The campus community is invited to save the date to participate in the university's 1861 Giving Challenge.

It will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 4 — one week from today — and the effort needs your help.

Dr. Thomas Mahl ’80 will donate $60,000 to Oswego if 861 people make a gift in 1,861 minutes. The challenge clock begins at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4 (the 200th birthday of Edward Austin Sheldon), and runs until 3:01 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5.

The Adult Student Assistance Program (ASAP) will sponsor an online session tonight (Wednesday, Sept. 27) at 7 p.m. for those looking to learn more about the university's Office of Learning Services (OLS) and Penfield Library.

These are two helpful resources on campus and available online, and this session will let students know the best way to take advantage of all OLS and the library have to offer. The session will include opportunities to connect with staff who can help.

CTS Cyberbits is a monthly column on Cybersecurity that contains information on how to protect yourself online and new emerging threats to be aware of. In this month’s edition, Campus Technology Services will cover the topic of shared living safety.

The student-led, student run Rich 'N' Pour Cafe in Rich Hall is now open for the fall semester.

Completely run by business students, the cafe offers a variety of baked goods, quick bites and refreshing coffees and teas. The campus community is invited to support these student entrepreneurs. Check out this story to learn more about the cafe project, which launched in spring 2023.

Current hours for the cafe are as follows:

If you've ever run a search, found the perfect result and clicked to read it -- only to learn the site wants you to pay money to access the full text -- know that Penfield Library has an answer.

The James A. Triandiflou Institute for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Transformative Practice cordially invites the campus community to attend their fall open house from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, in 202-203 Penfield Library. SUNY Oswego President Peter O. Nwosu is expecte to attend and share some remarks.

Pat Jones from Clean Maine Carbon will discuss "Biochar: Putting carbon back where it belongs" in the next edition of Rice Creek Associates (RCA) Reflections at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at Rice Creek Field Station on the SUNY Oswego campus.

The talk at the field station is free and open to the public.

As we embrace the rich cultures that make up our campus, we are excited to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. This month-long celebration offers a unique opportunity to honor and explore the vibrant traditions, history and contributions of Hispanic and Latinx communities in the United States.

What is Hispanic Heritage Month?

On Friday, Sept. 22, from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m., network maintenance will take place affecting access to the online Citrix virtual applications. During this time period, Citrix will be intermittently available when using it from a computer in a lab or classroom podium. Access to Citrix outside of these locations will be unaffected.

Further updates will be posted to the CTS status page.