Providing his vision for increased access to higher education for all students, Stephen H. Kolison, Jr., Ph.D., was installed as the 14th President of the State University of New York at Fredonia.
Class of ’59 renews green vision for the College Lodge
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Marketing and Communications staff
New solar panels, continuing green energy initiatives at the College Lodge.
They may have graduated from Fredonia more than five decades ago, but members of the Class of 1959 have proven to be forward-thinkers. They have raised, and continue to raise, significant dollars to support sustainability projects that benefit the College Lodge.
It was at their 50-year reunion that class members launched a visionary campaign to generate ongoing funding for green energy initiatives at the lodge.
“We wanted to do something for the college, and we felt that green energy was the thing to do because it was costing the lodge money for electricity,” said Senior Class President Ed Buseck. Class members cherished the lodge, which was an ideal setting for camping, nature walks and skiing.
May 1, 2021
“Health-Related Consequences of Unfair Treatment by Police” is the title of a lecture Christopher Dennison, University at Buffalo assistant sociology professor, will deliver in the final Brown Bag Lunch Series talk of the spring semester at the State University at Fredonia on Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m.
Dr. Dennison will introduce research showing disparities in who are most likely to experience unfair treatment by police, followed by his own research which examines how experiencing unfair treatment by police is harmful and how the consequences differ between White and Black populations.
“The central set of findings from this study is that among both groups, those who experience unfair police treatment, report more depression, illegal drug use and thoughts of suicide compared with those who have never experienced unfair police treatment,” Dennison explained. “However, some of these differences – that is, the differences in depression, illegal drug use and
Apr 9, 2021
A series of virtual experiences celebrating the lives and works of underrepresented composers will be showcased at the State University at Fredonia School of Music’s second annual Robert Jordan Piano Festival during April.
Named in the memory of Professor Emeritus Robert Jordan, who taught at the School of Music from 1980 to 2004, the festival will feature solo and collaborative piano music written by diverse/underrepresented composers, including women, African Americans and members of the LGTBQ community.
All festival events will be virtual and free to the public, but online registration is required to receive Zoom links. The registration link is docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMjTpQFmbt0AnjHzgRp3y9kxcTxgmQW638LwZxfOuvfkX4Kw/viewform
Linda Prechtl receives the SUNY Chancellorâs Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching from President Stephen Kolison.
Linda (Ferry) Prechtl, an adjunct faculty member in the State University of New York at Fredonia College of Education, was recently recognized by President Stephen Kolison Jr., as the recipient of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching.
Since 2010, Mrs. Prechtl has been an adjunct lecturer in Pre-K to Grade 6 Literacy program at Fredonia. In this role, she implements curriculum using academic learning strategies and educational pedagogy, utilizing lectures, discussions, group work and demonstrations in literacy methods. She is also a teaching methods instructor in the highly regarded Helen R. Johnson Fredonia-Hamburg Internship Program for SUNY Fredonia education majors.