February 12, 2009 marks the 200th Birthday of Charles Darwin. The Department of Biology has chosen to celebrate this on Friday, Nov. 14, in 101 J...
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Poet, musician, author and artist Joy Harjo, a member of the Muscogee/Creek Nation, will share some of her world-famous poetry with the SUNY Fredonia campus at 7 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 12, in room 209 of McEwen Hall.

Fredonia State won its first SUNYAC championship in women's volleyball by defeating New Paltz, 3-0, on Saturday afternoon at Dods Hall.  The Blue Devils (27-9) also set a school record for wins in a season and earned their first-ever NCAA Tournament berth with the 26-24, 25-15, 25-18 victory. They will play Haverford College on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 1 p.m., at the NCAA Tournament being held at Union College.

Two Native American films will be screened on the SUNY Fredonia campus during November.   The screenings are hosted by the Native American Student Union and the Native American SUNY Western Consortium as part of National American Indian Heritage Month. All students, faculty, staff and the general public are invited to attend the free screenings.

SUNY Fredonia’s American Studies program, together with the class, “Sustainability and America” (AMST 399), led by Dr. Christina Jarvis, is hosting a movie night and panel discussion regarding recycling.  The event will take place on Monday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. in room 209 of McEwen Hall on the Fredonia campus, beginning with a panel discussion on recycling and American sustainability.

SUNY Fredonia’s Office of Veteran Affairs, together with the departments of Environmental Health and Safety, Human Resources, and Public Relations, will hold a memorial service for U.S. veterans on Monday, Nov. 10. The ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. in the Horizon Room of the CentrePointe Lounge in the Williams Center.

A university teaching delegation from Oaxaca, the fifth largest state in Mexico, will meet students, faculty and administrators at SUNY Fredonia and also visit Dunkirk schools and meet Oaxacan families in the area during the university’s observance of International Education Week that begins Monday, Nov. 10. 

Several events highlighting the diversity of the world’s cultures will observe International Education Week at SUNY Fredonia from Nov. 10 through Nov. 20 at various locations on campus. All students, faculty, and general public are invited to attend.

Organizers of the 9th annual Campus-Wide Donation Drive are looking for student volunteers to do the physical work necessary to move the donations from givers to recipients. Last year, the drive collected 25 boxes of toys, 50 boxes of food, and 50 bags of clothing (3,000 gallons), which were sorted and packaged for transport by 67 student volunteers from various student organizations, residence halls and university staff.

Machiavelli is a "laughing lion and a strutting fox" in Raymond Angelo Belliotti's latest book, a treatise on the 15th century thinker who is usually regarded as a clever, effective deceit. “Machiavelli must be understood in historical and political context," Belliotti said, "but his work has great, usually unappreciated, significance for philosophical and moral theory."

The Musical Journeys Program will continue its third season of free concerts designed to appeal to very young children on Saturday, Nov. 15 in the Dunkirk Free Library, when a female vocal ensemble will perform.  “This venue gives preschool children a great chance to get close to the musicians and the music; to really participate and experience music intended just for them,” said Sarah Hamilton, associate professor of oboe.

The SUNY Fredonia School of Music, in cooperation with the Department of Theatre and Dance, will present four performances of “The Magic Flute” in Marvel Theatre at Rockefeller Arts Center. Performance dates and times are Nov. 6, 7 and 8 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 9 at 2 p.m.

Is SUNY Fredonia truly a “food heaven” for vegetarians? Apparently, many people think so as it has advanced to Round Two in the PETA2 contest for "Most Vegetarian-Friendly College Contest."  Cast your vote online!

For the third time overall and second straight season, Fredonia State's Geoff Braun is SUNYAC Coach of the Year. In addition, sophomore Kaitlin Erdman...
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SUNY Fredonia School of Music presents a Wind Symphony Concert on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 8 p.m. in King Concert Hall. Directed by Carl Mazzio, wit...
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The SUNY Fredonia college of natural and social sciences is hosting a Social Sciences Colloquium on the SUNY Fredonia campus Wednesday, Nov. 12. The colloquium’s guest speaker will be Nina Shah, assistant professor of management for the department of business administration.

The Chemistry Seminar series is hosting a talk on the philosophy of science Friday, Nov. 7, at 11 a.m. in Houghton 213 by Dr. David Ball, Cleveland St...
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Dr. Rob Deemer, Chair of the Fredonia School of Music composition department, will be the keynote speaker at the "Inside Opera" event h...
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The University of Nebraska at Kearney has named James Thomas Stevens of the SUNY Fredonia English Department a Reynolds Literary Sandhill Crane Fellow...
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Dr. Charles S. V. Telly of the School of Business published a paper titled “The Benevolent Legal Ethic of Adam Smith Merges with Nobel Laureate R...
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