In one week, Gish Jen — whom Junot Diaz famously called “the Great American Novelist we're always hearing about” — and Chilean-Serbian filmmaker Vuk Lungulov-Klotz will virtually speak in this year’s Living Writers Series.

Any students staying locally over Thanksgiving break are welcome to stop by and grab fresh produce and items from Auxiliary Services from 1 to 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, to get through the break.

The giveaway will take place in the Marano Campus Center food court and is open to all on- or off-campus students staying locally over break

This event is sponsored by Auxiliary Services, the Office of the Dean of Students, and Residence Life and Housing.

-- Submitted by the Office of the Dean of Students

SUNY Oswego, in partnership with Wegmans Pharmacy, will host a flu/COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Swetman Gym on Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The SHOP (Students Helping Oz Peers) on-campus pantry is hosting its second pop-up shop event in the Cooper Connector near Cooper Fitness Center from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13.

Non-perishable food items will be available, such as pasta, sauce and canned soup, as well as toiletry and hygiene items including detergent, paper towels and deodorant. All students are welcome to stop by.

For more information contact shop@oswego.edu.

SUNY Oswego’s State Employees Federated Appeal (SEFA) campaign continues its support for community causes with its most popular annual fundraiser, Baskets of Caring, open for online chances. A newer effort that partners with University Police, Blessings in a Backpack, also works throughout November to combat hunger among local schoolchildren.

SUNY Oswego President Peter O. Nwosu will host faculty and staff drop-in hours today, Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Marano Campus Center Chu Atrium. 

All faculty and staff are invited to stop by and meet with President Nwosu during these in-person drop-ins, which are planned to be held periodically throughout the semester.

Students and employees should have received a SUNY Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Campus Climate Survey email from Viewfinder Campus Climate Surveys LLC in their inbox yesterday (Nov. 12). 

SUNY Oswego’s Triandiflou Institute for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Transformative Practice and the university’s International Language and Education Center invites any interested campus members to join them for a free Thanksgiving celebration and dinner starting at 4 p.m. on Nov. 28, in collaboration with Hart Hall and Auxiliary Services.

SUNY Oswego’s Triandiflou Institute for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Transformative Practice and the university’s International Language and Education Center invite any interested campus members to join them for a Thanksgiving celebration on Nov. 28.

The Office of the Dean of Students will host a tabling event for student outreach and support in the Tyler Hall lobby from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14.

Staff will be present and available to answer questions, and provide general information on basic needs resources, the Student Emergency Fund, campus resources, off-campus and commuters' resources, and adult learners resources. Organizers invite all students to come to chat and grab some fun giveaways.