Top Row (L to R): Edie Jones ’27, Tary Santelises ’26. Bottom Row (L to R) Lea Mancarella ’28, Ava Woodstock ’27 (SUNY Geneseo/Mat Johnson) In a national competition, four SUNY Geneseo students have won 2026–27 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships for study abroad: Edie Jones’27 (New Zealand), Lea Mancarella ’28 (Ghana), Tary Santelises ’26 (Ghana), and
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Geneseo has completed its most ambitious comprehensive campaign ever. /Photo by Keith Walters ’11 Thank you to the thousands of people who will help transform the student experience. By Kris Dreessen When SUNY Geneseo launched its boldest philanthropic initiative in history—Opportunities Rising: Geneseo for Generations—the bar was set high: raise $45 million to transform the
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Meet students who discovered their original major was not for them. Exploring new ideas and courses inspired them to make a change. Related Stories
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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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Inspired by their Geneseo experience, Nadine Kadell Sapirman ’90 and Louis ’91 Sapirman are supporting future leaders. By Keith Walters ’11 In a world filled with choices, Nadine Kadell Sapirman ’90 and Louis Sapirman ’91 remind us that the simple choice of helping others can have profound impact. At Geneseo, Nadine served as a
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Jordan Daniel ’11 never wanted an office job again. From Spain, he maintains his legal and real estate careers—and provides new opportunities for Geneseo students. By Kris Dreessen In his daily 9 to 5, Jordan Daniel ’11 looks out from his desk and onto the busy streets of Madrid. Sometimes the neighbor kids holler to
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The Fund for Geneseo fills in the gaps for providing scholarships, research, and more. By Keith Walters ’11 In Professor Kazushige Yokoyama’s chemistry class, student researchers are investigating spike proteins similar to those found in COVID-19. Their findings could ultimately provide knowledge necessary to develop better treatments for the disease. This research was made
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Flexible giving supports students like Carley Salerno ’23. By Carol Marcy Kathy Acierno Baron ’83 was the first in her family to graduate college and is still a passionate supporter of SUNY Geneseo. Although she has created two endowed scholarships, the Excellence in Residence Life Leadership Annual Scholarship and The Acierno Family Scholarship, Baron also
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Ellen Leverich ’90 returned to her alma mater to increase individual and private support for Geneseo. See how philanthropy impacts Geneseo in this graphic. By Carol Marcy As an alum leading philanthropic efforts for the College, Ellen Leverich ’90, vice president for college advancement and executive director of the Geneseo Foundation, knows what makes Geneseo
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Gifts making a difference A two-year program builds women’s leadership skills through scholarships, internships and seminars with global leaders. By Carol Marcy Since 2014, the SUNY Global Affairs Leadership program, established by Jewish Foundation for the Education of Women (JFEW), has awarded nearly $1.2 million in scholarships and stipends to 50 female scholars at Geneseo.
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