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Events and news of what's happening around the Fredonia campus.
Events and news of what's happening around the Fredonia campus.
Stories include: Honorable Trini Ross; the Guertin/Hite Scholarship endowed by Margaret “Peg” (Guertin) Hite, ’64; Theatre alumna Jennifer Cody returning in residency to choreograph "The Wild Party;" a dream job in White House becomes reality for a ’19 graduate; and unexpected paths lead graduates to FBI careers.
Homecoming 2021 at SUNY Fredonia presents opportunities, challenges and celebrations. Alumni William E. Finn, ’83, and the Honorable William K. Taylor, ’97, will be honored with the Outstanding Achievement Award.
Jennifer Cody, a veteran of Broadway, film and television who earned a B.F.A. in Acting at SUNY Fredonia in 1991, has returned to campus as choreographer of “The Wild Party,” the first show of the 2021-2022 Walter Gloor Mainstage Season.
Receptions have been scheduled in both Fredonia and Dunkirk to mark the release of “Canadaway Creek-Western New York,” a new soft-cover book that presents an extensive survey of Canadaway Creek compiled by SUNY Fredonia faculty, students, emeriti, alumni, and community members.
Two veteran FBI employees who are also SUNY Fredonia alumni, Deneen Hernandez, ’86, and Lisa Mapes Matsumoto, ’90, will return to campus for “Finding the Truth: Careers with the FBI,” a two-day Writers @ Work residency/Convocation event to be held Oct. 14 and 15.
The schedule for Homecoming 2021, slated for Oct. 14-17, may be subject to change. Continue to check the Alumni website for updates.
Trini Ross, a SUNY Fredonia alumna of the Class of 1988, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate by voice vote late Thursday night (Sept. 30) to a four-year term as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York.
SUNY Distinguished Professor James Piorkowski of the School of Music is serving as president of the board of directors of Internal Creations, a New York City-based music education program founded by Jahzeel Montes, a 2012 Fredonia graduate and the organization’s executive director.
Fall 2021 featured stories include: Homecoming 2021, Oct.14-17. GRAMMY Awards go to SUNY Fredonia faculty member, alumni. Commencement stage walks endure. Yochym biology scholarship benefits future veterinarians.
Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Gershon Wachtel – whose music career spans six decades – is still connecting with music lovers everywhere. The 1972 SUNY Fredonia graduate is no longer on the road, but he’s bonding with audiences from his home in Israel through daily Facebook Live concerts.