When Surjit Arnone first arrived at SUNY Geneseo in 2019, he was drawn to the college’s strong academics and beautiful campus. What he didn’t expect was how deeply the Geneseo experience would shape his path forward. Now, just a few years after graduating, Arnone has come full circle, joining the Admissions team as an Educational
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Taylor Kessner (SUNY Geneseo/Matt Burkhartt) Taylor Kessner is a new assistant professor in Geneseo’s Ella Cline Shear School of Education whose research focuses on games, game design, and simulations as methods to teach students social studies and history. Kessner examines game design and how designers use play to foster decision-making, autonomy, a sense of belonging, and other important
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English students review past issues of “Gandy Dancer.” / Photo by Keith Walters ’11 With two majors and two minors, Regina Cucchiara keeps her schedule full and her focus sharp. Growing up in Geneseo, she seemed destined to attend the College—her mom and uncle are alums and her grandfather worked on campus for more than
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English students review past issues of “Gandy Dancer.” / Photo by Keith Walters ’11 Putting together a literary magazine is no small feat. It involves posting calls for submissions, reviewing each piece that comes in, deciding what makes the cut—which can involve heated debates—sending feedback to authors, copyediting, designing, proofreading, printing, distributing, and marketing. Students
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Geneseo has completed its most ambitious comprehensive campaign ever. /Photo by Keith Walters ’11 Thank you to the thousands of people who will help transform the student experience. By Kris Dreessen When SUNY Geneseo launched its boldest philanthropic initiative in history—Opportunities Rising: Geneseo for Generations—the bar was set high: raise $45 million to transform the
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Illustration by Erin Crowell Louis DiPaolo ’15 changed his life’s path at Geneseo. The courage it took to do so continues to shape his future. By Louis DiPaolo ’15 As I traversed the switchbacks of Mount Whitney, I could feel the air getting thinner as I ascended. The cold mountain wind challenged my balance at
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Multimedia translator Meredith Cannella ’09 helps make movies and TV shows accessible to audiences worldwide. By Robyn Rime Watching movies or TV shows with the captions turned on has become a trend among viewers, especially younger audiences. “It’s called the Christopher Nolan effect,” says Meredith Cannella ’09, a multimedia translator currently based in Spain and
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Meet players and learn about the new Geneseo team.
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Trent Makowiec ’25, Penelope Greene ’25, and Brynn Mooney ’26 are Geneseo’s newest national champs.
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