The Graduate Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition on March 8 will offer an opportunity for graduate students to earn $500 and build virtual presentation skills.

Prior to the March 8 event, Graduate Studies will offer a pair of information sessions to help those interested in entering the competition. 3MT information sessions will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, Feb. 22 from 10 to 11 a.m., and Thursday, March 2 from 4 to 5 p.m. Use this Zoom link to attend either session.

The SUNY Oswego community stands in solidarity with the hundreds of thousands affected by the recent earthquake in Turkey and northern Syria that has taken more than 41,000 lives (according to a Feb. 14 report from USA Today).

Recordings of select Penfield Library workshops are now available on the library's workshops website.

The Adult Student Assistance Program (ASAP), designed to help adult learners connect with SUNY Oswego and other students, will host a virtual presentation on financial aid and student accounts at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28. 

Online registration via this form is recommended.

Representatives of these offices will meet virtually with attendees and answer questions.

Undergraduate students who will be graduating as of December 2023 and who have not yet filed online to graduate should do so as soon as possible. Undergraduates who will complete requirements in the fall 2023 semester should file no later than Saturday, April 1, 2023, for their name to be listed in the commencement program. 

To file for graduation:

1.     Access MyOswego

Penfield Library is taking applications for grants of up to $500 each awarded to faculty and professional staff for the selection of materials supporting professional development, scholarly activity, program/course curriculum needs or student success. Grant applications are due March 10, 2023.

To learn more or submit an application, faculty and professional staff can visit the University Impact Collections Grant website. 

A History Department Talk by Connor Williams, lead historian for the United States Congress Naming Commission, will address "'Making Treason Odious Again': Perspectives from the Naming Commission and the Army's War on the Lost Cause."

The event, free and open to the campus community, will take place at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16, in 201 Marano Campus Center.

-- Submitted by the History Department

The Office of the Dean Students will host an informational session for off-campus and commuter students from 4:15 to 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the Marano Campus Center auditorium (Room 132). 

Presenters will provide resources and legal information (leases, living off campus, helpful legal tips and financial awareness/knowledge) for students who live off campus and students who will transition from on-campus to off-campus living. 

Penfield Library will host two faculty award winners at a Faculty Research Sharing Event at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, in Penfield 215.