Around the SUNY Oswego campus

Faculty, staff and Laker Leaders orientation guides welcome new students Aug. 2 at SUNY Oswego in Syracuse for a new student orientation session. The Syracuse branch campus offers bachelor's degree completion programs, graduate degrees and certificate programs in downtown Syracuse.

Senior Rachel Futterman (left), a Laker Leader, leads a small-group session July 19 during new student orientation on the quad outside Mahar Hall. Hundreds of new freshmen chose among seven two-day sessions of orientation this summer. Transfer students chose among three one-day orientation sessions. Remaining non-registered freshmen and transfers arrive on campus tomorrow. Move-in day for first-year students who attended orientation is Friday, while students returning to campus residences move in on Sunday. Classes start Monday.

Each year, Summer Intensive English Program students visit Bishop Commons Enriched Housing Residence in Oswego for a chance to practice their English language skills with seniors. Bishop Commons residents and SIEP students take part in a "round robin" exercise where the students circulate among residents and have conversations with them. In the program organized by the Division of Extended Learning, SIEP attendees also visit Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands and New York City during the program.

Visiting students and scholars from Central China Normal University (CCNU) were greeted earlier this month by SUNY Oswego officials (center from left) Dean of Education Pam Michel, Provost Scott Furlong and Associate Provost for International Education and Programs Josh McKeown. CCNU and SUNY Oswego have been institutional partners since 2014. CCNU is recognized as an important base for cultivating talent for the country, as well as a training center of excellence for teachers in higher education and high schools.

Kacy Baum (center right), a Sheldon Institute instructor and SUNY Oswego senior biochemistry major, and Lauren Boyer, an art and ceramics teacher at Hannibal High School, help students make face masks during a Sheldon Institute ceramics class in a SUNY Oswego art department studio in Hewitt. Running July 24 to Aug. 4, the 39th annual educational enrichment program served students in grades 2 through 5 with programs in art, science, language, history, cultural appreciation and optional swim time. Older students -- through 10th grade -- chose among workshops that emphasize problem solving and critical thinking skills in the arts, communication, cultural appreciation, science, technology, writing and more.

Stargazers safely await maximum coverage of the solar system’s very own star Monday in front of Culkin Hall during Central New York’s partial eclipse. The viewers are (from left) Holly Perfetti, Dean of Students Office; Shelly Sereno, Auxiliary Services accounting office; Becky Nadzadi, Dean of Students Office; Dean for Graduate Studies Kristen Eichhorn; and Stephanie Izzo, Dean of Students Office.

Dan Laird of Campus Technology Services projects the partially eclipsed sun’s image Monday with a pinhole setup similar to the “camera obscura” early method of photography. Without special eclipse glasses, this was the safest way to view the event.

Faculty members Scott Roby (physics) and Scott Steiger (atmospheric and geological sciences) both independently chose to visit Spring City, Tennessee -- some 890 miles from Oswego -- at the last minute. It was in the center of the path of totality and had one of the longest eclipse durations: 2 minutes and 39 seconds. “Instead of the more crowded public venues in the two town parks, we found out about a private venue in a farmer's field for $5 per car and went there,” Roby wrote. “We made friends with some fellow solar sojourners and the weather was superb.” Steiger and his two sons brought a weather instrument for measuring temperature and pressure changes during the eclipse. The temperature dropped about 7 degrees Fahrenheit. (Submitted by Scott Roby)

This photo and the previous one are unaltered except for cropping, with just one exception: This one was enhanced in brightness, contrast and levels to make it more dramatic. “The total eclipse itself was absolutely stunning and also quite eerie,” wrote Roby. “It is an event anyone would remember for the rest of their life.” (Submitted by Scott Roby)

Students and staff gather outside Penfield Library to try their hand at projecting the sun’s image utilizing pinhole methods during the Aug. 21 partial eclipse.

Knots of people gather Monday outside Lanigan Hall -- as did crowds from small to vast across the United States -- to await the solar eclipse.

Summer Intensive English Program students practice speaking skills in a class activity as part of the annual program that supports undergraduate and graduate students, exchange students and working professionals who want to develop and improve their English skills. The Division of Extended Learning coordinates the six-week residential program.

The college recently welcomed new faculty from the School of Business and School of Education including (top from left) Yi Liu of accounting, finance and law; James Weinschreider of technology; Yilong Eric Zheng and Michele Thornton, both of marketing and management; and (front from left) Ahreum Lee of marketing and management; Michelle Duffy of curriculum and instruction; and Kristin Sotak of marketing and management. 

The college recently welcomed new faculty from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and School of Communication, Media and the Arts, including (top from left) Seung Paek of public justice, Samara Rice of psychology, Thomas Brown of chemistry, Candis Haak of history and John Myers of mathematics; (middle row from left) Maggie Schmuhl of public justice, Daniel Schlegel of computer science, Keli DiRisio of art, Caglar Yildirim of computer science and Priyanka Rupasinghe of physics; and (bottom from left) Latoya Lee of sociology, Serenity Sutherland  and Francisco Suarez, both of communication studies, Allison Schmidt of history and Joseph Stabb of communication studies.

The college recently welcomed new professional staff and (top from left) new faculty member Justin Stroup from atmospheric and geological sciences; Ravi Kadlimatti and Dushayant Sharma, both from the Advanced Wireless Systems Research Center, Anastasia Urtz of the President's Office, Chad Whelsky of the Office of Business and Community Relations and Matt Cummins of Alumni and Development; (third row from left) John Callan of Campus Technology Services, Robin Duger of Extended Learning, Cathy Johnston of the Provost's Office and Toby Malone of the theatre department; (second row from left) Shaun Secaur of communication studies; Pat Krauss of the Office of Learning Services; Christina Buckingham of the Center for Experiential Learning and Alyssa Steele of the Orientation Office; and (front from left) Jennifer Stephens of Intercollegiate Athletics, Mitchell Galvin of Alumni and Development, Kayle Light-Curtin of the O-Team, Miranda Traudt of Artswego and Catherine Farrell of the Office of Community Service.

The college recently welcomed new visiting assistant professors, including (top from left) Greg Churchill of mathematics, Robert Freund of counseling and psychological services, Mohammad Iqbal Ahmed of economics, Thomas Kern and Daniel Kraus, both of mathematics, and Robert Allen of music; (middle from left) Catherine Loper of communication studies, Indu Rasika Churchill of mathematics, Jae Woong Lee of computer science, Stephen Papay of health promotion and wellness, Patrick Schultz of modern languages and literatures and Natalie Hoskins of communication studies; and (front from left) Jessica Hample and Emily Dolan, both of communication studies, Yolanda Brooks of biological sciences, Sarah Harris of chemistry and Brian Rundle of psychology.