Michael Oberg, professor of history at SUNY Geneseo and an internationally renowned scholar in Native American studies, has been appointed a Distinguished University Professor by the SUNY Board of Trustees. Oberg is the sixth SUNY Geneseo faculty member to receive a SUNY Distinguished Professorship.
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For 10 years, Dr. Rob Doggett has run the Genesee Valley Peace Poetry contest, encouraging students in grade K through 8 to write poems about peace—whatever that might mean to them. “The goal of the contest,” said Dr. Doggett, Professor of English at SUNY Geneseo, “is to give students the opportunity to reflect creatively on the theme of peace at a time when so much of what they encounter in the media is dominated by images of violence.”
Annual Peace Poetry Contest for K-8 Students Celebrating 10th Anniversary May 10 Read More »
Student teams from SUNY Geneseo’s VentureWorks entrepreneurship program captured a total of five wins in this year’s New York State Business Plan Competition in Albany April 24, including a first and third place prize.
Geneseo Wins Five Awards in Business Plan Competition, Including a First Prize Read More »
SUNY Geneseo is experiencing a banner year for Fulbright Awards with the selection of a record four honorees – three grant recipients and one alternate – from six Geneseo applications. All recipients received English teaching assistantships (ETA) and will be teaching English part-time to non-native English-speakers, while also completing projects of the own part-time and serving as cultural ambassadors for the United States.
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SUNY Geneseo students raised a record $171,000 in Saturday’s 10th annual Relay for Life, a signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society (ACS) that helps support cancer research and support services for cancer patients. The event raised more than $131,000 last year.
Students Shatter Relay for Life Fundraising Record Read More »
Teams from SUNY Geneseo’s entrepreneurship program won six of the 12 awards presented last night at the regional semifinals of the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) in Rochester. The six teams will advance to the statewide competition in Albany April 24, where they will compete with finalists from nine other Regional Economic Development Council zones.
Entrepreneurship Teams Prevail at NYS Regional Business Plan Competition Read More »
SUNY Geneseo’s University Police Department has received accreditation status from the New York State Law Enforcement Accreditation Council.
University Police Department Receives Accreditation from NYS Law Enforcement Council Read More »
Patrick X. Rault, associate professor of mathematics at SUNY Geneseo, has received the prestigious Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching from the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) to recognize the quality of his undergraduate teaching. The award ceremony will take place at the upcoming 100th anniversary conference of the MAA in Washington, D.C.
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SUNY Geneseo is among the top colleges and universities in the country in producing volunteers for the Peace Corps, ranking 17th this year among medium-size schools with 17 alumni currently volunteering worldwide. Geneseo ranked 22nd in last year’s Peace Corps rankings.
Geneseo Breaks Top 20 for Producing Peace Corps Volunteers Read More »
SUNY Geneseo faculty member Justin Behrend’s just-published book “Reconstructing Democracy” examines how politically engaged former slaves established a new system of governance in the South after the Civil War.
Behrend’s New Book Examines Role of Freedpeople in American Democracy Development Read More »
