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SUNY Geneseo and RIT Partner on Master's Sustainability Degree

A new partnership agreement between SUNY College at Geneseo and Rochester Institute of Technology’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability will enable qualified students from Geneseo to enroll in RIT’s sustainable systems master's degree program beginning next fall. Application fees are waived for the program.

SUNY Geneseo Is a Green College

SUNY Geneseo has again been named one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review.

2023–24 Presidential Scholars Named

Ten SUNY Geneseo students will serve as Presidential Scholars for the 2023¬¬–24¬ academic year.

New Alum Helps Shape the Future of a National Park

Nearly three million people visit the wilds of Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming every year. Recent graduate Liz Haley ’23, a psychology and sustainability double major, served this summer as a social science intern at the park.

Robin Wall Kimmerer to Deliver Harding Lecture on October 19

This year's Walter Harding Lecture will be delivered by Robin Wall Kimmerer, author, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology, and founder and director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment.

Student Creates First Disabled Student Alliance on Campus

Kaitlin Anzalone ’24 has created the first Disabled Student Alliance.

Majora Carter to Deliver Sustainability Lecture

Social entrepreneur and urban revitalization strategist Majora Carter will deliver this year's President's Sustainability Lecture on October 4.

College Celebrates Earth Day with a Week of Activities

The Office of Sustainability and members from more than five student organizations are spearheading activities for a week of events in celebration of Earth Day, April 22.

A Big Breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion

High-energy-density physicist Danae Polsin ’13 and professor of physics Stephen Padalino explain experiments that recently harnessed the same energy produced by the sun and stars — and what it may mean for the future of energy.

Alumna Works for Better Health and Partnerships in Western Africa

Curiosity inspired Holly Nicole Kandel ’16 to move to Senegal. She built a career in Africa, advocating for health and community development.

Sustainability Fellow Advances Student and College Efforts

SUNY Geneseo has hired a recent alum as its first sustainability fellow to help the college’s sustainability efforts and guide sustainability interns in expanding their work. 

American Rock Salt Lecture Examines a Crucial Force of Nature

Geology and microbiology professor Bruce W. Fouke will deliver the 19th annual American Rock Salt Lecture in Geology on Thursday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. at SUNY Geneseo in Newton Hall, room 202.

The Power of Inquiry to Understand and Help Our Communities

Investigative journalist Jared Bennett ’11 fights for accountability, including in the wake of weather disasters. 

Global Policies, Local Impact

The causal impact of global trade policies on local populations: As a field of study, it sounds wonky and impersonal. What possible effect could lifting export tariffs have on, say, the daily health of women in Nigeria?

Creating a Sustainable Food Forest

SUNY Geneseo student ambassadors Lauren Goulet '22 and Brendan Shortt '23 are recipients of the John A. '87 and Mary Grace '84 Gleason Ambassadorship in Student Affairs. Their project focuses on creating an on-campus food forest at the on-campus eGarden, overseen by the Office of Sustainability.

SUNY Geneseo Is a 2023 "Green College"

SUNY Geneseo is one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2023 Edition.

Sustainability Lecture on Connection Between Environment and Health

American activist, biologist, author, senior scientist, and cancer survivor Dr. Sandra Steingraber will deliver the President’s Sustainability Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 2:30 p.m. in the College Union Ballroom. 

SUNY Geneseo Adds Cooperative Admission Program with FLCC

A new cooperative admission program between SUNY Geneseo and Finger Lakes Community College allows FLCC students to transfer to Geneseo without an additional application.

Geneseo Tempestry Group Embraces Activism Through Crafting

The Geneseo Tempestry group uses crafting to create colorful, tactile visualizations of climate change over time.

2022 Student Ambassadors Named

Planting a food forest on campus, exploring issues of hunger and vaccination, and designing a literature-based curriculum for public schools that represents students of color are among several inquiries the 2022 Geneseo Student Ambassadors will make.

Study Looks at Impact of Native American Land Use on Forests

In a new article published in the Journal of Biogeography, geographer Associate Professor Stephen Tulowiecki and four undergraduate researchers examined the influence of Native American land use on the composition of historic forests in the Northeastern United States.

Geneseo Is a Tree Campus USA College

SUNY Geneseo is named as a Tree Campus USA College by the Tree Campus Higher Education, an Arbor Day Foundation program that honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation.

American Rock Salt Lecture on People, Erosion, and Chemistry

Amanda Schmidt, Ph.D., will deliver this year’s American Rock Salt Lecture in Geology on Thursday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Newton Hall room 214. The lecture will also be live-streamed to those who register in advance.

Professor to Publish Letchworth State Park Atlas

Stephen Tulowiecki, associate professor of Geography and Sustainability Studies at SUNY Geneseo, has spent two years developing a thematic map atlas of Letchworth State Park.

Geneseo Recognized as a 2022 "Green College"

SUNY Geneseo is one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2022 Edition.