Members of the campus community are encouraged to save the date and consider participating in the 1861 Giving Challenge to support SUNY Oswego students.

Join 1997 Oswego alumnus Ted Metellus, race director of the TCS New York City Marathon and vice president of events for New York Road Runners, discussing what goes behind this well-known event, as well as his own journey to the position, at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 22.

Metellus leads and oversees all event development and production for New York Road Runners. In February 2021, he was named the race director of the TCS New York City Marathon, the first-ever Black race director of an Abbott World Marathon Majors race.

A panel of distinguished alumni will discuss "Building Communities Through Entrepreneurship" for the School of Business Alumni Symposium from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 30, in 315 Park Hall.

Panelists will include 1985 alumnus Bob Moritz, global chairman of PwC; 1976/2001 alumna Phyllis Moore Holloway, a businessowner, longtime educator and non-profit leader; and 2007 alumnus Jeff Knauss, co-founder of the Digital Hyve marketing agency.

Student organizations Go Green Club and College Democrats are hosting an event starting at 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24 to bring attention and awareness to the SUNY Oswego community about the climate crisis.

A rally in the center of campus, between Marano Campus Center and Cooper, will feature a variety of speakers, from student leaders to professors, discussing different aspects of the crisis from ecological to social, economic and racial justice. The event will end with a peaceful march to Sheldon Hall.

The Peer Health Educators recently announced some resources and programs to support the sexual health and awareness of students.

SUNY Oswego’s University Police will host a community car seat check from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 25, which is considered Car Seat Saturday and wraps up the nationwide effort of Car Seat Week to encourage proper use of car seats for children.

Hosted in conjunction with the Oswego County Traffic Safety Board, the free car seat checks will take place in Lot 7 near Romney Field House just off of Route 104. Officers from other local agencies will be on hand with University Police to support the effort.  

SUNY Oswego policy requires that in order to operate the college-owned 12-passenger vans, students must be 18 years of age, possess a valid U.S. driver’s license, and complete a driver training session. This includes students who are responsible for transporting persons in the vans for departmental purposes such as academic field trips, residence life and housing programs, athletic contests, and community service.

It is recommended, but not required, that faculty and staff complete the driver training prior to operating a 12-passenger van.

SUNY Oswego has been using Backup and Sync as the official means of backing up data on computers since 2018. Some members of the campus may have also used the alternative Drive File Stream application on their own to backup data. Google recently announced it will be combining the Backup and Sync and Drive File Stream tools and features to create one new application called Drive for Desktop.

Rice Creek Field Station, Campus Recreation, and the Counseling Services Center team up to offer students a day of recreation and relaxation in nature at the event Relax, Refuel, Return to Nature at Rice Creek. The free event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today (Thursday, Sept, 16), a day of no classes due to Yom Kippur.

Whether you prefer sitting in a hammock, going for a paddle, playing lawn games or going for a walk in the forest, there is something for everyone! The lineup of scheduled and drop-in activities includes:

Each year, the State University of New York recognizes outstanding faculty service, teaching, librarianship, scholarship and creative activity through the conferral of Chancellor's Awards for Excellence and the promotions to the Distinguished Faculty ranks.

SUNY Oswego is authorized to submit up to four nominations for each of the following Chancellor's Awards: