An update to the 2021 Dependent Care Advantage Account (DCAA) will include two changes allowed by the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: 

Tea Talk, a weekly outreach program run through the Counseling Service Center, returns every Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Penfield Library.

Run by the center's Counseling Outreach Peer Educators team members, this program provides a safe environment where anyone can come talk or even just listen.

Organizers will offer activities every week along with the program. No reservations are need, and anyone is welcome to come check it out.

The college's Student Association has some open cabinet positions and seeks qualified, dedicated students to apply.

These include chief of staff for SA President Takayla Beckon, chief of staff to the SA vice president, Student Association Programming Board president, director of marketing, director of public relations, director of civic engagement, director of gender equity and women's affairs, director of photography/videography and director of health, life and safety.

"Recollections," an ongoing project launched by the SUNY Oswego department of art and design and the college's Tyler Art Gallery, continues its work of intergenerational storytelling and exhibitions with free workshops open to the community at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8.

The project has served individual participants and also created exhibitions that have traveled among local senior centers.

Discover Wellness: Find A Healthier You will offer its virtual seven-week program again this fall, running once a week starting Sept. 13 and free to all SUNY Oswego employees.

This program focuses on stress reduction, healthy eating, increasing physical activity and improving overall quality of sleep. Participants will receive free weekly wellness reinforcements and strategies that will assist them in making a behavior change that will aid in increasing their overall quality of life.

The college's Fitness Center has a free week for the opening of classes, a promotion running through Sunday.

Members of the campus community are invited try out the fitness centers in Cooper and Glimmerglass for free during this time. All participants must be fully vaccinated or have an approved medical or religious exemption. In addition, all participants must wear a mask while inside the facility.

Hours for these free days are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 28 and 29.

Campus Technology Services (CTS) offers the following updates for the start of the fall 2021 semester:

New service offerings 

SpectrumU TV IS NOW AVAILABLE TO ALL RESIDENTIAL STUDENTS FOR NO CHARGE

For today’s digitally native students, streaming TV is more than just entertainment -- it’s a must-have. SpectrumU TV enables colleges and universities to meet this expectation and provide more on-campus value by enabling students to watch TV anytime and anywhere.

Writing Center staff will be available to visit classrooms and share information about writing tutoring services.

If you would like to schedule a classroom visit, contact Steven Smith at steven.smith@oswego.edu. Visits are approximately 10 to 15 minutes.

Smith will need to know the course, section number, where and when the course meets and how many students are in it.

Dear Faculty,

I am pleased to announce an opportunity available to support your scholarship. The Research and Individualized Student Experiences (RISE) office in partnership with the Financial Aid Office supports 12 Undergraduate Research Assistantships (URA) through the federally funded Work-Study program. This program allows faculty from across the university to request an eligible student as a research assistant to advance their research/scholarship.