Milne Library’s special collections include mementos from some of the first Geneseo students who studied abroad. By Annie Renaud ’19 To view the full collection visit: scene.geneseo.edu/web-exclusives In 1969, Chris Walsh ’71 spent the summer in what was then Yugoslavia as a student ambassador. He lived with a family in Split and toured the country to
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Inspired by her experience teaching in Africa, Megan Renfro ’07 devotes her career to H2o access there. By Sherrie Negrea Hear Megan talk about her work: scene.geneseo.edu/web-exclusives For decades, the residents of the tiny village of Maiwayna in northern Ethiopia suffered from diarrhea and chronic stomach aches. The problem was their source of drinking water:
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For generations, members of our College community have created memories on campus. They embrace them for life. By Jim Memmott SUNY Geneseo is set on a hill, bordered by a village main street, farmland and a valley that appears to stretch beyond the horizon. Alumni remember the golden orange sunsets and the rolling landscape. “At
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Geneseo researchers explore the connections between people and place. It’s not hard to figure out your location on the map. Nowadays, you can just ask your phone. Understanding what it means to be in that location is a different story. The character of a place (Hilly or flat? Bustling or deserted? Settled in the 1890s
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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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Teacher Cara Nelson ’09 brought the experience of completing an impossible feat to her students. Along the way, she learned that succeeding is all mental. By Kris Dreessen Check out Cara’s “ultimate motivating playlist” for tunes to keep you going on a run or exercising. Last spring, Cara Nelson ’09 accomplished something that may seem
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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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Student interns from the Office of Sustainability have created a compost-collection program that includes distributing compost buckets to individual faculty and staff members who are diverting the compostable waste they generate during the day .
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The Greg ’64 and Elizabeth O’Connell Family Endowment supports general scholarships for students with financial need from the Downstate New York area with a preference for students living in Brooklyn, particularly the Red Hook area.
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Alumnus Paul Grassi ’96 reflects on two moments during his undergraduate years as a business major at Geneseo that would change the course of his professional life.
