College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Stories of local legends and spirits will return with a live performance when SUNY Oswego's storytelling class presents the 9th annual Oswego Town Rural Cemetery: Ghost and History Storytelling Tour at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26.

This summer, 15 SUNY Oswego students traveled to Tanzania for the “Biodiversity and Conservation” study-abroad course led by biological sciences faculty members Susan Hammerly and Karen Sime, learning about the complex topic of conserving species while also partaking in an exciting adventure.

The evening of Sept. 17 brings a partial lunar eclipse into the skies of SUNY Oswego -- and much of the world. While not as rare as the total solar eclipse that wowed the campus last year, any opportunity for such skygazing provides an opportunity for education and wonder.

SUNY Oswego will celebrate Latin American Heritage Month, Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, with speakers, movies, a Penfield Library display and more.

SUNY Oswego psychology faculty member Mark Mirabito has earned the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching.

The 2024 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Professional Service recognized two important members of the SUNY Oswego community in Kristin I. Gublo, instructional support specialist for the Chemistry Department, and Magdalena (Maggie) D. Rivera, assistant dean of students for student outreach and support.

SUNY Oswego faculty member Lisa Glidden, a professor of political science and director of global and international studies, has earned the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service.

If you appreciate that your cell phone fits nicely in your pocket or purse, you can thank physics major and 1980 SUNY Oswego graduate Paul Vianco and the contributions made by his team at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque to the electronics industry. He recently also decided to contribute toward the next generation of researchers by creating a physics scholarship for students at his alma mater.

In late July, SUNY Oswego’s Office of International Education and Programs hosted 18 students and teachers from the SIS International School in Gwangju, South Korea. While the experience itself was fun for participants, it also represented the return of the Institute for Global Engagement Summer Global Partnership Programs, previously curtailed by the COVID pandemic.

“Off the Books,” an acclaimed new novel by Soma Mei Sheng Frazier of SUNY Oswego’s English and creative writing faculty, deftly walks a tightrope of an engaging character-driven story and a serious exploration of international atrocities in China.