| |
|
|
|
:::Star
Search:::
INTERNATIONAL GRANT
TO TAKE OSWEGO PROFESSOR TO BRAZIL
Shashi Kanbur, an assistant professor of physics
at SUNY Oswego, has received the 2006 Chretien
International Research Grant from the American
Astronomical Society to carry out collaborative
research with colleagues in Brazil.
"It's an international competition judged
by an international group of astronomers, so I
was pretty happy to get it," Kanbur said.
"Quite a few (past recipients) are now well-known
astronomers."
The grant program is designed to further international
collaborative projects in observational astronomy
and emphasizes long-term visits and the development
of close working relationships with...MORE
:::Studying Storms:::
STUDENTS HELPING
HONE LAKE-EFFECT SNOW FORECASTING
A $10,000 grant is paying SUNY Oswego meteorology
students to help the National Weather Service
better forecast and understand lake-effect snowstorms.
Given the unpredictable nature of lake-effect
storms and the crippling effect they can have
on Upstate New York communities, this work is
of great interest in the professional field and
an outstanding educational opportunity, said SUNY
Oswego Professor Robert Ballentine, the lead project
investigator.
Working with the Buffalo office of the National
Weather Service, students study different configurations
of the weather researching and forecasting modeling
system — which, while state-of-the-art and...MORE
:::Nationwide Broadcast:::
BORRELLI SUMMIT TO RE-AIR
The 2006 Louis A. Borrelli Jr. Media Summit will be
rebroadcast Monday, Jan. 22, on the Dish Network at
the following times:
9 p.m. and midnight Eastern time
8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Central time
7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Mountain time
6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Pacific time
Any Dish Network subscriber in the United States
can receive the program on channel 9411, the University
House channel.
More than 25 million people subscribe to Dish
TV.
The summit, sponsored by Louis
A. Borrelli Jr. ’77, chief executive
officer of...MORE
:::Helping Hand:::
DONOR-FUNDED SCHOLARSHIP HELPS STUDENT COMPLETE DEGREE
When Jessica Cheseboro
’06 walked across the stage at Laker
Hall Dec. 16 to get her diploma, she had a lot
of company, figuratively speaking.
I jI was unable to findShe received help and support
from her family, especially her husband; her employer
and Jack James ’62,
who funded a scholarship that helped Cheseboro
complete her degree.
“I had a lot of help along the way, but
it was a tough path,” said the business
administration major from Oswego.
Cheseboro first entered college in Florida in
1992, but had to cut short her...MORE
:::Farewell to the Dean:::
VARHUS LEAVES
OSWEGO FOR NAZARETH
The line of well wishers stretched out the door
of the ballroom and through the lobby of historic
Sheldon Hall Dec. 15, as the campus community
said farewell to a longtime member.
Sara Varhus, dean of arts and sciences, has resigned
her position to take a new role as vice president
for academic affairs at Nazareth College in Rochester.
It was mid-summer 1977 when Varhus, fresh out
of the doctoral program at University of Rochester,
sat in that same Sheldon Hall as English Department
Chair Bill Drake interviewed her for a temporary
instructor position. “I thought I was going
to be here for one year,” Varhus said with
a laugh.
Twenty-nine years later, and after a career in
which she served as...MORE
:::Writing Kudos:::
MCDERMOTT RECOGNIZED
FOR WRITING ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS IN 2006
Oswego graduate Alice McDermott
’75 was recognized in December for
her new book, After This,
which was named by Washington
Post Book World as one of the 10 best books
in 2006.
“Richly textured, intricately woven…A
work not only of, but about, the imagination—an
imagination that works through oblique reference
and pattern and symbolism as much as through observed
detail,” said Margaret Atwood in The
New York Review of Books.
The book, published in September, is a vivid portrait
of an American family caught at the crossroads
of the tumultuous middle decades of the 20th century.
Witty, compassionate, and...MORE
:::Remembering Roots:::
DECEMBER GRADS
REMINDED TO STAY CONNECTED TO OSWEGO
During a dessert reception held Friday, Dec. 15,
in the Sheldon Hall ballroom, students and families
gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of SUNY
Oswego December graduates.
The crowd of 150 people was the largest to attend
the event since its start date five years ago,
Associate Director of Alumni and Parent Relations
Michelle Tackett Spinner
’98 said.
Lisa Niescierenko ’04
was invited as the guest speaker for the event.
“Tomorrow you begin a new journey,”
Niescierenko said. “A journey into...MORE
:::Cool Job:::
ZOOLOGY DEGREE
LANDS ALUMNA WITH EXOTIC, WILD ANIMALS AT ZOO
When Tammy Sugrue ’00
graduated from Oswego State with a zoology degree
she knew it was her calling in life. An animal
lover at heart, it didn’t take her long
to realize that a job behind a desk cooped up
in an office all day just wasn’t for her.
However, working at a zoo with exotic animals
was.
For the last six years Sugrue has been an elephant
keeper at the Buffalo Zoo in upstate New York.
Her time there began as a student intern learning
to clean up after, feed and bathe the elephants.
Today, she not only makes sure that her three
female “friends” - Buki, 49, Surapa,
22, and Jyothi, 23 - are fed and cared for properly,
she also trains them for public viewings.
Buki, a wild elephant from Sri Lanka, was a circus
act for 25 years before arriving at the zoo in
1984. Surapa and Jyothi (Jodi for short) were
taken from a logging camp in Madras, India, before...MORE
:::Giving Back:::
STUDENTS SHARE
WRITING WITH SENIORS
During the fall semester, creative writing majors
Quinn Etchie ’08,
Michael Gruosso ’06,
Kirsten Konowich ’07,
and Brian Phares ’07,
along with faculty mentor Brad Korbesmeyer, completed
a month-long workshop with some of the residents
of the Springside independent retirement community
at Seneca Hill, located about five minutes south
of Oswego.
The residents spent the time writing monologues,
with the student mentors editing their work and
helping them progress as writers.
The participating residents, May Hale, Jan Brown,
Robert Wood, Bob Canfield, Marion Motis, Alison
Wood, Sophie Ferens, Barbara McCormack and Alice
Herrman, wrote short pieces that were...MORE
:::Great Start:::
MEN'S ICE HOCKEY TEAM
OFF TO BEST START IN PROGRAM HISTORY
The Laker men's ice hockey team has taken a liking
to its new surroundings at the Campus Center Ice
Arena and is off to the best start in program
history. Oswego State won its first eight games,
the longest winning streak to start a season,
and the Lakers' current overall record of 13-0-3
is the longest unbeaten streak to start a season.
Oswego State is ranked second nationally in the
USCHO.com Division III Men's Poll, matching its
highest ranking in that poll. The Lakers trail
only Manhattanville (9-0-2) in the national rankings.
The Lakers also stand atop the SUNY Athletic Conference
at midseason with a 5-0-2 mark in league play.
With the team's success has come individual recognition
for...MORE
:::Hoop Dreams:::
TWO MAJOR MILESTONES
REACHED IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL VICTORY
Oswego State's women's basketball victory at Utica
Dec. 7 improved the Lakers' overall record to
6-2. It was also a quality win on the road against
a Pioneers team that had just one loss up to that
point.
But for head coach Michelle Collins and guard
Kelly Mraz ’07,
the game will be remembered for different reasons.
The 66-51 win at Utica was the 100th career coaching
win for Michelle Collins, all of which were attained
at Oswego State. Also, with a game-high 21 points
in the contest, Mraz became the sixth player in
the program's history to record 1,000 points in
her career.
Collins has turned the Laker women's basketball
program into an annual contender for SUNYAC Championships
and NCAA Tournament bids. She inherited an...MORE
:::Upcoming Events:::
MARK YOUR
CALENDARS FOR ALUMNI EVENTS
Oswego graduates will be able to gather and mingle
with fellow alumni at two special events in February.
Join us for an Oswego State vs. Buffalo State
hockey game in Buffalo Saturday, Feb 3. A reception
will take place after the game where SUNY Oswego
alumni can catch up with other hockey fans and
friends.
Atlanta alumni will gather at the Atlanta All-SUNY
Alumni Event Thursday, Feb. 15. The event will
take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Doubletree
Hotel/Atlanta Roswell in the Alpharetta area.
The address is 1075 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell,
Ga. 30076. To make reservations...MORE
:::Member Benefits:::
ALUMNI SAVE
WITH LIBERTY MUTUAL
Since 1999, the Oswego Alumni Association has
endorsed Liberty Mutual’s Group Savings
Plus® program, and the response from members
has been tremendous. Oswego alumni greatly value
Liberty Mutual’s competitive, discounted
rates, and exceptional service and claims handling.
SUNY Oswego alumni receive an additional 10 percent
discount on car insurance and 5 percent on home
or renters insurance*. That’s a $100 savings
on your car insurance alone, if you’re paying
an average premium of $1,000 per vehicle (or more
in New York!). Auto policyholders also can receive
multi-car, safe driver, passive restraints and
anti-theft device discounts, while home insurance
customers can also get discounts for...MORE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
