Health Services is organizing a "Vegas-themed" Get Yourself Tested (GYT) event for SUNY Oswego students this month, encouraging them not to gamble with their sexual health.

The event, scheduled for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 18, at the Mary Walker Health Center, will offer free testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to the first 100 students. They will receive one STI test for gonorrhea and chlamydia at no cost. If additional tests are needed, they will be charged $20 each. No appointment is necessary to participate.

Lavender Graduation is an event in which LGBTQ+ students acknowledge what they have accomplished, as well as what they hope to accomplish in the future, this year from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, in the Marano Campus Center auditorium (room 132).

To take part in this event sponsored by Pride Alliance, fill out this registration link by Thursday, April 19. (The link can also be found on Laker Life.)

SUNY Oswego's Pride Alliance has been proud to use their logo these past few years, but has decided a need for a change for the coming semester.

In the past, Pride Alliance has used a mascot named LGBT-Rex, but since 2018 they have gone extinct on campus, the organization said. To bring LGBT-Rex back to life, Pride Alliance is hosting an art competition to revamp their beloved LGBT-Rex and give them friends. Winner(s) will have the honor of their art being a part of Pride Alliance for years to come. 

A late-month surge led to the Graduates Of the Last Decade surpassing the 200-donor goal by over 100 donors in the annual March Matchness GOLD Giving Challenge. The month-long challenge resulted in a total of more than $48,500 being raised forThe Fund for Oswego.

The Oswego Alumni Association (OAA) recently announced the university's 2024 Alumni Awards recipients, several of whom will be recognized during Reunion Weekend, June 6 to 9 in Oswego.

“SUNY Oswego’s vision, as shared by President Peter O. Nwosu, is to ignite possibilities and transform our students’ lives, and this year’s recipients are a testament to the outstanding quality of the alumni who graduate from this university,” said Laura Pavlus Kelly ’09, OAA executive director and director of alumni engagement.

SUNY Oswego’s FirstLEAP Committee and members of the First Generation Student Club invite the campus community to a First-Gen Social today from 1:30 to 4 p.m, in Penfield 215. Attendees can come for a few minutes or stay for an hour (or two).

The Laker Gala, a free event for SUNY Oswego students, will bring the feel of a prom to campus from 7 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, in Sheldon Hall ballroom.

Organizers noted that many students missed out on prom due to COVID, and this event is specially crafted and sponsored for those students -- but even those who did have a prom are welcome as well. 

This event is sponsored by Student Association and Auxilary Services, in collaboration with African Student Organization, to celebrate students' tenacity and successes through the pandemic.

Penfield Library and the Faculty Research Council are teaming up again to host the second Faculty Research Exchange event of the semester at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, in 215 Penfield.

The Adult Student Assistance Program (ASAP) will host a virtual session on balancing work, school, family and life in general at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 11. 

The Spring 2024 round of the Faculty Scholarly and Creative Activities Grant application/review process resulted in five proposals selected for funding by members of the Scholarly and Creative Activity Committee and ultimately approved for funding by Provost Scott Furlong. The funded proposals added up to more than $12,091. 

The funded proposals are as follows: