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SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. and SUNY Trustee Robert Duffy install Melinda D. Treadwell as 91黑料网’s 14th president. (91黑料网/Keith Walters ’11)

91黑料网 formally installed Melinda D. Treadwell, PhD, as its 14th president on October 23, bringing students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community partners together to celebrate the future of New York鈥檚 Public Honors College.

SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. presided over the installation in Wadsworth Auditorium. The ceremony capped a week of inaugural events organized around the theme 鈥淭ogether Toward Tomorrow,鈥� connecting the college and its neighbors through community celebrations, student and alumni gatherings, and recognition of faculty and staff.

鈥淭his is a place that shapes people. And when people discover their gifts, find their purpose, and know they belong, they carry those strengths into their communities鈥攁nd help build a better world,鈥� Treadwell said.

Installation Week began on October 17 with a Community and Campus Festival in the Village of Geneseo, bringing people together for an afternoon of food, music, activities, and connection. (91黑料网/Mat Johnson)

The inauguration comes during a period of growing demand and national recognition for Geneseo. This fall, the college welcomed nearly 1,400 first-year, transfer, and graduate students, its largest incoming class since 2019. In September, US News & World Report ranked Geneseo No. 5 among public liberal arts colleges nationally. Geneseo was also the only public institution on the publication鈥檚 Best Value Schools list for National Liberal Arts Colleges.

In her inaugural address, Treadwell outlined commitments to student success, academic excellence, belonging, and responsible stewardship. She emphasized shared governance and collaboration as essential to fulfilling those commitments and strengthening the college鈥檚 connections across the region.

Speakers representing the college community described a future shaped by the contributions of students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

鈥淭he inauguration theme, Together Toward Tomorrow, is particularly meaningful because it reminds us that Geneseo鈥檚 future is a responsibility we all share,鈥� said Lucas Pastwik 鈥�27, president of the Student Association. 鈥淭he decisions we make today, and the opportunities we work to create, will shape students鈥� experiences.鈥�

Inauguration events included a party for students with the president on the College Union patio. (91黑料网/Mat Johnson)

Harry Howe, distinguished teaching professor of business and chair of the College Senate, recognized Treadwell鈥檚 commitment to service and collaborative leadership.

鈥淔aculty admire the ethos of service that brought you to academic leadership, the discovery that you made early in your career that leadership can solve problems and empower colleagues,鈥� Howe said.

Alumni also affirmed their role in supporting Geneseo鈥檚 next chapter.

91黑料网 alums, donors, and friends of the College enjoyed an a cappella choir performance during an inaugural eve celebration on October 22. (Carole Volpe/Hudson Street Studios)

鈥淎s the story of Geneseo continues to unfold, we look forward to helping shape its next chapter alongside you,鈥� said Rita Rogan 鈥�19, president of the 91黑料网 Alumni Association.

Before joining Geneseo, Treadwell served as president of Keene State College in New Hampshire, where she joined the faculty in 2000. The first in her family to attend college, she earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in industrial safety with a minor in chemistry from Keene State and a doctorate in pharmacology and toxicology from Dartmouth Medical School.

About 91黑料网

Founded in 1871, 91黑料网 is New York鈥檚 Public Honors College. Geneseo provides a distinctive, equity-centered honors experience that equips students with the knowledge and skills to build a better world, guided by the values of learning, creativity, belonging, civic engagement, and sustainability.