Journalist MadameNoire Career Field : Media & Journalism Graduation Year : 2011 In Fall 2007, I entered Geneseo as a History major. Although it was an intriguing discipline, I didn’t feel excited about the classes I had to take. As I transitioned into the second semester of my freshman year, I decided to declare my
Director Foundation Relations AARP & AARP Foundation Career Field : Administration Graduation Year : 1999 Since I graduated in ’99, I have had the honor of working in a variety of positions at leading nonprofits including AARP & AARP Foundation, National Wildlife Federation, and the Ocean Conservancy. As a fundraising professional, I have worked on
Medical Student SUNY Stony Brook Career Field : Health & Medicine Graduation Year : 2013 My connection to the SUNY Geneseo English department is somewhat unique in that I was a Biochemistry major at Geneseo. However, I was fortunate to take part in a number of classes with Dr. Beth McCoy over my years there,
Owner and Chief Corporate Officer Mintz + Hoke Communications Group (Avon, Connecticut) Career Field : Administration Graduation Year : 1974 Approaching the end of my career in communications, I’m majority owner of Mintz + Hoke Marketing Communications, the agency I first joined more than 40 years ago. In that time I started and built a
Amy Bishop-Wycisk (2015)Literary Agent, Trellis Literary Management Despite a weird one-semester veer into International Relations as a freshman, I was always going to be an English major. Even beyond my love for reading and writing, studying English gave me the chance to explore worlds and participate in literary conversations linked to larger social commentary. In
This summer, the Geneseo community welcomed close to 10,000 people to campus — from area high school students to mushroom lovers to fans of WWII aircraft — bringing tourism and an economic impact of roughly $180,000.
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One of the goals of our McNair Scholars Program is to prepare scholars for the graduate school application process. GRE score submissions are part of the process. Having students from an array of majors, we wanted to hear from Geneseo faculty from various departments on their perceptions on how much the GRE is emphasized in
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What are the advantages of attending graduate school? Many people consider attaining advanced degree as a means to higher salaries; this is certainly one of the advantages gained from graduate study. People with advanced degrees have the credentials that make them eligible for upper-level and specialized positions, which have higher salaries and increased responsibilities. Beyond
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Emily Borghard ’11 was one of the first people to receive a brain stimulator implant that helps control her epileptic seizures. For Borghard, the cutting edge procedure has opened up a new world. Learn about her life and how she has dedicated it to paying it forward, in her career and her Pay it Forward
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Take a tour of the most beloved and new spaces where students gather to study, snooze or defy gravity. While Geneseo has evolved, one thing hasn’t changed: a desire for student study and community space. Join us for a walk-through and sample some of Geneseo’s tried and true — and new — favorite study and
