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Noted journalist/author to discuss fate of Michael C. Rockefeller in free lecture
As part of the celebration of its 50th Anniversary Season, the Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center will present a free lecture with Carl Hoffman entitled “Mystery Solved: The Disappearance of Michael C. Rockefeller” on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 5 p.m. in Marvel Theatre.
Focus on the patient
Classmates, professors and friends – those who knew Sonja LaBarbera at Fredonia in the 1990s – inspired the Silver Creek native to “think differently, to work harder and to always remember that people are what matters most.” She never forgot that advice.
Pulitzer Prize winner to headline student journalism conference
David Cay Johnston, a 2001 Pulitzer Prize winner, will be the keynote speaker at the Fredonia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2019 conference on Saturday, Nov. 16.
OER courses surge, helping students to curtail textbook costs
In only its second year at Fredonia, the SUNY-wide Open Educational Resources (OER) program has already made strides to lower the costs of higher education by significantly reducing overall textbook costs incurred by students.
Mary Louise White speaker series event on Thursday
A reading by visiting writer and scholar Nishta Mehra is slated for Thursday, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. in McEwen Hall Room 209.
Honduras Medical Brigades art raffle on Nov. 14 to be preceded by dinner
In January 2020, a group of students and faculty from Fredonia will be traveling to Honduras to conduct medical brigades. An artwork fundraising raffle has begun to raise funds to pay for medicine and health supplies that the group will bring to Honduras.
Singleton’s ‘Higher Learning’ to be presented in Convocation Series
A screening of “Higher Learning,” the John Singleton film that presents a college campus as a racial and ideological war zone, will open the 2019-2020 Convocation Series on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m., in Williams Center Room S204.
Annual Pottery Show and Sale in November to benefit Health Professional School Preparation Scholarship Fund
On Wednesday, Nov. 13, the Annual Pottery Show and Sale will be held in the Multipurpose Room of the Williams Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Music, dance and cuisine to take center stage at Global Banquet
A variety of cultures from around the world that are part of the Fredonia campus will be in the spotlight at the fifth annual Global Banquet, hosted by International Student Services and the International Club, on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 6 p.m., in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room.
Music Industry students help raise funds at cancer awareness events
Students enrolled in HAIL! Fredonia Records lent a generous helping hand at “The Roaring ‘20s,” a fundraiser that benefits For Our Daughters, Inc., an organization that honors cancer survivors and is dedicated to helping young women live longer, healthier lives.