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The State University of New York, SUNY Oswego President, Nigeria’s Peter O. Nwosu returned to his native land with a high-level delegation under the SUNY Africa Initiative, advancing academic, cultural, and economic collaborations across three African nations.

State University of New York (SUNY) Oswego President Peter O. Nwosu traveled from the United States to Africa from July 11 to 23, helping lead a high-level delegation to his homeland of Nigeria, as well as Kenya and Rwanda, as part of the SUNY Africa Initiative — a system-wide effort to deepen strategic educational, economic and cultural partnerships across the continent.

SUNY Oswego President Peter O. Nwosu was honored with Lifetime Achievement Award in Academia and Leadership at the annual BOND Awards in Mississauga, Canada, on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025.

The City of Oswego recently announced that SUNY Oswego President Peter O. Nwosu will serve as the Grand Marshal for this year’s Independence Day Parade, taking place on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at 1 p.m.

Also establishes a School of Engineering and Natural Sciences in response to workforce trends

The renaming improves the university’s ability to attract grants, research funding, and partnerships with employers and community organizations — as well as fundraising opportunities to “promote initiatives that resonate with successful and engaged alumni.” It also “signals SUNY Oswego’s readiness to lead” in addressing regional and global challenges through innovative programming, it contends.

SUNY Oswego President Peter O. Nwosu joined fellow higher education leaders from across the nation in Washington, D.C. earlier this week to meet with members of the 119th Congress for the AASCU on the Hill Annual Convening.

In December 2024, Kenyan Ambassador to the United Nations, Erastus Ekitela Lokaale, visited SUNY Oswego to explore opportunities for developing educational and research connections between the university and Kenya.

SUNY Oswego President Dr. Peter O. Nwosu has been named to the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council (CNYREDC) by New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul.

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has named SUNY Oswego President Peter Nwosu to chair its committee on student success.