Department News Archive

Nick Warner, Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences, Wins NASA Group Award

Geological, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences News Assistant professor of geological sciences Nicholas Warner, along with several of his students, has won the 2020 NASA Honor Group Achievement Award for their role in helping to place instruments on a planetary surface robotically, the first time this has been done in the history of planetary exploration. The

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Julia Deacon ’20

Alumni Relations News Tell us about yourself. Where you live now, career, and/or family news. What have you been up to since you left Geneseo? I am currently attending NYU for my Masters in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness (dual cert: LGBT Health, Education, and Social Services)! What was your very first job?

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Psychology Dept. Creates Margaret W. Matlin Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Margaret W. Matlin Psychology News The Department of Psychology‘s senior awards program was created to recognize outstanding senior psychology majors who excel in one of more specific domains of student achievement. The awards are presented in the spring semester and are noted on the graduate program. This year, the Department is pleased to announce a

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President Denise Battles Speaks at American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Conference

Denise Battles, Ph.D. Office of the President News Denise Battles, Ph.D., joined leaders from four other higher education institutions in a plenary panel discussion on “University Challenges in the Time of COVID-19.” The five panelists, who discussed the future of academia, building and rewarding talent, connecting with society, and the role of scholarly societies, all

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Bob Walley ’83

Alumni Relations News Tell us about yourself. Where you live now, career, and/or family news. What have you been up to since you left Geneseo? Principal at Deloitte; married with two adult daughters; live in Northport, NY. What did you want to be when you were a child? Dentist When or where are

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Jamie Fragnito Peskor ’07

Alumni Relations News Tell us about yourself. Where you live now, career, and/or family news. What have you been up to since you left Geneseo? I live in West Henrietta with my husband Eric (‘06 grad) and our 4-year-old son Luke. We are expecting our second child in two weeks! I work at McCarthy Tents

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Christopher DiCesare ’86

Alumni Relations News Tell us about yourself. Where you live now, career, and/or family news. What have you been up to since you left Geneseo? I am a long-time Social Studies and newly-minted Special Education Teacher (grades 7-12) in New York State, who resides in the beautiful Hudson Valley. I am also a published author

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Allison Dupler ’08

Alumni Relations News Tell us about yourself. Where you live now, career, and/or family news. What have you been up to since you left Geneseo? Since leaving Geneseo, I have traveled a winding but formative road. I currently live in Salt Lake City, Utah. I work for the City of Salt Lake as the Community

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New Scholarship for Music Students Created in Memory of William D. Leyerle

William “Will” or “Bill” D. Leyerle, retired lecturer in the department of music, who passed away on June 27, 2020, left an endowed scholarship for music students. Donor News An endowed scholarship for SUNY Geneseo music students has been established by Betty Leyerle, the sister of William “Will” or “Bill” D. Leyerle, retired lecturer in

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Assistant Professor Lee Pierce Published in The Conversation

Communication News Assistant Professor Lee Pierce of the Department of Communication published the article “Schadenfreude over Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis was more about cosmic justice than joy in another’s pain,” in The Conversation.

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