Counseling Services Center

Counseling Services and Rice Creek Field Station collaborated this semester to support students’ mental health using the powerful effects of the natural world.

Katherine Wolfe-Lyga, director of SUNY Oswego’s Counseling Services Center, recently earned a national award for her far-reaching leadership in the field of campus mental health.

A federal grant of nearly $280,000 over the course of three years will strengthen the college’s mental health crisis counseling capabilities.

SUNY Oswego was an early adopter of the Thriving Campus application, a program that connects students with counseling services and which SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras recently announced would be adopted throughout the State University system as part of a comprehensive plan to expand access to mental health services to every student at SUNY’s 64 campuses.

The Counseling Services Center staff and students offer helpful and heartfelt tips and thoughts on how to maintain mental wellness as we work toward the end of the semester.

SUNY Oswego’s Counseling Services Center recently earned prestigious recognition through accreditation from the International Accreditation of Counseling Services.

Campus Compact recently named Ariel Gutman-Gates, a SUNY Oswego junior psychology major, one of only 262 Newman Civic Fellows nationwide for 2019-20, recognizing his passion and hard work in growing the college's program for students who struggle with food insecurity.

SUNY Oswego's Counseling Services Center will team with the college's Employee Assistance Program on Sept. 12 to shine a light on the array of services and organizations available for everyone on campus, especially those that need help coping with friends, family, relationship issues, academic or job pressures.

Physical and mental wellness opportunities will welcome new and returning students during 2018 Opening Week activities, also letting students know some of the many ongoing services the college offers.