News Archive

The Chronicle of Higher Education recently recognized SUNY Geneseo as ninth in the nation for four-year graduation rates at highly residential public institutions.

The campus community has been celebrating Sustainability Month with lectures from local experts, volunteer work days in the on-campus eGarden, and activities to promote knowledge and protection of nature and responsible resource use.

Geneseo is again designated a “Voter Friendly Campus” for 2019-2020 through a program sponsored by NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and Fair Election Center’s Campus Vote Project. 

Twelve Geneseo students were recently selected to serve as Presidential Scholars for the 2020-21 academic year. They represent a variety of academic areas and exemplify the College's institutional values.

SUNY Geneseo has again made several of U.S. News & World Report’s regional ranking lists. The College ranked third in the “Top Public Schools” in the North, retaining the same high rank earned in 2020.

Gayle Schueller ’87, vice president and chief sustainability officer at 3M, will deliver the 7th President’s Sustainability Lecture on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020.

SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras visited the SUNY Geneseo campus on the evening of September 6, as part of his tour of several SUNY campuses in Western New York.

Award-winning chef and restaurant owner Matt Abdoo '02 loves nourishing people with good meals and shared experiences.

In her first semester, Kya Primm ’23 landed a summer internship with a Fortune 500 company.

<em>Washington Monthly</em> magazine has named SUNY Geneseo to three of its 2020 rankings and honor lists.

Senior Sarah Channels, a double major in English and communication, offers tips for first-year and new transfer students who are on campus this semester.

New and returning students and faculty are settling in for the start of the 2020–21 academic year as classes begin.

SUNY Geneseo Welcomes Foster, Title IX Coordinator

The Princeton Review selected SUNY Geneseo for inclusion in its 2021 edition of <em>The Best 386 Colleges</em>. The College also appears on the ranking company's Best Regional Colleges in the Northeast list.

Six new members have joined the Board of Directors for The Geneseo Foundation, Inc.

Elizabeth “Bizzy” Coy ’06 has won a 2020–21 U.S. Student Fulbright open study/research award for Ireland to earn a master of arts in creative writing at Dublin City University.

Geneseo has created virtual global education experiences—programs and opportunities for students to engage in meaningful international learning without traveling outside the country.

SUNY Geneseo is featured in the latest edition of Fiske Guide to Colleges. The College was selected for its outstanding educational value and high-quality academics.

The SUNY Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) announced that its member institutions will suspend fall sports competition and that winter conference and non-conference schedules will be delayed until January 2021. We at SUNY Geneseo acknowledge that this decision—while made in the interest of health and safety—is disappointing to our student-athletes and all who support intercollegiate athletics across our Geneseo community.

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Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Music Robert “Bob” M. Isgro and Maria “Mary” Isgro have made a combined outright and planned gift in support of chorus ensembles and vocal students in SUNY Geneseo’s Department of Music.

Conversation among people of different social identity groups has never been more important. That’s why robbie routenberg ’05, Geneseo’s Chief Diversity Officer, is bringing Inter-group Dialogue (IGD) to the campus.

The SUNY Geneseo Alumni Association (SGAA) has announced a new slate of officers and board members.

SUNY Geneseo has named Bruno Renero-Hannan as its first SUNY PRODiG Fellow (Promoting Recruitment, Opportunity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Growth). He'll serve as a visiting scholar in the anthropology department.

SUNY Geneseo President Denise A. Battles has joined more than 160 college presidents and chancellors in committing to full student voter registration and participation in all elections through the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.