Campus Report
News, Calendar & Events

“In a time when we’re surrounded by negative news about the economy, it’s so encouraging to be a part of a project like this that could potentially have such a positive and significant impact on our region.” President Dennis L. Hefner spoke these words Monday at the ground-breaking ceremony for SUNY Fredonia's highly-anticipated Technology Incubator in Dunkirk, N.Y.

The Brigham Road entrance to SUNY Fredonia’s campus is closed until further notice while crews undertake a redesign of Lake Way Drive and the parking area in front of University Stadium. Plans call for transforming this entrance to create an attractive roadway to, and dramatic highlight of, the new soccer stadium.

President Dennis L. Hefner gave the campus and Dunkirk-Fredonia communities their first glimpse of the highly anticipated SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator on Thursday, Jan. 31, when he reviewed several design boards for the planned 21,000-square-foot, two-story facility. The Incubator, to be located on a vacant parcel of land at 214 Central Avenue in the City of Dunkirk, will be able to support up to 31 start-up companies.

An architectural firm based in Buffalo will shepherd development of SUNY Fredonia’s new $4.7 million Campus and Community Children’s Center, beginning with program design work and extending all the way through construction administration.  Markus Kessler, director of facilities planning at SUNY Fredonia, said Flynn Battaglia quickly emerged as the clear front-runner during the RFQ (Requests For Qualifications) evaluation phase among 10 other firms. “They were ranked No. 1, and the second-ranked proposal was more than 2 points behind,” Mr. Kessler said in describing the rather considerable gap separating Flynn Battaglia from its nearest competitor.

Read Full Article

SUNY Fredonia has picked a Connecticut architectural firm to prepare design and construction plans for the new high technology business incubator to be erected in the City of Dunkirk. JCJ Architecture of Hartford was selected from among three firms interviewed to design the facility that will be able to accommodate 10 to15 start-up firms that require high technology infrastructure.
Read Full Article

The newly-completed $612,000 sound recording studio and control room at SUNY Fredonia was officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, Jan. 19 at 11:30 a.m. SUNY Fredonia President Dennis L. Hefner, New York State Senator Catharine M. Young, New York State Assemblyman William L. Parment, and School of Music Director Karl Boelter made brief remarks about the value and history of the project.

Read Full Article

SUNY Fredonia named Clark Companies of Delhi, N.Y., specialists in designing and building world-class sports facilities, as its Contractor of the Year during an annual luncheon honoring all companies which did business with the university last year.
Read Full Article

Construction of a multi-million soccer and lacrosse stadium has moved along steadily during the summer. Ground has been leveled, irrigation and draining systems installed, grass rolled into place, etc. For a photographic look at the progress being made, take a look at the page of photos. 

Read Full Article

The 2,400-square foot coffeehouse – reportedly twice the size of many of the company’s stores – opened for business Monday, Aug. 7, to sell the full line of Starbucks coffees, pastries and sandwiches.
Read Full Article

The natural and synthetic turf fields will be used by 260 men and women in Fredonia’s intercollegiate soccer programs, and nearly 4,000 intramural athletes, not to mention alumni and community members who come on campus to play the sport.
Read Full Article

Groundbreaking on July 5 announced the $3.3 construction project creating a new natural grass playing field for the men’s and women’s soccer teams, an artificial turf field for soccer, bleacher seating for 1,000 spectators, and lights for night games.
Read Full Article

Roughly 7,000 alumni are being polled to determine their interest in starting businesses in the High Tech Incubator slated for construction in the city of Dunkirk.
Read Full Article

SUNY Fredonia is one of 11 universities in New York State which have been selected for New York State grants that encourage high technology innovations and the creation of new jobs and companies, it was announced yesterday.
Read Full Article

The High Technology Incubator will be a two-story structure housing 10 to 15 start-up companies needing high technology infrastructure.
Read Full Article

The most unique signature on the Fredonia campus is that of world renowned architect, I.M. Pei, who, with partner Henry N. Cobb, designed the master plan for the modernized campus in 1968.