Community

Health promotion and wellness students from a SUNY Oswego class gave St. Francis Commons residents a zest for life last fall with a Zestful Living exercise and nutrition program that continues this spring.

SUNY Oswego will offer a sleigh-load of activities, recreation, athletic contests and entertainment over the college's winter break during Cruisin' the Campus for Winter, and college President Deborah F. Stanley once again welcomes the community to take part.

A winning team shows off some of the many food items and toys collected during a pair of Oswego State hockey victories on Dec. 1 and 2 for the State Employees Federated Appeal/United Way of Oswego County campaign and for the Human Concerns Center.

SUNY Oswego's Rice Creek Field Station will offer nature programming every Saturday this winter, from January to March.

Fun, education, exercise and more are on the menu as SUNY Oswego President Deborah F. Stanley invites families in the greater Oswego community to Cruisin' the Campus at Thanksgiving, from Nov. 21 to 26.

A storytelling class will bring the tales of historical figures to life during "A Night at the Oswego Town Rural Cemetery" at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27.

Hundreds of SUNY Oswego student-athletes are ready to rake leaves in the city of Oswego on Sunday, Nov. 5, and they want to hear from senior citizens interested in this free help.

Scholarship, teaching and passion led to two recent awards for SUNY Oswego School of Education faculty member Maria Murray -- dedicated to evidence-based practices in the teaching of reading -- and to explosive growth for an organization she founded.

SUNY Oswego psychology professor Matthew Dykas and a team of certified parenting educators have gained critical momentum in a five-year effort to address one of society's great challenges -- reducing abuse and neglect of children by providing mothers and fathers with vital parenting insights and skills.

Synergies and public-private partnerships abound, including a new Business Resource Center on the City of Oswego's east side