The popular Kids Tech program returns in October for fall 2021 with registration for STEM 4 Kids and Young Inventors currently open for children from kindergarden through sixth grade.

SUNY Oswego technology education majors carry on the tradition of these award-winning, hands-on STEM programs and this semester, with organizers planning to return to on-campus delivery after maintaining the program virtually. 

STEM 4 Kids (grades K-3) will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday in October (Oct. 5, 12,19 and 26).

Denison University professor and author Heather Pool will talk about the ways that identity and responsibility are constructed in the wake of tragedy in her presentation "Political Mourning: 9/11 and American Identity," at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, in the Marano Campus Center auditorium (Room 132). 

The regular weekly Lunchtime Christian Meditation sessions return on Wednesday, Sept. 15. These will take place every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. in the Newman Center.

Lunchtime Christian Meditation unfolds in the Catholic, Eucharistic tradition. It is sponsored by the Newman Center, Dr. John F. Lalande and SUNY Oswego Catholic faculty, staff and students.

The process by which SUNY Oswego recommends nominees for SUNY Awards and the promotion to Distinguished Professorships involves the actions of a selection committee.

The selection committee is responsible for soliciting campus nominations, reviewing nomination files, evaluating all nominees, and ranking nominations as a recommendation for action by the President.

If elected, Faculty Assembly policy calls for the members of the committee to consider nominations for the following categories:

Below are the deadlines and descriptions for several internal funding opportunities this semester.

Shineman Endowed Fund @ SUNY Oswego
Deadlines: Letter of Intent due Sept. 15, 2021/Full Applications due Oct. 15, 2021

Do you have an idea for a research project, speaker, panel, project or activity that would be beneficial and impactful to the campus AND regional community? Apply for a grant from SUNY Oswego’s Shineman Endowed Fund to see your idea come to fruition!

Penfield Library is seeking students interested in serving as Ambassadors. This is a great opportunity to build your resume and gain valuable experience in the areas of marketing, outreach and peer engagement.

Ambassadorships will be designed around your skills and interests. Opportunities will include some (or all) of the following:

Dear Members of the SUNY Oswego Campus Community,

I am very pleased to announce that Stephen McAfee has been appointed SUNY Oswego’s Executive Director of Auxiliary Services. Serving as the Interim General Manager since July 2020, he assumed this official role on August 25, 2021.

With September as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and in honor of late employee Mary Gosek, the SUNY Oswego SEFA (State Employees Federated Appeal) campaign will continue the Totally Teal campaign for fundraising and awareness. 

A gathering and walk of remembrance will take place at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 28. For this popular annual event, participants are asked to gather in front of Culkin Hall for a photo before a walk around campus, wearing teal and a mask.

Campus Technology Services (CTS) provided a start of the fall semester update which stated Office 365 would be installed on computer lab and classroom podium computers effective Monday, Aug. 30. Unfortunately, a technical issue prevented the installation from moving forward. That issue has now been resolved and CTS will update the labs over this coming weekend, Sept. 4 and 5.  

Undergraduate students who will be graduating as of May 2022 and who have not yet filed online to graduate should do so assoon as possible. Undergraduates who will complete requirements in the spring 2022 semester should file no later than Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, for their name to be listed in the commencement program. 

Note that if students have summer courses that are needed for graduation, they should apply as August graduates (also currently open) and are automatically included in the May ceremony.