From the President
Dear Members of the Laker Community,
President Peter O. Nwosu, Ph.D.
It is my great honor to introduce myself to you in this, my first column for the OSWEGO Alumni Magazine. Let me start by saying how incredibly humbled and honored I am to be serving as the 11th president of SUNY Oswego — an institution founded in 1861 by Edward Austin Sheldon to serve the public good. 163 years later, this storied institution, perched on the beautiful and welcoming shores of Lake Ontario with a branch campus in downtown Syracuse, stands as a veritable symbol of the power of an idea. It is an idea engraved in a simple but powerful promise: to provide access to quality higher education that will transform lives, ignite new possibilities, enrich the civic and cultural life of the community and advance the regional economy of Central New York.
In September, I shared a bold plan for SUNY Oswego’s future — Vision 4040. That vision seeks to double the number of individuals who earn degrees and credentials from our current rate of 2,000 a year to 4,000 a year or 40,000 a decade, by 2040. In this issue, you will have the chance to read more about Vision 4040. The article illustrates in broad brushstrokes how this vision might be realized. I hope that you will consider your role in helping us achieve this goal — whether that is earning a new credential yourself, referring a student to us, supporting scholarships to help our students or working with your employer to hire Lakers.
You will read about two of our 93,000 alumni worldwide, whose contributions also advance our institution and whose visionary efforts are helping to shape a more positive future. You will read about Frank Maraviglia ’58, whose incredibly generous $2 million gift to our School of Education will help us better prepare more teachers, who in turn, will develop the talent needed to advance society. You will also meet award-winning elementary school principal Nicole Knapp Ey ’02, who views education as the profession that makes the biggest impact on the future of the world.
What’s clear to me in the short time that I have been here is that SUNY Oswego is a vibrant community of learners and scholars whose passion drives new discoveries; pushes the boundaries of what is known; questions traditional business, social and scientific assumptions; and advances the world by graduating people with a more humanistic perspective and inclusive approach to problem-solving. The alumni whom I have met so far have lived up to the description shared with me during the search process. They indeed are “fiercely loyal” to their alma mater and impassioned to ensure its future success. I look forward to partnering with you on the many initiatives that will elevate SUNY Oswego to the next level.
Thank you for your warm welcome and your enthusiasm for this wonderful educational institution. Let’s achieve greatness together!
Godspeed!
Peter O. Nwosu, Ph.D.
President
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