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Energetic staff turned kids into "players" in theatre camp
Boys and girls from Silver Creek, Dunkirk, Fredonia, Westfield and Brocton attended the five-day camp, and quickly were turned into “Playground Players,” an acting troupe, by the energetic staff. The Fredonia College Foundation’s Carnahan-Jackson Humanities Fund provided funding for scholarships that allowed more than a dozen additional children to attend the camp.
Ruterbusch 5K run benefits athletics programs
The second annual Fred Ruterbusch Memorial 5K Run and Fun Run Mile takes place as part of Homecoming Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. behind Steele Hall. The Fun Run Mile will follow at 11 a.m. on the indoor track in Steele Hall, followed by the post-race awards ceremony. Proceeds benefit the Phillips Cross Country and Track & Field Endowment Fund.
Two alumni in spotlight for their career achievements
A sound recording entrepreneur and the partner of an investment bank are being honored this weekend by SUNY Fredonia for outstanding achievement. Alumni John Poppo, '84, and Michael Petsky, '85, will be celebrated in separate events in Rosch Recital Hall and Cranston Marche.
Special alums and anniversaries mark Homecoming '08
Homecoming 2008 marks the 50th anniversary of Men's Soccer at FSU, the 25th anniversary of our Sound Recording Technology program, and honors for former athletes who will be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame, and two alumni who will be recognized for outstanding achievement in their respective fields.
Fredonia alumnus has role in Broadway's The Lion King
Six years after graduating from SUNY Fredonia’s musical theatre program, Gabriel Croom is acting and singing in two roles for Disney Theatrical’s The Lion King, now on Broadway. His physically demanding roles require him to walk on his arms and legs atop stilts, and perform while being winched up to a harness.
Pianist Tony Caramia performing Rodgers' hits
Alumnus Tony Caramia Pianist Tony Caramia will present “Richard Rodgers—The Sound of His Music,” a multi-media solo jazz piano tribute featuring 21 songs from 17...
'63 graduate creates scholarship, meets first recipient
Robert Caruso, retired from nearly three decades in higher education at the University of California at Los Angeles, recently took the long flight back to his Dunkirk roots and alma mater, SUNY Fredonia, the to meet Amanda Straight of Fredonia, the first recipient of a Caruso Memorial Scholarship.
Rose Klassen: Communication
Rose Klassen, who served as Visiting Assistant Professor in the Communications Department for more than a decade, died Sept. 25.
Graduate will give talk at Women's Studies Fall Gathering
Alumna Jessica Barnack, a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, will present the keynote address at The Women’s Studies annual Fall Gathering on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 5 p.m. in the Horizon Room of the Williams Center.
Julius Paul: Political Science
Dr. Julius Paul See the family's article published in the Dunkirk Observer obituary section. FREDONIA — Julius Paul, Ph. D., a professor emeritus at Fredonia...