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Last December, geology major Davitia James ’17 set out with 14 other students to New Zealand for the research trip of a lifetime.
As an international student from Dominica, this trip, she says, was the farthest she has ever traveled.

For two years, Tanvir Hayat ’17, an international relations major on the war and peace studies track, has volunteered at the nonprofit organization Refugees Helping Refugees in Rochester (RHR) as an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher.

Autumn Arnold ’17 is a third generation member of her family to attend Geneseo, following in the footsteps of her grandfather, father, uncle, and brother. In Autumn’s family, the experiences here at Geneseo are a shared family tradition.

On stage, Mallika Shah ’17 stands in white, expressing anger and surprise with just her eyes, her hands and the way she stands.
She never says a word.
Off stage, she would spend six hours a day learning the ancient theater art “Kutiyattam,” to rely on gestures and emotion in the eyes, not speech.

Geneseo’s School of Business has received a five-year extension of its business accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Such accreditation by the AACSB International Board of Directors is the hallmark of excellence in business education and has been earned by less than five percent of the world’s business schools.

As a senior political science major and a public administration minor, Daniel Ruiz has taken advantage of Geneseo’s numerous opportunities to attain more hands-on experience with his major.

Kara Houppert '17 is a childhood with special education major with ambitions to inspire students the way Geneseo has inspired her.

Three well-known choral and instrumental music companies — the Geneseo Festival Orchestra, Geneseo Chamber Singers, and the Geneseo Symphony Orchestra — are performing Giuseppe Verdi’s grand “Requiem Mass” April 30 at 3 p.m. in SUNY Geneseo’s Wadsworth Auditorium. Also featured will be guest soloists Elena O’Connor, soprano; Ashley Hibbard, mezzo-soprano; Joshua Bouillon, tenor; and Alan Cline, baritone.

As a musical conductor, Aaron McAllister revels in the energy of creating and collaboration, and how it fills the auditorium when it comes to life.

Three well-known choral and instrumental music companies — the Geneseo Festival Orchestra, Geneseo Chamber Singers, and the Geneseo Symphony Orchestra — are performing Giuseppe Verdi’s grand “Requiem Mass” April 30 at 3 p.m. in SUNY Geneseo’s Wadsworth Auditorium. Also featured will be guest soloists Elena O’Connor, soprano; Ashley Hibbard, mezzo-soprano; Joshua Bouillon, tenor; and Alan Cline, baritone.

Rising senior Robert Tumasian has been selected to attend Harvard’s Summer Program in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. The five-week program will be held at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Two SUNY Geneseo students, senior Alex McGrath and sophomore Annie Renaud, have won highly competitive Critical Language Scholarship awards for Russian this year among a field of national candidates.

Food is more than a tasty meal. It’s an experience. Campus chefs immersed themselves in Italian culture to bring authentic dining — and a family feel — to Geneseo.

SUNY Geneseo students will be involved in a daylong campus celebration April 25 by presenting their creative and scholarly endeavors during the college’s 11th annual GREAT Day. For the first time since its inception, more than 1,000 students will showcase their work with presentations, performances and exhibits.

Brandon Gaylord '17 organized two StandUp conferences for high-schoolers that promote leadership development, and job and career readiness.

At Geneseo, Kelsey Costello ’17 has used her skills and time with this mission: to be a positive influence on the Geneseo community.
This spring, she was awarded the EMS Provider of the Year Award from the National Collegiate EMS Foundation.

Cuban speakers and experts on the ever-changing country are on campus today and tomorrow for an interdisciplinary symposium on contemporary Cuba.

Geneseo's ice arena is in the semifinals for the Kraft Hockeyville USA competition, and can win $150,000 in arena upgrades and host a pre-season game on campus. Voting ends April 19 at 11:59 p.m.

All five student teams from SUNY Geneseo’s VentureWorks entrepreneurship program are advancing to the NYS Business Plan Competition in Albany April 28.

Colleen Steward ’19, a dedicated member of Colleges Against Cancer student club and an aspiring medical researcher who wants to focus on fighting cancer has been named a Newman Civic Fellow for 2017.

In the peaks of the Canadian Rockies, students in this geography class immerse themselves in culture and explore how communities work.

Evan Goldstein ’17, who journeyed across the country to explore and document America, has won the prestigious Patricia Kerr Ross Award for his poetry, photography and efforts for social justice.

Two Geneseo seniors, a graduate student and an alumna have been awarded highly competitive U.S. Fulbright Scholarships for 2017-18 to participate in the English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Program. Another student was selected as an alternate.

Wander into the lobby of South Hall at 6pm and you might get served. This is the meeting of Geneseo’s elite table tennis team. Every weekday night, professors, students and even alumni transform the School of Business into tennis table central.

SUNY Geneseo will open its doors to prospective students and their families on Saturday, April 22, for a spring open house. Students and their families will have the opportunity to explore and learn about the college’s exceptional academic, cultural and social opportunities.