Name: Lauren Layton

Position on Team: Laker Leader

Class Standing: Senior

Major: Public Relations

Hometown: Burnt Hills, New York

Email: llayton@oswego.edu

Favorite type of music: I love a variety!  I get bored way too quickly listening to the same genre of music for too long.

Favorite food: seafood and popcicles

Favorite type of movies: Chickflicks!!!

Hobbies: Spending ALL available time with family and good friends.

Why did you choose Oswego? It came with everything I had wanted and needed!  An excellent Communications
program, the merit scholarship, BEAUTIFUL location (right on the lake!), a field hockey program I could
get involved in, and very reasonable tuition price.  There is also an endless amount of programs for students
to become active in and ways for students of all ages to get involved in on campus; that also really peaked
my interest in SUNY Oswego.  Most importantly though, every single person I met in Oswego, whether it was a
student, a faculty or administration member, were SO nice and very willing to go totally out of their way in order
to help me.  Everyone here is so friendly and personable.  I KNEW I belonged here!

Campus Involvement: PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America)
Lambda Pi Eta (Communications Honor Society)
COMPASS Navigator (Intern at the Campus Center COMPASS)
Oswego State Field Hockey (Freshman and Sophomore years)
Oswego Admissions Representative and Student Worker

Favorite college memory so far: My favorite memory at SUNY Oswego was getting snowed in for a week
in February 2007.  The amount of snow we received was absolutely unbelievable and it was so much
fun to play in!  Whether I was outside jumping off my Jeep into the just-as-high snow piles or cozied up
inside watching Sex and the City and Friends, it was an amazing week. 
It was also so exciting that it made national news!

What do you want new students to know about coming to Oswego? The best way to getting to know your new
school, the people and everything SUNY Oswego has to offer is to get involved in as much as you can!  There are
over 150 on-campus clubs and organizations, so whatever your interest is, it's so easy to find something
you enjoy!  It's such a great way to meet new friends who share similar interests as you do. 
The most important thing is to do whatever make you happy while still focusing on your academics.

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