The fall Phonathon, conducted by the University Advancement division and coordinated by Director of Development Timothy Murphy, brought in over $64,000 in pledges from SUNY Fredonia alumni to support the efforts of the Fredonia College Foundation in providing scholarship and program support to the university. “Considering the current economic conditions, I am pleased with the outcome of this semester’s Phonathon. Our student callers are great ambassadors for Fredonia,” stated Mr. Murphy.

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Boys and girls from Silver Creek, Dunkirk, Fredonia, Westfield and Brocton attended the five-day camp, and quickly were turned into “Playground Players,” an acting troupe, by the energetic staff. The Fredonia College Foundation’s Carnahan-Jackson Humanities Fund provided funding for scholarships that allowed more than a dozen additional children to attend the camp.

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The second annual Fred Ruterbusch Memorial 5K Run and Fun Run Mile takes place as part of Homecoming Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. behind Steele Hall. The Fun Run Mile will follow at 11 a.m. on the indoor track in Steele Hall, followed by the post-race awards ceremony. Proceeds  benefit the Phillips Cross Country and Track & Field Endowment Fund.

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For as long as she can remember, music major Katherine Petersen has been intrigued by Africa. “The pictures that we see in the States are always beautiful and the music is captivating and always makes me want to dance.”  It was a Lundquist International Fellowship that created the pathway for the adventure-seeking senior from Gowanda to have an extended stay in that faraway place.

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Robert Caruso, retired from nearly three decades in higher education at the University of California at Los Angeles, recently took the long flight back to his Dunkirk roots and alma mater, SUNY Fredonia, the to meet Amanda Straight of Fredonia, the first recipient of a Caruso Memorial Scholarship.

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Lake Shore Savings has again made a $10,000 commitment to support the arts and entertainment programming at the Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center at the State University of New York at Fredonia.

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The Fredonia College Foundation is launching its 2008-09 All-Campus Appeal Monday, Sept. 15, encouraging faculty and staff members to make a gift to the current "Doors to Success" campaign. As a special incentive for payroll deduction gifts directed to specific endowments, the Fredonia College Foundation Board of Directors has authorized $60,000 in 1-for-2 matching funding.

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The naming of the Reed Library addition as the Carnahan-Jackson Center for Learning and Scholarship recognizes the longstanding financial and volunteer support given by the Carnahan-Jackson Foundation to the SUNY Fredonia community over the years, as well as the personal philanthropy and leadership provided by its Board Chairman, David H. Carnahan (in photo), President Dennis L. Hefner announced in May.

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The alumna who inspired the movie, “Music of the Heart,” dedicated a new scholarship to Louis Richardson and Homer Garretson, two Fredonia professors who inspired her toward her remarkable career in music education. 

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SUNY Fredonia and the Fredonia College Foundation today announced the public phase of a five-year, $15 million capital campaign — the longest and largest capital campaign in Fredonia’s 182-year history.  “Doors to Success: the Campaign for Fredonia,” will fund more scholarships and academic and cultural programs.

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Black Student Union alumni of SUNY Fredonia and friends will meet Friday, March 28, in New York City to raise funds for the Nabta Fund, a scholarship endowment established through the Fredonia College Foundation to benefit students of color at SUNY Fredonia.

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The weekend celebration of the Elizabeth and Michel Sorel Charitable Organization’s gifts to SUNY Fredonia held double the excitement after a surprise announcement on Saturday, Sept. 29.

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Students who worked for the Fredonia College Foundation's annual Phonathon raised nearly $56,000 during a recent campaign.
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Susan Marie Frontczak as Marie Curie

In the drama, Susan Marie Frontczak of  "StorySmith" performs the role of Mme. Marie Curie, known for her 19th century discovery of radium and radioactivity. The event is the first to be supported by the Phyllis and Lawrence Patrie Endowment for the Sciences.
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Alumni raced to raise funds for the track and field program in honor of late alumnus, Fred Ruterbusch, '77.

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Eligible students are invited to compete for three $1,000 scholarships as a result of a SUNY Fredonia scholarship fund created by Welch's and the National Grape Cooperative for its employees and grower-members.
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CEO Lance Durbin, a SUNY Fredonia graduate who heads a Miami-based company doing business in Haiti, has gained the help of Fredonia students in collecting toys, school supplies, and hygiene products for Haitian families.
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The First Annual Mary Louise White Symposium sponsored by the English Department will attempt to focus on not only English, but instead bring together people from many different disciplines to create a better understanding about what it really means to be human.
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Dorothy (Lockwood) Anderson, a 1927 graduate of the Fredonia Normal School, bequeathed a gift to SUNY Fredonia that will amount to approximately $500,000, President Dennis L. Hefner announced. The gift is among the largest ever received from a graduate of the university.
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