Sustainability Archives

Stacey Robertson, SUNY Geneseo provost and vice president for academic affairs

Eighth Annual Day of Leadership and Service Celebrates Life of Dr. King

SUNY Geneseo’s “Day of Leadership and Service” celebrated the work and teachings of Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 15 with a series of inter-generational and interfaith discussions, workshops, and community outreach projects. Some 153 participated in the day’s activities, including Geneseo students, Office for the Aging seniors, community volunteers and school-age students.

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Math Research Weekend Features ‘Dreamer’ Lecture

Against a backdrop of national debate on the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, mathematician Pamela Harris from Williams College will deliver a campus lecture titled “The Lonely Reality of an Academic Dreamer,” Jan. 25.

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Chefs from Campus Auxiliary Services show garlic that was grown in the e-Garden

Campus-Grown Garlic Makes its Way to Students’ Plates

Organic garlic harvested from the Geneseo e-Garden is making its way to the plates of students, faculty and staff at the College. Food Studio North and Max Market, two of the newest on-campus restaurants, will be using the 120 pounds of garlic harvested from the e-Garden throughout the beginning of the spring semester.

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Geneseo Startup Verdimine Signs License Agreement with Research Foundation for SUNY

Geneseo- based startup company Verdimine has signed an exclusive license agreement with the Research Foundation for The State University of New York to employ a proprietary green chemistry process that improves safety and efficiency in manufacturing specialty chemicals across many industries.

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Neha Marolia '18 working with Dottie Manes of Avon, N.Y. during the MLK event in 2017.

College to Host Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Leadership and Service

The College will host the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Leadership and Service on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, with relevant addresses, workshops and activities that assist others in the community.

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McNair Grant Launches Students Toward PhD Studies

SUNY Geneseo has been selected to participate in the prestigious Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. The aim of the McNair Program is to increase the numbers of low-income, first-generation, and historically underrepresented undergraduates who pursue Ph.D. degrees. Diedre DeBose, director of Access Opportunity Programs, will serve as the McNair Scholars Program director.

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West, Yang Receive Mini-grants for Food Sustainability Curriculum Project

Two SUNY Geneseo faculty members have each received a $750 mini-grant from the Finger Lakes Project to jointly develop a sustainability curriculum project titled “Food Sustainability Across Disciplines.”

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Q&A with Alumna Jordan Cimilluca ’15

Jordan Cimilluca ’15 is a senior community development manager at the American Cancer Society (ACS) in Rochester, NY. She partners to organize cancer awareness and fundraising events with student organizations at area colleges.

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Integrated Science Center at SUNY Geneseo

U of R Laser Energetics Lab Continues Funding of Geneseo Research Project

The Department of Physics and Astronomy has received a $420,000 award for the 2017-18 school year from the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics in support of an ongoing collaborative research project titled “Nuclear and Plasma Diagnostics for the EP-OMEGA and MTW Laser System.”

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Students on a hurricane relief trip with Livingston CARES.

Livingston CARES Service Trips Head to Florida, Texas, Puerto Rico

For well over 10 years, Geneseo students, faculty, staff and community residents have helped homeowners in the Biloxi area rebuild their homes and communities after Hurricane Katrina. Conducted through Livingston CARES, SUNY Geneseo’s non-profit humanitarian organization, these efforts serve as one of the College’s longest-running relief commitments.

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