News You Need to Know
A Q & A with TIME magazine’s senior breaking news editor. Student survivors and activists from the Parkland school shooting. A group of the growing number of women who are running for public office. President Donald Trump. Serena Williams. All of these people have earned the cover of TIME magazine in 2018, one of the most respected news outlets in the United States. A June 2018 cover image consisted of 1,000 drones, which lit up...
The Green(er) Business of Production and Consumption
How science is helping company leaders and customers be better earth stewards. As vice president and chief sustainability officer at 3M, Gayle Schueller ’87 leads the company to address customer needs in a way that advances environmental stewardship, social responsibility and economic success. Schueller aims to improve products, customer experiences, manufacturing and operations — and be a good steward to the earth and its people. “I...
Worthy Reads
Judge a book by its cover? Yup, you can. Shortly after graduation, psychology majors Sunday Steinkirchner ’03 and Joshua Mann ’03 found an old copy of “Alice in Wonderland” at a street sale for $1. “We thought, ‘We don’t know what this is worth, but it’s more than this,’” Steinkirchner remembered. Living in New York City, they were looking for a way to earn extra money. That copy wasn’t valuable, but their investigation resulted in a...
Make the Most of a Run
A triathlete shares how to choose a best route, whether you’re jogging from home or traveling. Twice a week, Graham Bailey ’88 hits the road at 5 a.m. to run six to eight miles around his neighborhood in Riverside, Conn. By 7:45 a.m., he’s at his desk at Citigroup Global Markets in Manhattan. On the weekends, he’ll log 10 to 13 miles on a route that parallels the coast of Long Island Sound. With a goal of hitting a pace of eight to...
Video: An Amazing Journey
Teacher Cara Nelson ’09 accomplished something that may seem impossible. She completed seven marathons on seven continents — in seven days. Hear about her amazing journey, how she brought her students with her, and how she was inspired by a Geneseo...
Endowment Supports Faculty Excellence and Innovation
Faculty helped Jack and Carol Patterson Kramer, Class of 1976, realize their potential. Now they are helping professors provide that same inspiration to other students. Geneseo has long inspired Jack ’76 and Carol Patterson ’76 Kramer — a place where they also first met. As students, their professors guided, supported and motivated them to explore their interests, discover new ones and build the confidence that shapes their lives...
Video: Bringing Clean Water to Africa
Inspired by her experience teaching in Africa, Megan Renfro ’07 now devotes her career to H2o access there. Hear her speak about her experiences and her...
Three Decades Later, Geneseo Still Inspires
Mike Mooney started his career coaching soccer in 1985 and figured it would be a short stay. He remains a fixture behind one of the top Division 3 athletic departments in the country. Mike Mooney planned to get his soccer coaching career off the ground at Geneseo and move on. Thirty-three years later, he’s mentored countless student-athletes and coaches while transforming the Knights into one of the premier programs in Division III...
Video: How to Identify a Valuable Book
What makes a book valuable? Joshua Mann ’03 and Sunday Steinkirchner ’03, owners of B&B Rare Books, dive into some key characteristics of rare and valuable...
Knightlight Video: Alex Fitzpatrick ’11, TIME editor
As senior breaking news editor at TIME, Fitzpatrick oversees all technology, business and science coverage, including managing a team of writers. Hear him speak about his responsibilities, covering the news and the importance of news in our...
Scene Around the World
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