Video: Spreading the LEGO Mission of Play
Amanda Santoro Madore ’05 spreads the mission of the world-famous toymaker in her career, which revolves around innovation, creativity and...
Photo Gallery: Big Names on Campus
Some of entertainment’s most beloved artists performed at Geneseo. Students who helped book them remember the experiences. Click on the photo to go to the main gallery.
Video: Making History in Women’s Sports
Jami Cohen ’15 is living her dream in the Women’s National Hockey League as as the Buffalo Beauts’ operations coordinator and social media editor. She is one of several alumni highlighted who have made successful and innovative careers in play, entertainment and...
Video: Augmented reality sand box
Research suggests people learn better when it is more like play. Professor of Geological Sciences Scott Giorgis demonstrates how the augmented reality sand box teaches students how to read a topographical map in an immersive, interesting...
Video: Fighting African sleeping sickness
Kevin Militello, professor of biology, and Geneseo students are researching the chemical modifications of parasite RNA in hopes of finding new treatments for African sleeping sickness. Their work may also advance our knowledge of genetics. His current research is supported by a $460,000 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious...
Video: Teddy Bear toss
Our “Looking In” photo spread for Spring 2019 featured the 8th annual Teddy Bear Toss hosted by the Ice Knights. Geneseo fans donated 655 stuffed toys that found new homes with children in need in Livingston County. Watch the moments after the Knights scored their first goal and the stuffed animals went...
Play It Again! Epic playlists from 1960s-now
In the 1980s and 1990s, people created mix tapes to share music with friends, woo crushes and form bonds over new and favorite artists. Playlists shared via smartphone or text have made music sharing easier. In celebration of the tradition, we asked WGSU DJs and staff and students from the 1960s through 2019 to share an “epic playlist of music from their era.” Read the story about mix tapes traditions morphing into...
A Marathon Runner’s Ultimate Motivating Music Playlist
Cara Nelson ’09 accomplished an incredible feat, completing seven marathons, on seven continents, in seven days. Her biggest challenge? Staying mentally strong. In every 26.2 miles, she put on her ultimate playlist. During her final leg, the social studies teacher turned to Broadway for inspiration. “For the last 10 miles, no matter what I was listening to, I would turn back to Hamilton, and start with ‘My Shot,’” she said. “It...
Be a Jeopardy! champion: Take a Trivia Quiz from a Winner
High-school history teacher Justin Vossler ’11 knows his trivia. He won five times on Jeopardy! this year and competed in the show’s Tournament of Champions. Want to test your trivia knowledge? Justin has created a quiz, just for the Geneseo Scene. Questions get more difficult the longer you play. Enjoy! 1. Despite trailing 28-3 in the 3rd quarter, this team rallied to win Super Bowl LI 34-28 in overtime: Show Answer New England...
Scene Around the World
Where will you take your issue of the Geneseo Scene? Check out our Scene Around the World photo gallery and submit your own snapshot.