There’s still time to sign up for the 10-day Accessibility Challenge, which begins Monday, Jan. 11. Anybody who creates digital content -- for instruction, websites or social media -- is invited to become part of the SUNY Oswego accessibility community.

With just three days to the #OzGrad2020 Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, we are getting excited to individually recognize all our 2020 graduates. 

The annual vacation accrual cap has been extended for employees in the United University Professions (UUP) and management confidential (MC) units.

Normally, any vacation accruals in excess of 40 days at the close of business on Dec. 31 are forfeited to bring vacation leave credits down to 40 days on Jan. 1. However, unused annual leave can now be carried over for an additional year through Dec. 31, 2021.

These changes will automatically be reflected in the SUNY Time and Attendance system. No action on the part of employees would be necessary.

In a Tuesday, Dec. 8, webinar, 2000 SUNY Oswego graduate Tim Riecker, a certified emergency and disaster professional, will provides tips on how to prepare both businesses and families for emergencies that arise (particularly the current COVID-19 pandemic), and how to ensure business continuity during those emergencies.

The following changes are taking effect for campus mail deliveries:

For residence halls: All packages from UPS, Federal Express and other delivery companies for residence halls will go directly to Hart Hall, until the spring semester starts.

The Shineman Center planetarium will host live virtual shows on "The Constellations of Winter" at 7 p.m. every Sunday in December.

This show will focus on the Winter constellations: Orion, Taurus, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Gemini, Auriga and Cetus. It also notes that Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are still visible in the evening sky. 

History professor Gwen Kay, who also serves as president of the SUNY Faculty Senate, will be part of the panel for a discussion presented by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History titled "Looking Good on that Zoom Call: Personal Appearance During Quarantine," an online discussion at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15.

Nominations are currently open for the 2020-2021 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service, with a submission deadline of Friday, Jan. 8.