According to Oswego's Campus Technology Services (CTS), the hosting provider for Blackboard and Degree Works continues to work on a series of externally driven outages that have impacted these services.

College Provost Scott Furlong recently announced the formal appointment of Michelle Bandla as director of Excel: Experiential Courses and Engaged Learning at SUNY Oswego.

College search site Niche added another honor for Oswego, placing on-campus living facilities among its 2019 Best College Dorms in New York state.

Oswego's residence halls came in at #22, second in Central New York behind SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Applications are now open for six different alternative winter break experiences in January 2019, as one local, one international and four domestic trips will focus on combating poverty, serving meals, teaching English, testing clean water, building homes and various issues of Oswego County.

Planned programs include:

Registration is open for a pair of popular children's four-week technology programs hosted by the department of technology and Oswego Technology Student Association.

Every Wednesday from Sept. 26 and Oct. 17, STEM 4 Kids invites children in first through third grades to engage in exciting hands-on activities focused on the relationships among the different components of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).

EAP will sponsor this semester's first Healthy Salad Bowl Luncheon for faculty and staff at noon on Thursday, Sept. 20, in 114 Marano Campus Center. The event's goal is to gather employees for a healthy lunch and great conversation. 

The event is free to all who bring one salad topping. EAP -- the college's Employee Assistance Program -- will provide lettuce, bowls, salad dressings, utensils and napkins.

Community Services and Vote Oswego will host a Happy Birthday Constitution Day party from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17, in Marano Campus Center food court, to honor the signing of the Constitution of the United States by delegates on this day in 1787. 

All are invited to participate in games, play for prizes, take photo booth pictures, eat pizza and birthday cake, and learn about the U.S. Constitution along the way. 

Held later today  from noon to 1 p.m. in the Newman Center, and every Wednesday throughout the fall semester, Lunchtime Christian Meditation in the Catholic, Eucharistic tradition is open to all students, faculty and staff.

Lunchtime Christian Meditation is sponsored by The Newman Center, Dr. John F. Lalande, and a number of SUNY Oswego faculty, staff and students.

President Stanley will host her first drop-in with faculty this Wednesday, September 12, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., in the Chu Atrium, located in the Marano Campus Center. 

President Stanley hosts drop-in hours for SUNY Oswego faculty periodically throughout the acedemic year. Members of the faculty are invited to stop by and meet with her during this upcoming faculty drop-in.

Organizers of the STARTALK Mid-Autumn Festival, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, in 242 Marano Campus Center, seek RSVPs for the Chinese cultural celebration.

Participants can learn more about Chinese culture, try seasonal foods and fruits, and play with the Chinese yoyo and Jian zi at the free program. RSVPs are requested to startalkcny@gmail.com by Sept. 14.