The Leader

Fredonia Spectrum’s David Dobrik appearance to be cancelled

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJESSICA MEDITZ Life & Arts Editor Following the various health and safety precautions put in place by New York State, SUNY Fredonia has decided to cancel all shows in Rockefeller Arts Center for the remainder of the semester. This includes the David Dobrik show. “All remaining ticketed performances for the...

SUNY Fredonia’s plan to convert to distance learning

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Reading Time: 5 minutesJAMES MEAD Web Editor In the 48 hours since SUNY Fredonia announced its shift to distance learning for the spring semester, massive changes have been developing in how classes function. At the center of it all is OnCourse, the campus’s learning management system and Fredonia’s version of an open-source system...

When nature strikes, we have to act accordingly

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Reading Time: 2 minutesKATIE LENDA Special to The Leader Thousands of college students across the nation have been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 virus. Students were left feeling panicked after the decision was made to switch to online classes. For many students, this decision also meant returning home for the remainder of the...

[EMAIL REPOST] Coronavirus Memo #6

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Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom: President’s Office <president.office@fredonia.edu>Date: Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 8:14 PM Dear Campus Community: This memo focuses exclusively on the issues of credits and refunds.  Guidance from SUNY regarding financial issues was received this afternoon.  To summarize, SUNY recommends:  For students leaving the residence halls, campuses should credit the unused...

So, what about David Dobrik?

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJESSICA MEDITZ Life & Arts Editor [UPDATE 5:06 p.m., 3/16/2020: David Dobrik’s show has been cancelled.] Based upon Fredonia’s current state of confusion surrounding the recent coronavirus outbreak, a lot of unanswered questions are circulating regarding several aspects of campus life. One specifically poses the question about the status of...

Coronavirus guide for the healthy

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAmid the coronavirus stress and confusion, it’s easy to overreact, and it’s easy to misunderstand what is and isn’t safe while living through the pandemic. We recommend this article (“A Healthy Person’s Guide to Staying Safe and Sane During COVID-19”) from Rolling Stone, which helps explain how to be safe...

SUNY Fredonia implements FAQ to answer student concerns

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJAMES MEAD Web Editor To address confusion caused by SUNY Fredonia’s semester-long shift to distance learning in response to coronavirus, the Marketing & Communications department has created two web-pages with more information under fredonia.edu. The “Coronavirus information” page addresses coronavirus and how it connects to Fredonia and Chautauqua County as...

[EMAIL REPOST] Coronavirus Memo #5

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMarch 13, 2019   Dear Campus Community:   This will be the last memo before the start of Spring Break.  The next memo will likely be sent early next week.    Some have asked whether distance learning from home will be different from distance learning in the residence halls.  The...

[EMAIL REPOST] [FacultyStaff] Continuity of Instruction update

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrom: Academic AffairsDate: Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 5:01 PM To:                   Teaching Faculty From:              Kevin P. Kearns, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Date:               13 March 2020 Re:                  fredonia.edu/continuity The Provost’s Office has developed a faculty resource website (fredonia.edu/continuity) that provides digital instruction resources for faculty, copies of Provost...

[EMAIL REPOST] SUNY Fredonia – Internship Program – Update 3-13-2020

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Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom: Jennifer WilkinsDate: Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 4:45 PM Good afternoon students, internship site supervisors, and Fredonia faculty sponsors: The Career Development Office at Fredonia will remain open and available for in-person, phone, or email appointments and questions during our regularly scheduled hours, 8:30am – 5pm, Monday – Friday....

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