntarfer and Dr. Jeffry Iovannone, who serves as coordinator of the Women’s and Gender Studies program, co-wrote the article, “Faculty Perceptions of and Experiences with Chosen Names Policies and Non-binary Pronouns," that has been accepted for publication in the journal, Teaching in Higher Education.
Vanwesenbeeck named to Electronic Book Review editorial board
Department of English Professor Birger Vanwesenbeeck has been appointed to the international editorial board of the Electronic Book Review (EBR), where he will join a team of literature scholars based in Norway and the United States.
Vanwesenbeeck, alumnus contribute to Post-Digital book review
Department of English Professor Birger Vanwesenbeeck and Fredonia English alumnus Andrew Lindquist are among the contributors to the edited volume Post-Digital: Dialogues and Debates from the electronic book review, to be released by Bloomsbury in February.
Fredonia introduces accelerated B.A./M.A. English Adolescence Education program
An innovative B.A./M.A. English Adolescence Education program that builds on core strengths of a longstanding undergraduate teacher preparation program – and reduces the number of years needed to earn a graduate degree and become eligible for professional certification – has been launched at Fredonia.