Current and former leaders in higher education share insights about integrative learning and career advice. Introduction by Carol Marcy Five Geneseo alumni who are current or former presidents of higher education institutions participated in a panel discussion, “From SUNY Geneseo Student to College President,”during Homecoming & Family Weekend on Sept. 21. Moderated by President Denise
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Artist Ivan Cash ’08 encourages connection and curiosity in the digital age. By Kris Dreessen A few years ago, Ivan Cash ’08 had an idea to bring strangers together — using a digital tool that can often make us more insular and detached. Cash created Selfless Portraits, an interactive art project that invited Facebook users
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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
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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.
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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
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Alumni and faculty members make important contributions toward addressing needs in healthcare, community development and energy. Story by Merrill Douglas Some people say that every problem is really an opportunity and wrestling with a problem provides the opportunity to make tangible differences for good. While no individual alone can cure a disease or shrink humanity’s carbon
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Working with the National Geographic Society, I have turned my passion for animals into my purpose. Follow Tara Keir on Instagram: @tarankeir By Tara Keir ’14 If you are lucky in life, you find something you love. If you are even luckier, passion will find you. And if you are me, it will hit you
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Amanda Santoro Madore ’05 spreads the mission of the world-famous toymaker in her career, which revolves around innovation, creativity and play. Related Stories
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Bruce Himelstein ’76 started hotel work as a bellhop. He became a sales and marketing expert known for innovation and customer service. By Sherrie Negrea Six months after graduating as a communication major from Geneseo, Bruce Himelstein ’76, in desperation, took a job as a housekeeper at the Americana Inn in Albany, N.Y. He struggled
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Zach Motl ’07 skyrocketed his design career when he transformed his tiny room into a stylish house. Now he creates living spaces that can always evolve. By Sherrie Negrea Zach Motl ’07 arrived at Geneseo as a musical theater major with plans to launch an acting career after graduation. But after taking a sculpture class
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