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Melissa A. Sidor of Eden, N.Y., is the new Clinic Director of the Youngerman Center at SUNY Fredonia.  She began January 10 with the retirement of former director Michele Notte. 

The International Brown Bag Lunch Series presents "Smart Cars and a River Named Rabbit, on  Monday, Feb. 4, from noon to 12:50 p.m. in the English Reading Room (Fenton Hall Room 127. 

In the fourth of a series of presentations by Fredonia Fulbright recipients, Tim Frerichs (assistant professor, Visual Arts and New Media) will present his experiences teaching at the Universität Osnabrück, Germany through a Senior Fulbright Lecture Award last semester (Fall 2007).

Professor  Frerichs will discuss his experience teaching studio art courses at this Germany University, observations of the Bologna accord transition, and living with his family in Osnabrück. 

He will also discuss his professional work and upcoming art exhibit in Osnabrück resulting from the experience.

Leni Riefenstahl, a controversial German filmmaker forever associated with the Nazi Party, will be focus of the College of Arts & Humanities Symposium this spring semester. "Leni's Legacy: Art, Ethics, and Propaganda," will encompass seven major events from February through April.

On Friday, Feb. 8, “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” takes center stage for a 7 p.m. performance in Marvel Theatre at Rockefeller Arts Center. The show is the second event in the Kaleidoscope Family Series sponsored by Howard Hanna Holt Real Estate. It is part of the Lake Shore Savings Season.

Two performances by Grammy Award winning classical guitarist Sharon Isbin, master classes and a luthier workshop will be among the highlights of the Art of the Guitar Festival at the State University of New York at Fredonia.  The five-day festival, a collaborative effort of the SUNY Fredonia School of Music, the Western New York Chamber Orchestra, and the Fredonia Guitar Society, runs from Wednesday, Jan. 30 through Sunday, Feb 3.

Faculty authors who have published new books in 2006 and 2007 will be honored at a Book Reception Thursday, Jan. 31, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Cafe G on campus. The reception will include remarks by each of the college deans starting at 3:30 p.m.

Two new professionals named to the University Advancement team are Michael Barone, director of public relations, and Bonny Chruscicki, communications designer.

The Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts has awarded eight 2007 grants of $5,000 each to New York State artists and writers, including TImothy Frerichs of the art faculty at SUNY Fredonia.  The winners were chosen through an extensive juried process

Professor Frerichs won in the "Printmaking" category. An assistant professor of art in the Visual Arts and New Media Department at SUNY Fredonia, Mr. Frerichs was born in Iowa. He has a bachelor's degree from St. Olaf College in MN and a master's degree of fine arts from the University of Iowa. His drawings, prints, and multimedia work have been exhibited internationally; he spent the previous semester in Germany on a Fulbright Senior Lecture Award.

Cody Meyers (meye9870@fredonia.edu), a senior from Attica, N.Y., has been elected President of the Student Association. He is a political science major.

Nick Dhimitri (dhim6435@fredonia.edu), a junior from Ithaca, N.Y., has been elected Vice President.  He is a political science major.

James Pepe, director of Facilities Management, is co-presenter of the paper, ‘Getting the Most Out of ENERGY STAR on Campus and the SUNY Fredonia Approach,” to be delivered at the 18^th National Energy Services Conference and Expo taking place Jan. 28 and 29 in Clearwater Beach, Fl. The conference will feature industry leaders and practitioners who are devoted to a single cause - the exchange of information on the energy efficiency. Mr. Pepe is co-author and presenter with Carol Sabo of PA Consulting Group, Arlington, Va.

See SUNY Fredonia's Energy Star webpage.

The Fredonia State cheerleaders finished fifth at the Universal Cheerleaders Association College Nationals at Disney's Wide World of Sports, held Jan. 19 at Orlando, Fla.

Sound engineer Anthony Casuccio played a key role in the recording of two albums that have been formally honored with Grammy award nominations. The awards ceremony will be held Feb. 11 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The 3-1-3 Program at the State University of New York at Fredonia will hold its annual Informational Meeting on Wed., Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. in McEwen Hall Room 209.

SUNY Fredonia was selected by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine as one of the 100 best values in public higher education in the nation.

The majority of SUNY Fredonia students are majoring in natural or social sciences, the Office of Institutional Research and Planning announced. About half of the student body lives off campus, and the Junior Class is currently the largest. 

SUNY Fredonia Music Therapy juniors Jenna Kellogg of Silver Creek and Caitlin O'Reilly of Dunkirk have both won the annual Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Student Association (MARAMTS) Junior Scholarship.