One City. One Campus. One Community. -- a project supported by SUNY Oswego, the City of Oswego Mayor's Office and the joint Campus-City Relations Committee -- unveiled student photojournalism promoting features and connections around the community on May 6 in Oswego's City Hall.

Now in its third year, the project is a series of photos and short essays that explore the vital partnership between SUNY Oswego and the community through portraits and narratives that highlight the internships of students with local employers and the professional experiences of recent graduates who work in Oswego. 

The portraits and narratives featured in the 2025 project were completed by SUNY Oswego visiting assistant professor Peter Cardone’s intermediate photography class in partnership with student members of Alpha Sigma Eta, the SUNY Oswego chapter of the International English Honor Society, advised by SUNY Oswego associate professor Doug Guerra. 

President Peter O. Nwosu said the project was a great example of SUNY Oswego’s commitment to being a hometown university, and thanked everybody from the city and campus who made it happen, as well as the organizations, businesses and agencies who opened their doors to provide student opportunities.

“Our university is really on the move, and this event stands as a testament to this strong and lasting partnership between our university and the city,” President Nwosu said. “It is a shining example of what we can accomplish together when we share a common purpose and a commitment to community. We are shaping a vibrant, inclusive and enduring community.”

City of Oswego Mayor Robert Corradino noted the partnerships between the city and university that “make Oswego an exceptional place to live, study and thrive.” 

“This project beautifully catches the spirit of that collaboration,” Mayor Corradino said. “Through photographs and essays, we see the stories of students, student interns who have contributed to our city's growth. The journeys of alumni who have carried Oswego’s values into the world in the ways in which our university and community support one another. These images and words remind us Oswego is not just a city or a campus, it's a shared home, built on connection and opportunity.”

‘Snapshot’ of partnerships

Project organizer Kristi Eck, SUNY Oswego’s assistant vice president for workforce innovation and external relations, said the event represents “a snapshot” of the partnerships and ongoing commitment of students, faculty, staff and partners.

“In three years' time we’ve had nearly 100 people participate in this project when you count all the students, and the alumni who are featured on the posters and the community partners and my colleagues in this room to make this project possible,” Eck said. “Annually, we have over  4,000 students doing internships, student teaching, service learning and research in the greater Central New York community.”

In addition to Guerra, Cardone and their students, as well as community partners, organizers acknowledged campus contributors including Career Services, Experiential Learning, Workforce Innovation and External Relations, and Communications and Marketing.

The 2025 project features SUNY Oswego interns and/or alumni at sites including:

  • Farnham Family Services
  • Kyle Ridlon Productions
  • Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station
  • North Central Small Business Development Center
  • Novelis
  • Oswego Bookmobile
  • Oswego Children’s Center
  • Oswego County Health Department
  • Oswego Family Chiropractic

“I often say that SUNY Oswego is a hometown university. Indeed it is a hometown university with a regional and global outlook, and this project brings that sentiment vividly to life,” President Nwosu said. “In the images we share and the stories we tell, we celebrate the deep connections between our campus and our city. And these connections not only ground us, they inspire us to reach outward. They inspire us to grow, to connect, to thrive and to dream bigger.”

For more information and to see this year’s posters, visit the One City. One Campus. One Community website.