New York State Division of the Budget passed a budget for 2018-19 with additional funding for SUNY operational requirements, a dismissal of executive budget tax hikes and provisions for anti-workplace sexual harassment. 

New York State has experienced a proliferation of hate crimes targeting the Jewish population and minority groups across college campuses due to a divisive political atmosphere, according to The New York Times. This is creating consternation among some Jewish students and other groups on-campus.

The New York State Department of Transportation has announced that it will assess the dangers present at the Main Street, North Street, Court Street and Avon Road intersection and implement a four-way stop.

The third-party provider Global Student Embassy approached Geneseo students for a Nicaragua study abroad program over winter break, providing monetary incentives to student recruiters and falsely affiliating with the college.

The President’s Commission on Diversity and Community has created a draft of a rewritten Statement on Diversity and Community. The document is being updated for the first time since 2003, after influence from student activists. 

New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced an initiative that would allocate $50 million in state aid toward development in the Genesee River corridor. 

The Village of Geneseo plans to address trihalomethanes, which have been identified in small amounts in the Village‘s water supply. 

Milne Library is undergoing structural renovations to provide increased study spaces for students in response to student complaints. 

Campus Auxiliary Services will introduce its online ordering system in early February. The preliminary offering will be for select stations, and is intended to decrease lines and wait times for students and faculty with busy schedules, according to CAS Marketing Manager Rebecca Stewart. 

The FBI arrested a Long Island man accused of cyberstalking and threatening Geneseo’s Sigma Kappa sorority during the fall 2017 semester. 

High textbook costs have problematized the process for professors to publish books and for the college to distribute textbooks. In response to these difficulties, Milne Library has considered ways to skirt around potentially burdensome costs.

Geneseo is one of multiple schools around the nation without a specific policy to accommodate students dealing with the loss of a loved one. 

Dennis Showers will assume the position of faculty fellow and will focus on creating a new integrative learning program pursuant to the Geneseo Learning Outcomes for Baccalaureate Education. 

Admissions to Geneseo show a slight increase in student diversity, following efforts to boost outreach to applicants from New York City and abroad. These efforts partly reflect an attempt to mitigate the college’s rising admissions rate. 

Construction in Sturges Quad has led to the flow of noxious smells and consistent heavy machinery noises into Sturges Hall. The effects of the construction have caused some faculty to move their classes and offices to alternative buildings. 

President Denise Battles called for the creation of the Scholarship Workflow Task Force at the beginning of the academic year. This task force will analyze the way Geneseo manages scholarships and whether it can implement new standards of procedure. 

Geneseo’s upcoming local election has prompted candidates and the Geneseo Task Force on Voter Engagement to direct their attention toward the student population’s vote.