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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.”

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.