Around the SUNY Oswego campus

Lucas Grove (second from left), a senior philosophy-psychology major, displays his project to recycle single-use plastic cups on campus by turning them into filament for Penfield Library's 3-D printers. He uses this filament to print aerators for household faucets, which then help reduce household water waste. The Sustainability Office collaborated on the April 25 Earth Week event with the college's Grand Challenges: Fresh Water for All project. From left are library Makerspace assistant Alex Lawrence, a junior biology and software engineering dual major; Grove; Nicole Barry, a junior BFA graphic design major; and Ceseley Mulligan, a senior BA graphic design major.

David Hagen, a freshman meteorology major, uses a pincher-like trash picker as he searches the Lake Ontario shoreline for litter on April 22 during the Earth Day lakeside clean-up organized by the student-led organization Shining Waters. (Photo by Gregory Caster)

Students volunteering on Earth Day display their trash-gathering tools as they take part April 22 in the Shining Waters student organization’s lakeside clean-up. (Photo by Gregory Caster)

Jason Hui, a senior health and wellness management major and nutrition minor, prints copies of his classwork April 23 at a Laker Print station in Chu Atrium of Marano Campus Center during Earth Week. The Laker Print project of Campus Technology Services enables students not only to share centralized printers, but to queue their jobs wirelessly and print only when ready to pick them up, without printing banner pages or sheets with their names. As part of the Office of Sustainability’s Save the Trees campaign, the system is projected to save 120,000 sheets of paper a year, while also reducing confusion and wait times.

At an information table April 23 in the Marano Campus Center concourse promoting the Office of Sustainability's Bus Share and Bike Share programs are Alison Sullivan (left), a senior geology major and sustainability studies minor, and Becky Nesel, a senior geology major. Both work for the Sustainability Office in student outreach. Tabling during Earth Week promoted a number of sustainability efforts, including the transportation initiatives that save on automobile reliance.

Alex Salchert (left) and Fadi Shuheibar, both group leaders for the Shining Waters student organization, lead a cleanup of a farm dump at Rice Creek Field Station for Earth Day, April 22. (Photo courtesy of Isabella Arikian)

At College and Career Night April 24 in Marano Campus Center arena, Megan DeLong (left, with striped sleeve) and Laune DeLong talk with Jordan Perry, an Oswego admissions counselor. In the back in a flowered shirt is Breanna Griswold, also an Oswego admissions counselor. For the event co-sponsored by the Oswego County Counselors’ Association and SUNY Oswego, about 60 colleges and universities sent admissions representatives to answer questions from students and their families, while representatives of employers, workforce initiatives and the military showed other potential future paths. (Photo by Erin Niland)

Jerri Howland (left), vice president for student affairs and enrollment management, and Mary Toale (right), executive assistant to college President Deborah F. Stanley, flank several of this year’s recipients of Empire State Diversity Honors Scholarships. From left are Azeez Oluwa, Nicholas Proietti, Katherine Zenteno, Jennifer Ofodile, Stacey Malone, Elizabeth King, Nicholas Radford and Zahra Bellucci. Missing from the photo are Alexandra Gonzalez, Samantha Jenks and Janeah Thomas. The program of direct aid seeks to attract and retain undergraduate students to SUNY campuses who have demonstrated high academic achievement and can demonstrate they will contribute to the diversity of the student body.

Robert Garrett, class of 1983 and now managing partner of Big Four accounting firm KPMG’s New York City office, makes the keynote address April 25 in Sheldon Hall ballroom at the annual banquet of the SUNY Oswego chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, the international honor organization of financial information students and professionals. (Photo by Erin Niland)

An induction ceremony April 25 in Sheldon Hall ballroom welcomes new members to the SUNY Oswego chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, the international honor organization of financial information students and professionals. (Photo by Erin Niland)

The SUNY Oswego chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda, the honor society for adult learners, held an induction ceremony on April 25. Advisor Benjamin Parker (left), senior academic planning coordinator in the Division of Extended Learning, congratulates members, from left, Andrew Popp, Jackelyn Ackley, Genesis Licil, Nicole McKela, Emily Karr, Jessica LaCross, Shauncy Claud, Phoenix Boisnier and Rebecca Streeter. (Submitted by Patrice Robinson)

Four students won awards for their work with WTOP-10 TV during the recent New York State Broadcasters Association Excellence in Broadcasting Awards. From left are Alex Bielfeld, Outstanding Weathercast; Brittany Cairns, Outstanding Specialty Programming (on behalf of the WTOP sports department); and Amada Caba and Asha Bey, Outstanding Feature News Story. See the April 3 People in Action for more information. (Photo courtesy of Michael Riecke)

Eric Frans (in back, blue shirt and tie) of the Office of Career Services leads a session of mock interviews April 13 at the Minorities Meet Networking Conference, designed to promote networking at SUNY Oswego by providing students of color with adequate resources, exploration of career paths, information about graduate schools, understanding finances and more. Senior public justice major Elisa Descartes created the event, which was open to all students. (Photo by Erin Niland)

A panel of SUNY Oswego faculty from various academic disciplines gathers following the perspectives they shared April 24 with an audience in Marano Campus Center auditorium during the interdisciplinary "Climate Change: A Wider Lens,” a highlight event of the college’s Earth Week observances. From left are Lisa Glidden of political science, director of the global and international studies program and the sustainability studies minor; moderator Leigh Wilson, director of the Interdisciplinary Programs and Activities Center; Michael Veres of meteorology; Allison Rank of political science; Mark Zelcer of philosophy; and Elizabeth Dunne Schmitt of economics.

Justin Stroup's hydrogeology class inspects material from the drilling of new groundwater monitoring wells April 25 at Rice Creek Field Station. Drilling contractor is Parratt-Wolff Inc. Kneeling (from left) are Stroup, a faculty member of atmospheric and geological sciences, and Mary Sorensen. Standing (from left) are Chris Weiman, Claudia Halbauer, Leah Knapp, Tyler Petty and Alison Sullivan.

Dr. Brian Schultz (center), class of 2009 and now CEO and founder of Dimien Inc., meets with Chemistry Club students and faculty during one of his three Alumni-In-Residence classroom appearances and a Pizza with Professionals lunch April 12 in the Richard S. Shineman Center for Science, Engineering and Innovation. From left are Charlotte Labrie, Kyle Harbour, Olivia Colon, Dr. Thomas Brown, Schultz, Kaitlyn Barney, chemistry department chair Dr. Fehmi Damkaci (behind Barney) and Kim LaGatta.

Panelists gather during the Exploring Careers in Human Services interactive panel on April 17 in 141 Marano Campus Center. Students had the opportunity to meet one-on-one with working professionals in the social work and human services fields to find out more about these careers. Hosted by Oswego Alumni Association and the Office of Career Services, the event was sponsored by an Auxiliary Services grant. From left are Jackie Wallace, SUNY Oswego Career Services; Melinda McCabe, class of 2005, a school counselor in Rome; Jill Gutelius '95, licensed master of social work and children's services coordinator at the Oswego County Division of Mental Hygiene; Kdee Raflowski '12, M'14, mental health counselor and licensed child-centered play therapist at Integrative Counseling Services; and Ryan Raflowski '11, M'15, school psychologist in the Oswego City School District.

Irene Junge, class of 1976 and now board of directors treasurer for The Oratorio Society of Queens Inc., retired as director of compensation for Time Warner Inc. Here she makes one of her three presentations on behalf of the Alumni-In-Residence program April 24, this one in Kristin Sotak’s “Organizational Behavior” class in 118 Rich Hall.

Jim Morgan (left), who earned master’s degrees from SUNY Oswego in chemistry (1995) and secondary education chemistry (1999) speaks April 16 in 225 Shineman Center about his 25 years of experience as a teacher in the Fayetteville-Manlius School District. The audience for the presentation, titled “Career Exploration Workshop: Teaching High School Chemistry,” included (from left) Cyrus Clark, sophomore adolescence education and chemistry dual major; Molly Brem, senior biology major with minors in chemistry and health science; and Daniela Mosko of the Division of Extended Learning. Not in the picture are staff members Kristin Gublo, chemistry department, and Jackie Wallace of the Office of Career services.

Alumna Alison Taylor, ’15 M’18, cosmetic chemist at L’Oreal Skincare-Active Cosmetics and Professional Product divisions, speaks April 26 on behalf of the Alumni-In-Residence program with students at a Pizza with Professionals event in 211 Marano Campus Center. Pizza with Professionals enables students to learn in a relaxed setting about careers from alumni working in a wide variety of fields.

Dr. Thomas Mahl, class of 1980 and now chief of gastroenterology at the Veterans Administration in Buffalo and a faculty member of University at Buffalo, gives an Alumni-In-Residence talk titled "From Chemistry Major to Gastroenterologist" in 201 Marano Campus Center. Mahl shared with students his research interests and journey to becoming a gastroenterologist and professor in the department of medicine at UB’s Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences.

Linda Weir, class of 1991 and now research manager of migratory birds, coastal ecology and ecotoxicology for the U.S. Geological Survey’s Patuxent Research Center, speaks April 26 in 172 Shineman Center about the methods of data collection and some of its findings to the Biological Sciences Departmental Seminar. She was introduced by Peter Rosenbaum, professor of biological sciences. Weir earlier spoke to the “Conservation Biology” class of biological sciences faculty member Susan Hammerly about federal jobs in the biological sciences.

Dr. Bonita Graham, class of 2005 and now an actuary for Columbian Financial, asks and answers the question in the title of her Science Today lecture, "An Actuary? Cool! (What's That?)" on April 24 in 150 Shineman Center. The slide in the background says actuaries are business professionals who use their knowledge of probability, statistics and finance to analyze and manage risk.

Lauren Herrington, class of 2005 and now assistant vice president of client services at Creative Communication Associates, speaks April 25 in 106 Mahar Hall to a class in “Strategic Communication in Business.” The marketing professional, who has full-service advertising agency experience, including vice presidential leadership, senior-level account management, brand awareness and development, also spoke in another class and attended a Pizza with Professionals event. Herrington formerly worked in higher education -- at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -- where she served as an assistant account executive to the office of the president and institutional advancement.

Ariel Gutman-Gates (center), a junior psychology major, displays the plaque for his 2019 Newman Civic Fellow award, Campus Contact’s leadership opportunity for community-committed students around the nation. Among other service roles at SUNY Oswego, Gutman-Gates demonstrated particular passion and hard work in growing SHOP, the college’s program for students who struggle with food insecurity. From left are Mary Toale, executive assistant to President Deborah F. Stanley; Alyssa Steele of New Student Orientation (Gutman-Gates has served as a Laker Leader, too); students Olivia Harrington, Emily Ziemba, Kyle Meade, Gutman-Gates, Cherilynn Miller, Kaitlyn Vanriper and Emily Dittmar; Catherine Farrell of Community Services; Christy Huynh of Career Services; and Wayne Westervelt, Communications and Marketing, the college’s chief communication officer.

Melinda McCabe (right), class of 2005, a school counselor in Rome, displays a copy of her book, "Meet Me in Outer Space," after speaking to the “Intermediate Fiction” creative writing class of Robert O’Connor (left). McCabe spoke to the students on behalf of the Alumni-In-Residence program on April 17 in 225 Marano Campus Center about the process of writing her book.

A long-running, once-a-semester charitable venture among SUNY Oswego students, Miss-A-Meal raised $4,318.80 for Oswego County Opportunities’ sexual assault awareness program on March 14. Gathering April 15 for the check presentation are (from left) Lois Terminella, cashier at Lakeside Dining Hall; Denise Boadi, political science and English dual major and Student Association senator-at-large; Isabella Winklestine, educator/advocate for OCO’s Services to Aid Families at Health Services at SUNY Oswego; and Ruth Stevens, director of residential dining at Auxiliary Services.

Student artists gather April 26 in Tyler Art Gallery at the opening reception for the BFA I exhibiton, joining art faculty member Cara Thompson (speaking at foreground right). The BFA I exhibition featured the work of 12 candidates for the bachelor of fine arts degree. The work of another 11 students will appear in the BFA II exhibition, which runs May 7 to 15 in Tyler Art Gallery, concurrent with the Bachelor of Arts Exhibition in Penfield Library. A combined reception will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 10 in the Tyler Hall lobby. Graphic design and studio art students in the BFA program anticipate and prepare for the exhibition throughout their college years, presenting a selection of work as part of their degree requirement. (Photo by Erin Niland)

Pausing April 26 for a photo with master of arts degree candidate Asli Kinsizer (second from left) in the college’s new exhibition space, 208 Tyler Hall, are art faculty members Julieve Jubin (left) and Rebecca Mushtare (second from right), along with Kristen Eichhorn, dean of graduate studies. The recently concluded Master of Arts Exhibition I displayed work by Kinsizer that she titled "Strong Women," featuring her digital and mixed-media portraits of famous and notable women in history. Master of arts degree candidate Yarbrielle Ingram will display her best-of-portfolio artwork in MA Exhibition II from May 7 to 15 in 208 Tyler. The show’s opening reception will run concurrent with those of BFA Exhibition II and the Bachelor of Art Exhibition from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 10, in Tyler Hall lobby.

The artwork of SUNY Oswego graphic design graduate student Yarbrielle Ingram -- here working on Luna, an avatar-like woman-fox -- enables her to "create a space where I did fit in" following a childhood of persistent bullying. Her digital illustrations will be on display May 7 to 15 in Master of Arts Exhibition II in Room 208 Tyler Hall.

Attending this year’s fifth annual Central New York Economic Historians Conference on April 13 are (counterclockwise around the table, starting at far left) Andrew Bossie, New Jersey City University; Chris Hanes, SUNY Binghamton; Ranjit Dighe, SUNY Oswego; Jane Knodell, University of Vermont; Anne Meyerling, Colgate; Mary Tone Rodgers, SUNY Oswego; Michael Haines, Colgate; Geoff Clarke, Rutgers; Steven Sprick Schuter, Colgate; and Susan Wolcott, SUNY Binghamton. Rodgers and Haines co-founded the conference, where attendees discuss patterns in economic development, focusing on changes to the institutional setting. (Submitted by Mary Tone Rodgers)

The Athenian Acropolis serves as backdrop for this photo of a group in the study-and-travel course “A Global City: Athens.” From left are Claire Dufore, Veronika Malinowski and Megan Ross; modern languages and literatures faculty member Ana Djukic-Cocks and Richard Cocks of philosophy; Carly Kurtinaitis; and Vanessa Wiltsie. The group visited Athens, Delphi, Olympia, Epidaurus and Mycenae as part of the GLS100 course, a variety of which have as their main focus a weeklong visit to a foreign city during spring break or the summer after class meetings that typically include the history and culture of the destination countries and cities. (Submitted by Jean Chambers)

More than 750 SUNY Oswego students, faculty and staff, as well as community members, amassed more than 3.5 million yards by walking to remember and to prevent domestic and dating violence during Yards for Yeardley on Monday, April 29, on the academic quad. This is the fourth year in a row the campus has embraced this program, which boosts awareness and prevention of relationship violence, brought to universities by the One Love Foundation. In 2016, SUNY Oswego was the first school in New York to complete the challenge of reaching one million yards.

Weston Gray, Kyle Bacon and Bobby Emerson (from left) celebrate during a 15-6 win over the Oneonta Red Dragons last Saturday, a victory that clinched the fourth and final spot in the SUNY Athletic Conference Championships for the Oswego State men's lacrosse team (8-5, 3-3 in conference). The Lakers face off at 4 p.m. today on the road versus the top-seeded Cortland Red Dragons in the semifinals.

With its three-game sweep of Fredonia over the weekend, the Laker baseball team (25-12, 13-4 in conference) clinched the second seed in the SUNYAC Championships, which will kick off this weekend. From left are Mike Dellicarri, Ryan Enos, Lucas Simmons and Rocco Leone. Oswego will take on the third seed Fredonia Blue Devils at 3:30 p.m. Friday, hosted by top seed Cortland.

The Laker softball team (17-19, 11-7 in conference) earns the fifth seed in the SUNYAC Championships. They will play second-seeded Geneseo at 11 a.m. Thursday in the opening round of the playoffs, hosted by top-seeded Cortland.

The Laker women's lacrosse team has reason to celebrate, as they are off to the SUNYAC semifinals. They defeated Oneonta 17-15 Tuesday night to advance into the second round. Here (from left), McKenna Chesbro, Riley LaCava, Montana Garrett, Riley Jaquin and Kamryn Sherman rejoice during the team's 19-7 win over the New Paltz Hawks 19-7 last Saturday to clinch the fourth seed for the playoffs. Oswego (11-4, 6-3 in conference) will play at top-seeded Geneseo at 12:30 p.m. Friday.