Take Back the Night, the longstanding annual evening that promotes taking a stand against sexual violence, returns to SUNY Oswego on Wednesday, Oct. 20.

Sponsored by the Women's Center, the evening's events will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Marano Campus Center food and activity court where participants can make posters until around 6 p.m.  Performances by SUNY Oswego’s Gospel Choir and Del Sarte Dance Club, plus spoken word poetry and guest speakers, will follow.

The evening will culiminate with a traditional march across campus.

Students can learn more about, and meet supervisors from, potential internship opportunities at the On-Campus Internship Expo from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, on the Marano Campus Center concourse.

SUNY Oswego has 38 campus departments with more than 45 on-campus internship programs, many of whom will have representatives at the expo. Attending this event will allow students to connect directly with supervisors, learn about their programs and hear firsthand from students currently completing academic internships with them.

The SUNY Oswego SEFA (State Employees Federated Appeal) planning committee will bring back its Thanksgiving Pie Sale from Oct. 25 to Nov. 5.

The Thanksgiving Pie Sale supports local communities that are in need of support. Proceeds made from this sale will benefit the Oswego area via United Way of Greater Oswego County and Human Concerns Food Pantry.

Hundreds of SUNY Oswego student-athletes are ready to rake leaves in the city of Oswego on Sunday, Nov. 7 -- and they want to hear from senior citizens interested in this free assistance.

In its 16th year at SUNY Oswego, the project is part of an annual statewide community service project by Student-Athlete Advisory Council chapters at some SUNY Athletic Conference colleges. SAAC's mission is to generate a student-athlete voice among Oswego's intercollegiate teams and to enhance school spirit within athletics.

Pink Day, a student-faculty collaborative effort to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer, will take place this year on Oct. 22 in the Marano Campus Center. The college's State Employees Federated Appeal (SEFA) campaign sponsors this year's efforts.

Employees can wear jeans and pink on this day for a $5 donation via the SEFA campaign storefront. Proceeds from this event will remain local as they support the Oswego County Opportunities Cancer Services Program.

On Friday, Oct. 15, from 8 a.m. to noon, Campus Technology Services (CTS) will perform maintenance on technology servers. During this time, some technology services will be completely or intermittently unavailable for everyone on and off-campus. These services include but are not limited to:

The student organization Her Campus invites members of the campus community to join the spooky festivities at their Halloween bash at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 19.

The event, which will take place at Premiere Living Suites, 247 West Utica St. in Oswego, will include a murder mystery game called Mafia. Attendees are invited to dress up for a costume contest. The winner of each will receive a goodie bag of prizes. Candy, food and refreshments will be provided. 

Sustainability Week, Oct. 18 to 23, invites students, faculty and staff to show their Laker pride by participating in sustainable efforts across our campus with a week full of programs and events that include composting, hiking, seed saving, campus cleanups, tree planting and a fall festival.

Events will include: