Around the SUNY Oswego campus

Palexenia Babb (right), a junior public relations major, speaks March 2 with Andrew Schaffel of New York Life Insurance Co. at the spring Career Fair in Swetman Gymnasium. The popular event hosted by the Career Services office featured representatives of 65 employers offering full- and part-time positions, internships, co-ops, summer placement and volunteer opportunities.

Suzanne Beason, class of 1984 and now a graduate student in graphic design, helps create a window display March 2 in front of Bookville in Hewitt Union to honor the late architect and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller. The exhibition showcases student classwork and other objects inspired by Fuller's design principles, including mementos from his visit here in 1973. The display is one of the activities held in conjunction with "The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller," a "live documentary" film by director Sam Green with music onstage by indie band Yo La Tengo, to be presented at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, in Hewitt ballroom. Tickets are available at all college box offices, online at tickets.oswego.edu or by calling 315-312-2141.

Students attending Hearts on the Bridge events on Feb. 25 — an evening where the community showed its appreciation for SUNY Oswego — stop at Oswego State Downtown to view artist and alumnus Taylor Clock's photos in the "Of Light and Land" exhibition, on display through March 17 at the branch of the College Store at West First and Bridge streets. (Submitted photo by Danielle Shada)

The city of Oswego shows its appreciation for the college on Feb. 25, when the Hearts on the Bridge display on Bridge Street goes green and gold. Experience Oswego partnered with other small businesses to display ten 5-foot hearts on the Bridge Street Bridge during the month of February. Participating in the festivities are (from left) Oswego businesswoman Jissell Jimenez; college Dean of Students Jerri Drummond; Hearts on the Bridge organizer Ellen Clark of Experience Oswego; freshmen Zina Campbell, Shaleena Campbell and Joniah Nelson; and Mark Berlin and Janica Clark. Events included a downtown walking tour, a visit to Oswego State Downtown's art exhibition and hot chocolate at Lighthouse Coworks.

Anthony DeMario, class of 2012 and now brand strategist for Terakeet in Syracuse, works with Emily Smith (facing camera) and other students in small groups before his presentation during an Oz Leads workshop Feb. 29 in Room 114 of Marano Campus Center. Oz Leads is a new leadership institute that helps develop students' skills for top positions on campus and in life beyond. Coordinated by Dean of Students Jerri Drummond, Oz Leads offers 20 weekly workshops around topics such as identity, teamwork, consciousness of self and more. DeMario appeared through the Alumni-In-Residence program.

Campus Recreation's "Warm up with Campus Rec" event kicks off National Recreational Sports and Fitness Day on Feb. 22, as staff and students hand out 160 travel mugs filled with hot chocolate. The day's events included a dodgeball tournament, fencing and black-light Zumba. Working on the promotional giveaway are (from left) senior Chelsea Aiosa, Campus Recreation Director Sandy Keenan and junior Angie Garcia.

Led by college President Deborah F. Stanley (second row, just right of center), employees of SUNY Oswego "Go Red for Women" Feb. 26 to raise awareness and funds for the fight against heart disease, the No. 1 killer among women. Health Services and SAVAC representatives were on hand to do blood pressure screenings. This year’s event, held in the Marano Campus Center concourse, raised $1,416 for the American Heart Association. (Submitted photo by Erin Dorsey)

Deric Crisafi (right), owner of Off Campus Properties LLC based in Cicero, speaks with sophomore public justice major Nahounha Alexandre (left) and sophomore biology major Aleyah Johnson on March 2 at the Housing Fair sponsored by the college's Student Association and the Campus-City Relations Committee along the Marano Campus Center concourse.

Michael Teicher, class of 1986 and executive vice president of ad sales at Twentieth Century Television/FOX, appears on behalf of the Alumni in Residence program March 3 in the "Broadcast Sales" class of communication studies faculty member David Moody. The program brings accomplished Oswego alumni back to campus to share their knowledge and career experiences with current students.

Sustainability Office intern Emily Hinckley (left) and freshman business major Wen Shi display a reusable water bottle, central to this year's Recyclemania campaign, during a Feb. 29 promotional event along Marano Campus Center concourse. An international competition among colleges and universities, this year called Tap In, Recyclemania promotes reducing waste, in this case plastic and water. Pledging to use a refillable water bottle for eight weeks, students scan the bottle's barcode to record water refills using the Cupanion app. The more refills and scans, the greater the chance to win prizes such as Go-Pro cameras, bikes, gaming consoles and more.

The college's highly successful 2016 Ice Effects synchronized skating club poses with their first-place medals following the Eastern Synchronized Skating Championships, finishing ahead of teams from Princeton and Syracuse universities and Boston College. Coach Melissa Manwaring said the women also finished first in the Empire State Games and the Skaneateles competition, and third in the Mid-America Synchronized Skating Championships. From left in front are the Ice Effects' Renee Lyman, Elizabeth Walsh and Jessica Licari; second row from left, Colleen Somerville, Amanda Lattimore, Lucy Bergemann and Kalaudia Auz; and, in back from left, Jessica Fortune, Mia Crandall, Olivia Dvorak and Catherine Choquette. (Submitted photo by Melissa Manwaring)

Suzayn MacKenzie-Roy, class of 2008 and now stage manager for the national tour of "Annie," speaks with theater students Feb. 29 in Marano Campus Center auditorium through the Alumni in Residence program. Quentin Mariano, a 2015 graduate who is deck electrician for Troika Entertainment and the "Annie" national tour, also spoke.

High school students taking part in the CARE — Credit Accrual and Recovery for Everyone — alternative learning program enjoy some reading time in the program's room on the lower level of Wilber Hall. A partnership of CiTi BOCES and SUNY Oswego, CARE encourages students who have fallen behind on graduation requirements in traditional high schools in Oswego County, providing individualized attention as they earn credits toward a diploma. (Submitted photo by Sharon Kane)

Gravitational waves, the "discovery of the century," drew more than 60 people to physics professor Shashi Kanbur's March 3 Science Today lecture in the Shineman Center. Here, Kanbur describes some of the implications of Einstein's century-old general theory of relativity, the last piece of which was proven recently as the long-running, globally collaborative LIGO project recorded signals that showed gravity produces waves — distortions or ripples in the fabric of spacetime — as colliding black holes merge to become one.

Rob Krugman, class of 1992 and now vice president of digital strategy and innovation for Broadridge Financial Solutions, speaks March 4 to students in Graig Arcuri's "Applied Finance Management" class in Room 319 of Rich Hall. The advanced corporate finance course emphasizes integrating theory and practice for topics such as capital budgeting, risk analysis, capital structure, dividend policy and working capital management.

Lakers women's hockey players celebrate after senior defensive specialist Jayme McCreary (#5) scores her first collegiate goal in a 5-0 win over Buffalo State in an ECAC West quarterfinal playoff game Feb. 29 on the Bengals' home ice. Supporting McCreary are juniors Kendall Appelbaum (#23) and Erika Truschke. Oswego moved on to play No. 1-ranked Plattsburgh on March 5, losing 5-0. The Lakers finished 12-11-4 overall (6-9-3 in the conference). (Submitted photo by Casey Raymond)

The Oswego men's basketball team rejoices March 5 in a first-ever achievement for the program, a spot in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament. The Lakers knocked off two higher-ranked teams in the opening rounds of the tournament March 4 and 5 in Marietta, Ohio. They first beat Delaware Valley 88-78 in overtime behind junior guard Brian Sortino's career-high 39 points, then upended Gwynedd Mercy University, 78-77, on Sortino's jumper with 7 seconds remaining. The Lakers' Max Ziel Gymnasium will host Christopher Newport against Keene State at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and the Lakers will face the College of Wooster at 7:30 p.m. Friday's winners will tip off at 7 p.m. on Saturday in Max Ziel Gymnasium with a spot in the coveted Final Four on the line. Oswego is 22-8 overall and finished 11-7 in the SUNY Athletic Conference. (Submitted photo by Nate Knobel)