In a Tuesday, Dec. 8, webinar, 2000 SUNY Oswego graduate Tim Riecker, a certified emergency and disaster professional, will provides tips on how to prepare both businesses and families for emergencies that arise (particularly the current COVID-19 pandemic), and how to ensure business continuity during those emergencies.

The following changes are taking effect for campus mail deliveries:

For residence halls: All packages from UPS, Federal Express and other delivery companies for residence halls will go directly to Hart Hall, until the spring semester starts.

The Shineman Center planetarium will host live virtual shows on "The Constellations of Winter" at 7 p.m. every Sunday in December.

This show will focus on the Winter constellations: Orion, Taurus, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Gemini, Auriga and Cetus. It also notes that Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are still visible in the evening sky. 

History professor Gwen Kay, who also serves as president of the SUNY Faculty Senate, will be part of the panel for a discussion presented by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History titled "Looking Good on that Zoom Call: Personal Appearance During Quarantine," an online discussion at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15.

Nominations are currently open for the 2020-2021 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service, with a submission deadline of Friday, Jan. 8. 

The fall 2020 round of the Faculty Scholarly and Creative Activity Grant application/review process has concluded, with three proposals approved for a combined total of more than $5,200 in funding.

Members of the Scholarly and Creative Activity Committee reviewed all the proposals and ultimately approved the following for funding via Provost Scott Furlong:

State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Mary E. Sullivan announced on Friday (Nov. 27) an extension on an agreement to conduct free, mandatory testing for CSEA-represented employees at SUNY state-operated colleges, universities, and hospitals. The memorandum of understanding follows a similar arrangement last week between SUNY and United University Professions (UUP) for represented employees.