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Shineman Oswego Scholarships to support local residents attending SUNY Oswego

June 12, 2024

Thanks to underwriting from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation, a new scholarship will support Oswego County students attending SUNY Oswego, starting this fall.

For fall 2024, the Shineman Oswego Scholars program will award 25 scholarships to local students for $2,500 per year for up to four years. Starting in fall 2025, the program will provide 10 $1,250 renewable scholarships across the county.

Each of the county’s nine school districts has two recipients, with another seven awards available in open competition throughout the county.

Research

Students gain experience through meteorology research project in Sweden

June 10, 2024

A group of four students Oswego students recently returned from a research project during the spring 2024 semester studying cold air outbreaks in the subarctic region.

June welcomes Pride and Caribbean American Heritage Month

June 10, 2024

Happy June, everyone! This edition of the Oz Inclusivity Playbook recognizes and celebrates the LGBTQIA2S+ and Caribbean American communities for their culture and their impact throughout society and on our campus. This column will highlight both awareness and address some community engagement opportunities.  

Penfield Library resource sharing (ILL) undergoing summer maintenance

June 7, 2024

In an effort to maintain patron privacy and keep the ILLiad database (one of the systems used for processing Interlibrary Loan requests) current and running efficiently, Penfield Library will perform a series of procedures during the summer of 2024. No interruption in service is expected as a result of this work.

Mallory Bower named director of EXCEL

June 7, 2024

I am pleased to announce that Mallory Bower has been appointed as director of EXCEL: Experiential Courses and Engaged Learning after serving as interim director for the past year.

Mallory joined the SUNY Oswego community over 10 years ago. Most recently she served as the assistant director for experiential curriculum and assessment in EXCEL. She supported the department through experiential curriculum development and strategic planning for high-level retention programs.

Openings available for Sheldon Institute, STEAM Camp summer programs

June 6, 2024

Registration is open for the two youth-focused hands-on learning opportunities in Barbara Shineman Summer Scholars Summer Camps' Sheldon Institute and STEAM Camp.

With these programs, the goal is for children to learn, explore and have fun. 

For either camp, young participants can be dropped off between 8 and 9 a.m., with student pick-up running until 5 p.m.

Cooper Hall network maintenance scheduled for June 13

June 5, 2024

On Thursday, June 13, from 8:30 to 11 a.m., Campus Technology Services (CTS) will perform network maintenance. Cooper 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.

Awards + honors

SUNY Oswego continues on rankings for ‘public good’

June 3, 2024

An ongoing commitment to contribute to the common good and to student success helped SUNY Oswego continue on the Washington Monthly list of top Master’s Universities for its advancement of quality academics and the public good.

Campus listening sessions scheduled for Vice President of University Advancement search

June 3, 2024

As noted in President Peter O. Nwosu's letter last week, SUNY Oswego has retained RPA Inc., a national executive search firm, to assist with the Vice President for University Advancement search with current Vice President Mary Canale's scheduled retirement.

RPA Inc. will conduct listening virtual sessions at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 6, and 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12, where they will ask different groups of stakeholders' questions to help them better understand the opportunity and SUNY Oswego so that they can best recruit.

Civic lesson plan faculty mini-grants available

May 31, 2024

With higher education having an important role in promoting civic engagement and civic discussions, SUNY Oswego is working to emphasize the importance of such civic-mindedness, and providing a mini-grant opportunity for the campus to help in these efforts.