The SUNY Fredonia College of Natural and Social Sciences is holding the first Social Science Colloquium of the 2009-10 academic year on Monday, Oct. 12 with featured speaker Xuguang "Simon" Sheng, assistant professor of economics.

SUNY Fredonia’s College of Education will host the 20th Annual Early Childhood Conference on Saturday, Oct. 3, in McEwen Hall.  The conference, co-sponsored by the College of Education, the Chautauqua County Association for the Education of Young Children, and Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc., will consist of two sessions with featured presenter Janice Smestad, President of Empathy Associates, Ltd, of Merrick, N.Y

Scholars from around the world will be on campus Oct. 1-3 to take part in a three-day symposium devoted to the life and works of the prominent early 20th-century Austrian-Jewish author Stefan Zweig. Numerous archival materials from the university’s internationally renowned Zweig collection will be exhibited, many for the very first time. Other highlights include keynote addresses visiting scholars and a Zweig biographer, as well as the U.S. premiere of the Brazilian feature film, “Lost Zweig,” with director Sylvio Back in attendance.

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students, and in light of that sobering statistic, SUNY Fredonia will again co-sponsor the 6th annual "Out of the Darkness" walk to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and to raise awareness of the issue and the help that is available for students at risk. The three-mile walk takes place locally on Saturday, Oct. 10, starting at 1 p.m. at the campus clocktower.

SUNY Fredonia’s a cappella groups Much More Chill (all-male) and Some Like it Hot (all-female) will open for alternative rock singer-songwriter Ben Folds, who will perform with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) during a concert on Oct. 8 at Kleinhan’s Music Hall in Buffalo.

The SUNY Fredonia School of Music will hold the first annual “Piano Experience” on Saturday, September 26 in Mason Hall on the SUNY Fredonia campus. Fredonia’s piano faculty invites all young pianists to join them for an intensive day of master classes, concerts and workshops.

SUNY Fredonia’s Career Development Office will host a Graduate School Fair on Thursday, Oct. 1 from 4 to 6 p.m. in The Williams Center. Representatives from more than 45 graduate programs located in numerous states will be present with information readily available to all SUNY Fredonia students and alumni.

There was no summer vacation in the drive for greater sustainability across the SUNY Fredonia campus.  While many students were away from residence halls and classrooms, the university implemented a wide range of recycling, landscaping and energy-use initiatives during June, July and August.

Rockefeller Arts Center is pleased to present “Simply Sinatra” on Friday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. in King Concert Hall on the campus of the State University of New York at Fredonia. The concert is the opening event in the 2009-10 DFT Communications Pops Series. Steve Lippia's show, “Simply Sinatra,” is a rich, powerful celebration of some of the greatest music this country has known

By putting students in touch with opportunities for volunteerism, the annual Community Service Fair held at SUNY Fredoniais one of the many ways in which the Office of Volunteer and Community Services seeks to build partnerships between the campus and the community. On Wednesday, Sept. 16, more than a dozen local agencies will be on campus to talk about their needs.

The staff of the Daniel A. Reed Library invites all who are interested to join them on Friday, Sept. 11, for “Meet Me in the Stairwell,” a remembrance for those lost in the terror attacks eight years ago on that day.

Representatives of the U.S. Postal Service will be on hand to help visitors at the Study Abroad Fair to renew or apply for new passports. The International Education center will host its annual Study Abroad Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 8 in the Multipurpose Room of the Williams Center from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Anyone needing passport services should bring an original birth certificate,two forms of I.D., and payment by cash or check.

Frank Warren, the sole founder and curator of the PostSecret Project, will offer a lecture on Thursday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m. in King Concert Hall.  The project is a collection of over 200,000 highly personal and artfully decorated postcards mailed to him anonymously from around the world, which are described as “displaying the soulful secrets we never voice.” The talk will be followed by a question and answer session and book-signing.

President Dennis Hefner welcomed back the SUNY Fredonia community by reflecting on the many recent successes on campus, while looking ahead to the numerous exciting initiatives and events planned for the new academic year. He gave his semi-annual address to a standing-room-only crowd in Rosch Recital Hall on Friday, August 21.

The Division of University Advancement is pleased to announce the launch of two new alumni tools: a fully revamped alumni magazine, and a new alumni website, complete with a social networking section with content exclusive to Fredonia graduates.

SUNY Fredonia has earned the 14th spot among top public, master’s granting universities in the North in the 2010 edition of “America’s Best Colleges,” published by U.S. News & World Report.

Beginning Monday, Aug. 24, a full slate of Welcome Week activities with the theme, “Get Pumped,” will be hosted on campus for both new and returning SUNY Fredonia students. Come on out, see what Fredonia has to offer, and find what's right for you!

SUNY Fredonia will experience a record moment as it welcomes its most academically selective class in terms of standardized test scores and high school averages. As a result, Fredonia stopped accepting freshman applications in May — its earliest date ever — thanks to the record 6,600 applications it had already received from prospective freshmen, 2 percent higher than the record set last year.

Guest artist and Baroque specialist Pablo Mahave-Veglia will perform three Bach suites on Baroque cello in the Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m., at SUNY Fredonia. The three suites are widely considered to be among the best literature ever written and are favorites for scholars and amateurs alike.

Philosophy Distinguished Teaching Professor Raymond A. Belliotti was consulted by Kurt Streeter for his Los Angeles Times article (July 2, 2009) entit...
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