News Archive

As an English and French double major, senior Chloe Forsell has made the most of her time at Geneseo.

Nearly 400 SUNY Geneseo students, faculty, staff and community members walked 1.2 million yards during the “Yards for Yeardley” walk on campus April 26 to raise awareness of relationship violence and ways to prevent it.

Sarah Simon '17 seeks to instill a love of arts and creativity in everyone around her. At Geneseo, she has drawn inspiration from the underlying physical and intellectual beauty on campus to help her gain a “clearer understanding of life.”

A SUNY Geneseo VentureWorks team won second place and two others received awards of recognition in the finals of the New York State Business Plan Competition in Albany April 28. Geneseo’s teams were among 103 from 60 colleges and universities in the statewide competition.

Growing up, nothing was better, says Matt Abdoo’ 00, than his grandma’s meatballs. They were cheesy, saucy, Italian perfection.

At 94, “she’s still with us,” and they still are the best, says the four-star chef.

Geneseo's Departments of Intercollegiate Athletics and Student Life recently launched a fan engagement program where students can show their support for the college and the athletics program and earn prizes and exclusive experiences.

It’s Thursday morning and the sun hasn’t entirely risen over campus, but Vanessa Lam-Tran knows what lunch will be — a “torta.”

Last December, geology major Davitia James ’17 set out with 14 other students to New Zealand for the research trip of a lifetime.
As an international student from Dominica, this trip, she says, was the farthest she has ever traveled.

For two years, Tanvir Hayat ’17, an international relations major on the war and peace studies track, has volunteered at the nonprofit organization Refugees Helping Refugees in Rochester (RHR) as an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher.

Autumn Arnold ’17 is a third generation member of her family to attend Geneseo, following in the footsteps of her grandfather, father, uncle, and brother. In Autumn’s family, the experiences here at Geneseo are a shared family tradition.

On stage, Mallika Shah ’17 stands in white, expressing anger and surprise with just her eyes, her hands and the way she stands.
She never says a word.
Off stage, she would spend six hours a day learning the ancient theater art “Kutiyattam,” to rely on gestures and emotion in the eyes, not speech.

Geneseo’s School of Business has received a five-year extension of its business accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Such accreditation by the AACSB International Board of Directors is the hallmark of excellence in business education and has been earned by less than five percent of the world’s business schools.

As a senior political science major and a public administration minor, Daniel Ruiz has taken advantage of Geneseo’s numerous opportunities to attain more hands-on experience with his major.

Kara Houppert '17 is a childhood with special education major with ambitions to inspire students the way Geneseo has inspired her.

Three well-known choral and instrumental music companies — the Geneseo Festival Orchestra, Geneseo Chamber Singers, and the Geneseo Symphony Orchestra — are performing Giuseppe Verdi’s grand “Requiem Mass” April 30 at 3 p.m. in SUNY Geneseo’s Wadsworth Auditorium. Also featured will be guest soloists Elena O’Connor, soprano; Ashley Hibbard, mezzo-soprano; Joshua Bouillon, tenor; and Alan Cline, baritone.

As a musical conductor, Aaron McAllister revels in the energy of creating and collaboration, and how it fills the auditorium when it comes to life.

Three well-known choral and instrumental music companies — the Geneseo Festival Orchestra, Geneseo Chamber Singers, and the Geneseo Symphony Orchestra — are performing Giuseppe Verdi’s grand “Requiem Mass” April 30 at 3 p.m. in SUNY Geneseo’s Wadsworth Auditorium. Also featured will be guest soloists Elena O’Connor, soprano; Ashley Hibbard, mezzo-soprano; Joshua Bouillon, tenor; and Alan Cline, baritone.

Rising senior Robert Tumasian has been selected to attend Harvard’s Summer Program in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. The five-week program will be held at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Two SUNY Geneseo students, senior Alex McGrath and sophomore Annie Renaud, have won highly competitive Critical Language Scholarship awards for Russian this year among a field of national candidates.

Food is more than a tasty meal. It’s an experience. Campus chefs immersed themselves in Italian culture to bring authentic dining — and a family feel — to Geneseo.

SUNY Geneseo students will be involved in a daylong campus celebration April 25 by presenting their creative and scholarly endeavors during the college’s 11th annual GREAT Day. For the first time since its inception, more than 1,000 students will showcase their work with presentations, performances and exhibits.

Brandon Gaylord '17 organized two StandUp conferences for high-schoolers that promote leadership development, and job and career readiness.

At Geneseo, Kelsey Costello ’17 has used her skills and time with this mission: to be a positive influence on the Geneseo community.
This spring, she was awarded the EMS Provider of the Year Award from the National Collegiate EMS Foundation.

Cuban speakers and experts on the ever-changing country are on campus today and tomorrow for an interdisciplinary symposium on contemporary Cuba.

Geneseo's ice arena is in the semifinals for the Kraft Hockeyville USA competition, and can win $150,000 in arena upgrades and host a pre-season game on campus. Voting ends April 19 at 11:59 p.m.