Kris Dreessen

Portrait of Solangel Almonte.

Student Ambassador Empowers Young Women to Make Healthy Choices

Solangel Almonte ’27 (SUNY Geneseo/Matt Burkhartt) Student Ambassador Solangel Almonte ’27 cares deeply about women’s health. A sociomedical sciences major with a minor in gender, sexuality, and women’s studies, she intends to dedicate her career to empowering women to make knowledgeable choices about their futures. Almonte has started with young women in her native Dominican Republic. Last summer,

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Sean Conner '13, far right, with his colleagues at the International Peace Bureau. (Photo provided by Sean Conner '13)

Paving a Path Toward Peace

Sean Conner ’13, at right, with colleagues from the International Peace Bureau (IPB). (Photo provided) Sean Conner ’13 knows his strengths are seeing the bigger picture and bringing people together to achieve a goal. As executive director of one of the oldest peace networks in the world, he is using those skills for a greater

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Mark Moroz '27 uses a pen in dipped ink to create an illustration of a tree.

Exhibition Highlights Art and Uses of Native Trees

Mark Moroz ’27 created illustrations of native trees for the interdisciplinary exhibition. (SUNY Geneseo/ Matt Burkhartt) Native Trees of the Genesee Valley, a new exhibition at SUNY Geneseo, celebrates native species seen on and near campus. The display is an interdisciplinary collaboration between the departments of geography and sustainability studies, biology, English and creative writing, and Milne Library in support

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SUNY Geneseo's Brodie Hall (SUNY Geneseo/Matt Burkhartt)

Individualized Studies Major Lets Students Create Their Own Degree

Brodie Hall (SUNY Geneseo/Matt Burkhartt) Cadence Panol ’26 began her studies at Geneseo with an undeclared major. She loved dance and communication and took classes in both, as well as theater production, film, international relations, Russian, and other subjects, looking to find her niche. “Nothing really fit” for a degree, says Panol. “I had a

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Taylor Kessner

New Professor Brings Gaming Expertise to the School of Education

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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