Education

A day in the life of a performing arts student during COVID-19

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 15, 2020September 15, 2020

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesCARLY SUMMERSON Special to The Leader Students across the country, regardless of grade level, have been adjusting to the new normal of online learning. For college students especially, there are many majors that can be easily accommodated to virtual lessons. However, there are several that are dependent on in-person classes......

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[EMAIL REPOST] Summer Memo #2

Contributor to The LeaderJune 15, 2020June 15, 2020

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesDear Campus Community: We are busy planning for the fall 2020 semester, along with working on the “Dialogues on Diversity” series. Below are three important information items: Revised Commencement 2020 Video. More than 100 additional photos were submitted by 2020 graduates, which means more than half of the 2020 seniors......

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SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson to resign

Contributor to The LeaderJune 8, 2020June 16, 2020

June 8, 2020June 16, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesJAMES MEAD Managing Editor [UPDATE 06/16/2020, 6:42 p.m.: The next SUNY Board of Trustees meeting has been postponed to June 29, 2020] On Tuesday, June 2, the Times Union obtained an unsigned letter of resignation from Kristina Johnson, the current SUNY chancellor, addressed to SUNY Board of Trustees Chairman Dr.......

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3 ways to obtain an internship

Contributor to The LeaderApril 18, 2020April 18, 2020

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesISABELLA DISTEFANO Asst. Social Media Manager Every journalism student at SUNY Fredonia must complete an internship for credit to fulfill their degree requirements. Because I transferred as a junior from a community college to Fredonia, I was already behind. Therefore I made it my mission to seek any and every......

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Distance learning – we’re all struggling

Contributor to The LeaderApril 10, 2020April 10, 2020

April 10, 2020April 10, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader We’re in week two of distance learning and I’m positive I’m not only speaking for myself when I say it’s been a struggle for us students. Everyday I wake up with a full mailbox of emails to sort, homework, as well as classwork, videos......

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[Satire] Class attendance is at an all-time low this semester

Contributor to The LeaderApril 8, 2020April 9, 2020

April 8, 2020April 9, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesMATTHEW BAUM Staff Scallywag For some reason, there has been a serious drop in attendance in classes. Nowadays, it seems like nobody’s going to their classes anymore, myself included. I am guilty of missing class just as much as the next guy, but here’s my reasoning. I, for one, have......

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Student journalists responding to COVID-19

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 29, 2020March 29, 2020

March 29, 2020March 29, 2020

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAll across the country, high school and college student journalists are covering coronavirus the only way they know how — through their experiences. From distance learning to student life, the next generation of journalists are showing what they’re made of. The Leader is proud to be reporting during these times,......

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[EMAIL REPOST] Distance Education Memo #1

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 23, 2020March 23, 2020

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesDear Campus Community: Today instruction resumes via distance education. SUNY Fredonia has always prided itself on an education that includes strong components of both academic curriculum and extracurricular educational opportunities. We will be operating differently the rest of this semester, but our commitment to ensuring students receive the education......

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[EMAIL REPOST] Student Emergency Relief Fund

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 17, 2020March 17, 2020

March 17, 2020March 17, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom: University Advancement <University.Advancement@fredonia.edu>Date: Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 8:57 AM Dear Campus Community, Faculty and staff are coming together to assist students during this turbulent time. A Student Emergency Relief Fund, to assist students financially who face unexpected expenses related to the healthcare crisis and to alleviate hardship related to......

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SUNY Fredonia’s plan to convert to distance learning

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 16, 2020March 16, 2020

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020

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......

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