The Adult Student Assistance Program (ASAP) will host a virtual session on the services of Penfield Library and the Office of Learning Services at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 20.

This session will introduce how these entities can help students in their academic journeys.

Online registration is still available via this link.

ASAP is designed to help adult learners connect with SUNY Oswego and other students.

SUNY Oswego’s IRS-certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program will return to provide free tax assistance for the community in Oswego and Fulton locations this spring.

Those signing up should call 315-596-2551 to leave a message with their name and phone number to schedule an appointment. All messages will be returned within 24 hours.

Locations, dates and times include:

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a critical security measure for protecting university data in email accounts. It adds an extra layer of protection by requiring users to provide two or more verification factors to access an account.  

Opportunities are still available for fifth and sixth graders to enroll for the remote Young Inventors program hosted by SUNY Oswego's Technology Department and its KidsTech program.

Participants in this STEM learning program can come from anywhere in New York state, thanks to generous funding from National Grid U.S. The program cost is modest and organizers can waive the registration fee if there is financial need.

On Saturday, March 9, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Campus Technology Services (CTS) will perform maintenance on technology servers. During this time, some technology services will be intermittently unavailable for everyone on and off campus. These services include but are not limited to:

On Tuesday, March 12, from 7 to 8 a.m., Campus Technology Services (CTS) will perform network maintenance. Park Hall's wired and wireless connections to the campus network and internet will be unavailable during this timeframe. 

For further updates, please refer to the CTS technology status page.

Today is International Women’s Day which falls into March’s Women’s History Month. Did you know that Women’s History Month has a theme? It is Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. 

History

Before it was Women’s History Month, Women’s History Week was celebrated first during the week beginning March 7, 1982, with Congressional approval through Pub. L. 97-28 in 1981. 

On Wednesday, March 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Campus Technology Services (CTS) will perform maintenance on LakerPrint servers used for student printing. During this time, LakerPrint will be intermittently unavailable for everyone. 

For further updates, please refer to the CTS technology status page.

Penfield Library is seeking submissions from faculty and staff for Display To Archives 2023-24 by the March 20 submission deadline.

Here is closing information for some key resources over Spring Break (March 9 to 17):

Residence Life and Housing

Residence halls will close at 10 a.m. on March 9 and reopen at noon on March 17.  

The Point

The Point will close at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 8, and will be closed the weekends prior to and after Spring Break. During the break, The Point will be open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with regular hours resuming on Monday, March 18.