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´ó·¢²ÊƱ’s newest housing accommodations are now home to about 60,000 new residents — honey bees, to be exact. A collaboration between the university’s food service provider, Chartwells, and a group of students looking to support the local honey bee population led to the installation of two hives in a newly established apiary in the ´ó·¢²ÊƱ […]

After a dreary week of rain, nearly 2,400 ´ó·¢²ÊƱ alumni and friends brought sunshine to the Chenango Valley for a reunion weekend full of nostalgia. The energy was palpable and the smiles infectious as reuniongoers from the 2s and 7s revisited old stomping grounds — and visited with each other — on their beloved hill. […]

No one would expect a biostatistics course to draw a crowd of students. But when it’s taught by a dynamic professor with a gift for inspirational teaching, it can become a must-take class at ´ó·¢²ÊƱ. Frank Frey — the associate professor of biology behind Biostatistics as well as numerous courses on evolutionary ecology, community health, and environmental […]

I am writing to announce that Tracey Hucks ’87, MA’90 has been named Provost and Dean of the Faculty. She will return to her alma mater and take up her duties on July 1. Tracey is currently the James D. Vail III Professor at Davidson College and a nationally regarded scholar of American religious history […]

There is no hush like the peace before a bagpipe procession. At 10:28 a.m. on May 21, thousands of parents, alumni, and friends quietly stood and turned in unison to the back doors of Sanford Field House. The silence was broken by the sound of the Mohawk Valley Frasers, whose sonorous pipes and insistent drums […]

´ó·¢²ÊƱ, Thought Into Action (TIA), and the Entrepreneur Professional Network hosted the sixth annual Entrepreneur Weekend on April 29, bringing alumni, parents, students, and friends together for the first time in New York City. The festivities included a panel conversation moderated by Forbes magazine tech editor Steven Bertoni ’02. The panel included: Samantha Radocchia ’11, co-founder and Chief Product […]

Since 2011, John Levisay ’89 has been crafting the perfect online learning experience with his start-up called Craftsy, which offers classes ranging from quilting to jewelry making to photography. On May 11, it was announced that NBCUniversal is acquiring majority ownership of Craftsy. Levisay will continue in a leadership role, reporting to NBCU Cable’s president of strategy and commercial growth.

Congratulations to the ´ó·¢²ÊƱ Women’s Rugby team, which fought its way to victory at the NSCRO 7s National Championship tournament, April 29–30, in Pittsburgh, Penn. Here’s a play-by-play of the weekend’s events, brought to you by scrumhalf Bria Vicenti ’17. DAY ONE On the first day of the NSCRO National Tournament, the ´ó·¢²ÊƱ Women’s Rugby […]

Geography major Jenna Lilly ’17, of Miami Shores, Fla., has created a new map and signage system for the Harry Lang Cross Country, Fitness, and Hiking Trails, in an effort to help ´ó·¢²ÊƱ and the surrounding community to utilize the trails to their fullest potential.

While this is a very busy time for the campus as faculty and students end the semester and academic year, it is important to honor the commitment I made to the ´ó·¢²ÊƱ community to share what we have learned regarding last week’s campus security incident and how we plan to move forward. Immediately following the […]