Howard Blumenthal ’74 explores the future by interviewing kids around the world. By Kris Dreessen Watch the Kids on Earth videos. Howard Blumenthal ’74 created and produced the Peabody Award-winning PBS series, “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?” to teach kids geography and problem-solving. The show combined a detective story, game show, comedy and
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As of fall 2019, Geneseo students can take American Sign Language to fulfill foreign language requirements for graduation. Stephanie Pearl ’19, a member of the student club Gestures: Organization for Deaf Awareness, shares with us helpful signs to get anyone started: Related Stories
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An online hub connects students with businesses and organizations seeking experts, interns and volunteers. Story by Isabel Keane ’19 and Kris Dreessen Each year, more than 4,700 Geneseo students volunteer, from assisting patients at a local hospice to helping residents rebuild their homes in areas hit by natural disaster. Up to 45 percent of Geneseo
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The student club Stitches is rekindling the art of knitting and crocheting on campus. Related Stories
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Artist Steve Prince and students create art that asks how we want to live together. By Robyn Rime Poverty. War. Greed. Love. Beauty. Music. A community art project in Geneseo’s Kinetic Gallery last winter tackled powerful 21st-century problems and proposed solutions in a collaborative piece that brought together students to create art and generate meaningful
Read and watch multimedia about the Biloxi trip with Dan Martin ’16. Daniel Martin’ 16 is building his career and volunteer skills. What he’s learned helps us find our niche and carve time to make a difference. By Annie Renaud ’19 When Superstorm Sandy hit New York City and Long Island in 2012, Daniel Martin
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Our “Looking In” photo spread for Spring 2019 featured the 8th annual Teddy Bear Toss hosted by the Ice Knights. Geneseo fans donated 655 stuffed toys that found new homes with children in need in Livingston County. Watch the moments after the Knights scored their first goal and the stuffed animals went flying! Related Stories
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Mike Mooney started his career coaching soccer in 1985 and figured it would be a short stay. He remains a fixture behind one of the top Division 3 athletic departments in the country. Mike Mooney planned to get his soccer coaching career off the ground at Geneseo and move on. Thirty-three years later, he’s mentored
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Helping residents in Puerto Rico Reminds Us What Home and Belonging Really Are. By Fatima Rodriguez Johnson Danny stood on the curb waiting for us every day in front of his hurricane-ravaged house in Puerto Rico as we arrived to help him rebuild. His residence outside of Carolina City was among thousands all but destroyed
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The power of place thrives at Geneseo. By President Denise A. Battles Thanks to Danish inventor, designer and software developer Jens Rasmussen, finding places has never been easier. A searcher simply types in the name or GPS coordinates of any destination, and the ubiquitous red Google Maps pin that Jens designed (or a close variation)
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