Around the SUNY Oswego campus

Civil Rights legend Joan Trumpauer Mulholland (second from left) participates in a selfie with freshmen (from left) Deja Daniels, Brittany Cairns and Omarys Jorge following Mulholland's I Am Oz speaker series appearance Nov. 16 in Sheldon Hall ballroom. Relentless in demonstrations and other protests against race discrimination, Mulholland has been honored many times, including the 2015 National Civil Rights Museum's Freedom Award. 

Famed as a Civil Rights Freedom Rider, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland speaks Nov. 16 in Sheldon Hall ballroom as part of the I Am Oz speaker series. Participating in more than 50 sit-ins and demonstrations by the time she was 23, she took part in the Jackson Woolworth’s Sit-In and helped plan and organize the March on Washington.

Senior human development major Alda Reis prepares to cast a $1 vote in the friendly interdepartmental Baskets of Caring competition, organized Nov. 16 and 17 by the SEFA Committee. Rich Hall and Building 20 contributed a currency-bedecked "Wreath of Riches" basket, which won the most votes among 21 baskets donated this year. Baskets of Caring raised $3,612 for the charitable State Employees Federated Appeal, which continues in December with employee pledges and other fun awareness-raising events.

Sunrise paints the sky and Lake Ontario in soft pastels early on Oct. 20. (Submitted photo by Kate Godden) 

Just a few days before the season's first significant snowfall, sophomore human development major Natahley Torrese studies under the warm autumn sun Nov. 17 on the quad near Mahar Hall.

Students from biology, chemistry and biochemistry visit the Sunoco ethanol plant in Fulton for a career exploration tour and information session. SUNY Oswego alumnus Raymond DeRonde (left), class of 2012, hosted the Oct. 28 event. The trip was sponsored by the Center for Experiential Learning and the chemistry department. Among those making the trip were (starting second from left) Eusebio Omar Van Reenen, chemistry faculty member Thomas Brown, Michael Kelkenberg, Kaitlyne Hernandez, Ethan Green, Karen Gonzalez, Ryan Smith, Sheila Cooley of the Center for Experiential Learning and chemistry faculty member Kestutis Bendinskas. (Photo submitted by Sheila Cooley)

American Council on Education Fellows (standing) from across the SUNY system -- including Oswego communication studies faculty member Kristen Eichhorn (center) -- met Nov. 14 with college presidents (from left in front) Ginny Horvath of Fredonia and Katherine S. Conway Turner of Buffalo State to discuss issues surrounding student success strategies, the importance of creating a healthy campus culture and the challenges of enrollment management. Others in back (from left) are ACE Fellows James Spiller of Brockport, Robert Deemer of Fredonia, Andrew Stott of University at Buffalo and Bradley Fuster of Buffalo State. Eichhorn chose Cornell University for her fellowship. According to a Nov. 23 piece in the Cornell Chronicle, Eichhorn has participated in working groups on issues such as strategic planning, internationalization, public engagement, faculty development and diversity, among her other efforts to explore Cornell's cultures, policies and decision-making processes. (Photo courtesy of Kristen Eichhorn)

Alexa Aramburu turned in a dominating performance over the weekend to help the women's hockey team improve to 9-1 this season. On Saturday, the 7th-ranked Lakers downed the Williams College Ephs, 7-2, behind three goals from the senior forward. On Sunday, Oswego once again earned victory over Williams, with a game-winner off the stick of Aramburu for the 1-0 score. With four goals over the weekend, Aramburu now has seven for the year, good for second on the team. Jacquelin White leads the Lakers with eight scores, adding one Saturday while also notching a couple of assists. Women's hockey will return to action for a primetime contest at 7 p.m. Friday versus the SUNY Canton Kangaroos. (Casey Raymond photo)

Brian Sortino (second from right) and Ian Schupp (right) of the men’s basketball team stand with Hamilton players named to the All-Tournament Team at the Continentals' home tourney last weekend. Oswego moved to 4-2 this year after earning a second-place finish, beating Colby College, 67-63, on Friday before dropping the championship game to Hamilton, 78-70. Sortino and Schupp combined to score 98 points over last week's three games. MyKelle Krecko (not pictured) earned Oswego State Male Athlete of the Week honors, with double-doubles against Clarkson University on Nov. 22 and against Colby. In the 72-71 win over Clarkson, the 6-foot-10 senior center from Peekskill turned in a 21-point, 15-rebound performance and notched the basket that sent the contest to overtime. Over the weekend against Colby and Hamilton, Krecko scored a total of 21 points and cleared 17 rebounds, while also blocking six shots. Men's basketball will next play at 2 p.m. Saturday in a SUNY Athletic Conference game with Cortland at Laker Hall's Max Ziel Gymnasium.

The wrestling team made its second appearance in as many years at famed Madison Square Garden for the annual Grapple at the Garden. Oswego split its two matches, losing 31-12 to 11th-ranked Stevens Institute of Technology, then dominating Muhlenberg College, 41-7. Kade Andrews turned in two wins in the heavyweight class, earning him Oswego State Male Athlete of the Week honors. The sophomore won a 4-1 decision over his opponent from Stevens, then pinned the wrestler from Muhlenberg College in just over four minutes. Jordan Bushey also won both of his matches, pinning his Stevens opponent in 1:33 and scoring the pin versus his Muhlenberg foe in 5:30. Wrestling will return to action at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the RIT Invitational.

Theatre majors Sydney Lattenhauer (left) as Katurian and Nicole Marlowe as Michal will perform today through Sunday in the fall student honors production, "The Pillowman." The 2003 drama by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh tells the tale of Katurian, a fiction writer living in a police state who is interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a number of bizarre incidents occurring in his town. Directed by senior theatre major Kelci Schlierf, the adaptation runs at 7:30 p.m. today through Saturday, with a 2 p.m. finale on Sunday, in Tyler Hall's lab theater. 

Sheldon Hall starred in idyllic autumn scenes such as this one, viewed Nov. 10 from the quad between Rich and Park halls.