Q: What does quarantine mean?

A: If you are returning from travel to a designated state, and if such travel was for longer than the limited duration outlined within the executive order, you are required to quarantine when you enter New York for 14 days from the last day you were in a designated state(s), unless you are an essential worker or fall under another exception as determined by the Commissioner. The requirements to safely quarantine include:

Per Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Order, all travelers entering New York from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents, or higher than a 10 percent test positivity rate, over a seven-day rolling average, will be required to quarantine for a period of 14 days consistent with Department of Health regulations for quarantine.

The Children's Center -- the daycare and preschool located in Sheldon Hall -- announced plans to re-open with approved health precautions and protocols in place on Aug. 10.

The center, which has been in operation for 50 years, offers programs for toddlers aged 18 months through preschool five days a week to campus and community members. Teachers emphasize learning through play, with a variety of activities geared toward developing creativity, socialization and other key traits in youngsters. The center provides lunch and snacks.

TIAA Retirement Consultant Darryl Fiasconaro is offering several webinars throughout the month of July featuring different topics. 

Sessions will include:

A world-wide health crisis and the resulting economic turmoil have caused individuals to take a new look at their estate and financial planning, including the charitable aspects of that planning. 

More than half of people 55 or older in the United States haven’t created a will or the other key estate planning documents that they might need during the pandemic, according to Caring.com. 

Leadership Oswego County (LOC), a SUNY Oswego-administered, business-sponsored program that empowers area individuals to become community leaders, will go virtual for the first time with the Class of 2021.

Human Resources is pleased to announce the rollout of the electronic Unclassified Service Appointment form through Interview Exchange. Effective Aug. 1, 2020, this process will replace the paper version of this form and will be used for all unclassified service employment actions.

To prepare for this transition, Human Resources will offer remote (Zoom) training sessions on the following days for anyone to join: 

SUNY Oswego has a vacancy for its Employee Assistance Program (EAP) coordinator, a position focused on helping employee well-being.

SUNY Oswego’s Office of Business and Community Relations announces five free Lifelong Learning courses that will be held this summer from July 20 to July 30, open to adults at least 50 years of age. 

Summer 2020 course offerings include “Digital Photography,” “Genealogy: Exploring Your History,” “How to Use an Apple/Android Smartphone Efficiently,” “Mind and Body Wellness” and “Sustainable Gardening.” 

The Oswego Alumni Virtual Concert Series will start this week with the first concert featuring singer/songwriter and 2017 graduate Cam Caruso.

Caruso will perform on Facebook Live from the Oswego Alumni Facebook page from 8 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24. 

Caruso's EP "Up Above & Down Below" won a 2020 Syracuse Area Music Award (SAMMY) in the Singer/Songwriter category.