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Senator Schumer Secures $500,000 for SUNY Geneseo Technology and Security Infrastructure Improvements

SUNY Geneseo was awarded $500,000 to support campus technology and security infrastructure improvements. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) secured the funding, which was included in the FY24 Congressional appropriations.

SUNY Geneseo Announces New School of Arts and Sciences and Interim Dean

SUNY Geneseo has created a new School of Arts and Sciences comprising 18 departments across disciplines, including the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.

Lieutenant Governor Visits SUNY Geneseo

Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado visited SUNY Geneseo on January 30 to engage with students who participate in community service and civic engagement.

Geneseo Launches Opportunities Rising: Largest Campaign in 152-Year History

Opportunities Rising: Geneseo for Generations is SUNY Geneseo's largest-ever fundraising campaign. With a goal of 45 million dollars, the campaign will support the college's strategic plan by elevating access, creating experiences, and demonstrating impact. 

Wren Guzman ’23: Diverse Experiences Help Enhance a Geneseo Education

Wren Guzman ’23, an art history major from the Bronx, NY, says their wide-ranging experiences at Geneseo made for a great four years.

Chancellor King Visits SUNY Geneseo

SUNY Chancellor John B. King, Jr., and his team visited the SUNY Geneseo campus on January 30, as part of his tour of all 64 SUNY campuses.

Lauren Goulet ’22: Working on a Sustainable Future

Geneseo's sustainability studies major helped Lauren Goulet '22 gain the skills and experience she wanted for her budding career.

SUNY Geneseo Maintains Prestigious AACSB International Accreditation

Geneseo’s School of Business has received extension of its business accreditation from the AACSB International (AACSB), the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. 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 16,000 business schools.

Collective Memories of HIV Pandemic Helped Men Navigate COVID-19

Amy Braksmajer, an assistant professor of sociology at SUNY Geneseo, has co-authored two peer-reviewed articles based on interview data collected from 30 sexual minority men (men who have sex with men).

School of Business Launches New Major and Minors

SUNY Geneseo’s School of Business is now offering a finance major as well as new minors in entrepreneurship and human resource management.

Kimball Digital Collection Records Rural NY’s Musical Past

The SUNY Geneseo College Library’s newly digitized James W. Kimball Traditional Music and Dance in New York State Collection is now accessible to researchers and the public.

Annual List of Geneseo Publications Now Available

Geneseo honored its faculty, staff, and student authors recently by posting its searchable online list of more than 165 research and creative works from the past year.

Geneseo Celebrates Sustainability Month

SUNY Geneseo is hosting a series of events in observance of Campus Sustainability Month.

SUNY Geneseo Recognized and Honored by County and Village

On the college's 150th anniversary, the Geneseo Village Board of Trustees and Livingston County Board of Supervisors issued proclamations resolving the importance of SUNY Geneseo to the community.

Knights Serve

Knights First Day of Service was marked by more than 60 student-volunteers helping and honoring others.

Geneseo Earns Seven “Best” Schools Rankings from U.S. News & World Report

Geneseo has again made several of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges lists.

Geneseo Senior Spotlight: Sakura Hamazaki

Sakura Hamazaki '21 spent her final semester as a full-time intern at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and has undertaken Geneseo research three times.

Geneseo Senior Spotlight: Alexandra Hicks

Alexandra Hicks ‘21, an anthropology major with a concentration in forensics, says her experience at Geneseo taught her about making a difference in the world.

Geneseo Senior Spotlight: David Rush

When it came time to choose a college, David Rush ’21, from Baldwinsville, NY, was torn between Geneseo and another local college that his brother attended. But he decided to trust his gut.

Geneseo Senior Spotlight: Isabella Higgins

For Isabella Higgins ‘21, attending Geneseo was much more than just the next step after high school—it was a way to forge a path honoring the values of education and civic engagement instilled in her by her family.

Why Geneseo Is a Pre-Med Powerhouse

SUNY Geneseo’s combination of faculty support and mentoring, undergraduate research opportunities, curricular preparation, and collaborative atmosphere have turned Geneseo into a recognized pre-med powerhouse.

College Senate Seeks SUNY Fossil Fuel Divestment

The College Senate passed a resolution on March 30, urging SUNY to demand that its financial service organization, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA), divest from fossil fuels.

Physics Students Generate Models for Gravitational Waves

Physics students are building theoretical models to help predict and interpret the behavior of gravitational waves, or distortions in the fabric of spacetime.

Alumnus Wins Scholarship for Russian Study

Abdul Sanderson ’20 has won a highly competitive Critical Language Scholarship award to study Russian this summer.

Accelerated Master's Degree Partnership with Claremont Graduate U.

The SUNY Geneseo Department of History has entered into an agreement with Claremont Graduate University (CGU) to offer an accelerated bachelor's-to-master's program in history or cultural studies with a concentration in museum studies.