The popular summer youth enrichment program Sheldon Institute invites applications and course proposals for the 2022 program on the SUNY Oswego campus.

For summer 2022, organizers are re-imagining this program in the wake of COVID-19, and invite instructors to teach for one and/or two of the weeks of the program -- Monday through Friday: July 25 to 29 (AND/OR) Aug. 1 to 5.

On Monday and Tuesday, May 16 and 17, SUNY Oswego will upgrade several computer systems for Penfield Library. The upgrade is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. both days.

During this time frame, the following services will be unavailable:

As part of the Blackboard to Brightspace transition, Blackboard hosting provider SUNY ITEC is working with campuses to ensure a smooth transition. This includes anticipating storage needed for faculty to archive/export their courses out of Blackboard. 

To ensure ample storage, SUNY ITEC will purge Blackboard course archive/export files stored within courses on the following schedule.  

Students enrolled in summer sessions have the option to live on campus while they are enrolled in classes. If you would like to live on-campus as you complete your classes this summer, visit myhousing.oswego.edu to complete your summer housing application. Please reach out to Residence Life and Housing at reslife@oswego.edu if you have any questions.

The SUNY Oswego Digital Learning Environment (DLE) transition team, composed of staff from Extended Learning and Campus Technology Services (CTS), continues to make progress migrating the campus from Blackboard to Brightspace. As a reminder, the selection of Brightspace was finalized by SUNY and campus partners in fall 2021 with a system-wide implementation mandate.   

The Her Campus student media organization will host its End of the Year Bash from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 5, in Room 231 of Marano Campus Center.

"We will take this time to celebrate all of our accomplishments achieved and amazing articles that have been written over the past semester," organizers said. "We hope to see you there!"

The campus community is invited to a reception in honor of Julie Pretzat retiring from the post of dean of the School of Communication, Media and the Arts (SCMA), which she has held for the past seven years, from 3 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, in Room 11 of Tyler Hall.