Geneseo campus
2024 was an exciting year for SUNY Geneseo! We welcomed nearly a thousand new students, added new majors and minors to our academic roster, and cheered on our talented teams.
With so many big events, it was hard to choose only ten and leave as honorable mention things like the establishment of our new School of Arts and Sciences and the announcement that President Denise Battles will be stepping down as our university president. Thank you to everyone who made these events and news stories possible.
1. The $40 million Milne Library renovation was completed, and the library’s soft opening garnered rave reviews.
2. Activist, educator, author, and scholar Angela Davis lectured to a packed audience in Wadsworth Auditorium.
3. Geneseo’s musical theatre department gave a rousing performance of Grease! The Musical.
4. Pig Beach BBQ owner and Today Show regular Matt Abdoo ‘02 prepared a takeover at Red Jacket Dining Hall and mingled with students.
5. On April 8, 2024, Upstate New York experienced a total solar eclipse. Despite cloud cover, it was still a once-in-a-lifetime event for Geneseo.
6. Women’s field hockey won the Empire 8 championship 4–0 over Hartwick, and finished their season with an impressive 18–2 record.
7. Drag queen Mrs. Kasha Davis of RuPaul’s Drag Race spoke on the topic "Drag Is Not a Crime."
8. The approximately $10 million College Circle project was completed, improving vital infrastructure and enhancing campus accessibility.
9. Geography professor Stephen J. Tulowiecki and Naomi LaDuke '24 published research in Scientia Horticulturae on the effect of climate change on pawpaw tree distribution.
10. The Department of Physics and Astronomy launched an undergraduate astrophysics major, the only one of its kind in the SUNY system.
