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Video: President Battles Learns to Be an Ice Knight
President Denise A. Battles joins the Geneseo hockey team. Video by Mat Johnson
What’s Next: The Totally New Milne Library
Get a sneak peek at what's in store for Milne Library. Video by Mat Johnson Read about the most recent addition to the college's Special Collections—a collection of letters written home from a Civil War soldier.
Photo Essay: My First Weeks
Meet the President: Reflections of Geneseo with Our Newest Grads
Salsa, History, Culture, and Homestays
Salsa, History, Culture, and Homestays by SUNY Geneseo on on Exposure
Photo Gallery: Hats Off to Our 2023 Grads
Hats Off to Geneseo Grads! by SUNY Geneseo on on Exposure
What’s Old is New Again: Bowling
Ten pin makes a comeback By Mat Johnson The first indoor bowling alleys opened in New York City in 1840. The game has been an American mainstay since, though not always popular with younger adults. There has been a bowling alley in Geneseo for generations. The former...
VIDEO: Jam with Hickory Street Banjo
Video by Mat Johnson John “JD” Dennis ’79—co-founder of Hickory Street Banjo and maker of sought-after hand-crafted banjos—is emphatically, unabashedly, not a musician. But he is devotee of process and a craftsman. Together with his longtime friend—and musician— David...
Meet the President: Dancing with the Bhangra Crew
SUNY Geneseo President Denise A. Battles first saw the Bhangra student club perform during her early days on campus. It was the first time she had seen the traditional Punjabi style of dance. "It's very joyous," says President Battles. "I thought, I would love to be...
Photo Essay: 60 Minutes Until Showtime
Student actors and theatre crew share what happens behind the curtain and what they bring to their performances.
Finding Your Way, Undeclared
Ashlee Kuzemchak '23 first arrived at Geneseo without declaring a major. It took some time and self-reflection, but she decided to pursue multiple courses of study. She was able to to take advantage of a liberal arts education by tailoring her education to explore her...
Geneseo’s Main Street Family
Alumni business owners treasure the community they’ve created. Photos and Story by Matt Burkhartt On any given morning with a clear sky as you turn onto Main Street, the rising sun sweeps across the half mile of small-town America, bathing the shops, restaurants and...
Alumni Profile: Shaping a Life Together
Professional potters Mark Lukacs '76 and Cathy Lukacs '74 own Lukacs Pottery in Sodus Point, N.Y. They met in a ceramics class at SUNY Geneseo, and the rest is history. Video by Mat Johnson
Get to Know the President: First-Year Reflections
President Denise A. Battles gets a residence hall room tour and reminisces about being a new student with Greta Recktenwald '26. Video by Mat Johnson
Big Change in a Little Space: Creating an On-Campus Food Forest
SUNY Geneseo student ambassadors Lauren Goulet '22 and Brendan Shortt '23 are recipients of the John A. '87 and MaryGrace '84 Gleason Ambassadorship in Student Affairs. Their project focuses on creating an on-campus food forest at the on-campus eGarden, overseen by...
Video: Meet Ben Ludlow ’23, student-athlete and farming entrepreneur
Ben Ludlow '23 has been saving for college since he was little. This spring, he graduates with a degree in accounting and a lot of experience in discipline for a passion and applying School of Business lessons into his own farm stand. Video by Mat Johnson (Read Ben's...
VIDEO: Meet the President: Conversations About Gardening, Bucket Lists and Favorite Things
Join SUNY Geneseo President Denise Battles in her home vegetable garden to talk bucket list vacations, flying over active volcanoes, favorite films, her rock collection and growing up on a farm.
Paws-itive Joy
President Denise A. Battles and Michael Mills introduce us to their family member, Vejo, and the light he brings into their lives.
VIDEO: A Finder of Hidden Natural Gems
Video: Geneseo’s Living-Learning Communities
Geneseo has diverse Living-Learning Communities on campus, in which students can live with, collaborate and discover with other students with similar interests. Two were launched in fall 2021. Umoja House is a community of students of diverse backgrounds who come...
VIDEO: Get to Know the President — Our Hard Rocker
Did you know Geneseo President Denise Battles is a geologist, too? Get to know the president in our new video series:
VIDEO: How-to Play Traditional Croquet
The Livingston County Historical Society shows us how to play croquet, a traditional game that has roots in Geneseo: Read the story.
VIDEO: 20 Questions With George Gagnier ’88
George Gagnier '88 returned to his alma mater to coach basketball, and has stayed nearly 40 years, in a variety of positions that enhance the student-athlete experience. He is currently the assistant director of athletics, working behind the scenes in important ways....
VIDEO: Namesakes of Geneseo’s Buildings
Do you know who Geneseo's buildings are named after? Take a tour of some of the history with us:
