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SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · 7d

Jennifer Waddington, lecturer in the School of Ed, has been selected as a Friend of the Year by Arc GLOW👏

Waddington is being recognized for “outstanding support and the meaningful friendship she has shown” to the organization. Arc GLOW will announce the honor at its annual awards dinner on 10/15

SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · 10d

👀 Check out alumna Emily McMahon ’23's illustrations of the three recently named deep-sea snailfish created for the taxonomy publication 🐟 👇

From top to bottom: The "bumpy snailfish" (Careproctus colliculi), the "dark snailfish" (Careproctus yanceyi), and the "sleek snailfish" (Paraliparis em)

Geneseo Maintains US News’s Top Spot for Undergrad Teaching

SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · 13d

For the 11th time in @usnews.com’s 16 years of college rankings, SUNY Geneseo has earned the #1 spot for Best Undergraduate Teaching in the Regional Universities—North category. 👏 👏

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For the 11th time in US News & World Report’s 16 years of college rankings, SUNY Geneseo has earned the #1 spot for Best Undergraduate Teaching in the Regional Universities—North ca

Clifton Named to Inaugural Class of SUNY AI for the Public Good Fellows

SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · 16d

Geneseo’s director of the Teaching and Learning Center, Alexis Clifton, has been named a fellow of SUNY AI for the Public Good

The Fellows will provide support for faculty working to update courses and incorporate AI literacy, including teaching students to evaluate AI-generated content critically👇

SUNY Geneseo’s director of the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC), Alexis Clifton, has been named a fellow of SUNY AI for the Public Good. Twenty SUNY faculty and staff have been selected for the inau...

SUNY Geneseo Partners with UAlbany on MPA Program

SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · 21d

SUNY Geneseo and the @albany.edu have formed a collaborative agreement providing students an accelerated opportunity to earn an MPA degree in public administration and policy.

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SUNY Geneseo and the University at Albany have formed a collaborative agreement providing students an accelerated opportunity to earn an MPA degree in public administration and policy.

Collaborative Project Receives NSF Grant

SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · 21d

An interdisciplinary team at Geneseo has been awarded a $366,670 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) program.

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An interdisciplinary team at SUNY Geneseo has been awarded a $366,670 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) program.

SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · 22d

We are excited to formally announce SUNY Geneseo’s 14th President, Melinda Treadwell, PhD. Treadwell joins SUNY Geneseo after serving eight years as president of Keene State College. Her expected start date is October 27.

Welcome to Geneseo, President Treadwell!

Math Alums Use Data Skills to Help Prevent Disease

SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · 24d

Infectious diseases are often front-page news, and Geneseo alums are on the front lines in helping to prevent them

Surveillance epidemiologists Sydney Alexander ’19 and Julia Tellerman ’20, both work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Emerging Infections Program

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Infectious diseases are often front-page news, and Geneseo alums are on the front lines in helping to prevent them.

SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · Sep 9

The Geneseo flag football team, led by head coach Rob Currin, volunteered at Damar Hamlin's Chasing M's Foundation Back to School event

The event drew more than 1,300 attendees, provided free school supplies, haircuts, food, CPR instruction, and a Flag Football Clinic, led by Geneseo Flag Football

MBARI's advanced underwater technology reveals a new species of deep-sea snailfish • MBARI

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SUNY - The State University of New York @sunyofficial.bsky.social · Sep 8

Is this the new face of the deep ocean?

Researchers at @sunygeneseo.bsky.social have discovered a new species of deep-sea fish—and it’s adorable.

May we most cordially introduce you to the bumpy snailfish.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/s...

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MBARI @mbarinews.bsky.social · Sep 8

Meet the newest (and cutest) addition to the snailfish family 🐟

MBARI collaborators @sunygeneseo.bsky.social have described three new deep-sea snailfishes, including one first discovered using MBARI’s remotely operated vehicle Doc Ricketts.

Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbaris-...

The bumpy snailfish is one of three new species of deep-sea snailfish described by MBARI collaborators at SUNY Geneseo.

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SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · Sep 4

SUNY Geneseo School of Education assistant professor Peter Kalenda recently served as a consultant for the Rush-Henrietta (NY) Central School District as it introduces artificial intelligence tools into its classrooms.

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Education Professor Lends AI Expertise to School District

SUNY Geneseo School of Education assistant professor Peter Kalenda recently served as a consultant for the Rush-Henrietta (NY) Central School District as it introduces artificial intelligence tools in...

Geneseo Adds Online Accounting Master’s

SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · Sep 1

Did you hear? SUNY Geneseo’s School of Business has launched an online master’s in accounting program!

The program is designed for students interested in pursuing an accounting career but who do not have an undergraduate accounting degree.

Read more on our news center and learn how to apply 👇

SUNY Geneseo’s School of Business has launched an online master’s in accounting program. The 30-credit program begins this fall with part-time students, then fully launches in Fall 2026 for both part-...

SUNY Geneseo Is a Wash Monthly Best-in-Class College

SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · Aug 29

Washington Monthly selected SUNY Geneseo as one of only 25 colleges and universities in the United States as a Best-in-Class College!

Geneseo is the only SUNY selected for the Best-in-Class list, which includes renowned institutions such as Princeton, Johns Hopkins, and Rutgers.

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Washington Monthly selected SUNY Geneseo as one of only 25 colleges and universities in the United States as a Best-in-Class College.

Planetary Geologist Receives NASA Grant for Mars Study

SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · Aug 28

Nicholas Warner ’00, associate professor of geological, environmental, and planetary sciences, was recently awarded a $307,000 grant from the NASA Mars Data Analysis Program for a project that will help advance Mars geological and climate research.

Congratulations, Professor Warner! Read more 👇

Nicholas Warner ’00, SUNY Geneseo associate professor of geological, environmental, and planetary sciences, was recently awarded a $307,000 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration...

Mary C. Toale Named Officer-in-Charge at SUNY Geneseo

SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · Aug 26

@sunyofficial.bsky.social has appointed Mary C. Toale, Geneseo’s Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs since March 2024, as the officer-in-charge at SUNY Geneseo, effective August 25. Her appointment follows the departure of President Denise A. Battles.

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The State University of New York has appointed Mary C. Toale, SUNY Geneseo’s Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs since March 2024, as the officer-in-charge at SUNY Geneseo, effective Augus...

SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · Aug 20

We did it! Move-in 2025 was a big success! Welcome to our new students! We’re so happy you’re here.

Three people walking through a SUNY Geneseo parking lot, carrying totes and pushing a cart full of personal belongings on a sunny day

A young man laying on a couch under a large, green, leafy tree on a sunny day with four people walking up and down the adjacent sidewalk.

SUNY Geneseo Appoints Inaugural Dean for Workforce Development

SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · Aug 13

We ate! We celebrated! We enjoyed being served delicious food by members of the college cabinet!

Summer Knights may be coming to an end for faculty and staff, but we’re ready for a new academic year!

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SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · Aug 7

We have a new dean in town!

Melanie Blood, PhD, has been appointed inaugural dean for workforce development and associate provost for curriculum.

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Melanie Blood, PhD, has been appointed as SUNY Geneseo’s inaugural dean for workforce development and associate provost for curriculum, effective August 1. This new role reflects Geneseo’s shared comm...

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Marketing Faculty Member Wins Fulbright Scholar Award

SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · Jul 21

Geneseo @ Rochester Pride Parade! 🏳️‍🌈 👇

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SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · Jul 17

And another one! Congratulations to Intekhab Alam, distinguished teaching professor of marketing in SUNY Geneseo's School of Business, who has won a highly competitive 2025–26 Fulbright Association US Scholar award for Oman for Fall 2025.

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Intekhab Alam, distinguished teaching professor of marketing in SUNY Geneseo's School of Business, has won a highly competitive 2025–26 Fulbright US Scholar award for Oman for Fall 2025. Alam will wor...

Physicist Wins Fulbright Scholar Award

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SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · Jul 16

🎉 Congratulations to Thomas Osburn, associate professor of physics, who has won a highly competitive Fulbright Association US Scholar award to Ireland and will spend an academic year at University College Dublin (UCD). 🇮🇪

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Thomas Osburn, associate professor of physics, has won a highly competitive 2025–26 Fulbright US Scholar award to Ireland and will spend an academic year at University College Dublin (UCD). Osburn’s g...

SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · Jul 7

We did it! Read more about our successful capital campaign in our news center 👉 bit.ly/44kpTC4

SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · Jul 4

Happy Fourth of July from SUNY Geneseo! 🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆