Around the SUNY Oswego campus

President Peter O. Nwosu welcomes the graduates of SUNY Oswego Class 2024 during the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ceremony on May 11.

Austin Davis, Student Association president and one of many earning degrees during May 11 Commencement ceremonies, provides the student address at all three celebrations.

Trudy Perkins ’93, retired chief of staff and communications director for U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, received an honorary doctorate in humane letters from SUNY for outstanding public service, and served as Commencement keynote speaker for the 9 a.m. ceremony for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Retiring faculty and staff are honored during the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ceremony included, from left are: Renee Landers Jennings of the Office of Residence Life and Housing, Dorothy Shedlock of the Department of Human Development, Tim Delaney of the Sociology Department and Distinguished Service Professor Leigh Wilson of the English and Creative Writing Department. Additional retiring faculty honored (not pictured) in the 4 p.m. ceremony were Music Department professors Julie Pretzat and Juan LaManna.

A graduate’s cap message looks forward to a bright and dazzling future.

Mohammad Hammad and Amanda Streeter present the Class of 2024 alumni banner with President Peter O. Nwosu near the conclusion of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ceremony.

Graduates in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences gather with their families after the ceremony.

Military service members and veterans are recognized by Provost Scott Furlong at the beginning of each Commencement ceremony. Pictured is Jerry Mosqueda, a graduate in the School of Business, as he stands in recognition of his valued service.

Ed Alberts, a serial entrepreneur with two master’s degrees from SUNY Oswego, served as Commencement speaker for the 12:30 p.m. School of Business ceremony.

Each graduate's name is announced as they walk across the commencement platform before shaking hands with their dean –- in this case Prabakar Kothandaraman from the School of Business –- and President Peter O. Nwosu.

School of Business graduates show deserved pride in their accomplishments.

Graduating Laker student-athletes reach the finish line of their undergraduate time during the School of Business ceremony.

Alumni banner presenters Nicholas Reilly and Sierra Barry present the Class of 2024 alumni banner with President Peter O. Nwosu near the conclusion of the School of Business ceremony.

Trumpeters signal the conclusion of the School of Business ceremony held at 12:30 p.m., the second of three Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 11.

School of Business graduates show their joy near the end of the ceremony.

SUNY Oswego's scenic campus provides a backdrop for post-Commencement photos.

Graduates and their families celebrate after the School of Business ceremony.

Family members found many ways to support and celebrate their May graduates.

Graduates of the School of Communication, Media and the Arts and the School of Education enter the Deborah F. Stanley Arena and Convocation Hall accompanied by applause from proud faculty members.

Keynote speaker for the 4 p.m. combined School of Communication, Media and the Arts and School of Education ceremony was Anthony Q. Davis, superintendent of the Syracuse City School District.

A School of Education graduate celebrates her achievement and future with mortarboard decorations. 

Jolie Santiago (center) and Kiara Husbands present the Class of 2024 alumni banner with President Peter O. Nwosu near the conclusion of the School of Communication, Media and the Arts and School of Education ceremony.

Mackenzie Shields, who graduated summa cum laude with degrees in music and journalism, leads the singing of the Alma Mater at the conclusion of the School of Communication, Media and the Arts and School of Education ceremony.

Graduates, families and friends celebrate after the conclusion of the School of Communication, Media and the Arts and School of Education ceremony.

The "O" also stands for outstanding work for Oswego students, joined by family and friends in celebration.

On May 10, SUNY Oswego’s May 2024 graduates, families, friends and alumni engaged in one of the institution’s oldest traditions, the Commencement Eve Torchlight Ceremony. (Photo by Jennifer Broderick)

SUNY Oswego President Peter O. Nwosu lights the “flame of knowledge,” the central symbol of Commencement Eve Torchlight, before passing it to Torchbearer Matthew Bernstein of the Class of 2024, who is the son of the ceremony’s alumni emcee Brad Bernstein '89.

Torchbearer Matthew Bernstein of the Class of 2024 shares the ceremonial torch, representing the passing of the flame of knowledge with, from left, 1992 graduate Joy Knopp, who is also a major gifts officer in University Advancement; Randy Diamond, also from the Class of 1992; and 1991 graduate Jennifer Janes. They were among the participants in the Alumni Inner Circle, who helped welcome graduates into the SUNY Oswego alumni family. (Photo by Jennifer Broderick)

Oswego students and staff added some sparkle to their Oz Fest look at the hair tinsel station. The end-of-semester tradition presented by the Division of Student Affairs and the Student Association Programming Board provided free rides, games, activities, food and more during the afternoon of May 3, then a concert headlined by hip-hop star Offset in the evening.

Students participated in various activities at Oz Fest 2024, including this Laker getting a temporary tattoo.