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Marianne Matuzic Myles ’75 oversees 600 teachers and more than 2,000
students as dean of the Language School of the Foreign Service Institute in Washington, D.C.

Buffalo to Bogota: Around the World in 35 Years with Marianne Matuzic Myles ’75

When Marianne Matuzic Myles ’75 left her home near Buffalo to come to Oswego after high school, she was “a bit scared as all freshmen are” of moving so far from home and not knowing anyone.

Fulbright scholars set to bring Oswego overseas

Fulbright scholars set to bring Oswego overseas

Two Oswego professors will take their expertise abroad as Fulbright scholars this year.

Photo: Campus sends books for Sudan

Photo: Campus sends books for Sudan

Psychology major Nikki Packard ’11, left, talks with the wife-and-husband team of Kristin Mosher ’89, center, a much-published wildlife photographer, and Bill Wallauer, videographer for the Jane Goodall Institute, Feb. 10 during a visit to Distinguished Service Professor Paul Voninski’s Anthropology 280 class in Mahar Hall.

Alumna Shares Photos of Chimps

Chimpanzees are a lot like humans, sharing 98 percent of the same DNA and many personality traits. That fact was in evidence in a special multimedia presentation on campus in February by wife-and-husband photography and video team Kristin Mosher ’89 and Bill Wallauer.

Cheryl Groce-Wright ’82 ran in the International Marathon Sept. 26 in Ghana to benefit the Longevity Project. She is pictured here after a recent race with her son, Carson.

Ghana Goal Grips Groce-Wright

Cheryl Groce-Wright ’82 hopes her long run in Ghana goes a long way in helping the country get healthy.

“I’ve been on a mission,” Groce-Wright said.

Guide Babuu, Richard Clarke ’82, friend Kent Hanson and assistant guide Sira stand atop Kilimanjaro, roughly 19,350 feet above sea level.

Alumnus Enjoys ‘Great’ Experience atop Kilimanjaro

“You need to do something great.”

The advice of his late father really resonated with Richard Clarke ’82 as he approached age 50 in April. A few months and 19,350 feet later, Clarke reached great heights atop one of the world’s tallest mountains.