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First Brown Bag Lunch to highlight world music
Music from around the world will take center stage when SUNY Distinguished Professor Karolyn Stonefelt presents the first Brown Bag Lunch of the fall semester on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at the Williams Center Room S204.
Emerging contaminants to be examined by UB professor at seminar
A seminar that examines lessons that have been learned from two decades of research on uncovering emerging contaminants and their ecological impacts will be led by Diana Aga, professor of Chemistry at the University at Buffalo, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 5 p.m.
Kasling Lecture to be presented, Hagan award recipient to be recognized, on Oct. 1
“A Celebration of Student-centered Research” is the topic of the 42nd Robert W. Kasling Memorial Lecture, to be presented by Dr. Junaid Zubairi of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m., in Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall.
Acclaimed ‘Lucky Man’ author Brinkley to give readings at Fredonia
Fiction writer Jamel Brinkley will give a craft talk and read excerpts from “A Lucky Man: Stories,” a collection of nine powerful stories set in Brooklyn and the South Bronx that have cast him as a significant new voice in fiction, at Fredonia as part of the Mary Louise White Visiting Writer Series established through the Fredonia College Foundation.
Fredonia students to join Georgia Stitt in performance of her compositions
Georgia Stitt, a composer, music director, pianist and music producer, will be joined by members of the Student Opera Theatre Association at Fredonia in a performance of her music+ at a public concert, sponsored by the Ethos New Music Society, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 8 p.m., in Rosch Recital Hall.
Fredonia again named a 'Best College'
Fredonia is ranked 16th among the top public universities in the North in the 2020 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges.”
New mural by drawing/painting students honors workers at Dunkirk steel plant
Spurred by the initial success of three large murals they painted a year ago at Dunkirk Specialty Steel, Erin Ruffino and Alisia Glasier, an alumna and current student enrolled in the Visual Arts and New Media program at Fredonia, returned to the metals producer last summer to undertake a more ambitious project.
Fredonia to host Study Abroad Fair
Information on more than 1,000 study abroad programs offered on every continent through the State University of New York system will be available to Fredonia students at the annual Study Abroad Fair in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room on Monday, Sept. 23, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Fredonia Mini Maker Faire to host maker meetup to prepare for annual event
The Fredonia Mini Maker Faire is seeking makers to participate in the annual event. Join the Circus of Creativity at a Maker Meetup and informative social gathering on Tuesday, Sept. 24, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., in Williams Center Room S-204ABC.
Freedonia Marxonia begins Oct. 3
“Vaudeville and the Marx Brothers” is the theme of the upcoming Freedonia Marxonia, the annual celebration of the connection between the Village of Fredonia and “Freedonia,” which was the setting of the 1933 Marx Brothers’ movie “Duck Soup."