NYBA President & CEO Clare Cusack '96 to Receive AASCU Distinguished Alum Award</h1> <article> <h1>NYBA President & CEO Clare Cusack '96 to Receive AASCU Distinguished Alum Award</h1> <p>patenaude — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:01:37 +0000</p> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">NYBA President & CEO Clare Cusack '96 to Receive AASCU Distinguished Alum Award </span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>patenaude</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2025-10-31T11:01:37-04:00" title="Friday, October 31, 2025 - 11:01" class="datetime">Fri, 10/31/2025 - 11:01</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2025-10-31T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Friday, October 31, 2025</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/news/nyba-president-ceo-clare-cusack-96-receive-aascu-distinguished-alum-award" hreflang="en"> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The Board of Directors of the <a href="https://nyba.com/">New York Bankers Association</a> (NYBA) announced today that the <a href="https://aascu.org/">American Association of State Colleges and Universities</a> (AASCU) has selected ��ɫ�� alum and current NYBA President and CEO Clare Cusack ’96 with its highest honor, the Distinguished Alumnus Award. The award will be presented at the AASCU's <a href="https://aascu.org/events/aascu-2025-annual-conference-for-presidents-and-chancellors/">2025 Annual Conference for Presidents and Chancellors</a> in Nashville, TN, in November. </p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/nyba-president-ceo-clare-cusack-96-receive-aascu-distinguished-alum-award" rel="tag" title="NYBA President & CEO Clare Cusack '96 to Receive AASCU Distinguished Alum Award " hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about NYBA President & CEO Clare Cusack '96 to Receive AASCU Distinguished Alum Award </span></a></li></ul> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Individualized Studies Major Lets Students Create Their Own Degree</h1> <p>dreessen — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:25:35 +0000</p> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Individualized Studies Major Lets Students Create Their Own Degree </span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>dreessen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2025-10-30T12:25:35-04:00" title="Thursday, October 30, 2025 - 12:25" class="datetime">Thu, 10/30/2025 - 12:25</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2025-10-30T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Thursday, October 30, 2025</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/news/individualized-studies-major-lets-students-create-their-own-degree" hreflang="en"> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Cadence Panol '26 began her studies at ��ɫ�� with an undeclared major. She loved dance and communication and took classes in both, as well as theater production, film, international relations, Russian, and other subjects, looking to find her niche.</p> <p>"Nothing really fit" for a degree, says Panol. "I had a lot of different interests, and there was no established program that allowed me to do all of them."</p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/individualized-studies-major-lets-students-create-their-own-degree" rel="tag" title="Individualized Studies Major Lets Students Create Their Own Degree " hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Individualized Studies Major Lets Students Create Their Own Degree </span></a></li></ul> </div> </article> <article> <h1>From Choosing ��ɫ�� to Helping Others Do the Same</h1> <p>walters — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:32:57 +0000</p> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">From Choosing ��ɫ�� to Helping Others Do the Same</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>walters</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2025-10-28T08:32:57-04:00" title="Tuesday, October 28, 2025 - 08:32" class="datetime">Tue, 10/28/2025 - 08:32</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2025-10-28T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Tuesday, October 28, 2025</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/news/choosing-geneseo-helping-others-do-same" hreflang="en"> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>When Surjit Arnone first arrived at ��ɫ�� in 2019, he was drawn to the college’s strong academics and beautiful campus. What he didn’t expect was how deeply the ��ɫ�� experience would shape his path forward. Now, just a few years after graduating, Arnone has come full circle, joining the Admissions team as an Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) specialist. In his role, he helps open doors for future students, especially those from underrepresented communities, offering them the same life-changing opportunities that inspired him.</p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/choosing-geneseo-helping-others-do-same" rel="tag" title="From Choosing ��ɫ�� to Helping Others Do the Same" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about From Choosing ��ɫ�� to Helping Others Do the Same</span></a></li></ul> </div> </article> <article> <h1>New Professor Brings Gaming Expertise to the School of Education</h1> <p>dreessen — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 22:44:57 +0000</p> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">New Professor Brings Gaming Expertise to the School of Education</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>dreessen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2025-10-27T18:44:57-04:00" title="Monday, October 27, 2025 - 18:44" class="datetime">Mon, 10/27/2025 - 18:44</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2025-10-27T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Monday, October 27, 2025</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/news/new-professor-brings-gaming-expertise-school-education" hreflang="en"> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="/education/taylor-kessner">Taylor Kessner</a> is a new assistant professor in ��ɫ��’s <a href="/education">Ella Cline Shear School of Education</a> whose research focuses on games, game design, and simulations as methods to teach students social studies and history.</p> <p>Kessner examines game design and how designers use play to foster decision-making, autonomy, a sense of belonging, and other important skills and qualities in students. </p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/new-professor-brings-gaming-expertise-school-education" rel="tag" title="New Professor Brings Gaming Expertise to the School of Education" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about New Professor Brings Gaming Expertise to the School of Education</span></a></li></ul> </div> </article> <article> <h1>English Students Produce Biannual Literary Magazine</h1> <p>walters — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:21:55 +0000</p> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">English Students Produce Biannual Literary Magazine</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>walters</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2025-10-23T11:21:55-04:00" title="Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 11:21" class="datetime">Thu, 10/23/2025 - 11:21</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2025-10-23T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Thursday, October 23, 2025</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/news/english-students-produce-biannual-literary-magazine" hreflang="en"> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Putting together a literary magazine is no small feat. It involves posting calls for submissions, reviewing each piece that comes in, deciding what makes the cut—which can involve heated debates—sending feedback to authors, copyediting, designing, proofreading, printing, distributing, and marketing.<br><br>Students in ��ɫ��’s ENGL 426: Editing and Production Workshop complete this process each semester in producing the SUNY-wide literary magazine <a href="https://www.gandydancer.org/">Gandy Dancer</a>. It’s collaborative work, producing tangible results.</p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/english-students-produce-biannual-literary-magazine" rel="tag" title="English Students Produce Biannual Literary Magazine" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about English Students Produce Biannual Literary Magazine</span></a></li></ul> </div> </article> <article> <h1>At ��ɫ��, It’s the People Who Make the Place</h1> <p>walters — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 18:27:49 +0000</p> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">At ��ɫ��, It’s the People Who Make the Place</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>walters</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2025-10-23T14:27:49-04:00" title="Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 14:27" class="datetime">Thu, 10/23/2025 - 14:27</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2025-10-23T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Thursday, October 23, 2025</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/news/geneseo-its-people-who-make-place" hreflang="en"> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>With two majors and two minors, Regina Cucchiara keeps her schedule full and her focus sharp.</p> <p>Growing up in ��ɫ��, she seemed destined to attend the College—her mom and uncle are alums and her grandfather worked on campus for more than 25 years. But Cucchiara says her choice wasn’t about family ties or hometown convenience. “I chose ��ɫ�� for its reputable <a href="/business">School of Business</a>, and because of the student and campus atmosphere I felt when I visited,” she says.</p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/geneseo-its-people-who-make-place" rel="tag" title="At ��ɫ��, It’s the People Who Make the Place" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about At ��ɫ��, It’s the People Who Make the Place</span></a></li></ul> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Rachel Laber Pulvino ’10 Appointed to ��ɫ��’s College Council</h1> <p>khowell — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:51:15 +0000</p> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Rachel Laber Pulvino ’10 Appointed to ��ɫ��’s College Council</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>khowell</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2025-10-17T10:51:15-04:00" title="Friday, October 17, 2025 - 10:51" class="datetime">Fri, 10/17/2025 - 10:51</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2025-10-17T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Friday, October 17, 2025</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/news/rachel-laber-pulvino-10-appointed-suny-geneseos-college-council" hreflang="en"> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>New York <a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/">Governor Kathy Hochul</a> has appointed Rachel Laber Pulvino ’10 to the ��ɫ�� <a href="/president/college-council">College Council</a> for a term expiring June 30, 2029.<br></p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/rachel-laber-pulvino-10-appointed-suny-geneseos-college-council" rel="tag" title="Rachel Laber Pulvino ’10 Appointed to ��ɫ��’s College Council" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Rachel Laber Pulvino ’10 Appointed to ��ɫ��’s College Council</span></a></li></ul> </div> </article> <article> <h1>��ɫ�� Students Preserve Local Archeology Collection</h1> <p>dreessen — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:49:49 +0000</p> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">��ɫ�� Students Preserve Local Archeology Collection</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>dreessen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2025-10-17T09:49:49-04:00" title="Friday, October 17, 2025 - 09:49" class="datetime">Fri, 10/17/2025 - 09:49</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2025-10-17T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Friday, October 17, 2025</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/news/geneseo-students-preserve-local-archeology-collection" hreflang="en"> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>An amateur archeologist devoted decades of his life to discovering artifacts in the Genesee Valley. Since his death, ��ɫ�� students have preserved the relics in a 652-bag collection that is now part of official Livingston County history.</p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/geneseo-students-preserve-local-archeology-collection" rel="tag" title="��ɫ�� Students Preserve Local Archeology Collection" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about ��ɫ�� Students Preserve Local Archeology Collection</span></a></li></ul> </div> </article> <article> <h1>��ɫ�� Launches Accelerated International Affairs Degree with UAlbany</h1> <p>rime — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 18:36:12 +0000</p> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">��ɫ�� Launches Accelerated International Affairs Degree with UAlbany</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rime</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2025-10-15T14:36:12-04:00" title="Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 14:36" class="datetime">Wed, 10/15/2025 - 14:36</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2025-10-15T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Wednesday, October 15, 2025</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/news/geneseo-launches-accelerated-international-affairs-degree-ualbany" hreflang="en"> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>��ɫ�� and the <a href="https://www.albany.edu/">University at Albany</a> have formed a collaborative agreement providing students an accelerated opportunity to earn an MIA degree in international affairs.</p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/geneseo-launches-accelerated-international-affairs-degree-ualbany" rel="tag" title="��ɫ�� Launches Accelerated International Affairs Degree with UAlbany" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about ��ɫ�� Launches Accelerated International Affairs Degree with UAlbany</span></a></li></ul> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Joe Leathersich ’14 Appointed to ��ɫ��’s College Council</h1> <p>rime — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 11:49:36 +0000</p> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Joe Leathersich ’14 Appointed to ��ɫ��’s College Council</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rime</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2025-10-06T07:49:36-04:00" title="Monday, October 6, 2025 - 07:49" class="datetime">Mon, 10/06/2025 - 07:49</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2025-10-06T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Monday, October 6, 2025</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/news/joe-leathersich-14-appointed-suny-geneseos-college-council" hreflang="en"> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>New York Governor <a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/">Kathy Hochul</a> has named Joe Leathersich ’14 to ��ɫ��’s College Council for a seven-year term.</p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/joe-leathersich-14-appointed-suny-geneseos-college-council" rel="tag" title="Joe Leathersich ’14 Appointed to ��ɫ��’s College Council" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Joe Leathersich ’14 Appointed to ��ɫ��’s College Council</span></a></li></ul> </div> </article> <article> <h1>��ɫ�� Grads Cultivate Purpose Through Sustainable Farming</h1> <p>walters — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:15:47 +0000</p> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">��ɫ�� Grads Cultivate Purpose Through Sustainable Farming</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>walters</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2025-10-02T13:15:47-04:00" title="Thursday, October 2, 2025 - 13:15" class="datetime">Thu, 10/02/2025 - 13:15</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2025-10-02T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Thursday, October 2, 2025</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/news/suny-geneseo-grads-cultivate-purpose-through-sustainable-farming" hreflang="en"> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>At Healing Poem Farm in western New York, ��ɫ�� grads Bari Zeiger ’16 and Sean Perry ’16 steward a small-acreage farm that yields nourishment for their community and the Earth.</p> <p>“We are a human-scale ecological farm,” Zeiger explains. “That means we farm on a scale in which we can employ the use of our minds, our hands, our bodies, without reliance on fossil fuel-driven equipment like tractors.”</p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/suny-geneseo-grads-cultivate-purpose-through-sustainable-farming" rel="tag" title="��ɫ�� Grads Cultivate Purpose Through Sustainable Farming" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about ��ɫ�� Grads Cultivate Purpose Through Sustainable Farming</span></a></li></ul> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Asteroid Named After Longtime ��ɫ�� Physics Professor</h1> <p>rime — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:07:53 +0000</p> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Asteroid Named After Longtime ��ɫ�� Physics Professor</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rime</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2025-10-02T14:07:53-04:00" title="Thursday, October 2, 2025 - 14:07" class="datetime">Thu, 10/02/2025 - 14:07</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2025-10-02T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Thursday, October 2, 2025</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/news/asteroid-named-after-longtime-geneseo-physics-professor" hreflang="en"> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>An asteroid has been named after David Meisel, distinguished professor emeritus of physics and astronomy at ��ɫ��. Meisel passed away in August. </p> <p>“His leadership built communities that continue to thrive today. His research left a lasting mark,” said Carl Hergenrother, executive director of the <a href="https://www.amsmeteors.org/">American Meteor Society</a>. “I’m happy to share that asteroid (5965) 1990 SV15 is now officially named (5965) Meisel.”</p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/asteroid-named-after-longtime-geneseo-physics-professor" rel="tag" title="Asteroid Named After Longtime ��ɫ�� Physics Professor" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Asteroid Named After Longtime ��ɫ�� Physics Professor</span></a></li></ul> </div> </article> </main></body></html>