News Archive

SUNY Geneseo’s combination of faculty support and mentoring, undergraduate research opportunities, curricular preparation, and collaborative atmosphere have turned Geneseo into a recognized pre-med powerhouse.

The College Senate passed a resolution on March 30, urging SUNY to demand that its financial service organization, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA), divest from fossil fuels.

In the college's ongoing commitment to sustainability, Geneseo is now a signatory member of the University Global Compact, a global platform of universities and higher education organizations committed to working together and in partnership with the United Nations in support of the United Nations' Sustainability Goals.

The State University of New York at Geneseo has invited more than 100 students into the college’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa honor society.

Pandemic travel restrictions didn’t interfere with an international learning experience that Professor Meredith Harrigan planned for her communication Discussion & Group Dynamics students this semester.

Geneseo seniors Awab Shawkat and Sakura Hamazaki have been chosen for the 2021 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence in recognition of their outstanding achievements.

Umoja House, a new living-learning community (LLC) for students of diverse backgrounds, opened in August of 2021. Named after unity, the first principle of Kwanzaa, Umoja House will create an intellectually engaging, encouraging environment where students can celebrate their identities while also nurturing their leadership skills. 

This year's American Rock Salt Lecture will feature a presentation by Karen Harpp, a Colgate University professor who researches geology of the Galapagos Islands. 
The lecture, "Short scientific stories from the Galapagos Islands," is April 15 at 6:30 p.m., and offered over Zoom to the Geneseo community and public

The annual Kenneth Roemer Lecture on World Affairs at SUNY Geneseo.

Physics students are building theoretical models to help predict and interpret the behavior of gravitational waves, or distortions in the fabric of spacetime.

A newly published study finds that college students are investing in relationships and leveraging the “fear of missing out,” or FoMO, as a reminder to seize the day.

Abdul Sanderson ’20 has won a highly competitive Critical Language Scholarship award to study Russian this summer.

Katherine Treadgold '23, has been named a Newman Civic Fellow for 2021–22. The Newman Civic Fellowship is a year-long fellowship for community-committed college students from institutions that are members of the Campus Compact.

The SUNY Geneseo Department of History has entered into an agreement with Claremont Graduate University (CGU) to offer an accelerated bachelor's-to-master's program in history or cultural studies with a concentration in museum studies.

The College recently named the 2021 student ambassadors, who will each lead and complete various initiatives they feel are important in the areas of health, gender equality, arts promotion and preservation, identity, or science communication.

​​​​​​​SUNY Geneseo’s Department of Theatre and Dance Studies presents the Geneseo Dance Ensemble’s Dancing the Liberal Arts in Dancing Without Limits, featuring live and digital works by dance studies faculty and student choreographers with 25 performers.

SUNY Geneseo has been named a Top Producer of U.S. Student Fulbright awards for the fourth time in the college’s history and the fourth consecutive year.

Recent work by SUNY Geneseo geology majors Andrew Schulyler ’20, from Lyons, NY, and Margaret Deahn ’21, from Clarence Center, NY, will impact current and upcoming NASA Mars missions.

Research in Antarctica by climate scientist Dana Veron '95 has implications for people around the globe.

The Geneseo Opportunities for Leadership Development (GOLD) program is offering a new certificate.

Tshering Sherpa ’21 has received SUNY’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Norman R. McConney Jr. Award for Student Excellence.

There are only 20 known locations of the pawpaw tree in NYS, virtually all are in WNY. In a recent article, Associate Professor Stephen Tulowiecki studied the conditions that pawpaws favor, and developed a model to predict hidden locations and identify areas that might sustain newly introduced trees.

The Division of Academic Affairs recently recognized five employees with its Awards for Outstanding Commitment to Geneseo’s Values.

SUNY Geneseo was recently named a “Campus Leader in Mental Health Literacy” by Kognito. Geneseo was one of 17 higher education institutions recognized for their support of students' mental health well-being during the 2019–20 academic year.

Two Geneseo professors have earned the highest honor of distinction by the SUNY Board of Trustees for their achievements, contributions, and reputation.