GENESEO — Revitalizing an old volunteer program is expected to assist local low income high school students. SUNY Geneseo is in the process of revamping the Higher Education Resource Opportunities in Schools (HEROS) program, which pairs student mentors from the college with high school students of low socioeconomic status in order to encourage and assist them in the college application process. "We're really excited to start rebuilding the … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo Awards Exceptional Volunteerism and Service
GENESEO – SUNY Geneseo named and awarded individuals and organizations who are making the most lasting positive impressions on the Geneseo community. According to a press release from SUNY Geneseo, the College recognized individuals, student organizations, and community organizations with volunteer and service awards during the college’s annual Volunteer and Service Awards Dinner March 20. “Volunteerism and service is within all of us,” … [Read more...]
Pearl Harbor Day Touches Navy Vet at National Warplane Museum
GENESEO – On Dec. 7, 1941, a clear, tropical winter morning in Honolulu, Hawaii, young American sailors woke to the dull hum of foreign airplanes. Hundreds of fighters, bombers and torpedo planes with the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service descended on the harbor, raining thousands of bombs and torpedoes on non-combatant American ships and planes. Loss of life was extremely high. The next day, President Franklin Roosevelt declared war on … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo President Battles Hosts Well-Attended Community Breakfast
GENESEO — SUNY Geneseo President Denise Battles hosted a College/Community Council Breakfast on Thursday at the Big Tree Inn, inviting college and community leaders to gather for discussion. The event focused on the college's high accolades for student volunteerism, the tremendous impact the college has on the community, and the college's continued appearance on the President's 2015 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. “Geneseo’s … [Read more...]