Around the SUNY Oswego campus

SUNY Oswego senior public relations major Skye Prosper, featured speaker at the Love-A-Donor appreciation breakfast that recognizes faculty and staff members who have made gifts to the college in the past year, offers thanks for the many opportunities and experiences she has had while attending SUNY Oswego.

Enthusiastic students declare Feb. 14 a banner day for donors to SUNY Oswego. On Love-A-Donor Day, volunteers let people know how gifts support students -- through scholarships, activities and programs that directly enhance the quality of their educational experience. Students also wrote personal messages of thanks.

College President Deborah F. Stanley (left) and Tyler Art Gallery Director Michael Flanagan (second from left) join students attending the opening reception and awards ceremony for the 56th annual Juried Student Art Exhibition. Julie Pretzat, dean of the School of Communication, Media and the Arts, is in back at right. Student artists (from left) included Pragya Pahari, Kelly Jackson, Dominique Vargas Esparza, Jordan Barbato, Bradley Holen, Margaret DeJohn, Shea McCarthy, Rachel Futterman, Benjamin Roeland, Nicole Barry and Leiw Say. The show continues through Feb. 24. (Photo by Erin Niland)

Students Jordan Barbato (left) and Dominique Vargas Esparza join college President Deborah F. Stanley following their naming as Presidential Purchase Award winners. The third student winner, Angel Campos Toro, was not able to attend the reception. Barbato created the pottery piece "Ancient Jar." Esparza entered "Michael's Dreams."

Playwright Neil Simon’s “The Good Doctor,” based on classic stories by Anton Chekhov, will take the Waterman Theatre stage March 5 to 10. The series of 10 short plays with music will transport audiences to 19th-century Russia for an up-close view at absurd, surprising tales as this year's Blackfriars Student Honors production. The cast features Tim Brenner (seated) and, standing from left to right, Adam Sommer, Megan Campbell, Shana Weiss and Evan Ribaudo. Each actor plays a variety of characters. For ticket information, visit tickets.oswego.edu.

Students representing the Office of International Education and Programs offer information Feb. 13 during the Study Abroad Fair along the Marano Campus Center concourse. From left are Chanel Meyer, Isabella Falcigno and Kati Barney. (Photo by Erin Niland)

During the Feb. 13 Study Abroad Fair on Marano Campus Center concourse, Jessica Kisluk (center), a CAPA Ambassador and study abroad alumna (fall 2018 in Dublin, Ireland), and Nina Sordillo (right), a professional staff representative of CAPA The Global Education Network, speak to a passer-by about the many study abroad and internship opportunities around the world available through the partnerships CAPA has with SUNY Oswego. (Photo by Erin Niland)

Frank Palumbo, class of 1983 and now vice president of account management at Nielsen Media Research, speaks Feb. 6 with the “Broadcast Newswriting” class of Michael Riecke of the communication studies faculty in 202 Marano Campus Center. Palumbo, who majored in broadcasting and mass communication at SUNY Oswego, appeared on behalf of the Alumni-In-Residence Program.

The men's basketball team won the regular-season crown and clinched the top spot heading into the SUNY Athletic Conference playoffs with a pair of conference road wins over the weekend, defeating Brockport, 85-69, and Geneseo, 69-63. The No. 1 seed Lakers, who finished the regular season at 20-5 (15-3 in the conference) are set to host the SUNYAC final four this weekend, playing at 7:30 p.m. Friday in a semifinal matchup against either fourth-seeded Cortland or No. 5 Oneonta. The title game takes place at 4 p.m. Saturday at Max Ziel Gymnasium in Laker Hall.

The nationally-ranked men's ice hockey team locked up a first-round bye and second seed in the SUNYAC Championships, splitting a pair of conference games over the weekend. Oswego beat Potsdam, 3-2, on Saturday. Here, Anthony Passero (left), Tyler Currie and Travis Broughman celebrate a goal at Marano Campus Center arena. On Sunday, the Lakers traveled to Plattsburgh, allowing the Cardinals only two early goals, but sustaining a 2-1 loss. The Lakers return to action at 7 p.m. Saturday at Marano Campus Center arena, with their SUNYAC semifinals opponent determined by Wednesday night’s games -- either third-seeded Plattsburgh, fourth-seeded Buffalo State or fifth-seeded Fredonia.

The women's hockey team and family members celebrate Senior Day on Feb. 15 on the Marano Campus Center ice. The Lakers defeated Potsdam, 4-1, in the last home game for graduating seniors Mikaela Ditonto and Victoria Rankin, honored in a post-game ceremony. The fourth-seeded women travel to Plattsburgh for a 3 p.m. Saturday faceoff with the nationally ranked and top-seeded Cardinals in the semifinals of the Northeast Women’s Hockey League Tournament.

Workers check out a bright and welcoming new hallway on Tyler Hall’s lower level, adjacent to the stage level of Waterman Theatre, on Feb. 6. This is part of the second phase in the rejuvenation and modernization of the college’s home for the fine and performing arts, (Multivista photo)