The Write Ways workshop series -- open to all students, staff and faculty -- has returned for the fall semester. The next installment is "Navigating the Blackboard Jungle," on discovering the writing gems and treasures Blackboard has to offer. Christine Hirsch and Katharine Dutton will present on the topic on Friday, Sept. 13, from 3 to 4 p.m. in Classroom 215 of Penfield Library.

Free Mindful Yoga classes return at 4 p.m. every Friday in 302 Lee Hall. This three-part restorative practice focuses on body/mind/breath awareness, mindful movement, and appreciation of the present moment. Each of the three sections last approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Latecomers are welcome to join at anytime during the first 30 to 40 minutes. 

World-renowned puppeteer and guest teaching artist Christopher D. Mullens will present a multimedia Appalachian storytelling experience at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, in Marano Campus Center auditorium, room 132.

Inspired by first-person accounts, this multi-disciplinary collaboration between theatre, film, art and photography students and faculty working in puppetry, fabrication, foley sound, cinematography, experimental film developing and editing created four one of-a-kind vignettes ready for screening, produced in just five days time.

To the Members of the Campus Community:

The process by which SUNY Oswego recommends nominees for SUNY awards and the promotion to Distinguished Professorships involves the actions of a selection committee.  

The selection committee is responsible for soliciting campus nominations, reviewing nomination files, evaluating all nominees, and ranking nominations as a recommendation for action by the President.

Dear faculty and students,

On behalf of the Eta Omicron chapter of Phi Beta Delta of the SUNY Oswego Institute for Global Engagement, I invite you to submit nominations for membership to this Honor Society for International Scholars.

You may choose to nominate faculty, staff, and/or students. Acceptance and membership recognize outstanding faculty, staff, and students with international experience who have significantly contributed to expanding world awareness and global engagement at SUNY Oswego.

Due to the Oswego County Energy Recovery Facility being closed for maintenance from Sept. 3 through Sept. 30, the Confidential Burner Run scheduled for Sept. 17 has been cancelled.

Those who have already signed up for the September Confidential Burner Run have been added to the October run, which will take place on Oct. 15. If you have any questions, please call the Facilities Office at 315-312-3200. 

Children are invited to participate in STEM 4 Kids (grades 1-3 in the fall, K-3 in the spring semester) or Young Inventors (grades 4-6), which start later this month.

On Friday, Sept. 27, SUNY Oswego's Division of Extended Learning will offer a half-day workshop on preparing for the New York state notary exam.

The seminar will run from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the college's Office of Business and Community Relations, 121 E. First St. in downtown Oswego.

Alfred Piombino, author of "Notary Public Handbook: A Guide for New York," among other texts, will lead the seminar, which aims to prepare attendees to successfully pass the New York State official notary examination and provides a comprehensive view of the notary public office.

SUNY Oswego policy requires that to operate the college-owned 12-passenger vans, students must be 18 years of age, possess a valid U.S. driver’s license, and complete a driver training session.  This includes students who have the responsibility of transporting persons in the vans for departmental purposes such as academic field trips, residence life programs, athletic contests and community service.

It is recommended, but not required, that faculty and staff complete the driver training prior to operating a 12-passenger van.