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Students can work on UN goals in virtual summer course work
The SUNY COIL Center is developing 6-credit hour summer course work focused on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. SUNY students, including those from Fredonia, can participate in the program.
Alumni stay on board to host English education majors to complete student teaching placements
Seniors majoring in English: Adolescence Education at Fredonia are completing their student teaching placements in Western New York schools on schedule amid the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to Fredonia alumni who didn’t want to see them miss out on their student teaching experiences.
Dunham reaches for the stars and receives Hagan Young Scholar/Artist Award
Department of Physics Assistant Professor Michael Dunham, whose research and scholarship interests are in observational studies of star and planet formation, is the recipient of the 2020 William T. and Charlotte N. Hagan Young Scholar/Artist Award.
Popeye sketch by Fredonia alumnus delights Communication professor
Not everyone can boast to appearing, side-by-side, with their childhood idol, but Department of Communication Professor Mike Igoe can. That’s him standing next to, well, Popeye. Not in real life, of course, but in a black and white cartoon sketch created by Fredonia graduate Ken Wheaton that looks every bit like it was plucked out of a vintage Popeye comic book.
Theatre faculty member brings in experts for online sessions
Department of Theatre and Dance Professor Paul Mockovak conducted a “TED-type” talk with TONY-nominated actress Beth Malone (“Fun Home” “Angels in America” “The Unsinkable Molly Brown”) that he opened up for a live stream to the department.
Health Professions Club to host online Accepted Student Panel
Six Fredonia seniors and alumni who have been granted admission to health professional schools this fall will participate in an online version, via Zoom, of the annual Accepted Student Panel discussion on Tuesday, May 5 (today!), at 7 p.m.
Faculty and staff invited to virtual meetings with Middle States Review Team
As part of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaccreditation process, the State University of New York at Fredonia will welcome the Middle States visiting team virtually on April 27 to 29.
Pursuing her passion and goals, meeting a need and making a difference
For Kayla Purcell, a sophomore Medical Technology major at Fredonia, the faces of COVID-19 victims don’t live only on television newscasts or in newspapers.
CDO honors Greystone with first Excellence in Internship Advancement Award
Greystone Nature Preserve, an experiential environmental educational teaching facility located on 75 acres near Brocton, is the recipient of the Career Development Office’s inaugural Excellence in Internship Advancement Award.
Fredonia introduces new minor in Music Industry
A new Music Industry minor, developed to complement the educational experience of students at Fredonia who are studying music, communication, business or economics, will be in place when the 2020-2021 academic year begins in August.