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SUNY Oswego launched its 2026 alumni recognition season by honoring 2019 graduate Sonya Kedarnath with the Graduates Of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award during the Commencement Eve Reception in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena and Convocation Hall on May 15.

When Jonah Hawthorne arrived at SUNY Oswego as a transfer student, he expected history to repeat itself. After previously dropping out of college, Hawthorne admitted he came to Oswego prepared to walk away from higher education once again. “Fortunately, I was wrong,” Hawthorne told fellow graduates gathered for SUNY Oswego’s 90th Annual Commencement Eve Torchlight Ceremony on May 15. “To my surprise, the people I came to meet here were incredibly accepting in a way I had not seen in my past.”

SUNY Oswego’s Chemistry Department organized an alumni panel on April 27 welcoming Douglas Dickson, Kimberly LaGatta Mancarella, Ashley Kent and Christina Scalzo back to campus to share career experiences with students, demonstrating their journey from Oswego to where they are today.

The year 2025 brought many accomplishments and special moments for 1995 SUNY Oswego graduate Michael Catalano, including statewide recognition in his profession as well as his daughter Skyler Catalano earning her technology education degree early from Oswego's acclaimed program.

When "Marty Supreme" premiered in 2025, audiences were introduced to Luke Manley, who gave a performance that helped the film land a nomination for the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast. But long before the red carpet, the 2015 graduate was the new kid on campus –- a transfer student who found his footing at SUNY Oswego.

As a successful working professional gearing up to graduate from SUNY Oswego, Veronica Farrell exemplifies the kind of opportunity the university’s integrative professional studies (IPS) degree was created for.

The Great Lakes Institute (GLI) at SUNY Oswego proudly celebrated Earth Month alongside partners and friends from across campus, community and region.

The Office of Experiential Learning hosted its annual Experiential Learning Celebration on April 14 to recognize students and partners who contribute that are doing meaningful work in the campus community.

The SUNY Oswego Investment Club recently took a historic trip to New York City that included the honor of attending the ringing of the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

The Sigma Pi Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, SUNY Oswego's National Communication Honor Society, held their annual Spring Induction Ceremony welcoming 26 new members on April 21 in Hewitt Hall.