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New Innovation Challenge open to problem-solving young entrepreneurs

July 14, 2020

The new SUNY Oswego Innovation Challenge is creating a virtual workspace where students, faculty, staff and alumni work together on innovative ideas to solve business or social problems, while building entrepreneurial skills.

Employee FAQs on quarantine and travel

July 10, 2020

Q: What does quarantine mean?

A: If you are returning from travel to a designated state, and if such travel was for longer than the limited duration outlined within the executive order, you are required to quarantine when you enter New York for 14 days from the last day you were in a designated state(s), unless you are an essential worker or fall under another exception as determined by the Commissioner. The requirements to safely quarantine include:

Quarantine restrictions on travelers arriving in New York

July 10, 2020

Per Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Order, all travelers entering New York from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents, or higher than a 10 percent test positivity rate, over a seven-day rolling average, will be required to quarantine for a period of 14 days consistent with Department of Health regulations for quarantine.

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New minor in sales will bolster students' in-demand skills

July 9, 2020

A recently approved academic minor in sales will help make SUNY Oswego graduates more marketable and better equipped for relationship management and other key professional skills.

Children's Center plans Aug. 10 re-opening

July 9, 2020

The Children's Center -- the daycare and preschool located in Sheldon Hall -- announced plans to re-open with approved health precautions and protocols in place on Aug. 10.

The center, which has been in operation for 50 years, offers programs for toddlers aged 18 months through preschool five days a week to campus and community members. Teachers emphasize learning through play, with a variety of activities geared toward developing creativity, socialization and other key traits in youngsters. The center provides lunch and snacks.

TIAA to offer July retirement consultation webinars

July 8, 2020

TIAA Retirement Consultant Darryl Fiasconaro is offering several webinars throughout the month of July featuring different topics. 

Sessions will include:

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Alumna’s $50K gift pushes Student Emergency Fund over $245K

July 7, 2020

An alumna who wished to remain anonymous donated $50,000 to support SUNY Oswego’s Student Emergency Fund, bringing the total raised for immediate student needs to more than $245,000 in just over three months.

Free estate planning webinar July 28 for SUNY community

July 6, 2020

A world-wide health crisis and the resulting economic turmoil have caused individuals to take a new look at their estate and financial planning, including the charitable aspects of that planning. 

More than half of people 55 or older in the United States haven’t created a will or the other key estate planning documents that they might need during the pandemic, according to Caring.com. 

Leadership Oswego County to go virtual for 2020-21

July 6, 2020

Leadership Oswego County (LOC), a SUNY Oswego-administered, business-sponsored program that empowers area individuals to become community leaders, will go virtual for the first time with the Class of 2021.

Appointment form moved online; trainings offered

July 6, 2020

Human Resources is pleased to announce the rollout of the electronic Unclassified Service Appointment form through Interview Exchange. Effective Aug. 1, 2020, this process will replace the paper version of this form and will be used for all unclassified service employment actions.

To prepare for this transition, Human Resources will offer remote (Zoom) training sessions on the following days for anyone to join: