SUNY Geneseo

We have officially welcomed SUNY Geneseo’s 14th President, Melinda Treadwell, PhD.

Welcome to Geneseo, President Treadwell!

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Have you been keeping up with our faculty's recent research?

They are doing some incredible things, including Jovana Babović's recent book, "The Youngest Yugoslavs: An Oral History of Post-Socialist Memory"

Check it out in the Reseach Briefs section of our news center 👉 bit.ly/4hoAIrB

Joe Leathersich ’14 Appointed to SUNY Geneseo’s College Council New York Governor Kathy Hochul has named Joe Leathersich ’14 to SUNY Geneseo’s College Council for a seven-year term.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has named Joe Leathersich ’14 to SUNY Geneseo’s College Council for a seven-year term.

Leathersich is director of advocacy, intergovernmental relations, and public policy at the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce.

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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

👀 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 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

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

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 Partners with UAlbany on MPA Program 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.

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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Collaborative Project Receives NSF Grant 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.

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

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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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

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...

MBARI's advanced underwater technology reveals a new species of deep-sea snailfish • MBARI The bumpy snailfish is one of three new species of deep-sea snailfish described by MBARI collaborators at SUNY Geneseo.

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-...

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...

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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Geneseo Adds Online Accounting Master’s 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-...

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

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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Planetary Geologist Receives NASA Grant for Mars Study 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...

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 👇

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

@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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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.

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

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!

SUNY Geneseo Appoints Inaugural Dean for Workforce Development 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...

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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Geneseo @ Rochester Pride Parade! 🏳️‍🌈 👇

Marketing Faculty Member Wins Fulbright Scholar Award 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...

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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Physicist Wins Fulbright Scholar Award 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...

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

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

Did you know? Geneseo is a member of the McNair Scholars program. Our McNair Scholars just presented their research at another successful symposium!
The program encourages the pursuit of doctoral study by providing research-intensive experiences and more!

Learn more: geneseo.edu/mcnair

SUNY Geneseo Is a Princeton Review 2025 Best Value College The Princeton Review has named SUNY Geneseo as a Best Value College for 2025. Geneseo is among 209 institutions chosen for the designation based on academics, costs, financial aid, debt, graduation ra...

Exciting news!

@theprincetonreview.bsky.social has named Geneseo a 2025 Best Value College!

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