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Focusing on the Future: Focarino Makes History as First Female Commissioner of Patents

Focusing on the Future: Focarino Makes History as First Female Commissioner of Patents

When Margaret “Peggy” La Tulip Focarino ’77 was a fifth grader in the ’60s, most girls her age wanted Barbie dolls or Easy-Bake ovens. She asked her parents for a telescope.

Each quarter, former WRVO staffer Jasmyn Belcher ’06 produces a month’s worth of weekly segments for broadcast on National Public Radio’s “Weekend Edition.” The job requires hours of listening to StoryCorps archives and traveling to find new stories in communities across America.

Preserving Personal Pasts — One Story at a Time

The stories are out there: in Brooklyn, in Atlanta, in San Francisco, in Mesilla, N.M., and in tiny Upstate New York towns like Rensselaer Falls.

The Big Picture: Alumna Sets the Scenes that  Make the Movies

The Big Picture: Alumna Sets the Scenes that Make the Movies

On the seventh floor of an aging West 52nd Street building, on folding tables, corkboards and floors, they are creating.

From Patrolling Boroughs to Protecting Borders

From Patrolling Boroughs to Protecting Borders

Rafael G. “Jova” Rodriguez ’98 insists he’s no hero.

Chemistry: a winning formula for Pagano

Chemistry: a winning formula for Pagano

Todd Pagano ’96 isn’t trying to win awards.

In the Founder’s Words

In the Founder’s Words

Oswego Founder Edward Austin Sheldon left behind a window into his life — his autobiography. In honor of Oswego’s Sesquicentennial celebration, we excerpt here some snippets of Sheldon’s stories.

Alumni Ambassadors Spread the Oswego Method

Alumni Ambassadors Spread the Oswego Method

The nurseryman Edward Austin Sheldon would probably liken it to the seeds of the maple tree propelled by the wind.

‘Unfinished Business’:  10 Years On, FDNY 9/11 Veteran Stayed Close to Fallen Friends

‘Unfinished Business’: 10 Years On, FDNY 9/11 Veteran Stayed Close to Fallen Friends

Sometimes, late at night, Capt. Joe Liselli ’87 would go up to the roof of the FDNY Ten House for a view of “the pit.”

Happy 150th, Oswego!

Happy 150th, Oswego!

Oswego’s Sesquicentennial is a yearlong birthday bash.
At Home in the Founder’s House

At Home in the Founder’s House

Alumni everywhere recognize Shady Shore as one of the most beautiful, historic buildings on campus.