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The Knight Spot, formerly known as “The Hub,” had once been a place to get lunch and hang out with friends on campus. Although the room has since changed, it still holds these characteristics of excitement and energy.

Beverly Rex-Burley is a faculty woman who shared experiences of her in Geneseo, from when she was a student through now. Her niece, Miranda, a Geneseo student, joined the conversation. The oral interview was taken and transcribed by Jordan Keane.

Picturesque view from the Highbanks area overlooking the Genesee River, toward the Mount Morris end of park

The Geneseo Migrant Center (GMC) reached out to farmworkers at many locations and different types of operations: potato harvesting, tomato picking, fruit orchards, dairies. A relatively new type of agricultural operation was year-round greenhouses.…

This series of poems was created by various migrant workers on farms across New York that worked together with the Geneseo Migrant Center. The poems were organized in this collection by Sylvia Kelly, the director of the Creative Artists Migrant…

Collection of poems writing by migrant farmworkers, primarily during the 1970s and '80s. Some of the works had appeared in self-published photocopied editions, others in scholarly journals. Most of the poems were written by Black farmworkers who…

The 15-acre Intergrow facility was constructed in 1998 to grow vegetables year-round on the model of Dutch greenhouses, soon focusing upon tomatoes as its most commercially viable crop. The operation was sited in Fillmore, NY for its proximity to the…

A placid scene along the shore of this Finger Lake depicts men and women—there are no children present—at their leisure in genteel dress. Small groups are picnicking, lounging, boating, and perhaps courting. <br /> <br /> Kensett, a second-generation painter…

A vase of flowers is built upon four colors—yellow, orange, green, and blue—along with well-chosen accents and whites. De-differentiating marigolds into puffs of color is complemented by Kerrwood’s flattened space; slight variations of texture on the…

This depicts the surreal image of global warming and climate change. A shark and a polar bear swim underwater surrounded by land items such as a stop sign, telephone poles and a fire hydrant.