SUNY Oneonta Bids Fond Farewell To Dr. Kleniewski By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special To www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With two standing ovations, a few tears shed and the unveiling of her official portrait, retired college president Dr. Nancy Kleniewski said goodbye to SUNY Oneonta during a reception held this evening at the college. “After working for 37 years, it’s going to be a little weird,” she said. “I looked at my July calendar and for the first time, there’s nothing on…
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Class of ’18, Dr. Kleniewski Bid SUNY A Fond Farewell At the conclusion of this morning’s first commencement ceremony at SUNY Oneonta, Patrick Brown, left, applauds as Professor Craig Bielert, at podium, presents college President Nancy Kleiniewski with a large bouquet of flowers from her staff and colleagues in gratitude for her decade of service. Inset at right, commencement speaker Charles Bogosta, who received an honorary doctorate in humane letters from his alma mater, urges the class of 2018: “Put…
CHARRETTE ON DOWNTOWN ONEONTA Grocery Store, High Line Ideas At Public-Engagement Meeting By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – A grocery store. A high line, an elevated walking trail overlooking murals and mosaics. More sports in Neahwa Park. These were some of the ideas presented in the Foothills atrium at tonight’s Public Engagement Meeting, sponsored by the Downtown Revitalization Initiative Local Planning Committee. “We’d love to see more artistic spaces with murals,” said Carol Mandigo, the local muralist. “We’re…
Applause, Tears As Activist Janet Mock Speaks At SUNY By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Dr. Nancy Kleniewski choked back tears as she described Janet Mock, New York Times bestselling author, TV host and transgender rights activist, as a role model. “With your social media presence, #GirlsLikeUs, you’ve done so much to help transwomen,” said the SUNY Oneonta president. “It’s very emotional. You may have had your legends, but you’re the legend now.” Mock, author of this year’s Common Read,…
SUSPECT HELD IN SUNY THREAT ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta president Nancy Kleniewski announced at 7 p.m. that a suspect in Saturday’s YikYak threat has been taken into custody. “While the investigation will continue, UPD is confident that the message, which was reported to mention shooting tomorrow, does not present a threat,” Kleniewski said. “The last several hours have been tense on our campus, at Hartwick College, in the City of Oneonta, and in the homes of students’ parents near and…
Friends Recall SUNY Oneonta Chronicler Dr. Carey W. Brush, 1920-2013 By LIBBY CUDMORE • HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Friday, Dec. 19, 2014 At Dr. Carey Brush’s memorial service on Friday, Dec. 12, the truth finally came out: “His jokes were terrible,” said Dr. Vince Foti. “But because we were all below him, we laughed. Puns were his favorite.” It has been almost a year since Dr. Brush, 93, who wrote “In Honor and Good Faith” (1965), the first history of…
Friends Honor Dr. Carey Brush, Who Chronicled SUNY Oneonta ONEONTA — Friends and colleagues of SUNY Oneonta’s historian Dr. Carey Brush, who wrote a definitive history of the local campus, where he once served as interim president, gathered in the Craven Lounge of Morris Hall to pay tribute to their friend, fellow professor and mentor. “All of us have a few stories to tell,” said Dr. Vince Foti, the emeritus dean of Behavioral and Applied Sciences. “I’m sure he would have…
Dr. Brenner Celebrates SUNY Presidents, Values By LIBBY CUDMORE • allotsego.com ONEONTA – “This isn’t your grandparent’s college, or even your parents,” said Dr. David Brenner, the retired associate director of academic affairs at SUNY Oneonta. But one thing has remained across generations — the college’s commitment to values. Brenner was on hand to discuss these values and the history of the college at a luncheon celebrating “Red Day,” the 125th anniversary of SUNY Oneonta’s founding as a Normal School on…