David Cooper, an environmental activist focusing on the issues surrounding the “mountaintop removal” method of coal mining, will give a presentation on the Fredonia campus on Wednesday, April 1 at 2 p.m. in room S-104 of the Williams Center.  The event is free and open to the public.

An interdisciplinary roundtable on conservation and environmental issues is planned for the Arts and Humanities Brown Bag Lecture Series on April 1 at noon in the Williams Center Room S104. Faculty members will explore connections between their scholarly and creative projects, personal lives and commitments to strengthening the sustainability efforts on campus and in our community.

Like the song says, come and take the “highway that’s the best.” Rockefeller Arts Center at the State University of New York at Fredonia presents “Route 66 Part II: The Romance of the Road” a film by Charles Hartman on Saturday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. in King Concert Hall.

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SUNY Fredonia will host its third Social Science Colloquium of the spring semester as Josh Adams, assistant professor of sociology, explores the issue...
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Details of the first-ever SUNYWIDE Film Festival are starting to take place, as the line-up for this inaugural three-day event was unveiled this week. The student showcase, with 13 short films made by students from across the SUNY system, opens at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 2.  Filmmakers hail from SUNY Fredonia, Dutchess Community College, SUNY Oswego, Niagara County Community College, SUNY New Platz and SUNY Purchase have also entered films.

SUNY Fredonia will host talks with Buffalo-based artists Jackie Felix and Bruce Adams, who currently have paintings on display in the Art Gallery as part of an exhibition entitled “Figure and Form: Explorations of Humanity.”

The SUNY Fredonia School of Music will present a Faculty Showcase Recital on Monday, March 30 at 8 p.m. at Rosch Recital Hall. Nearly two dozen performers will be featured. The program will include works by faculty members John Bacon and Rob Deemer, and others. The event is free and open to the public.

Two theatre graduates from the State University of New York at Fredonia have returned to direct a production of “To Kill a Mockingbird” at Jamestown High School as part of the National Endowment for the Arts’ The Big Read initiative. Aundre Seals, a 2007 graduate, and Dan Lendzian, a 2006 graduate, will direct the student production

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On the third floor of Thompson Hall, The Snack Shack offers convenience and value to busy students and faculty by providing a wide variety of affordable snacks and beverages in one place.That business model has made a success of this entirely student-run venture for decades.

Registration ends March 13 for students as well as faculty, alumni and friends of SUNY Fredonia and the community to participate by giving a reading at the first “Albert A. Dunn Day of Poetry and Prose” on Thursday, April 2, at S104 Williams Center.

The mere mention of “Route 66” conjures up an image of freedom on the open road and a time when things were simpler. You won’t find Route 66 on a regular road map today. But it’s there. It’s the service road that runs beside the interstate, the motels and diners that still dot the path, the people who call it home, and the cracked asphalt that winds through the countryside often coming to a dead end.

Women's History month continues on March 30 with a traning session and panel discussion on issues surrounding human trafficking, which is a relevant issue right here in Western New York.  Among the featured speakers will be Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis, an expert in women's violence issues from Pepperdine University.

The College Libertarians, a student group at SUNY Fredonia, is sponsoring a talk by guest lecturer Tom Mullen on Friday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m. in McEwen G26. Mullen is the author of A Return to Common Sense: Reawakening Liberty in the Inhabitants of America. Tom Mullen is a writer, musician, and self-employed business consultant.

A hip-hop concert, featuring Roc-A-Fella recording artist Memphis Bleek and several performers from the Fredonia, Dunkirk and Buffalo areas, will be hosted by the Black Student Union at SUNY Fredonia on Friday, March 27 at 8 p.m. in the Williams Center.

Kelly Sponholz became the second Fredonia State national champion in less than a week, and she did so by setting a new NCAA Division III record in the 3-meter diving event during the NCAA championships held in Minneapolis, Minn. on Wednesday, March 18.

Senior Julia Hopson made history at the NCAA championships in Terre Haute, Ind., becoming the first-ever Fredonia State female athlete to win an individual national championship.  What's more, she set a new SUNYAC record in the process, with a throw of 18.25 meters -- nearly 60 feet.

Registration is underway for Summer Sessions, including the new "May Term," which allows students to complete a course in just two weeks. It's a great way to ease your course load in upcoming semesters and still gets you home in time for summer. An Information Fair will be held on Tuesday, March 24 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Williams Center. To learn more, read on...

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