SUNY Oswego - Alumni Association - September E-Newsletter

Fall 2010

WinterSession

While most students take their winter break to enjoy the holidays with family members, others will continue on with their studies by registering for a two-week course that will allow them to earn up to three credits.

The next WinterSession is slated for Jan. 3 through 21. The intensive three-week courses give upperclassmen a chance to catch up or get ahead.

About 35 courses from across the college’s programs will be available at Oswego as well as the Metro Center in Syracuse, Education Center in Phoenix and on the Web.

The list of courses being offered will be available online in mid-October. For more information check out oswego.edu/winter or call the Division of Extended Learning at 315-312-2270. Sign up to receive e-mail notifications when courses are posted and when registration opens.

The courses can be be viewed at oswego.edu/myoswego

1. Click the "Course Availability" link on the right side of the page.

2. Under the "Search by Term" pull-down menu, select "Winter 2010" and click on the "Select" button.

3. To do a search of all WinterSession courses being offered, leave "All" as your selected choice in the boxes and click on "Class Search." If you wish to specify certain ranges and classes, you may also choose to do so on this page.

Student may also opt for an alternative break focused on service.

The Center for Service Learning and Community Service offers Oswego students many different opportunities to volunteer and travel, including Alternative Breaks.

Ranging from international to local trips, these breaks allows for students to explore while volunteering at a variety of different sites. These trips provide different options for students who wish to find something that will provide a more fulfilling and self-enriching experience during breaks from classes.

Trips during the spring semesters last a week from the beginning until the end of Spring Break. The Winter Break trips usually last longer, with participants going for two weeks.

Students interested in participating in an alternative spring break can download an application online or can e-mail them at service@oswego.edu.

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Who doesn’t want to save the world? Michael Kite ’02 does that for a living through World Wildlife Fund.

As marketing specialist for one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, Kite and his team of three work to raise more than $5 million each year. The majority of that money comes from licensing partnerships and promotions with the likes of Barnes & Noble, Gap, Hewlett-Packard, Dial and Coinstar.

Retail partnerships help WWF spread its message to the general public and raise funds for its conservation work around the globe. For example, Bank of America contributes $100 for every special Visa account opened and Nabisco is supporting WWF’s “Year of the Tiger” initiative with special packaging and a $100,000 donation. The new CVS Green Bag Tag program rewards reusable bag-toting customers, and generates five cents for WWF for each tag sold.

All support WWF’s mission of protecting the future of nature, down to the finest details, Kite said.

“We like to see that the product is made from recycled material and is recyclable itself, and somehow ties into our mission,” Kite said. The Green Bag Tag, for instance, is made from a corn-based material and features a 100 percent recycled silicone lanyard.

As a broadcasting major at Oswego, Kite got involved with WRVO-FM and WNYO-FM.

“I think it gave me a lot more confidence in talking to people,” he said. It was an important part of his early career in broadcast sales and remains an important piece in the message he “sells” today.

“The best part of my job is seeing a product in the store with the WWF logo after months of working with a company to launch it,” said Kite, who joined the organization in 2006. “It’s rewarding to give people a fun, unique way to protect our planet.”

— Shane M. Liebler