A $50,000 Wal-Mart Foundation SEMILLAS grant has been awarded to SUNY Fredonia from Excelencia in Education, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising the success rate of Latino students in higher education.The grant will llaunch an innovative three-stage program designed to encourage and assist Latino students in obtaining a college eductaion.

The International Education Center at SUNY Fredonia announced that Fredonia alumna Mary Hills is the new Assistant Director of International Education...
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SUNY Fredonia students enrolled in the class, “French Drama in Practice,” will present an 18^th century French comedy titled, Le Jeu de l’amour et du hasard (The Game of Love and Chance,) by Pierre de Marivaux. The three-act romantic comedy will be performed in Diers Recital Hall Oct. 16 and 17. 

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.

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.

Students from SUNY Fredonia and the country of Turkey will hold screenings of various films this week at three locations in Western New York. The films, created by high school and college-aged Turkish students, have been made as part of an 18-month Youth Filmmaking Project which has been underway for a year.

Eighteen high school and college students from Turkey are visiting SUNY Fredonia in August and September as they finalize films they are making about democracy, human rights, and economic development, under the direction of SUNY Fredonia’s Department of Communication. The 18-month Youth Filmmaking Project in Turkey, led by Chair Ted Schwalbe and associate professor and Turkish native Nefin Dinc, has been underway for a 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.

Eighteen Turkish students will be visiting SUNY Fredonia for two weeks this August and September as part of a SUNY Fredonia grant funded by the U.S. Department of State. Host families are needed to house students for two weeks beginning Aug. 24 through Sept. 9. Ideally, students will be placed together in groups of two or three.

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.

The last International Brown Bag event will feature a presentation on SUNY Fredonia's "Youth Filmmaking Project in Turkey." The event i...
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The Fredonia Guitar Quartet will be performing "The Spain Concert" for the Art of the Guitar Series - Composer's Alive! on Thursday, April 16 at 7 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall.

Senior English majors Sarah Schwab and Jenna Letersky will discuss their experience studying abroad in London. Their presentation, "Over the Great Blue," is the next in the International Brown Bag luncheon series set for Monday, April 20.

The International Education Center generated more than $2,500 for the Xylia Peterson Memorial Fund by creating the 3K "Slush Run" fun run held in early March. These proceeds will provide scholarship assistance to junior or senior level international students who need financial help.

Fourteen students in an English Composition class at SUNY Fredonia have stumbled upon an opportunity to not only interact with students seated across the classroom — they’re getting to know some from across globe as well.

A 22 year-old exchange agreement between SUNY Fredonia and Aichi University in Japan still holds strong. Six Aichi students are studying here for the spring 2009 semester. Three are working in the Dunkirk Public Schools to learn how to teach students a second language.

A screening of the film, “The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo,” will be held on Tuesday, March 10 at 8 p.m. in 101 Jewitt Hall. The film was the winner of the Sundance Special Jury Prize and was produced by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Lisa F. Jackson.

The SUNY Fredonia International Education Center hosted its inaugural 3K fun run yesterday on the Fredonia campus. $2,248 was raised from registration, donations, and raffle ticket sales that went to the Xylia Peterson ’85 Memorial Fund. The proceeds provide scholarship assistance to junior or senior level international students who need financial assistance to complete his/her degree. Dubbed the “Slush Rush” because of the likelihood of the melting late winter snow, the “slush” was lacking due to the bitter 21 degree weather. However, the cold did not stop the 140 community members, faculty, staff, and students from participating in the polar bear run.

Dr. Mira Berkley and Dr. Barbara Mallette from SUNY Fredonia’s College of Education will discuss their recent experiences while traveling to The Gambia during the next of the spring 2009 series of international brown bag luncheons. The event will take place Monday, March 9 in the Fenton Hall English Reading Room (room 127) from 12 to 12:50 p.m.

Aromas from foods representing cultures from around the globe will entice students to try new cuisine at the annual International Dinner to be served Wednesday, March 11, at Marketplace at Erie by FSA. Serving begins at 4:30 p.m. Extra staff will be on duty to help accommodate a larger dinner turnout of students. The dinner is covered through the campus meal plans but the public is welcome to pay cash at the door