The SUNY Oswego SEFA (State Employees Federated Appeal) campaign is holding its second annual Father’s Day Raffle. This year's raffle support David's Refuge, a SEFA-approved agency in Central New York that provides community respite and resources to parents of children with special needs or life threatening illness.

A retirement celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31, in the Sheldon Hall ballroom will honor Anne Benjamin as she retires from the Financial Aid Office.

"Anne has worn many hats in the Financial Aid Office, but her most recent position allowed her to work across campus with department supervisors as the Federal Work Study coordinator," said Jennie Hoffman-Smith, senior associate director of financial aid. "We will miss Anne dearly but are very excited for her next adventure!"

-- Submitted by the Financial Aid Office

Campus Recreation facilities will open this summer, beginning on Tuesday, May 30.

Summer dates, effective through Aug. 18:

Cooper Fitness Center hours:
Mondays through Fridays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
*Glimmerglass is closed for summer

Lee Hall Gym hours:
Mondays through Thursdays: noon to 8 p.m.
Fridays: noon to 4 p.m.
Closed on weekends

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI) throughout May is a time to celebrate and recognize the contributions and achievements of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans to the nation's history, culture and society. 

The Asian Pacific American community is made up of more than 50 distinct ethnic groups, including Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Hawaiian, Samoan, Cambodian, Uzbekistan and many others. Each group has its own unique history, traditions, and contributions to the United States.

As the university approaches the end of the SUNY fiscal year, please be aware of these important dates for information and transactional deadlines:

The Leadership Oswego County Class of 2023 is running a diaper drive for the first two weeks in May to benefit local non-profit Oswego County Opportunities and families in the community.

The CSS 385: "Children's Literature and Film" class will screen their 16mm short film "The History of Fort Ontario" at the Oswego Public Library from 11 a.m. to noon on Friday, May 12. A shadow puppet activity will follow the screening.

This project was created in partnership with Fort Ontario in SUNY Oswego's Media Archeology Lab, and funded by the Shineman Endowed Fund.

The popular Sheldon Institute summer youth camp invites applications and course proposals for the 2023 program on the SUNY Oswego campus.

Individuals can teach for one and/or two of the weeks of the program, Monday through Friday: July 24 to July 28 and/or July 31 to Aug. 4. Instructors are asked to submit a curriculum proposal for each week of the camp they are interested in teaching. Multiple course proposals may be submitted.

Priority will be given to lessons that are adaptable for both younger and older student audiences.

As of this morning, May 8, SUNY Online made some improvements to the Brightspace digital learning 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.