Last year, dozens of faculty and staff members worked collaboratively across disciplines to create new SUNY Oswego Signature Courses that launched this fall. The courses provide opportunities for students to discuss engaging issues while developing critical thinking, information literacy and both written and oral communication skills. Each class focuses on a unique subject, but all
SUNY Oswego President Deborah F. Stanley has announced the appointment of Dr. Rodmon King as the college’s chief diversity and inclusion officer, effective July 2, 2018. In this position, King will be responsible for implementing the college’s strategic diversity and inclusion goals, while leading the cultivation, enhancement and promotion of an environment of equity and
The following individuals were inducted into the Oswego State Athletic Hall of Fame during a ceremony over Homecoming Weekend in October. Joe Carrabs ’04 Men’s ice hockey | River Edge, N.J. Highlights: Two-time All-America; two-time First Team All-SUNYAC; defenseman scored 20 or more points in three of his four seasons Barbara Verdoliva Carroll ’93 Women’s
Quest, the annual daylong academic symposium held in April, featured 397 unique presenters and co-authors who participated in 161 presentations and 70 panels, and displayed 77 posters. This year, Graduate Studies introduced a 3-Minute Thesis competition. The event supports students’ capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes or less utilizing language appropriate to
Students Peterly Jean Baptiste ’18 (left) and Theresa Personna ’18, both of whom work with SUNY Oswego’s Office of Sustainability, show the “Let us help” home page of the college’s web-based BusShare application. Award-winning brainchild of Alex Monachino ’17, who has since graduated with a degree in graphic design, BusShare provides easy-to-follow, plain-language steps for
More than 100 different presenters gathered in SUNY Oswego’s Park and Wilber halls to reveal their latest innovations to students and educators alike at the 78th Technology Fall Conference on Oct. 27. Hosted by SUNY Oswego’s Department of Technology, the conference featured a Technology Innovation Showcase where current cutting-edge inventions, such as 3D printing machines,
Jacqueline Michalski ’10 was a member of the women’s swimming and diving team at SUNY Oswego for four consecutive years. As a student-athlete, she became the assistant swim coach for the Lake Oswego Swim Club for two seasons. She graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in wellness management. Shortly after graduating, Michalski accepted
The computer age meets the study of traditional disciplines—literature, history, philosophy and more—in digital humanities, a new minor at SUNY Oswego. Broadly defined as a multidisciplinary, collaborative academic field that applies modern computational tools and information science to the arts, linguistics, cultural studies and others, digital humanities as a minor launched in fall 2017. Computer
Watch the 13th Annual Dr. Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit The 13th Annual Dr. Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit began with some ground rules about civil discourse. “We’re not all going to agree today,” said panel moderator Benita Zahn ’76, WNYT-TV news anchor in Albany, N.Y. “That’s OK. What matters is that we listen and that
More than 130 alumni returned to the SUNY Oswego campus during the fall 2017 semester to participate in the Oswego Alumni Association’s award-winning Alumni-In-Residence (AIR) program, with 70 alumni representing Graduates Of the Last Decade (GOLD). More than 3,000 students attended alumni classroom visits, workshops, panel discussions and other programs that provide a forum for