Four courses have received development funding through the latest round of Curriculum Innovation Grants (CIG) to create new courses that keep the college’s offerings current in content, quality and delivery. 

The CIG Committee, which consists of members of the Committee on Learning and Teaching, met in April to review proposals submitted in the Spring 2020 round of Curriculum Innovation Grants. They approved the following:

In a message to the graduating members of the Class of 2020, President Deborah F. Stanley announced that SUNY Oswego will hold a Class of 2020 VIRTUAL GRADUATION CELEBRATION on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 9 a.m. This online celebration will be preceded by a Virtual Torchlight Ceremony, an Oswego time-honored tradition, on Friday, May 15, 2020 at 9 p.m.

SUNY Perks at Work is an online discount program with offers from a wide variety of nationally recognized merchants, vendors and providers in many categories including electronics, toys, flowers and gifts, apparel and home.  

TIAA will offer free webinars for all employees throughout May, with a specific focus on retirement finances. 

Campus Technology Services announced that Zoom 5.0 is now available and addresses many security issues.

CTS suggests that users update now and notify their fellow participants to update as well. A force update will happen starting May 30. This new version addresses many security concerns with the following enhancements:

The deadline to submit 2019 claims for employees on Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) and Dependent Care Advantage account (DDCA) has been extended to May 31, 2020. Employees who were enrolled in either benefit for 2019 now have this extended deadline to submit claims for the 2019 calendar year.  Employees can download claim forms and find instructions for submitting claims online.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the college's Employee Assistance Program shares news of a webinar series from the Mental Health Association of New York State (MHANYS).

For more information on any of the webinars or to register, visit the MHANYS website and click the Registration link.

We are living in unusual times, and there's no doubt that this period will have a place in our global history. Future historians will want to know what our lives were like, and how our experiences were shaped by who we are as individuals, family members and community members.

SUNY Oswego's Division of Extended Learning is offering a professional development opportunity to help employees navigate working from home and other uncertainties they might feel during the COVID-19 pandemic.