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What’s Next: The Totally New Milne Library

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.

What’s Old is New Again: Bowling

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: 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

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...

Finding Your Way, Undeclared

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

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

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

Big Change in a Little Space: Creating an On-Campus Food Forest

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

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...

Paws-itive Joy

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: Geneseo’s Living-Learning Communities

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: 20 Questions With George Gagnier ’88

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....

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