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American Sign Language Gets a Boost

Students pursuing any major can now take courses and fulfill foreign language requirements. By Kris Dreessen Learn helpful ASL phrases in this video. American Sign Language (ASL) courses at Geneseo can now fulfill the College’s foreign language requirements for graduation. Students who completed four years of ASL in high school can also fulfill the requirement.

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Connections Count

Embracing the principle of integrative learning, members of the Geneseo community weave disparate strands of knowledge and experience into a strong new fabric. By Merrill Douglas Watch a video about the philosophy curriculum that’s related. In college, you choose a major. In the wider world, you never just have one focus. You might be a

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Two Is Not Always Better Than One

A difficult choice prompted change that helped define Danni Napoli’s collegiate experience — and set a record. By Brett Ford Danni Napoli ’19 came to Geneseo in the fall of 2015 with the notion of being an elite student-athlete while obtaining one of the best educations in the country. Earning a degree in mathematics from

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Three Days in Nature Prep Students for Four Years at Geneseo

Christina Morrow ’20 shares how the award-winning, First-Year Experience Program helped her acclimate to the rigors and embrace the opportunities of college life. By Kris Dreessen Before Christina Morrow ’20 started classes at Geneseo, she spent three days in Letchworth State Park with other students also new to college life. They learned about local indigenous

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A Matchmaker on Campus

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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Unravelling the Mysteries of Mars

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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Sleeping Sickness Research May Advance Our Knowledge of Genetics

Researchers are studying the chemical modifications of a parasite RNA in hopes of finding new treatments for African sleeping sickness. Story by Gabrielle Ciraco Kevin Militello, a professor of biology at Geneseo, has spent his career studying the genetics of infectious diseases. His current research is supported by a $460,000, three-year grant from the National

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