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The need for employees who can really understand data-driven factors led to SUNY Oswego’s new minor in business analytics.

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.

For School of Business faculty member Dr. Stathis Kefallonitis, walking the red carpet and attending the 47th International Emmy Awards ceremony in New York City was only part of a busy semester of participating in events around the globe.

SUNY Oswego senior Henrry Leon was recently one of 42 students in SUNY’s Educational Opportunity Program to receive the inaugural statewide Norman R. McConney Jr. Award for Student Excellence, recognizing ability to overcome obstacles to achieve success.

The two most recent SUNY Oswego connections to win prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student program awards add to a recent track record of success while reflecting campus efforts to expand diversity in studying abroad.

The SUNY Oswego School of Business has launched a new entrepreneurship minor, building on students' strong efforts in business plan competitions, their work with Oswego-area companies and other indicators of interest across a variety of disciplines on campus.

A closet-cleaning chore spawned an ambitious and growing effort to lend prom dresses to girls who couldn't otherwise afford them, leading to a top award from Harlem Fashion Week for the founding sisters, both seniors at SUNY Oswego.

As president of the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs, 1966 SUNY Oswego graduate John Sroka understands firsthand how important volunteer firefighters are to the safety of New York state. Of the state’s 1,665 registered fire departments, more than 90 percent rely solely on volunteers, so he turned to his alma mater to address falling numbers of recruits.

A recent article finding him the most-cited scholar on business incubators and accelerators is the latest example of the impact Sarfraz Mian of SUNY Oswego’s School of Business has had in more than a quarter-century of research in this field.

SUNY Oswego School of Business faculty member Efstathios (Stathis) Kefallonitis recently was named a fellow in two prestigious British royal societies, but he is quick to deflect the honors to acknowledge what the college allows him to do.