Dr. Michael Jabot, education professor, was invited to present his work as part of the National Learning Progressions in Science Conference held in Ju...
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Maytum Hall is undergoing renovations and all offices except the Computing Services Center on the first floor have been relocated to other areas until...
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The theme of next year’s convocation is PUBLIC SERVICE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. The SUNY Fredonia Convocation Committee invites the ...
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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.

Welch’s/National Scholarships have been awarded to two incoming freshmen at SUNY Fredonia, Alissa M. Cole of Fredonia, N.Y., and Elizabeth Martin of Sheridan, N.Y. Each received a $1,100 award for the 2009-10 academic year.

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.

SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator, a development projected to advance economic growth in Western New York from its base in downtown Dunkirk, has been awarded a $300,000 “challenge grant” from the John R. Oishei Foundation. The incubator project is slated to receive an annual appropriation of $100,000 for three years from the foundation, based in Buffalo, provided that SUNY Fredonia successfully matches that gift — dollar for dollar — from the local business community, alumni and friends, in each of the next three years.

Uniquely designed for a commercial environment rather than residential code compliance, an in-service training program for code compliance officers statewide was the brainchild of Anne Podolak, director of environmental health and safety, and Markus Kessler, director of facilities planning, at SUNY Fredonia. The program launched this month at SUNY Fredonia with 83 registered professionals from public and private colleges, as well as many state agencies.

Maryanne Long, a May 2009 graduate of SUNY Fredonia, has been elected to serve as the sole student representative of the Golden Key Honor Society International Leadership Council. Ms. Long, a native of Buffalo, served as secretary of SUNY Fredonia’s Golden Key Chapter during 2008.  She graduated in May with a degree in Business Administration-Finance, and a minor in Economics.