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SUNY Fredonia has named Russell P. Boisjoly as the first Dean of its School of Business, designed to strengthen the quality and reputation of its business programs while leading the School as it pursues accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).  He was welcomed to campus on July 1 to begin his new position.

Eighteen Turkish students will be visiting SUNY Fredonia for two weeks this August and September as part of a SUNY Fredonia grant funded by the U.S. Department of State. Host families are needed to house students for two weeks beginning Aug. 24 through Sept. 9. Ideally, students will be placed together in groups of two or three.

Local music lovers can feast their ears on magnificent chamber works performed by some of the world’s most talented young artists as The Quartet Program launches its fourth season in residence at SUNY Fredonia. concert season begins with a weekend of quartet and sonata concerts July 2 through 4 in Mason Hall.

Dr. Paula Holcomb, director of bands and professor of music at the Fredonia School of Music, has been named Principal Guest Conductor of the Beijing Wind Orchestra. A professional Wind Ensemble, the orchestra will be nationally televised from its concert at the National Center for the Arts in The Forbidden City, and from concerts including the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.  Mr. Mark Dubois and Dr. Karolyn Stonefelt will join Dr. Holcomb as soloists and coaches.

Nancy L. Hagedorn, SUNY Fredonia, has been selected from a national applicant pool to attend one of 19 summer study opportunities supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Endowment is a federal agency that, each summer, supports seminars and institutes at colleges and universities so that teachers can work in collaboration and study with experts in humanities disciplines.

SUNY Fredonia’s College of Education has been selected to receive a five-year, $500,000 grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education. It is designed to improve the training and qualifications of its graduates as they earn certification in special education.