Geneseo has built transformative academic and personal relationships with a neighborhood in Italy. By Kris Dreessen The 12th-century city of Siena, Italy, comprises 17 contrade, or neighborhoods, each with its own church, museum, horse-racing team, and loyal community members who consider themselves family. One of those contrade, Capitana dell’Onda (Onda), has been home to Geneseo’s
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New members of the Geneseo Foundation Board and SGAA choose what they would bring to college if they moved in today. By Kris Dreessen Illustration by Erin Crowell Stationery and stamps to write home and her trusty typewriter were must-haves for Donna Breskin ’80 when she moved into Steuben Hall in 1976. Cell phones and
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Martin Terwilliger ’08, VP of chocolate marketing for Mars Wrigley NA, wants to convince you to buy chocolate. By Robyn Rime Did you ever sort your Halloween candy haul into piles, maybe trading with your friends for the brands you secretly liked best? Perhaps you fondly remember sharing a single candy bar with your siblings
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David Klein ’85 is assisting high-achieving students from communities often under represented in higher education. By Keith Walters ’11 Nearly a decade ago, after years of notable success as an executive but distanced from his alma mater, David Klein ’85 was drawn back into Geneseo’s orbit. A fraternity brother who served on the Geneseo Foundation
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Video by Mat Johnson SUNY Geneseo President Denise Battles takes us on a tour of the American Rock Salt Company LLC salt mine, which is located just five miles from campus. Joe Bucci ’67 launched the mine by gathering local funding and support after a conglomerate decided to close the salt mine that had employed
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Emily Haber ’23 was an All-American volleyball player for Geneseo. She’s continuing her interest in athletics as a production assistant with NBC Sports. By Riley Damerell The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics was the biggest sporting event across the globe, and Geneseo alum Emily Haber ’23 worked behind the scenes with NBC to broadcast it worldwide.
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Meet the alums whose careers in health care and emergency response were inspired by Geneseo First Response. By Kris Dreessen Are you an alum of GFR who chose a career in the health fields or as a first responder? We’d love to hear from you! scene@geneseo.edu. Contribute to the GFR fund. Last year, Madison
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That guy who leaped off a high-rise and ran through fire in your favorite film or TV series may have been Brian Hossenlopp-Dakota ’77. By Kris Dreessen Chuck Norris has taken down many bad guys on film, sometimes with a clever quip, but more often with a swift roundhouse kick and karate chop. Walker, Texas
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Alumnus Sean Diehl’s research was instrumental in RSV vaccines. He has expanded his work as Zika and dengue regions spread. By Keith Walters ’11 As our planet continues to warm, mosquito-borne diseases like Zika and dengue are finding new territories to thrive in, including areas where they were previously rare, such as Europe and
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