The Music Department invites the campus community to a retirement celebration for three professors, starting at 4 p.m. Friday, April 26, in the Tyler Hall lobby.

The reception will honor longtime and distinguished faculty members Todd Graber, Juan LaManna and Julie Pretzat (who is also the former dean of the School of Communication, Media and the Arts).

Light refreshments will be served, and all are welcome to share memories and congratulate Graber, LaManna and Pretzat on successful journeys during their time with SUNY Oswego.

Representatives of the NMDP (National Marrow Donor Program) Registry will be on campus holding a registry recruitment event that will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. on Friday, April 26 in 133 Marano Campus Center. The Student Health Advisory Committee hosts the event.

On Friday, April 26, LakerPrint -- used for student printing -- will be unavailable for maintenance from 7 to 8 a.m. During this time, documents will not be available for release at any LakerPrint station. The campus is asked to please refrain from sending documents to LakerPrint during this time, as they may not be received.

For further updates, please refer to the Campus Technology Services technology status page.

For the first time since its launch in February 2021, the Oswego Alumni Book Club has selected a book by an alumni author. The club has chosen to read the novel "A Comedy of Pretzels" by Joseph “J.J.” Boskin ’51, an award-winning author and a professor emeritus of history and African-American studies at Boston University.

Registration for the Barbara Shineman Summer Scholars Summer Camps 00 Exploring Nature at Rice Creek, Sheldon Institute and STEAM -- is now open for families.

Visit oswego.edu/summercamps to register. 

Camp drop-off is from 8 to 9 a.m., and student pick-up runs until 5 p.m. Scholarships are available for those with financial need.

The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is seeking faculty members interested in athletics to serve as our Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR).

The position description can be requested by contacting Wendy McManus, assistant vice president for student affairs/director of Intercollegiate Athletics via email, wendy.mcmanus@oswego.edu, by May 3, 2024.

The role of the FAR

SUNY Oswego President Peter O. Nwosu will host student drop-in hours today, Monday, April 22 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Marano Campus Center food and activity court.   

The Student Engagement and Leadership Office sponsors a Spring Day of Service on Friday, April 26, which also is Arbor Day.

Members of the campus community are invited to drop into any service opportunity on our campus throughout the entire day. These will include:

The Financial Management Association will host Jason Shi, the visionary behind Wonzones Calzones, talking about his story and entrepreneurship, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, in 221 Rich Hall.

While Shi is known as the face of the popular calzone spot, few know the journey and entrepreneurial genius behind the brand, organizers said.

SUNY Oswego 1978 zoology alumnus Steve Sheffield, Ph.D. will return to campus to speak about his mammal ecology research on Friday, April 19, 

A professor in the Department of Natural Sciences at Bowie State University in Maryland, Sheffield will present a seminar titled "Gone with the Wind: A Long-term Assessment of Ecological Impacts of a Tornado Blowdown on a Small Mammal Community in Eastern Deciduous Forest in Western Pennsylvania."

The seminar will take place from 2 to 3 p.m. in room 122 of the Shineman Center.