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Campus institute will distribute free copies of global warming film
The Institute for Research in Science Teaching at SUNY Fredonia has been selected as an educational distributor of An Inconvenient Truth, the 2007 Academy-Award winning...
Project in Belize becomes life-changing adventure
Belize, a country in Central America struggling with few educational resources and a multitude of social ills, isn’t the first spring break destination of most college students. But it was the choice of a group of SUNY Fredonia students who devoted their entire mid-March hiatus to a service-learning experience far removed from western New York State. “It was an adventure that I truly believe is life changing,” said Ellie Reddy, professor in SUNY Fredonia’s School of Education. “It is amazing to see and actually experience the poverty, to see life in another culture, to be part of their lives – even for such a short period of time.”
Foundation honoring Gotowka, Sen. Young, and Fredonia Rotary May 5
Walter J. Gotowka, state Sen. Catharine M. Young and the Fredonia Rotary Club will receive the 2007 Fredonia College Foundation Distinguished Service Award, a prestigious honor bestowed upon area citizens and organizations that make significant contributions to society through business, government, education and the arts. The awards will be presented during a special dinner/dance at the State University of New York at Fredonia on Saturday, May 5, at the Williams Center. Proceeds from the 2007 Distinguished Service Awards dinner/dance will benefit the Keeper of the Dream Scholarship and Leadership Program at SUNY Fredonia.
Max Oppenheimer to speak at PM Commencement
Dr. Oppenheimer World War II Veteran and former CIA officer Dr. Max Oppenheimer Jr. will be the speaker at the afternoon ceremony of the SUNY Fredonia 2007 Commencement, to be held Saturday, May 12 at 3 p.m. in Steele Hall. Dr. Oppenheimer is professor emeritus of the foreign languages department at SUNY Fredonia. There are two commencement ceremonies at SUNY Fredonia, one at 10 a.m. and one at 3 p.m. The speaker for the 10 a.m. ceremony is Dr. David Mittlefehldt , an alumnus who is being honored with an honorary doctorate from the State University of New York. Dr. Oppenheimer recently wrote an autobiography, An Innocent Yank at Home Abroad: Footnotes to History, 1922-1945 (Sunflower University Press, 2000) which details his youth as an expatriate and his U.S. Army service during World War II. He has also translated numerous texts, including a Russian book on hydraulics for the U.S. Office of Naval Research. His most recent book, Is That What It Means? (Sunflower University Press, 2004) is a compilation of 110 of his newspaper columns on language.
New scholarship effort outlined at People of Color Concerns Conference
The unveiling of a new scholarship that will benefit future students of color at SUNY Fredonia will be among many highlights of the People of Color Concerns Conference that begins Friday. Sponsored jointly by the Black Student Union, Latinos Unidos and the Fredonia Alumni Office, the two-day conference is expected to draw an estimated 100 to 150 alumni, including some from states as far away as North Carolina and NebraskaThe Nabta Fund is being established to support a scholarship that gives financial assistance to future students of color at SUNY Fredonia. A 20-minute presentation on the fund will be given during the Saturday lunch, beginning at noon.
College hosting student teachers from Britain
Exchange students from Great Britain met with members of the Seneca nation. Fredonia’s College of Education has put together an entire calendar of events to acclimate the newest exchange students from Exmouth, England and Swansea, Wales. The students will participate in a comprehensive study of American schools. Part of a program that has been in place since 1989, the International Student Teaching Practicum (ISTP) provides students with the opportunity to see the educational system at work in a different country.
SUNY Fredonia hires director for new high tech incubator
Jeffrey D. Corcoran of Ballston Lake, N.Y., has been named director of the SUNY Fredonia High Technology Incubator in Dunkirk, N.Y. He is responsible for all aspects of operating the facility, which was created last year with funding from New York State, SUNY, and New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR). The incubator is in the design phase and is expected to be built in 2008. Meanwhile, temporary office space has been established in downtown Dunkirk’s Empire Zone and incubator space will be opening shortly. Mr. Corcoran took charge April 2 at offices in the Stearns Building on Central Avenue, and is already involved in developing strategic plans and marketing for the facility
Students plan Environmental Fair at high school
An Environmental Community Fair will be held at the Fredonia High School gymnasium on Saturday, April 21, from 12:30 to 4 p.m. The activities, aimed...
People of Color Concerns Conference planned for April 21
Ready for the Fashion Show. “The World, the Society, and My Reflection … the Person in the Mirror” is the theme the 2007 People of Color Concerns Conference, sponsored by the SUNY Fredonia Black Student Union, Latinos Unidos, and the Alumni Office. The Black Student Union Fashion Show, a 31-year tradition at Fredonia, is a feature of the conference. It takes place Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Williams Center. Boyce Watkins, an author; John Elmore, a Buffalo attorney; and Pastor Roderick L. Hennings, of Zion Dominion World Ministries, Buffalo, are key presenters. Various community leaders, SUNY Fredonia officials and Fredonia BSU alumni will also participate in the two-day conference.
Children’s Concerts conclude with Brass Ensemble
The Musical Journeys Program of the Fredonia School of Music has launched a new series of free concerts designed to appeal to very young children. Selected student ensembles from the Fredonia School of Music will perform four, half-hour Children’s Concerts on Saturday mornings at 10:30 a.m. concluding on April 28 in the multi-purpose room of the Chautauqua County Home, 10836 Temple Road in Dunkirk.