On Apr. 14 at 8 a.m., the SUNY Oswego Digital Learning Environment (DLE) Team will add an “Announcements” link to the Course Tools menu in Brightspace. This will reduce the number of clicks needed for faculty to create a new course announcement. The link will appear at the top of the menu list.

The third annual SUNY Oswego State Employees Federated Appeal (SEFA) Mother's Day Flowering Hanging Basket Sale is now open as a fundraiser supporting the Human Concerns Food Pantry in Oswego.

Campus community members can welcome spring by purchasing 10-inch potted baskets provided by Ontario Orchards. Options include million bells solid color, million bells mixed colors or red geraniums.

The baskets cost $25 each.

The Spring 2023 round of the Faculty-Student Challenge Grant applications funded 12 proposals for a total of more than $52,000 awarded among them.

These proposals that were recommended for funding by members of the Scholarly and Creative Activity Committee and ultimately approved for funding by Provost Scott Furlong. 

Winners include:

The university's State Employees Federated Appeal (SEFA) program is supporting SUNY Oswego's annual Yards for Yeardley event, the local Services to Aid Families (SAF) and It’s On Oz via a collection effort and online donations. 

Yards for Yeardley is an annual event on campus to prevent dating and domestic violence while honoring its victims, and the SEFA committee wanted to find ways to provide additional support. 

The Adult Student Assistance Program (ASAP), designed to help adult learners connect with SUNY Oswego and other students, will present on the university's Career Services ad EXCEL (Experiential Courses & Engaged Learning) offices in a virtual presentation at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 13.

This morning (April 10), SUNY Online will make changes to the Brightspace environment. These changes were discussed and approved by the SUNY Campus Implementation Planning Work Group, which is made up of over 100 members of SUNY from across a wide variety of campuses.

“Save as Draft” enabled for Discussions

If you currently use Brightspace Discussions, the “save as draft” setting will be enabled. This will help both faculty and student users save a draft when typing a discussion response in a textbox, so they do not lose work.

The Del Sarte Dance Club will host its spring recital -- a free, non-ticketed event -- at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 14, and 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 15.

Themed "Feathers, Flappers and Fringe," the recital will take place at CMC Dance Company, 6092 Route 31 in
Cicero. The club is open to all majors with all levels of dance experience.

For more information, email delsarte@oswego.edu.

The online SUNY Graduate Research Conference, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11, will feature excellent research spanning SUNY campuses.

The free event via the University at Albany is co-organized by the University Faculty Senate Graduate and Research Committee and the Center for Professional Development to the showcase graduate student research across the system.

In addition to 50+ student posters, the event will feature two panels -- one on Gender Violence, and the other one on Artificial Intelligence for Good.

I am pleased to announce some exciting staff appointments and new hires recently made in SUNY Oswego's Office of Communications and Marketing.

SUNY Oswego's Admissions Office is hiring students for the paid tour guide position, with summer hours available.

This opportunity pays $14.20 per hour with flexible hours and numerous opportunities for growth and promotions. Students in any major are invited to join the diverse staff to start making money, learning about our university and building their resumes.