This is a reminder to recognize some of the university's finest at SUNY Oswego via the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service.

Nominations for the 2022-2023 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service close on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Any member of the campus community may nominate an eligible state employee presently serving in a full-time classified service capacity.

The annual Sportsmanship Day Symposium, scheduled for Thursday, March 2, seeks presenters to help convey a multidisciplinary look at sportsmanship (or sportspersonship) in the 2023 edition.

Co-sponsored by SUNY Oswego's sports studies program and the Sociology Department, the symposium will take place from 2:20 to 5:15 p.m. on March 2. Participants give an approximate 12-minute presentation on a story/event that involves sportsmanship, whether good or poor.

On Monday, Feb. 13, at 8 a.m., a new “SUNY Online Support Services” widget will be added to the Brightspace home page. This will list the contact information and support hours for the SUNY Online Help Desk. 

This resource will help supplement the support provided at SUNY Oswego and is available to employees and students.  

The widget will be listed on the right side of the page, under the calendar, and will look similar to the following.

Scholars, scientists, educators, students and members of the general community are invited to submit proposals for the Rice Creek Associates Small Grants Program by Feb. 15. Approved projects must involve work at SUNY Oswego's Rice Creek Field Station.

Awards are expected to range between $500 and $2,000. Grant recipients need not be affiliated with the university or the field station. RCA has awarded over 100 projects since 1996.

If you're interested in a peer advisor and earning upper-division credit, the Advisement Center will hold two  information sessions this week about the Advisement Guide program.

Sessions will take place in 151 Marano Campus Center at 11 a.m. today (Feb. 9) and noon tomorrow (Feb. 10). You can hear about the experience from a current guide and learn more about the position.

For more information, email advisement@oswego.edu.

-- Submitted by the Advisement Center

SUNY Oswego's Campus Recreation will host a pair of competitive tournaments this weekend -- for Super Smash Bros. on Friday and Texas Hold'em poker on Saturday.

Super Smash Tournament

Division of Student Affairs Advisory Board (DSAAB) issues Spring 2023 Call for Applications

The Division of Student Affairs Advisory Board (DSAAB), designed to ensure open communication between a representative body of students and the individuals charged with providing leadership within the Division of Student Affairs at SUNY Oswego, is seeking additional members this semester. 

On March 4, Penfield Library at SUNY Oswego will team up with Zonta Club of Oswego for Maker Madness, a celebration of International Women's Day filled with lots of STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art Math) fun from 1 to 4:30 p.m.

The Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition returns to campus at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, in the Marano Campus Center auditorium, room 132.