Campus Report
News, Calendar & Events

Fredonia, N.Y. — November 17, 2008 —SUNY Fredonia is offering a three-credit J-Term course allowing students to study abroad in Turkey January 6-18, and students, faculty, staff, or members of the community are eligible to enroll. The program fee is $2,200 plus tuition ($697.20).

The SUNY Fredonia Women’s Studies Program will be holding an event titled "Art and Activism: The Transgender Movement” on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in room 105 of Fenton Hall. The presentation is free and open to all students, faculty, and the general public.

Four students from the Integrated Marketing Communication class, along with a guest speaker from First Investors, will provide tips on various economic issues aimed at graduating students and community members. They will discuss the importance of the economic climate in our country today, how students can prepare for retirement, how to successfully save, and how to pay back student loans.

Students at SUNY Fredonia talk about what they like about their college experiences in a new series of videos which have been launched on the university website.  “Fredonia Live" was produced by students and features some of SUNY Fredonia's most talented student actors, directors and musicians.

The New Horizons Band of Western New York will present a Fall Concert at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19 at Fredonia High School Auditorium in Fredonia, N.Y. The concert is free, but the band would appreciate donations of non-perishable food that will be donated to the Food Pantry of the Chautauqua County Rural Ministry.

The first of four forums in the “Lundine Series” will focus on school consolidation Monday, Dec. 1, at 8 a.m. in Williams Center Room S104 at SUNY Fredonia. “This public discussion will complement the existing efforts to improve the efficiency of our school system in Chautauqua County,” said Chuck Cornell, director of the SUNY Fredonia Center for Rural Regional Development and Governance (CRRDG).

The Fredonia Improv Collective is holding a concert on Sunday, Nov.  16, at 8 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall, under the direction of Dr. David Rudge,  a member of the Fredonia School of Music faculty.  Featuring music created in the moment, the event is free and open to the public.

Native American poet Allison Hedge Coke will be performing a reading of her works at SUNY Fredonia on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in 101 Jewett Hall as part of the university’s recognition of National American Indian Heritage month. The event is free and open to the public.

Poet, musician, author and artist Joy Harjo, a member of the Muscogee/Creek Nation, will share some of her world-famous poetry with the SUNY Fredonia campus at 7 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 12, in room 209 of McEwen Hall.

Two Native American films will be screened on the SUNY Fredonia campus during November.   The screenings are hosted by the Native American Student Union and the Native American SUNY Western Consortium as part of National American Indian Heritage Month. All students, faculty, staff and the general public are invited to attend the free screenings.

SUNY Fredonia’s American Studies program, together with the class, “Sustainability and America” (AMST 399), led by Dr. Christina Jarvis, is hosting a movie night and panel discussion regarding recycling.  The event will take place on Monday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. in room 209 of McEwen Hall on the Fredonia campus, beginning with a panel discussion on recycling and American sustainability.

SUNY Fredonia’s Office of Veteran Affairs, together with the departments of Environmental Health and Safety, Human Resources, and Public Relations, will hold a memorial service for U.S. veterans on Monday, Nov. 10. The ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. in the Horizon Room of the CentrePointe Lounge in the Williams Center.

Several events highlighting the diversity of the world’s cultures will observe International Education Week at SUNY Fredonia from Nov. 10 through Nov. 20 at various locations on campus. All students, faculty, and general public are invited to attend.

Organizers of the 9th annual Campus-Wide Donation Drive are looking for student volunteers to do the physical work necessary to move the donations from givers to recipients. Last year, the drive collected 25 boxes of toys, 50 boxes of food, and 50 bags of clothing (3,000 gallons), which were sorted and packaged for transport by 67 student volunteers from various student organizations, residence halls and university staff.