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Dambacher qualifies for NCAA 100, 200 dashes
Anna Dambacher (Soph.; Divernon, Ill.) has officially qualified for the NCAA meet which starts Thursday at Ohio Wesleyan University's Shelby Stadium in Delaware, Ohio. She is Fredonia State's lone NCAA representative, male or female.
Women's lacrosse season ends with NCAA loss to Trinity
Fredonia State saw its 2014 women's lacrosse season come to an end Saturday with a 16-5 loss to No. 3 Trinity in the regional round...
Fredonia hosts first annual middle and high school science fair
The science departments at SUNY Fredonia invited middle and high school students from across Western New York to share their work and compete for prizes at its first annual science fair, held Saturday, May 10.
Fredonia to host annual high school Math/Science Challenge
Nearly 400 students from 19 high schools in Western New York will flock to SUNY Fredonia to explore “Grease – STEM is the Word!” at the 14th annual Math/Science Challenge on Thursday, May 22. Seven activities or challenges have been designed by faculty in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, with support from colleagues in the remaining STEM disciplines (Science, Technology and Engineering).
Students, campus, gearing up for 2014 Commencement
SUNY Fredonia will host two ceremonies during its 187th annual Commencement, to be held this Saturday, May 17, in Steele Hall Arena. Bachelor’s and master’s degree recipients, as well as those earning advanced certificates, will be honored at two ceremonies, at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. For more information about each ceremony and rehearsal, visit the Commencement website.
Lacrosse earns first post-season win with last-second goal
Fredonia registered its first-ever post-season win in women's lacrosse in dramatic fashion Saturday. Juliana Kotas (Soph.; Lancaster, N.Y.) scored with 3.3 seconds remaining as the...
Morrison sets women's 400-meter record
Laura Morrison broke the 400-meter outdoor school record Friday during the Gator Open at Allegheny College. Her record time of 58.63 seconds was nearly a half-second faster than Rachel McNamara's 59.11 in May of 2004. Morrison finished fourth in the event.
Katharine Carney named ‘Student of the Month’ for April
Outstanding academic achievement, combined with solid facilitator and leadership skills, earned Katharine Carney the Student of the Month honors for April by Residence Life. Carney, a senior English major from Rochester, was nominated for the award by English Professor Natalie Gerber, who said Carney has been “outstanding in her academic work.”
Carl H. Lam receives Lanford Presidential Prize
Carl H. Lam, a senior from Hamburg, N.Y., who is concluding a banner senior year at SUNY Fredonia, has been chosen to receive the Lanford Presidential Prize, an honor that recognizes a member of each graduating class who has exhibited balanced achievement and exemplified Fredonia’s ideals.
Women's Lacrosse to play in NCAA tourney with home game Saturday
Fredonia has been selected to play in the NCAA women's lacrosse tournament for the second time. The Blue Devils (11-6) will play host to Liberty League champ Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at 3 p.m. on Saturday at University Stadium. The Blue Devils made the tournament as an at-large team, just as they did in 2012, when they played host to St. John Fisher.