Communication Studies Department

A broadcasting major from Manhattan, Azariah Raveneau transferred to Oswego from Onondaga Community College.

A public relations major from New York Mills, Gianna LaBella transferred to Oswego from Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica with an associate’s degree in digital media and marketing.

The 21st edition of SUNY Oswego’s Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit will host an all-star alumni panel discussing “The Evolution of an Idea: How to Nurture Creativity in the Digital Age” and other events on Thursday, Oct. 23.

Axel Lopez, a first-year broadcast and digital media major, is among the 30% of SUNY Oswego students who are first-generation. The youngest of eight, Lopez shared how resources at Oswego, such as the Advancing Completion Through Engagement (ACE) program, are helping him achieve his goal of becoming the first in his family to earn a college degree.

The first day of fall 2025 classes brought a renovated and revitalized Hewitt Hall back online to prepare a range of communicators, storytellers and artists for today’s and tomorrow’s technologies, jobs and opportunities.

College of Communication, Media and the Arts Dean Jennifer Knapp recently took Video Production Coordinator Jim Kearns and Director of Communications Tim Nekritz on a tour of some of the most interesting and unique spaces in Hewitt Hall that will make it one of the best buildings in the nation for communication, design, filmmaking and other visual arts when it reopens for fall 2025 after more than $80 million in state-supported renovations.

SUNY Oswego students recently returned from a week-long trip to Ireland for their Quarter 3 course, "International PR: Food, Beverage, and Hospitality."

Linda Cohn vividly recalls hanging out in her first semester at Oswego State University with two newfound friends — Allison and Sherri — discussing their hopes for the future.

SUNY Oswego’s strong broadcast and digital media coursework and opportunities recently received additional recognition as the highest among New York state public institutions and in the top 50 nationally in the 2025 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) rankings.

Andrea Vickery, assistant professor of communication studies at SUNY Oswego, has joined the associate editor team at the International Journal of Listening.