Student Affairs

Fredonia Student Association responds to COVID-19

Contributor to The LeaderMay 7, 2020May 8, 2020

May 7, 2020May 8, 2020

SAMUEL LEWANDOWSKI Special to The Leader Despite COVID-19, the Fredonia Student Association Office remains in operation. According to their general manager/accountant, Vince Gugino, the Student Association is operating with staff and only coming to the office when necessary. “The student executives are only available through email for obvious reasons,” said......

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Student Association to discuss OnCourse reform

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2020March 3, 2020

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020

ANGELINA DOHRE Ad. Sales Manager Last semester, conversations began between members of the Student Association Board of Directors about a lack of grades on OnCourse. Two of the members, senior psychology major Jillian Beard and sophomore social work major Shannon Keane, realized they weren’t the only students having issues with......

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Dormitory reforms to take place in 2022

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 27, 2020

February 25, 2020February 27, 2020

SAMUEL LEWANDOWSKI Special to The Leader Renovations are coming to SUNY Fredonia’s housing. When he arrived in August 2016, Dr. Cedric Howard, the vice president of enrollment and student services, said he reviewed multiple student-response surveys regarding Fredonia’s housing. These surveys found that Fredonia students were comfortable and satisfied with......

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Drop in yield for freshmen and transfers costs Fredonia 200 undergraduate students

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 11, 2020February 11, 2020

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020

ALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader Just last April, everyone was buzzing about Fredonia’s largest incoming freshman class coming in the fall of 2019. We now face a new reality. Over the past year, the drop in yield for both freshmen and transfers has cost the school 200 undergraduate students.......

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Fredonia to offer award to Pennsylvania and Ohio students

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 30, 2019October 30, 2019

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019

AIDAN POLLARD News Editor Starting next year, Fredonia will be offering Good Neighbor Awards to out-of-state students from Pennsylvania and Ohio. There is currently a president’s award for out-of-state students, but it is merit-based, and there are a finite number of scholarships. The new award will be a reduction of......

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Hefner’s student cabinet returns to discuss campus concerns

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 23, 2019October 23, 2019

October 23, 2019October 23, 2019

ERIKETA COST Life & Arts Editor A new pathway of communication has been opened up between the students and the school — it’s a student cabinet. Interim President Dennis Hefner has returned his student cabinet after it’s long hiatus, ever since he finished his past presidency and President Virginia Horvath......

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Changes in Academic Affairs leads to merging departments

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 11, 2019September 11, 2019

September 11, 2019September 11, 2019

ALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader As we all get into our new routine for this school year, various changes have also been made behind the scenes. The division of academic affairs have applied multiple organizational changes to their system and programs. These include College of Education, Liberal Arts and......

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Fredonia battles food insecurity

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 7, 2018

March 7, 2018

MONICA MANNEY Special to The Leader At this point in the semester, you may be checking your FREDCard to make sure you have enough points to eat for the week. As embarrassing as it may seem, you’re not alone. Food insecurity, or the lack of access to resources to......

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Fredonia experiencing little effect from worst flu season in decade

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 14, 2018August 18, 2019

February 14, 2018August 18, 2019

SETH MICHAEL MEYER Assistant News Editor Wash your hands, cover your mouth and stay home if you feel ill. Few messages are more important than these as people across the country continue to brace themselves against an influenza season that, according to the New York Post, is “as bad......

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Vice President Cedric Howard wins award for outstanding performance

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 14, 2018

February 14, 2018

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Vice President of Student Affairs Cedric Howard has only been working at Fredonia since August of 2016, but in that time he’s been busy making waves in admissions, enrollment and residential life. In recognition of his work, Howard has been named as the recipient of......

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Fredonia Student Association responds to COVID-19

Drop in yield for freshmen and transfers costs Fredonia 200 undergraduate students

Fredonia to offer award to Pennsylvania and Ohio students

Hefner’s student cabinet returns to discuss campus concerns

Changes in Academic Affairs leads to merging departments

Fredonia battles food insecurity

Fredonia experiencing little effect from worst flu season in decade

Vice President Cedric Howard wins award for outstanding performance