With higher education having an important role in promoting civic engagement and civic discussions, SUNY Oswego is working to emphasize the importance of such civic-mindedness, and providing a mini-grant opportunity for the campus to help in these efforts.

The popular Sheldon Institute summer camp, running July 22 to 26 and July 29 to Aug. 2 this year, in search of creative instructors to inspire learning for students entering grades 2 through 10.

Organizers are looking for teachers, experts and enthusiasts to work with the students and provide courses of the instructor's choice. The institute is not just looking for the typical educational curriculum, but courses where instructors might have a special talent and passion to share with participants.

On Saturday, June 1, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Campus Technology Services (CTS) will perform server maintenance. During this time, some services will be intermittently unavailable for everyone on and off campus. These services include but are not limited to:

Volunteers are needed to assist in a special project occurring at SUNY Oswego's Rice Creek Field Station to determine if biocontrol species that have been deployed at the site can naturally suppress populations of the invasive emerald ash borers that have become established.

Targeting all native species of ash trees, the emerald ash borer has spread to 36 states including New York, and is responsible for the death and decline of tens of millions of ash trees, researchers said.

To provide SUNY Oswego employees with a flexible work schedule during the summer period, and to create utility savings through greater energy efficiency and management during this period, the university is offering a four-day workweek pilot option for summer 2024. 

Recent changes to Brightspace bring exciting new features that can enhance your teaching and student learning. Creator+ is a new tool with promising new features. The newest version of TurnItIn allows for inline grading and the creation of peer assignments.

Creator+

The campus recently acquired D2L tool Creator+. This tool extends the Brightspace Editor with additional features to assist you in creating more dynamic content in your course. Creator+ is designed for ease of use for non-technical users.

SUNY Oswego's Facilities Services is discontinuing the burn run, which previously took place on a monthly basis. This run was used to legally dispose of sensitive documents.

Summer hours for office employees will begin effective Monday, May 13, 2024: Hours will be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a half-hour lunch break.

Summer hours will remain in effect through Friday, Aug. 16, 2024.

Regular office hours will resume as of Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. 

On Monday, May 13, 2024, the Pulse Mobile app banner displayed to students on the Class Progress and Grades pages within Brightspace will be removed. It will be replaced with a widget on the course home page. This change was discussed by all campuses in the SUNY Shared Brightspace instance and passed by the SUNY Digital Learning Environment (DLE)  Governance Council. This change was made to allow campuses to control the app’s advertisement.