Illustration by Erin Crowell Louis DiPaolo ’15 changed his life’s path at Geneseo. The courage it took to do so continues to shape his future. By Louis DiPaolo ’15 As I traversed the switchbacks of Mount Whitney, I could feel the air getting thinner as I ascended. The cold mountain wind challenged my balance at
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Main Street. Block parties. Good music and memories. Reunion takes Tanya Woldbeck Pellettiere ’93 back to the best times. By Tanya Woldbeck Pellettiere ’93 This year was my 11th or 12th Reunion at Geneseo, with more than 800 other alumni. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve been back to campus since graduating.
Bennett Marano ’12 met his Geneseo family on day one. They’ve relied on each other ever since. By Bennett Marano ’12 It was transfer student move-in day at Geneseo, a freezing cold afternoon in mid-January, where I met my core group of friends—now my chosen family—for the first time. We had all been deferred admission,
Investigative journalist Jared Bennett ’11 fights for accountability, including in the wake of weather disasters. By Jared Bennett ’11 In July 22, a once-every-thousand-year flood hit Appalachian eastern Kentucky. A lingering storm dropped more than a foot of rain in just a few hours, sending water careening down the mountains and into the hollers
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An experimental brain implant gave Emily Borghard ’11 options in life. She uses them to help the homeless and others in challenging times. By Emily Borghard ’11 When I arrived as a freshman at Geneseo, my father said he expected to get a call within a couple of weeks to pick me up. Freshman year
Raj Bellani ’95 spent four years on campus but has a family for life. By Raj Bellani ’95 As much as I chose Geneseo, Geneseo chose me. I was very excited to attend SUNY Geneseo. I had great mentors, great classmates and great suitemates, all of whom chose to invest their time and effort in
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SUNY Distinguished professor and School of Education director Dennis Showers examines the college’s teaching history — and how it enriches Geneseo’s soul. By Dennis Showers Ella Cline Shear, for whom our School of Education is named, came to the Geneseo Normal and Training School in 1933 and stayed engaged with us for more than six
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Protecting wildlands and volunteering on behalf of Geneseo highlights the true value of strengthening what each of us holds most dear. By Jessica L. Blair ’00 I live on the ancestral lands of the Lakota people, near Bdote, where the Mississippi River converges with the Minnesota River, in the city of Minneapolis. Before being forced
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Doram Wallach ’08 lived on three continents before attending Geneseo. His experiences have taught him about what unites us. By Doram Wallach ’08 While I was growing up in Israel, my family got to “adopt” people from all over the world, many of whom came to volunteer on my kibbutz. My dad is from South
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By listening to others and envisioning possibilities, A. Gidget Hopf ’72 created ground-breaking opportunities for those with physical challenges. By A. Gidget Hopf ’72 Getting a job upon graduation from Geneseo in 1972 was my number one goal. My husband John (Class of 1970), whom I met at Geneseo, and I were dead broke, and
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