The Write Ways Series will present "As Easy as A, T, P (Author, Title, Publication Information): Core Concepts for Citation Practices" at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, in Penfield Library Classroom 215. Jim Nichols from the library will make the presentation.

Those attending the workshop can learn how a few core concepts will help them crack the code of any style and begin to read and write like an insider, organizers said. 

The college's Office of Sustainability sponors Sustainability Week, Oct. 21 through Oct. 25, to discuss implementing sustainable practices, with a message of thinking locally and acting globally.

Activities will include:

Faculty, staff and students can check out the 80th annual Technology Fall Conference Thursday and Friday (Oct. 24 and 25), with 62 presentation/workshop sessions and numerous commercial exhibitors. The college's department of technology hosts the conference.

Workshop/presentation sessions (check-in required)
If planning to attend any of the regular sessions, come to Wilber Hall Lobby to sign in and pick up a name tag. There are no registration fees for SUNY Oswego faculty, staff,and students.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and on Friday, Oct. 25, SUNY Oswego employees can wear pink to raise funds for the fight against breast cancer.

This will be the college's 20th year participating in this event. Participating merely involves wearing pink with one's favorite jeans (with supervisor's permission) on Oct. 25 and making a $5 donation to benefit the Oswego County Opportunities Cancer Services Program. 

Student Affairs staff, in partnership with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, will host a new dialogue series called “Difficult Conversations.”

The Oswego Alumni Association invites all current SUNY Oswego seniors and GOLD (Graduates Of the Last Decade) alumni from the Classes of 2010 to 2019 to a Syracuse Welcome to the City Party this Wednesday, Oct. 23, at The Fitz, 321 S. Salina St. in Syracuse.

The night of networking and connecting with fellow Lakers will be hosted by GOLD Leadership Council Members Anja Godlewski-Dykes and Kara Vormwald, both 2015 graduates.

The creative writing students in professor Donna Steiner’s "Literary Citizenship" course are hosting a “cash mob” at the River’s End Bookstore from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4. Students in this course work on projects that help local writing communities, and they decided to hold a cash mob because of the symbiotic relationship between writers and booksellers. 

The college's Write Ways Series will champion accessibility with the presentation "Writing Online: Access Matters," from 3 to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, in Penfield Library's Classroom 215.

Auxiliary Services is again offering its Fall Fiesta Laker Dining Dollars promotion through Oct. 27. As a way of saying thank you to customers, Auxiliary Services is increasing the bonus customers receive when they make a deposit into their Dining Dollars account.

During this period, deposits of of $50 or more receive a 10 percent bonus, while deposits of $25 to $49.99 will receive a 5 percent bonus.

The college seeks gifts to directly support students and programs through this year's 24-Hour Challenge on  Oct. 24.

This year's goal is for 500 donors, no matter the amount, from the Oswego family.

Any gift can be directed toward the donor's favorite part of campus, where the need is greatest or the general scholarship fund. 

Learn more at alumni.oswego.edu/24hours.