civic engagement

Five members of the SUNY Oswego community had an opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C., and attend a White House convening on Youth Civic and Voter Engagement on Nov. 22.

Political science faculty member Allison Rank recently earned a prestigious national fellowship to study and support practices and outcomes related to civic engagement and learning.

In a semester that includes a pivotal election on national, state and regional levels, the college’s nonpartisan Vote Oswego civic engagement effort itself had to pivot -- instead of information tables and face-to-face events, the student team has relied on tools like Zoom, Slack and Google Drive to power its activities.

SUNY Oswego earned a national ranking among best colleges in their class in Washington Monthly’s annual college guide that measures how institutions benefit the public good through student upward mobility, research and civic engagement.