Lake Effect Cafe on the first floor of Penfield Library is open again with summer hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  through July 28.

The cafe serves Starbucks coffee, cold drinks, sandwiches, salads and entrees to go, along with a variety of snacks and pastries.

The Department of Student Orientation and Family Engagement is seeking highly motivated returning students to serve as Laker Links to support the execution of Laker Launch, an extended orientation program for new incoming first-year and transfer students in August. 

This is a paid position that also covers room costs (for on-campus students) and meal costs for all those selected for this position.

Dates of service for Laker Links are:

The SUNY Oswego Employee Assistance Program (EAP) will sponsor a Healthy Salad Bowl Luncheon on Tuesday, July 26, from noon to 1 p.m., in 114 Marano Campus Center. 

There is no fee to attend, and EAP will supply utensils, napkins, salad bowls, lettuces and salad dressings. Each person will be required to bring a salad topping to share (sign up sheet link will be sent when the RSVP is received). 

The letter below was emailed from Interim Chancellor Deborah F. Stanley to members of the SUNY community on June 24, 2022.

Dear SUNY community,

Today’s (Friday's) significant and far-reaching decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade and with it 50 years of settled law, has already sparked a wide range of reactions and emotions across our nation, our state, and the SUNY system. I recognize that for many, today’s (Friday's) ruling may cause a great deal of pain and confusion.

Campus Life will host a retirement reception for Barbara St. Michel from 2 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 7 in the Chu Atrium in Marano Campus Center.

St. Michel, associate director of Campus Life, earned a Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service in 2020 for her dedication and variety of skills benefiting the campus.

SUNY Oswego would like to acknowledge the celebration and significance of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, observed from June 1 until June 30, as well as activities around the state supporting it.

As a reminder, the campus is migrating from Blackboard to Brightspace for the Fall 2022 semester. All courses taught with or supplemented by Blackboard will need to migrate. To begin the transition, some pilot courses are being taught in Brightspace over the Summer 2022 semester. 

On Thursday, June 23, from 4:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., Campus Technology Services (CTS) will perform wireless network maintenance. During this timeframe:

• All on-campus wireless connections to the campus network and Internet will be unavailable. 
• All on-campus wired connections to the campus network and Internet will continue to be available.

For further updates, please refer to the CTS technology status page.

As the month of June progresses, SUNY Oswego proudly acknowledges the celebration of Juneteenth -- a national holiday to be observed on June 20, 2022.  Juneteenth recognizes June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the Confederacy were notified of their freedom following the Civil War.

Access to the campus network will be unavailable on Friday, June 17, from 5 to 8 p.m. for network maintenance.

Due to Campus Technology Services (CTS) performing network maintenance, during this timeframe: