As of Oct. 15, the College has reported 17 active cases of COVID-19 and 15 recovered cases, with 73 students in quarantine and 17 in isolation. Prior to Oct. 2, the campus had a handful of reported cases without creating a noticeable trend in transmission between students.

A national search was conducted on behalf of the College and concluded to name Marcus Foster the new Title IX Coordinator. Before he joined the campus community, Foster served at the deputy Title IX Coordinator at Shippensburg University where he oversaw the University’s investigatory process regarding sexual misconduct allegations and led the campus’ preventative education curriculum. He received his bachelor’s degree in politics and international relations from Ursinus College and continued his education at Tulane University Law School.

On Feb. 27, Educational Opportunity Program assistant director Gabe Iturbides joined with five EOP students to participate in Higher Education Action Day. The group traveled to Albany to advocate for a 20 percent increase in funding for EOP.

The office of academic planning and advising is piloting an early alert system called Navigate. This initiative is one mentioned in the Geneseo 2021 Strategic Plan, which outlines a specific focus to implement an early warning system to track student progress throughout the semester to broadly “pursue innovative and proactive retention and student success strategies.”

On Tuesday Jan. 28 at around 7 p.m., areas within the North and Central Village of campus lost power. The nine residence halls affected house an estimated 1,400 students. 

The national search for the next Vice President of Student and Campus Life has accelerated since President Denise Battles informed the community last April, in a campus-wide email, that former VP Robert Bonfiglio resigned. 

Geneseo’s student body serves as a parallel to national trends of sexually transmitted diseases.

Student Senate is making efforts to become a recognized campus organization by the Department of Student Life, and concurrently is considering a faculty advisor. 

The Title IX office participated in The Clothesline Project from Monday Oct. 28 to Tuesday Oct. 29 beginning at 10 a.m., offering students a unique opportunity to engage in shirt decorating in an effort to educate the campus community about the project’s message: violence is never an isolated incident. An array of colored t-shirts embellished the outside of the Title IX office, located in Blake C, with phrases such as “we hear you” and “we stand with you.”

In an email sent to faculty and staff on Sept. 23, President Denise Battles announced that Gail Glover, chief communications and marketing officer, will be leaving the college at the semester’s conclusion to join the administrative leadership at Bucknell University. 

Campus Auxiliary Services continues to search for a new executive director since former executive director, Mark Scott, left the college during the summer of 2018. The search has carried on since his departure. 

The college has recently found a new Vice President of Enrollment Management, Costas Solomou, who previously worked as the dean of undergraduate admissions at The George Washington University. He joined the campus community on Aug. 8. 

Five Geneseo students took part as a team in the American Statistical Association Datafest and were awarded second place among seven competitive teams in the category of “Best in Show.” 

At the beginning of the Spring 2019 semester, the Student Association changed the policies regarding Geneseo’s Class of listservs, which students used to promote clubs or events. Student Association has since changed the “Whatsup” listserv, which all students receive, so organizations can use it to disseminate their information. 

Geneseo tennis team coach since fall 2015 Jason Stephens resigned in November due to reasons related to his commute to the college, according to the athletic department. Players of the tennis team spoke to his behavior during his time at Geneseo to be “unprofessional,” and attribute this to his departure from the college.