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Telarc International, a prominent record label in classical music, has picked the Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall at SUNY Fredonia to record the debut album of 16-year-old violinist Caroline Goulding, a rising talent who has already performed with major orchestras in Cleveland and Detroit and won several young-artist honors.

In announcing the SUNY Fredonia for honorable mention in its national contest, the PETA2 website stated, “At Fredonia, the university has added vegan tortellini, vegan seitan subs and faux-chicken and faux-beef ramen stir fries, to the delight of the student population!” The judges added that Fredonia is a “rising star in the contest and we look forward to seeing them in 2009.”

An impressive total of 17 items – from plastic bottles to newspapers to tin cans – may now be deposited into one single recycling bin. Gone are the days when there were blue-colored bins for just paper in residence halls and offices, and students and faculty were asked to cart other recyclables to central collection sites in their buildings. Five students, all members of the local Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) chapter, are assisting the Sustainability Committee by adopting the green recycling bin program for a class project in an upper-level Business Administration course.

Balloting is underway at 32 colleges and universities across the nation, including SUNY Fredonia, in the first round of the competition for the Most Vegetarian-Friendly College, a contest sponsored by PETA2.  The nomination signifies that Fredonia offers bountiful vegan and vegetarian menus for the discriminating appetite.

A half-century after the death of beloved teacher Dr. Georgiana von Tornow, alumni returned to christen the lobby of the 400-seat Marvel Theatre in memory of the former speech and drama teacher who is considered the founder of SUNY Fredonia's theatre arts program.

“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.

A new SUNY Fredonia Ticket Office has returned to the Williams Center, but in a larger, more customer-friendly "digs." The office is now located in room G-144, which is directly across from its previous Williams Center location.

Nearly 100 theatre faculty, students and industry professionals were on hand Sat., Sept. 13 at the Rockefeller Arts Center on the SUNY Fredonia campus for the annual “Fall Fling,” a conference of the Upstate New York Section of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT).The event was the result of nearly six months of planning.

The SUNY Fredonia Department of Environmental Health & Safety offers a wide variety of employee training at no cost for departments all over campus, including the SUNY Lifesaver course in CPR and automatic defibrillators (AED). 

There are spaces available in all of the CPR / AED – SUNY Lifesaver Classes which are scheduled this semester. To register and obtain training mateirals, contact Julie Bartlett at 673-3796.

• Thursday, September 11; 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Bob Steele Multipurpose Room, Steele Hall Room 111
• Thursday, Oct. 2, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. 
• Monday, Oct. 6; 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 
• Monday, Nov. 3, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Nov. 6, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
• Monday, Dec. 1, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Dec. 4, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

At a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning, President Dennis L. Hefner, together with campus and community officials, dedicated the new Centre Pointe Lounge. The 28,000-square-foot project, which replaces the long-standing Connections cafeteria, includes the complete renovation of the entire lower level of the Williams Center.

While its new headquarters are being completed in the Williams enter, the Ticket Office at the State University of New York at Fredonia will remain in its temporary location in the lobby of Marvel Theatre at Rockefeller Arts Center until Sept. 22

The Youngerman Center for Communication Disorders at SUNY Fredonia will resume offering support group meetings for stroke and head injury survivors and family members.  The group will meet the first and third Tuesday of the month at 3 p.m. in room W127 Thompson Hall. The first meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 16.

On Wednesday, Sept. 3, the campus will officially dedicate the $4 million Centre Pointe Lounge, which replaces the long-standing “Connections” food court in the basement of the Williams Center. The facility began operations today, but its official ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for 9 a.m. Wednesday.

“Anchors and Gears,” a work created by sculptor Brett Hunter, has been installed in the green space between Mason Hall and Reed Library on the SUNY Fredonia campus. Standing more than six feet tall, it was made from pieces of granite and steel over the course of several months.

The Youngerman Center for Communication Disorders at SUNY Fredonia will be offering two support group meetings this summer for stroke and head injury survivors and family members. The group will meet Tuesday, June 17, and Tuesday, July 15, at 3 p.m. in room W 127 Thompson Hall