Wicked Weather: The Blizzard of ’66
In January 1966, 10-year-old Jim Farfaglia ’77 was celebrating his grandmother’s surprise 70th birthday party in Fulton, N.Y., when what would …
Top Historian, Author, Engineer Helps Students Discover ‘Amazing STEM Women’
Jill Tietjen, chief executive officer of the National Women’s Hall of Fame, author and electrical engineer, spoke to a standing-room …
Author Finds Inspiration in the Performing Arts
For Jennifer Thompson Jackson ’94, the process of writing books is “only one piece of [her] own artistic puzzle.” “There’s no …
Last Word – Public Justice: Education, Career and History
I’m from a family of SUNY Oswego graduates; father, sister, two brothers and a cousin. I entered Oswego as a …
Former Oswego State Goalie Scores as ‘Prolific Writer’
Coach George Crowe built SUNY Oswego’s first hockey team by recruiting Canadian athletes, including Ottawa goalie Paul Ferguson ’69. That …
Zoology Researcher, Author Models Teaching Methods After Oswego Professor
For Steve Sheffield ’78, SUNY Oswego was, at first, just another college—far enough away from his home in Syracuse. That …
The Last Word – Winter 2015
Diana Abu-Jaber ’80 shares an excerpt she adapted from her new memoir, Grace at the Table, slated to be published …
Here’s Alice: Award-Winning Author of Seven Novels
Preface: The artist’s life began early for Alice McDermott ’75. She was always writing, creating stories, as children do, as a …
Greg Mortenson visits campus
Adventurer-turned-humanitarian Greg Mortenson signs his book Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace, One School at a …
Kidd offers insight during campus visit
Novelist and famed book cover designer Chip Kidd visited campus for a talk at Waterman Theatre in September.
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