On Friday, Oct. 15, from 8 a.m. to noon, Campus Technology Services (CTS) will perform maintenance on technology servers. During this time, some technology services will be completely or intermittently unavailable for everyone on and off-campus. These services include but are not limited to:

The student organization Her Campus invites members of the campus community to join the spooky festivities at their Halloween bash at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 19.

The event, which will take place at Premiere Living Suites, 247 West Utica St. in Oswego, will include a murder mystery game called Mafia. Attendees are invited to dress up for a costume contest. The winner of each will receive a goodie bag of prizes. Candy, food and refreshments will be provided. 

Sustainability Week, Oct. 18 to 23, invites students, faculty and staff to show their Laker pride by participating in sustainable efforts across our campus with a week full of programs and events that include composting, hiking, seed saving, campus cleanups, tree planting and a fall festival.

Events will include:

The members of Her Campus will host a writing workshop at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, in 306 Marano Campus Center. 

Jenna Wilson, the senior editor of the Oswego chapeter of the publicaton, will lead a presentation about how to write both for class and publication, as well as giving general tips and tricks to improve attendees' writing. 

Her Campus is an online international magazine for college women with chapters in colleges all over the world including one in Oswego for the past 10 years. 

In lieu of a traditional Family and Friends Weekend, the college community is embracing a more flexible and inclusive model which welcomes families to visit their current students any weekend and/or weekday during the academic semester.

Later this month begins the 20th annual State Employees Federated Appeal (SEFA) United Way Bake Off, and organizers invite faculty and staff members to consider baking a dessert to help raise money for this popular and tasty campaign.  

In addition to traditional entries, SEFA encourages bakers to consider making special items like those that are gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan and sugar-free to expand the number of tasters who can enjoy this fundraiser.

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and Campus Technology Services would like to remind you of the importance of your online security. 

The college's Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) has three events scheduled on Tuesday, Oct. 12, to better introduce the campus to the world community as well as in support of its Year of First Nations theme for 2021-22.

The members of Her Campus invite members of the SUNY Oswego community to join them for some fall festivities from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9, at nearby Ontario Orchards.

Organizers are setting up some apple picking and a picnic lunch at the orchard. Participants are invited to bring their own snacks and drinks.