Effective Oct. 1, 2019, SUNY Oswego University Police will begin using parking boots to discourage certain violations, and ensure parking fees are collected in a timely manner.

The parking boots may be applied to vehicles parked in spaces marked Reserved and/or Handicapped, or to vehicles where the driver has acquired 10 or more violations in a given registered year.

The Campus Recreation registration deadline for the broomball, floor hockey and basketball leagues is Wednesday, Oct. 2. You can sign up with a team or sign up as a free agent at IMLeagues.com/oswego. 

Also, Campus Recreation is offering student swim lessons for SUNY Oswego students for free. Anyone of any swimming ability is welcome to come. Registration runs now through Nov. 8. 

The Department of Residence Life and Housing invites the campus community to a Memorial for Jacob "Jake" Gardner, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, in Sheldon Hall ballroom.

The next installment in the Write Ways Series, "Writing Scholarship Essays" will explore this topic from 3 to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, in Classroom 215 of Penfield Library.

Dr. Lyn Blanchfield will present this free session, which is open to all students, staff and faculty.

CTS Desktop Support Coordinator Steve Salisbury will be retiring after 40 years of dedicated service. The campus is invited to celebrate with him from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, in 37C Lanigan Hall and wish him well. 

The Oswego family is invited to show school spirit for Green and Gold Day on Friday.

Participants can wear their favorite Laker gear and show up for the annual Oswego family portrait at 12:45 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, on the South Lawn of the Marano Campus Center, near the food and activity court. (Rain location will be inside the Marano Campus Center arena.) Those attending the photo in their green and gold will be entered into a drawing for two $25 Amazon gift cards, with winners will be announced at the photo.

Students with ideas for startups -- as well as those with other skills looking to join potential entrepreneurs -- are invited to take place in this year’s LaunchIt competition.

Applications are now available for 2020 Alternative Winter Break trips. For one week over winter break, groups of students will travel with faculty or staff group leaders to different areas of the country and serve with nonprofit agencies.

The Faculty Scholarly and Creative Activity Grant and Student Scholarly and Creative Activity Grant are two key internal grant opportunities for those performing research and creative pursuits. The 2019 deadlines and details are as follows.

Faculty Scholarly and Creative Activity Grant
Deadline: Monday, Oct. 28

The Write Ways Series will present "What Makes an Argument? Statements, Claims, and Thesis" from 3 to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, in Penfield's Library's Classroom 215.