An opening reception to launch the one-month visit of the Emmett Till Traveling Exhibit in Reed Library will be held Tuesday, Feb. 3, from 4 to 5 p.m. with a talk by Professor Saundra Liggins. Other events are planned throughout the month, including the showing of the film, "The Untold Story of Emmett Till" on Feb. 4, and a panel discussion on how the murder of a 14-year old spurred the Civil Rights Movement in America.

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The Foolz ─ Henrik Bothe (The Dapper Dane) and Woody Keppel (Woodhead) ─ will present “A February Festival of Fun” on Friday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. in Marvel Theatre.  Veterans of film, television, radio and the stage, Bothe and Keppel have performed for audiences on six continents.

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One of the most successful indie bands working today will be featured in concert at Rockefeller Arts Center on Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. in King Concert Hall. Ball in the House, a soul-pop/R&B vocal band out of Boston, will take the stage for a one-night-only event.

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The Department of Biology has invited two guest speakers to acknowledge the contribution of Charles Darwin to understanding the diversity of life forms on the earth. Tropical warblers and Killer Whales are the subject of seminars on Feb. 6 and 13 from 4 to 5 p.m. in Jewett Hall Room 101. All are welcome.

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The best works of student artists at SUNY Fredonia will be on display in the art gallery at Rockefeller Arts Center beginning Friday, Feb. 6.   The "Fredonia Showcase" will open on Feb. 6 with a reception in the Art Gallery lobby from 7 to 9 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public.

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The Facilities Services department has been created from a merger of two departments on campus and Kevin Cloos has been named director. The new department includes the custodial staff, structural trades, grounds and landscaping, electrical shop, heating plant, plumbing shop, refrigeration, energy management staff, and office staff

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Players from the SUNY Fredonia Blue Devils Mens hockey team took time out of their busy practice schedule to get together with students from the Upward Bound Program at SUNY Fredonia. The Upward Bound Program students and staff have been collecting donations for the American Cancer Society to help the team with their efforts in the “Power Plays for Cancer”.

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FREDONIA, N.Y. — Jan. 29, 2009 —The College Tutoring Services office (CTS), together with the Learning Center, the Full Opportunity Program, Disability Support Services for Students and the Educational Development Program, is now hiring students to join its tutoring staff for the 2009/2010 academic year.

CTS tutors are paid an hourly wage to work a scheduled number of hours, from 2 to 6 p.m., for drop-in students at the Learning Center or in one-on-one hourly sessions with specific students assigned by the program.

“Working as a tutor not only pays but has proven to be a golden credential for students seeking admission to graduate programs, competing for jobs, fellowships and teaching positions,” said Learning Center Director Liza Smith.

Applications are available in the Educational Development Program Office, the Learning Center, and online at www.fredonia.edu/tlc. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 13 by 5 p.m. All applications must be submitted to the Learning Center on the fourth floor of Reed Library.

For more information, please contact Director Smith at (716) 673-3550 or liza.smith@fredonia.edu.

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SUNY Fredonia has announced a series of five presentations starting Monday, Feb. 2, designed to share the teaching and research experiences of Fredonia faculty members who have recently traveled abroad. Dr. Cheryl Drout opens the series with a talk on Japan.

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SUNY Fredonia Professor Paul Mockovak is one of ten winners of the "Faces of 50+ Real People" model search conducted by AARP The Magazine, the world’s largest-circulation magazine with more than 34 million readers, aimed at people age 50 and older. 

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FREDONIA, N.Y. — Jan. 29, 2009 — The Employee Assistance Program Committee at SUNY Fredonia is looking for community organizations to be participants at its annual Wellness Fair, being held on Thursday, March 26 in the SUNY Fredonia Williams Center Multipurpose Room from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Wellness Fair at SUNY Fredonia is one of the largest in Chautauqua County. It provides SUNY Fredonia faculty, staff, students and community members with important health and wellness information. The fair also gives local organizations an opportunity to showcase their services and/or products, free-of-charge.  If your organization would like to be a participant in the 2009 EAP Wellness Fair, please contact Laurie Ensign, EAP Coordinator, at 716-673-3586 to request registration materials.

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Natalie Gerber (English) has guest edited an issue of The Wallace Stevens Journal, which will be out in February/March. The focus is on theorizing Ste...
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A Chinese New Year celebration will be held on Monday, Feb. 9 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room. Sponsoring the event are students in the Chinese Club, Foreign Language Club, and International Club.

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SUNY Fredonia is one of 208 organizations nationwide selected to receive a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to host The Big Read in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties. The Big Read in Chautauqua/Cattaraugus will focus on Harper Lee’s novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird."

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Order your daffodils today to help in the fight against cancer. Place an order by Feb. 20. Payment is required in advance.  Checks may be made payable to the American Cancer Society.  Deliveries will be made the week of March 16.

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Requests for funding must be hand delivered to Karen Barnett, Executive Assistant, in the FSA Office, Gregory Hall, by 5 p.m. Friday, Feb.13.

The Faculty Student Association announced its 2009 grants cycle for campus programs. The deadline to apply (applications must be hand-delivered) is Friday, Feb. 12, at 5 p.m.

Through its program funds, the Faculty Student Association (FSA) supports various university activities that enhance the educational and/or cultural experience of the campus community.

The FSA Board of Directors reviews requests for support in March of each year. The Board will soon begin considering applications for support for the period June 1 through May 31, 2010.

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A series of five presentations designed to share the recent teaching and research experiences of Fredonia faculty who have traveled abroad will happen through the Spring semester, beginning on Monday, Feb. 2, with a presentation by Psychlogy Department Chair Cheryl Drout, who will detail her recent endeavors in Japan.

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The theme of the 2009 Art of the Guitar Concert Series is Composer’s Alive! Each concert will feature music written for the guitar by living composers, which will include many world premiere performances.

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The Office of Student Research and Creativity is accepting applications for student travel funding until Feb. 13, Director Jack Croxton announced. Funds to support student travel taking place between January and August of 2009 are being provided by the Academic Affairs office. 

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Competing against roughly 1,700 applicants, Poetry Professor Aimee Nezhukumatathil was one of 42 writers to recently receive Literature Fellowships for poetry awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts. The NEA award provides $25,000 to each recipient for the creation of new works. The NEA’s selection process is based on 10 poems and a brief statement by the author.

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