Articles
Events and news of what's happening around the Fredonia campus.
Find a News Story
FREDlanthropy Day is coming!
Mark your calendars! Wednesday, April 27 is SUNY Fredonia’s annual #FREDlanthropy Day of Giving. Fredonians of all affiliations are encouraged that day to take to the Fredonia social media pages, learn about the impact of donations around campus, and most importantly, spread the culture of #FREDlanthropy by giving back through the Fredonia College Foundation.
Ceremony set to present Street Piano Project
The Fredonia Street Piano Project at SUNY Fredonia will unveil three pianos, each adorned with a one-of-a-kind design created by a local artist and ultimately weatherized so it can be played outdoors, at a ceremony on Wednesday, April 27, at 6 p.m.
Senior Music major Mellis named Honors Student for March
Immanuel Mellis, a senior Music major from Central Islip, has been selected as the Honors Student of the Month for March.
Miss Upstate New York gives boost to autism dog walk
The reigning Miss Upstate New York is delivering a hefty promotional boost to the Music Industry program’s Lend a Paw for Autism dog walk, an annual event held by HAIL! Fredonia Records, the student-run record label at the State University of New York at Fredonia that raises funds for the Institute for Autism Research.
Zubairi, Lee join SUNY Distinguished ranks
The State University of New York has conferred prestigious honors on two faculty members at the State University of New York at Fredonia: Dr. Ted Lee, as Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Dr. Junaid Zubairi, as Distinguished Professor.
Chemistry students, professor to conduct summer research at national laboratory
Three SUNY Fredonia science students will join a research group headed by Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Assistant Professor Allan Jay Cardenas that will conduct research this summer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).
It’s back! ‘Rockin’ the Commons’ returns on Saturday
Update - the event has been moved to the Williams Center Multipurpose Room. After a two-year absence, the large-scale live music concert will return to campus on Saturday, April 9, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Geology students, faculty attend and present at 2022 Northeast Geological Society of America meeting
Students and faculty from the Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences attended and presented at the 2022 Geological Society of America Northeastern Section Meeting, a full in-person event held March 20-22.
Authoritarianism topic of Zoom roundtable discussion
Students will be able to view a team of highly regarded academics assembled by the University of Wisconsin Law School explore resistance to autocracy in a timely virtual roundtable to be held in Williams Center Room S204 on Tuesday, April 12.
Fredonia student, faculty identify a new species of female-only fossil fairy shrimp
Senior Emma Van Houte and her faculty advisor, Assistant Professor Thomas Hegna, are co-authors of a journal article, “A new genus and species of ?parthenogenic anostracan (Pancrustacea, Branchiopoda, ?Thamnocephalidae) from the Lower Cretaceous Koonwarra Fossil Bed in Australia.”