Academics

The first week of classes is also Inauguration Week and students, faculty and administrators from the college as well as members of the community have been presenting public readings this week of a variety of key historical democratic documents.

SUNY Geneseo’s “Day of Leadership and Service” celebrated the work and teachings of Martin Luther King Jr. today with a series of inter-generational and interfaith discussions, workshops, and community outreach projects.

Spring semester classes begin at SUNY Geneseo Jan. 17, and the college has scheduled several Inauguration Day-related events prior to the presidential swearing-in ceremony Jan. 20.

Geneseo has been named to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s list of the “Top 300 Best College Values of 2017,” ranking 115th in a combined ranking of private universities, liberal arts colleges, and public colleges.

Geneseo Director of Student Care Services and Title IX Coordinator for Students Tamara Kenney and student volunteers are supporting “SUNY’s Got Your Back,” the SUNY system-wide effort to provide victims of sexual and interpersonal violence with care packages of essential items and clothing.

Associate Professor of Physics Ed Pogozelski and his student bridge-building competition have come a long way since the spaghetti year of ’97.

SUNY Geneseo’s Dance Ensemble will feature works by student and alumnae choreographers during its “49Live: Beyond Boundless” performance Dec. 8-11 in the Alice Austin Theatre.

Lynette Bosch, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Art History and chair of Geneseo’s Department of Art History, will among those presenting at the Cuban Cultural Center of New York’s annual conference Nov. 20 at Sotheby’s in New York City. This year’s conference will focus on the history and development of art in Cuba – from colonial times to present-day performance art.

SUNY Distinguished Professor of Physics Stephen Padalino was recently elected as a Fellow in the American Physical Society (APS).