HAWA TEJAN-COLE
Special to The Leader
Confused about how to get involved on campus during COVID-19?
Fredonia’s Campus Life has launched an easy way to interact with the 170+ clubs and organizations here on campus.
FREDConnect is a student portal that highlights Student Life events and campus clubs.
It also assists clubs and organizations with conducting their business matters such as organization registrations and outdoor events.
Having FREDConnect is especially helpful for clubs to recruit members this semester due to current circumstances and not being able to hold an in-person Activities Night.
Clubs such as Black Student Union, various dance teams and Greek Life have their information on FREDConnect.
Important information about the clubs is provided to students, including their general meeting place and time, if there are dues or a certain GPA required to join and their mission statements.
If a student is interested in a club, a contact email is listed so they can get in touch with the club’s president.
“The inspiration for FREDConnect came from conversations with students, faculty, staff and focus groups,” said Mark Suida, Director of Campus Life.
“In previous years, we used third-party vendors, and the staff was confident we could create a unique student portal that would leverage and integrate our university’s event calendar, which is called Localist. By working with Jeff Woodard and his team, we were able to create a Localist page for each organization. Many thanks goes to ITS staff members, Mike Gerholdt and Justin Jakubowicz for working hard with us to customize a platform specifically for SUNY Fredonia. I am also thankful for Rachel Martin’s [Assistant Director] dedication with assisting in designing and launching this unique portal.”
Student clubs are encouraged to post their events under the “Events” tab.
Currently, there are many activities hosted by the Student Association and Campus Life.
The Let’s Talk “Anxiety Party” is a safe space for students to have peer-to-peer interaction, vent out emotions and gather coping skills.
The Unstuck workshop is a virtual workshop hosted by the Fredonia Counseling Center to help individuals deal with difficult emotions.
All of these events are designed to engage students socially, emotionally and intellectually.
It is hoped that FREDConnect provides a fresh and new approach to engaging students digitally.
For more information, follow Campus Life on Instagram: @fredoniacampuslife.
Be sure to login to FREDConnect to check out all of its features and the information it has to offer.