Photo by Keith Walters '11

On April 13, SUNY Geneseo will host the 2016 New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) for the Finger Lakes Region. The competition will consist of thirty-seven teams of entrepreneurs pitching their ideas to a panel of respected members of the business community. Teams representing Geneseo, Hobart and William Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. John Fisher College, State University of New York at Brockport and the University of Rochester will participate in the competition, each hoping to win a place in the statewide finals.

Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) was started in 2007 by Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States, as an extension of the Clinton Global Initiative — which brings together world leaders to take action on global challenges. CGI U brings the next generation of leaders and innovators together in order to collaborate and develop specific “Commitment to Action” plans.

GENESEO, N.Y.—Robert Musil, president and CEO of the Rachel Carson Council (RCC), will deliver SUNY Geneseo’s second annual President’s Sustainability Lecture April 12 at 2:30 p.m. in the MacVittie College Union Ballroom. As a part of Geneseo’s Earth Week celebrations, Musil’s speech “Rachel Carson & Her New York Legacy” will examine Rachel Carson and what her effect has been not only on New York State, but also on women involved in Western New York sustainability. 

Hannah Loo is the 18th Geneseo student to receive a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship since the program's beginning in 1989.

GENESEO, N.Y. – A SUNY Geneseo student has received a prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and another received an honorable mention in the highly competitive national competition.

GENESEO, N.Y.— Three students from The State University of New York at Geneseo have received a 2016 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. 

The Chancellor presented the award to the following Geneseo students, all seniors: 

GENESEO, N.Y.—The Geneseo Symphony Orchestra will not only include its orchestra of close to 70 musicians for its April 9 performance, but it will also feature the Geneseo student winners from the 2015 Concerto Competition. 

SUNY Geneseo is involved with two upcoming teacher recruitment fairs. The Genesee Valley Educational Partnership is working with us for the first one this Wednesday, April 6, from 11 a.m to 5 p.m. in the MacVittie Union Lobby.

Students Brandon Mark '16 and Zachary Hallenbeck '16 have built a unique solar-powered golf cart as part of an eGarden project. The design employs rotating panel mount to maximize efficiency.

After weeks of battle and tens of thousands of votes, Victor E. Knight has emerged from Mascot Madness with the title of #1 SUNY Mascot!

Read all about it on the SUNY Big Ideas Blog.