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More than 700 high school guidance counselors and college admissions professionals from around the state will get to experience SUNY Geneseo’s sense of community first-hand when they visit the campus in June as the college hosts the annual conference of the New York State Association for College Admission Counseling (NYSACAC).

James W. Ratigan, a 71-year-old retiree from Friendship, N.Y., is not one to remain idle. And now that he has a Geneseo bachelor’s degree in hand, it’s unlikely that idleness will ever be an issue.

SUNY Geneseo alumna Molly Smith Metzler made it clear to the graduates in the Class of 2017 today that life likely will not go the way they think it will but encouraged them to treat setbacks as “the stuff that will give you a wonderful and interesting life story, one that you get to write and star in.”

Each year, the SUNY Geneseo Foundation recognizes the outstanding contributions of its alumni and friends with the presentation of its highest awards.

Charles Freeman, professor and chair of SUNY Geneseo’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, is among faculty members the State University of New York Board of Trustees has named to a distinguished professorship.

SUNY Geneseo’s participation in a recent undergraduate scholars conference yielded a Top Paper Award, a third-place poster recognition and a Top School Award for the largest number of accepted student research projects (tied with Northeastern University and Penn State Schuylkill).

A childhood/special education major's class project on Earth Day resulted in a group of children learning about how recycling benefits the environment.

Every spring in K-8 classrooms throughout the Genesee Valley, students think hard about what makes them feel calm, peaceful and at ease. They write poems as part of the Genesee Valley Peace Poetry Contest, and hundreds of students submit their works each year, whether as individual writers or as part of a class or school-wide activity.

Four students from The State University of New York at Geneseo have received a 2017 Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence.

SUNY Geneseo will benefit from a $2.5 million state grant awarded to 20 SUNY and CUNY colleges in 17 counties across New York to help prevent and reduce underage drinking and drug abuse.

As a junior, Sam Cowles ’17 wanted to show off skills to potential employers. School of Business Lecturer and Internship Director Robert Boyd helped him fine tune his resume — 25 times.

For vocal performance major Brianna “Bria” Kelly ’17, opera is more than singing. It is connecting with people so that they feel understood.

SUNY Geneseo alumna Molly Smith Metzler, playwright, screenwriter and TV writer, will deliver the keynote address for the college’s two undergraduate commencement ceremonies May 13 in the Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena. Metzler will speak at both the 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. ceremonies. Metzler received Geneseo’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2012.

Anne Pellerin, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, and Amber Charlebois, chemistry department lecturer, have received a Consortium for High Achievement and Success (CHAS) faculty grant of $6,500 for a pilot project to build a tiered mentoring program for undergraduate women and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields at Geneseo.

Two faculty members in the Department of Geography have received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) award of $232,099 for a collaborative research project to assess the environmental and human drivers and the cultural dimension of changes in oak forests in the eastern United States.

SUNY Geneseo faculty member Douglas Owens has received a Fulbright German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) award to attend the summer academy in Leipzig for U.S.-American faculty in German Studies.

SUNY Geneseo’s Center for Community recognized students and staff during its annual leadership and awards ceremony April 26.

As a communication major and a theatre minor, Brittani Samuel ’17 has taken advantage of the numerous opportunities that she found at Geneseo.

As an English and French double major, senior Chloe Forsell has made the most of her time at Geneseo.

Nearly 400 SUNY Geneseo students, faculty, staff and community members walked 1.2 million yards during the “Yards for Yeardley” walk on campus April 26 to raise awareness of relationship violence and ways to prevent it.

Sarah Simon '17 seeks to instill a love of arts and creativity in everyone around her. At Geneseo, she has drawn inspiration from the underlying physical and intellectual beauty on campus to help her gain a “clearer understanding of life.”

A SUNY Geneseo VentureWorks team won second place and two others received awards of recognition in the finals of the New York State Business Plan Competition in Albany April 28. Geneseo’s teams were among 103 from 60 colleges and universities in the statewide competition.

Growing up, nothing was better, says Matt Abdoo’ 00, than his grandma’s meatballs. They were cheesy, saucy, Italian perfection.

At 94, “she’s still with us,” and they still are the best, says the four-star chef.

Geneseo's Departments of Intercollegiate Athletics and Student Life recently launched a fan engagement program where students can show their support for the college and the athletics program and earn prizes and exclusive experiences.

It’s Thursday morning and the sun hasn’t entirely risen over campus, but Vanessa Lam-Tran knows what lunch will be — a “torta.”