Students rekindle the art of knitting and crocheting on campus. Story by Annie Renaud ’19 At 6:30 p.m. on Mondays, Adelaide Weidner ’20 and other members of Geneseo’s Stitches Club gather in the College Union, needles, yarn and project ideas in hand. Students of all experience levels knit and crochet while sharing stories and camaraderie […]
Greg O’Connell ’64 created an endowment for underserved youth to pursue their goals. By Carol Marcy For more than 40 years, Greg O’Connell ’64 has fostered a community-minded approach to development. In Red Hook, Brooklyn, he invested in real estate not to sell but to renovate and rent as businesses and residences. O’Connell’s drive has
Gift Creates Access to Higher Ed for Students Read More »
Christina Morrow ’20 shares how the award-winning, First-Year Experience Program helped her acclimate to the rigors and embrace the opportunities of college life. By Kris Dreessen Before Christina Morrow ’20 started classes at Geneseo, she spent three days in Letchworth State Park with other students also new to college life. They learned about local indigenous
Three Days in Nature Prep Students for Four Years at Geneseo Read More »
All those gadgets? They are all now replaced with a laptop or smartphone. By Kris Dreessen In 1997, the Kodak DC120 was one of the first consumer digital cameras sold. Dennis Showers, interim director of the Ella Cline School of Education, remembers when they first got them for teaching. It was 1.2 megapixels and cutting-edge
Yesterday’s High Tech Read More »
An online hub connects students with businesses and organizations seeking experts, interns and volunteers. Story by Isabel Keane ’19 and Kris Dreessen Each year, more than 4,700 Geneseo students volunteer, from assisting patients at a local hospice to helping residents rebuild their homes in areas hit by natural disaster. Up to 45 percent of Geneseo
A Matchmaker on Campus Read More »
Geneseo minds are solving today’s problems to create tomorrow’s opportunities. By Denise A. Battles Familiar sayings are often variations of someone’s original words. On May 25, 1946, the New York Times reported that Albert Einstein sent a telegram to several hundred prominent Americans under the headline, “Scientist in plea for $200,000 to promote new type
Keeping an Eye on the Future Read More »
Mark Fratto ’99 revs up the crowd at national sporting events and is an innovator of college sports coverage. By Carol Marcy During his high school days, Mark Fratto ’99 was an aspiring point guard who couldn’t dribble well left-handed, and he realized he should cancel his plans to try out for junior varsity basketball.
The Voice on Top of the Sports World Read More »
Artist Steve Prince and students create art that asks how we want to live together. By Robyn Rime Poverty. War. Greed. Love. Beauty. Music. A community art project in Geneseo’s Kinetic Gallery last winter tackled powerful 21st-century problems and proposed solutions in a collaborative piece that brought together students to create art and generate meaningful
As the Eddie Lee ’76 First Generation Ambassador, Pema Sherpa ’19 spent the fall semester in her native Nepal, shadowing pediatric doctors to learn about medicine and the challenges of providing health care in underserved areas. She was inspired to help while there. She collaborated with the doctors to provide no-cost eye exams to more
Pema Sherpa ’19: Geneseo’s Ambassador Provided Eye Care to Children in Nepal Read More »
Little is still known about the Red Planet, but faculty, students and alumni are conquering the great space unknown. By David Irwin We Earthlings have long been captivated by what occupies the unfathomable vastness of our universe, now with a diameter we can see of about 93 billion light years. In our own solar system
Unravelling the Mysteries of Mars Read More »
