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SUNY Geneseo faculty member Justin Behrend’s just-published book “Reconstructing Democracy” examines how politically engaged former slaves established a new system of governance in the South after the Civil War.

SUNY Geneseo is among the top colleges and universities in the country in producing volunteers for the Peace Corps, ranking 17th this year among medium-size schools with 17 alumni currently volunteering worldwide. Geneseo ranked 22nd in last year’s Peace Corps rankings.

Academically talented students with financial need will benefit from a $639,136 grant the National Science Foundation has awarded SUNY Geneseo to recruit students interested in geology, geochemistry and geophysics programs at the college.

SUNY Geneseo is staging “The David Dance,” a production written and directed by 1989 Geneseo alumnus Don Scimé, Feb. 10 – 15 in Brodie Hall’s Robert Sinclair Theatre. The Feb. 10 – 14 shows begin at 7:30 p.m.; the Sunday matinee begins at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 and available online and at the MacVittie College Union Box Office. The Brodie Hall Box Office also will be open for ticket sales Feb. 10 – 14 from 4 – 8 p.m. and Feb. 15 from noon to 2:30 p.m.

Seven SUNY Geneseo students will be among those presenting projects to address global challenges at the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) meeting March 6-8.

Contemporary portrait painter Ilene Sova will address her work to raise awareness of sexual violence through art as SUNY Geneseo’s next All-College Hour speaker Feb. 4 at 2:30 p.m. in the Doty Recital Hall. Her work also will be on display in the MacVittie College Union. Both her address and exhibit are free and open to the public.

SUNY Geneseo is one of the nation's best colleges for students seeking great academics, outstanding career preparation, and generous financial aid – according to The Princeton Review, an academic tutoring, test preparation and college admission service company.

U.S. News & World Report has placed SUNY Geneseo first among universities in the country’s north region for providing a high quality education while spending relatively less than its peers to achieve it. The college ranked second last year.

SUNY Geneseo Professor of Education Leigh O’Brien has won a prestigious Fulbright Scholar grant to teach and conduct research at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik during the fall 2015 semester.

The State University of New York Board of Trustees today appointed Denise A. Battles, currently provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW), as the new president of SUNY Geneseo. Her appointment is effective on or about July 1, 2015.

SUNY Geneseo's "exemplary practices of community engagement have earned the college the highly respected Community Engagement Classification for 2015 from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Geneseo is among 361 colleges and universities nationwide that now have the designation.

The State University of New York at Geneseo has been named to President Obama's 2014 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction in the Interfaith Community Service category, a national recognition of a college or university for a clear commitment to community service and service learning. Geneseo also is on the honor roll in three other categories: General Community Service, Economic Opportunity, and Education.

Doty Hall on campus incorporates numerous energy-efficient elements, including geothermal heating and cooling, as part of the college's commitment to sustainability.

Members of the GEO club on campus raise awareness of sustainability, use and consequences on campus and in the world.

Monroe Hall is the the first building on campus to receive the stellar rating.

Before Dhan Adhi Kari started the English class for refugees, she had never written the alphabet of her native Nepalese tongue. She had never even held a pencil.

One evening two months ago, four sisters came to visit Jena Gullo ’98 at her office. at her office. Healthy and lively, the young women are successful in school, participating in activities like basketball and cheerleading, and have set their career goals high: becoming the first female Hispanic president of the United States.

SUNY Geneseo’s Ella Cline Shear School of Education has been reaccredited for seven years by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

More Geneseo students study abroad during their college years than students on any other SUNY campus. Such transformative experiences give students confidence, skills and deeper understanding of global issues and cultures.

Campus Auxiliary Services has always been a vital — and often inconspicuous — partner at Geneseo, enhancing daily life on campus by helping to make it tick. CAS also supports the college’s mission to be an innovative and effective environmental steward. It even provides scholarships and undergraduate research fellowships.

As more families seek meals with ingredients grown and produced close to home, Geneseo is doing its part to serve fresher foods and boost the regional economy.

It’s also a trailblazer.

It would be 18 hours before Alyssa knew her parents were safe from Superstorm Sandy, when her uncle texted her a photo taken from her own bedroom window in their Staten Island home. She saw her entire neighborhood flooded with water as high as the stop sign below.

During his seven-week scholarship, Viglietta will live with a family in Izmir, Turkey’s third-largest city, and attend university. Viglietta is the third Geneseo student to win the prestigious scholarship.

???????Ben Peterson ’12 is entering his senior year with two years of research examining plant proteins and neuron function already under his belt. He also has earned one of the nation’s most prestigious scholarships for aspiring scientists.