SUNY Fredonia will hold a memorial service for U.S. veterans on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. in the Williams Center Multipurpose room. The ceremony will include the presentation of the first SUNY Fredonia Veterans Scholarship award to Charlene Miller, a U.S. Army veteran and current member of the National Guard.

On Wednesday, Nov, 11, the campus will welcome reality TV star Ruthie Alcaide, one of the more unique and memorable cast members of the hit MTV series, “The Real World," as a guest speaker for its Diversity Day. Events start at noon and she speaks at 7 p.m. in the Williams Center.

The Career Development Office, the Office of Volunteer & Community Service, and the Convocation Committee are presenting a panel discussion on “Ca...
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More than 50 SUNY Fredonia juniors and seniors will be inducted November 8  into the 2009 class of the Golden Key International Honour Society. The SUNY Fredonia chapter also is inducting five honorary members from the faculty and staff.

The annual community service event brings students and campus groups together to rake leaves at houses surrounding the SUNY Fredonia campus on Temple Street, Central Avenue and smaller side streets in the Village of Fredonia. Students, faculty, clubs and athletic teams participant to give back to the community and help the college build better relationships with the residents of Fredonia.

SUNY Fredonia sorority Alpha Phi Omega, together with the campus’ Residents Hall Association, will host a “Halloween Bash” on Saturday, Oct. 31 in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room from 1 to 5 p.m. The event is open to all SUNY Fredonia students as well as area high school students ages 15 and up.

Hailed as “a deftly zany absurdist comedy” and as “comic genius” by critics, “Fuddy Meers” will open Friday, Nov. 6 and run through Saturday, Nov. 14 in Bartlett Theatre at Rockefeller Arts Center. It is a Department of Theatre and Dance production for the Walter Gloor Mainstage Series.

Students at SUNY Fredonia joined their counterparts across the nation on Saturday, Oct. 24, heralded as a global Day of Action on climate change, as part of the 350.org international campaign to spur world leaders into resolving the growing climate crisis.

Fredonia placed third among 11 teams at the Northeast Preliminary International Collegiate Programming Contest was held on campus Saturday, Oct. 17. The University of Rochester and Hobart College took first and second place.

SUNY Fredonia welcomes back the third annual Terror in the Trees event this and next weekend, held from 8 to 11 p.m. in the woods off Ring Road near the campus clock tower.  Read all about the history of this event and its predecessors, and get a glimpse into the mind of its current organizer, who has been putting on successful "haunts" since he was just 12 years old.

SUNY Fredonia’s Department of Residence Life has announced TV and film major Joseph Lopez as the Student of the Month for September 2009. Lopez is a j...
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SUNY Fredonia’s Volunteer and Community Service Department will host its third “Operation Breakfast Rescue,” an annual breakfast-food item donation drive that benefits the Chautauqua Country Rural Ministry.

Student experiences and internship opportunities in Washington, DC will be the topic of an open forum Wednesday, October 21, 2-4 pm in S-104 of the Williams Center. SUNY Fredonia students recently interning in Washington, DC will be on hand to share important information and personal reflections about their internship placements and participation in the program.

Students in th biology department who were awarded Research Scholarships to pursue inquiries in 2009 will present the results of their studies at the annual Biology Deparatment Research Presentation Friday, Oct. 16, starting at 2:15 p.m. in Jewett Hall Room 101. Refreshments and a reception follows the two-hour event.

The Campus Climate Challenge student group is looking to participate in the world-wide"Climate Day of Action" set as Oct. 24, 2009. The event is being...
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The Fredonia School of Music is planning several special concerts for Homecoming, including the ever-popular Alumni Jazz Concert featuring jazz artists who got their start as students in the Fredonia Jazz Ensemble during the early 1970s.The concert will take place Friday, Oct. 9,. at 8 p.m. in Rosch  Recital Hall. Admission is free. This reunion will feature both former and current Fredonia Jazz Ensemble artists.

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 incoming travel dates include: Sept. 29, and Nov. 29. Outgoing travel from Fredonia includes: Sept.  25 and 26, Nov. 20 and 21, and Dec. 17, 18 and 19.  Spring dates and times will be announced in later in the fall.  Reservations to use the shuttle must be made at least two work days in advance by calling or visiting the SUNY Fredonia ticket office at 1-716-673-3501 or 1-866-441-4928.

Fredonia State alumna Julia Hopson is a finalist for the 2009 NCAA Woman of the Year award. Hopson and eight other finalists were named Wednesday by the NCAA on its website. The annual award recognizes student-athletes for their accomplishments in their sports, in the classroom, as leaders, and for their service to others.