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Fredonia student awarded national Gilman scholarship
Sage Golisano, a Public Relations major at Fredonia, has received a Gilman scholarship to support a study abroad experience at the University of Ghana during the fall semester.
Youngerman Center to host stroke/head injury support sessions
Two support group meetings for stroke and head injury survivors and their family members will be held during the summer at Fredonia's Henry C. Youngerman Center for Communication Disorders.
Fredonia students use satellite imagery to aid humanitarian relief efforts
Students in GeoVentures, the YouthMappers chapter at Fredonia, utilized satellite imagery to support humanitarian relief efforts in the lake basin region of Chad, an impoverished country in northcentral Africa.
Commencement speaker and alumnus challenges the Class of 2019
As he addressed the Class of 2019 at Fredonia on May 18, Dr. Shaun C. Nelms felt commonality with the graduates sitting before him in Steele Hall. “You will be expected…to leave a lasting impression on the world,” Dr. Nelms said. “I understand this transition too well…as a proud graduate of the (Fredonia) Class of 1999.”
Fredonia Commencement on Saturday to be live-streamed
Commencement 2019 at Fredonia will be live-streamed and will begin at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, including of both ceremonies in the Steele Hall arena combining undergraduate and master’s degree and advanced certificate graduates. There will be a link to connect from the university’s home page at www.fredonia.edu.
Job prospects exceptional for Medical Technology graduates
When students at Fredonia complete Medical Technology courses, fulfill graduation requirements and pass the national certification exam, they’ll be positioned to hit the ground running – straight to a high-paying job. In fact, all 10 students on track to complete hospital internships in August already have multiple job offers on the table.
Faculty, staff receive SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence
Four faculty and staff members in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the State University of New York at Fredonia, a Finance and Administration staff member who ensures campus compliance with state and SUNY internal control requirements, and a valued staff member from the Office of Admissions, have received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence, an honor that recognizes consistently superior professional achievement.
Students design, build robots for olympics challenge in CIS course
A new elective course in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences teaching students how to use computer hardware and software fundamentals by building robots culminated with the novel robotics olympics challenge.
Expanded Living History Day returns to campus
So well-received was Living History Day a year ago at Fredonia that the early American presentation will return to the campus on Thursday, May 30, with more sessions, a larger student turnout anticipated and a new state museum award in tow.
Smith documentary to be screened at UFVA conference
“Among the Hemlocks. Fantastic Stories from Fredonia, NY,” a documentary by Department of Communication Assistant Professor Roslin Smith, will be screened at the University Film and Video Association's 73rd annual conference in July.