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Courses redesigned to meet SUNY’s new Diversity framework
SUNY Fredonia has designated its first Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice courses – ENGL 274: Social Justice and the Written Word and ENGL 296: American Identities – that have been recast to conform to the new SUNY General Education Framework.
Vanwesenbeeck participates in program at the Peace Literacy Institute
Associate Professor Ici Vanwesenbeeck of the Department of English was invited to participate in a certificate program course organized by the Peace Literacy Institute and the Professional Development for Educators program at Oregon State University.
Vanwesenbeeck gives talk at Orient-Institut workshop in Istanbul
Department of English Associate Professor Ici Vanwesenbeeck was invited to speak at the workshop “Imperial Lives Turned National: Biographical Reflections on the Post-Ottoman Transformation a Century Ago,” at the Orient-Institut, in Istanbul, on May 22 and 23.
The Opera Journal to publish Vanwesenbeeck analysis, translation of Pacini’s ‘Saffo’
English Associate Professor Ici Vanwesenbeeck's article, “Early Libretto Writing Tradition in the Ottoman Empire (1839–1861): The Handwritten Copy of Pacini’s Saffo,” has been accepted for publication in The Opera Journal's Autumn/Winter 2023 issue.
Smith named Honors ‘Student of the Month’ for May
Anne Smith, a junior double major in English and Computer Science with a Creative Writing minor, has received the May 2023 Honors Student of the Month Award.
SUNY Fredonia adjunct faculty receive Chancellor’s Awards
SUNY Fredonia faculty members Rebecca Cuthbert and John Stone have been selected as recipients of the 2023 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching, a system-wide honor that recognizes consistently superior teaching at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels.
Halm receives April Honors Student of the Month award
Senior Theatre Arts and English double major Ashley Halm has been chosen as the recipient of the April Honors Student of the Month Award.
Spring a very busy season in publishing world for lecturer Cuthbert
It is shaping up to be a highly prolific spring in the world of writing, poetry and readings for Department of English Adjunct Lecturer Rebecca Cuthbert.
English department to celebrate poetry, prose at literary festival
The inaugural Fredonia Literary Festival, a celebration of poetry and prose at SUNY Fredonia – presenting local authors and organizations, memorial readings honoring four Department of English faculty members – will be held on Saturday, April 29, in the Williams Center.
Study Abroad trip to Iceland planned for Summer 2024; information session on April 18
Drs. Tom Hegna and Ici Vanwesenbeeck are organizing an information session for INED 399 Magical Iceland, a Summer 2024 interdisciplinary study abroad course that will focus on the geology, sustainability policies, history, and literary culture of Iceland.