The SUNY Oswego Theatre Department will hold auditions on Feb. 2 and 3 for campus and community members to participate in the spring musical “The Addams Family.”

For the show, which will run April 16 to 21 on the Waterman Theatre stage in Tyler Hall, theatre professor Jonel Langenfeld will direct the production, with music faculty member Amanda Li providing musical direction. Julie Ano and Stefanie Standish will serve as choreographers.

Campus Recreation is back with a variety of exciting events this semester, starting this week with goat yoga.

One-day events include:

Goat Yoga
Wednesday, Jan. 24, Swetman Gym

Lakers will have the opportunity to partake in an instructor-guided yoga session, all while enjoying the company of lively goats and their handlers. 
Four half-hour sessions will be offered, to up to 50 students. These classes are beginner friendly. 

The Laker Thrive Series for Employees health and wellness initiative will continue this spring with a series of enriching activities aimed at promoting well-being and fostering community.

All activities are free to all employees, and serve as a complement to the many wellness offerings the university provides students. Some events might require registration due to a limited number of spots available due to activity space.

SUNY Oswego's spring Welcome Week of events will feature a variety of things to do during the first week of classes.

Events will be hosted by offices across campus to celebrate your return back to Oswego for the spring semester and to welcome the new Lakers joining the Oswego family in spring 2024. All events are free and open to all students. 

Highlights include:

SUNY Oswego students are invited to apply for an Alternative Spring Break trips, which will happen March 10 to 16.

This year, organizers are running three programs, with each focusing on a different social issue including housing insecurity, environmental preservation and community partnerships. These will include:

SUNY Oswego students are invited to apply for Alternative Spring Break trips, which will happen March 10 to 16.

This year, organizers are running three programs, with each focusing on a different social issue including housing insecurity, environmental preservation and community partnerships. These will include:

The 2nd annual MLK Day of Service will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3, in the Marano Campus Center food and activity court. In partnership with Rise Against Hunger, organizers are excited to open up this event to volunteers who would like to participate in this program.

You can use this form to volunteer. Participants will prepare meals that will help families in need.

The newest café on campus -- Sips, in the Marano Campus food and activity court -- brings something new to the university's menu.

Sips specializes in the creation of handcrafted, unique drinks not found anywhere else in Oswego. The location offers boba milk teas, smoothies, protein shakes, lotus energy drinks, Italian sodas, soup and convenience items. 

Sips is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays.

-- Submitted by Auxiliary Services

EXCEL: Experiential Courses and Engaged Learning is seeking First-Year Experience facilitators to teach an eight-week transition course (GST 104) in fall 2024. Both faculty and professional staff are encouraged to apply.

This course is a requirement for all incoming first-year students this fall, and there is a need for additional facilitators to join the team.

The next Rice Creek Associates (RCA) Reflections presentation will feature Cory Brosch of SUNY Oswego's Counseling Services on the topic "Connect to Nature, Connect to Yourself" at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, at Rice Creek Field Station.