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Celebrating and observing Juneteenth

June 14, 2022

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.

Campus network outage scheduled for Friday evening

June 13, 2022

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:

Campus

Jennifer Knapp named interim dean of SCMA

June 13, 2022

Jennifer Knapp has been named interim dean of SUNY Oswego’s School of Communication, Media and the Arts (SCMA), effective July 1, 2022.

Update on Blackboard to Brightspace course migrations

June 13, 2022

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. 

College to observe Daylight Hour on June 22

June 13, 2022

SUNY Oswego will join many other SUNY campuses and hundreds of organizations around the world on Wednesday, June 22, in an annual campaign to raise awareness of the value of simple daylight to save energy and improve health. 

Members of the college community are asked to switch off lights in day-lit offices, even if in home offices, for one hour at noon on June 22.

Important fiscal year-end financial information provided

June 9, 2022

As we approach the end of the fiscal year, I would like to remind you of some important information and transactional deadlines that are approaching:

  • All requisitions/purchase orders must be received in the Purchasing Office by close of business on Monday, June 20, 2022 for any/all activity related to 2021-22. This relates to any new orders for goods/services using 2021-22 funding.  Please note, all goods/services for these orders must be received by Aug. 15, 2022.

International

Professor works to bring clarity, context to coverage of protests in Sri Lanka

June 9, 2022

English and creative writing associate professor Neelika Jayawardane is bringing attention to media misrepresentation of protests in Sri Lanka, which she said represent part of a pattern of how outside organizations cover global events.

Research

Faculty member looks to provide reason, research in wake of school shooting debates

June 6, 2022

In the wake of the tragic deaths in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and other recent mass shootings, Jaclyn Schildkraut of the criminal justice faculty has provided her expertise to international, national and regional media outlets, bringing reason and research into a topic that is emotional and, unfortunately, ever timely.

Multi-factor Authentication expands to more campus services

June 4, 2022

Campus Technology Services (CTS) worked with the campus community this spring semester to add multi-factor authentication (MFA) to certain campus services including Blackboard, Zoom, Office 365, Adobe, Library databases, Administrative Banner and Spectrum U. MFA requires the use of your normal password along with a code sent to an app or phone.

MFA will expand to include more campus services based on the following schedule.

Student Conduct: Engaging in conversations on accountability and advocacy

June 3, 2022

The Office of Student Conduct is adapting its philosophical and practical approach to engaging the SUNY Oswego community in conversations on accountability, advocacy and conflict resolution.