Do you know a SUNY Oswego Graduate Of the Last Decade (GOLD) alum — classes of 2011 to 2020 — who would be interested in an exciting new volunteer opportunity with their alma mater?

The Oswego Alumni Association is relaunching our GOLD Leadership Council, and all SUNY Oswego GOLD alumni are invited to join!

As a member of the GOLD Leadership Council, alumni can:

AIG (formerly VALIC) Retirement Services is offering a webinar available for two dates in the month of June. Titled "Uncharted Waters," the webinar will discuss how emotions can affect decision-making ability. This webinar will provide strategies to help investors live with market volatility.

Tuesday, June 9
Noon to 1 p.m.
Webinar URL
Dial in: (415) 655.0001
Access Code: 475 643 395

From the Office of Human Resources:

We have been advised by the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations that another day will not be designated to be observed as a holiday by State employees in lieu of July 4, 2020.

Full-time employees who are entitled to observe holidays, and are not scheduled to work on Saturday, July 4, will be credited with holiday compensatory time after July 4, 2020. 

The Alumni and Development Office can offer faculty teaching courses during the Summer Sessions or staff overseeing summer programming opportunities to connect alumni with students virtually in your online classroom, in webconference small-group meetings or during online events.

The college's network of over 88,000 alumni from a diverse array of industries and backgrounds is eager to network and share knowledge with Oswego students now more than ever.

Cadets Zoe Garrison and Joseph Farr of the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at SUNY Oswego recently earned national recognition for their academics, character and leadership.

Cadet Garrison, of Oswego, and Cadet Farr, of Watertown, earned the ROTC Americanism Award for 2020 from the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. 

They are both junior wellness management majors at SUNY Oswego.

The NYS & CSEA Partnership for Education and Training is pleased to announce the 2020 Summer Webinar Series. Webinars allow CSEA-represented New York State employees the opportunity to learn from the convenience of their office or home.

To participate in a webinar, employees need access to a phone, computer, and an internet connection. Participants access a website to see the instructor's computer screen and participate by using a telephone. Classes begin in early July.

Summer office hours, whether virtual or on campus, for office employees will be effective Monday, May 18, 2020, the Office of Human Resources announced. 

Summer hours will be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a half-hour lunch break.  Summer hours will remain in effect through Friday, Aug. 14. Regular office hours will resume on Monday, Aug. 17.

While the world shifted during the spring semester, the Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) at SUNY Oswego moved quickly to organize an opportunity to discuss the unfolding pandemic, with a series of talks now available as podcasts.

Soon-to-be graduates and other interested students are encouraged to apply for the very needed positions of New York State contact tracers as part of the ongoing efforts to combat transmission of the COVID-19 virus.