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An Oswego Salute to the Class of 2008!
Join us for one of Oswego’s longest-standing traditions — the Torchlight Ceremony. Experience the pageantry, as amidst trumpet fanfare, we celebrate the symbolic passing of the torch of learning from alumni to you, our graduating seniors. This once-in-a-lifetime event is your official welcome into the Oswego Alumni Association. It’s a tradition you will share with 72 classes of Oswego graduates who came before you. Make your last night as an undergraduate a special one. As voices fill the air with the alma mater and the candle glow reflects off your classmates’ faces, build memories that last forever, on the eve of your commencement.
Friday, May 16
Cocktail Reception
5:30 PM – Hewitt Union – Forum Restaurant
The evening begins with a cocktail reception featuring a cash bar and complimentary hors d’oeuvres.
– Funded through a grant from Auxiliary Services.
Dinner - Online reservations are no longer being accepted, please call 315-312-2258 for additional informaton.
7:00 PM – Hewitt Union Ballroom
An elegant sit-down dinner featuring your choice of seasoned dry rub grilled rib-eye steak, boneless herb-crusted chicken breast with a tarragon sauce or our vegetarian entree – roasted eggplant roulettes stuffed with couscous, chick peas and dried fruit. Entrees also include mascarpone scalloped potatoes and chef’s fresh vegetable, mixed greens with fresh strawberries tossed with a balsamic vinaigrette, rolls and butter and dessert sampler. Price includes tax and gratuity.
Wine service will be available.
Children’s entrees (baked ziti with meatballs, salad, rolls and butter, dessert) are available.
ADVANCED RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR DINNER.
In order to accommodate all of our guests, seating is
pre-assigned banquet style.
Graduating seniors can purchase a ticket for $5, thanks to a
grant from Auxiliary Services and the Oswego Alumni Association.
The dinner will feature remarks by Mistress of Ceremonies
Benita Zahn ’76 to graduating seniors and their families.
Senior Sing
8:30 PM – Sheldon Park (between Hewitt Union & Culkin Hall)
Featuring musical selections from StateSingers and the Oswego State Jazz Ensemble.
The Torchlight Ceremony
9:00 PM – Sheldon Park (between Hewitt Union & Culkin Hall)
Mistress of Ceremonies
Benita Zahn ’76
Television Anchor and Reporter
Benita Zahn ’76 co-anchors WNYT-TV’s “NewsChannel 13 Live” at noon and 5 p.m. daily in Albany.
As a health reporter, she covers wellness, treatment breakthroughs, aging, nutrition and the latest health care trends. Benita also co-produces and hosts “HealthLink” on WMHT-TV.
With a background in the sciences and a bachelor’s degree in communication studies/broadcasting and theatre, she received the Anniversary Class Award from the Oswego Alumni Association in 2001. She has several stage performance credits in the Albany area and in 2006 she established an excellence fund for Oswego State’s theatre department.
The Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce included Benita in a list of “100 Women of the Century.” In her career as a reporter, she has earned a New York State Broadcasters Association award, a gold medal in the New York Festivals International Television competition, the American Women in Radio and Television “Distinguished Communicator” award, the 1997 YMCA “Citizen of the Year” award, the New York State Health Education Week Award, and media awards from the American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association and the American Heart Association. Benita was also nominated for New York and national Emmy Awards in 1999.
Benita has covered numerous national issues including political conventions, the aftermath of 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Unabomber trial.
She is a member of the board of Capital Repertory Theater. Benita is also honorary chair for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Run.
Additional Information
All Commencement Eve festivities are open to graduates, their families, alumni, faculty and staff at no charge with the exception of dinner, which has limited seating and requires ADVANCE reservations. Please RSVP by May 9. If family or friends are alumni, we encourage them to take part by representing their graduating classes in the Inner Circle. Contact the Alumni Office at 315-312-2258 or indicate interest below. We hope to see all of you there!
Persons with disabilities, needing accommodations to attend this event, should contact the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at 315-312-2258 in advance.
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