The open enrollment period for 2020 Flex Spending Account opened today (Oct. 7) and run to Nov. 8. The Flex Spending Account (FSA) includes the Dependent Care Advantage Account (DCAAccount) and the HealthCare Spending Account (HCSAccount).

Organizers of the Write Ways series will hold a workshop Friday, Oct. 4, asking attendees to learn how to love and properly utilitze their commas.

Steven Smith will present a free session on "Comma Usage" in Penfield Library Classroom 2 (first floor) starting at 3 p.m.

Workshops are open to all students, staff and faculty.

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The Department of Homeland Security defines NCSAM as a “collaborative effort between government and industry to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and to ensure that all Americans have the resources they need to be safer and more secure online.” To this end, Campus Technology Services uses this opportunity to educate the college campus on staying safe online.

The SUNY Oswego Fitness Centers will host the 13th annual Great Pumpkin 5K Run/Walk at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11.

The entry fee is $5 and all proceeds benefit the Oswego chapter of Blessings in a Backpack, a non-profit organization that provides food to area schoolchildren in need.

Participants can register at the front desk of either fitness center by Thursday, Oct. 10, or register the day of the event beginning at 3:30 p.m. in the Marano Campus Center food court.

SUNY Oswego’s Campus Recreation will provide American Red Cross children’s swim lessons on six consecutive Saturdays, Oct. 19 to Nov. 23, in the Lee Hall pool on campus.

Taught by certified instructors, the American Red Cross children’s swim lessons will include sessions for students in first through sixth grades, and parent and child classes for 4- and 5-year-olds.

Levels and times for the lessons include:

Health Services will holding their yearly free flu clinics starting Friday, Oct. 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in 213F Hewitt. Immunizations are only available to students age 18 and above. Anybody with questions or needing accommodation can contact Health Services at 315-312-4100.

Other dates at 213F Hewitt will include 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, and Wednesday, Oct. 9.

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.