Around the SUNY Oswego campus

Art and design and technology education students came together to host Oswego's annual Iron Pour on April 22 outside Tyler Hall. Raw iron is heated in an outdoor kiln to 3,000 degrees, then the liquified metal is poured into molds with designs carved by attendees.

SUNY Oswego Officer in Charge Mary Toale creates an artistic design in a sand mold to be used in making a cast iron sculpture. Visitors to the Iron Pour on April 22 created unique designs during the annual collaborative event with art and design and technology education students.

Student Association President Takayla Beckon and Chief of Staff Tristan Caruana offer some fun tie-dye shirt making at the Earth Day celebrations held April 22 in the quad between Marano Campus Center and Cooper Dining Center. Student Association, the Office of Sustainability and numerous campus clubs and organizations hosted educational and enjoyable activities that included printmaking, e-bikes, music, henna artists, chalk art, hammocking, games and more, emceed by WNYO staff.

The Outdoors Club offered the chance to try tightrope walking during the Earth Day celebration. John Custodio, pictured, shows his balance and skill as other Earth Day events were in full swing nearby.

Honors Convocation, held April 8 in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena and Convocation Hall, recognized Oswego student award winners and those who have demonstrated excellence in their field of study or in service to the college community. The keynote for the event, sponsored by the VEGA Honor Society, was lifelong educator Katrina Allen-White, a principal with the Syracuse City School District who earned three education degrees from SUNY Oswego. Awards from departments, the Oswego Alumni Association, Oswego College Foundation and Division of Extended Learning, as well as the Chancellor's Awards for Student Excellence, marked the celebration of academic success.

Electrical and computer engineering students, from left, Jesse Smithers, Christian Mackey and Anthony Ficarrotta explained specifics about their semi-autonomous robot that detects hazardous gases in a presentation in the Shineman Center during Quest. The team designed, constructed and programmed the device as their capstone project.

Theatrical reading of a play authored by student Anastasia West (not pictured), titled "Purpose and Intention (or: Three People with Four Chairs),” was among the attractions for Quest. Performing the reading in Marano Campus Center Auditorium are fellow theatre students, from left, Abby Hines, Shy Sims, Kuvar Bhatnagar and Natalie Griffin.

Quest keynote speaker was Stan Whittingham who spoke on “Climate Change and the Electric Century." Whittingham, of SUNY Binghamton, is the inventor of lithium batteries and is 2019 Chemistry Nobel Laureate. The event was held April 6 in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena and Convocation Hall.

Student and Laker Leader Kaushal Joshi (standing) leads a panel discussion with international students on "A Sense of Belonging: Resources and Experiences that Help International Students Thrive and Feel Connected at SUNY Oswego." The Quest presentation was sponsored by the college's Institute for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Transformative Practice.

Ellen Weber, a graphic design major, experiments in a game environment with VR goggles in Tyler Hall lobby during Quest. The project was part of “Special Topics in Virtual Reality.”

Demonstrating ceramic underglazes during a Quest presentation in Tyler Hall lobby are bachelor of fine arts and master’s in art teaching prep students Miranda Smith (left) and Aruasy Barrios (fourth from left). Underglazes are relatively low-temperature glazes that will later receive a glaze coating in ceramic making marbling technique.

Allegra Neglia talks about her atmospheric and geological sciences study of "Properties and Source Region of Igneous and Metamorphic Glacial Sediment Deposition in Central NY" during the Quest poster session in Swetman Gymnasium.

Several faculty members were recently promoted to full professor. SUNY Oswego Officer in Charge Mary Toale (left) and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Scott Furlong (at right), mark the occasion in congratulating, from left: Joanne O'Toole, Benjamin Ogwo, Richard Skolnik, Matthew Dykas and Scott Steiger. Missing from the photo are Kelly Roe, Cara Thompson and Lisa Glidden.

Cosgrove Clovis, a communication studies major, presents during the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) Student Showcase held April 22. His research explored the impact of quarantine practices on college students' leisure time activities, and discussed psychological effects of a period of isolation, such as that in the recent COVID period. Listening are Sue Bateman and Steve Smith, both from the Office of Learning Services, and Deborah Kite of the Educational Opportunity Program Office.

Tiffany Flores talks with Kristin Croyle, dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, about her biology research during the (Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program) CSTEP Student Showcase. Her study, "Kinase responsive to stress B negatively regulates Rap1 in dictyostelium discoideum," examines a species of soil-dwelling amoeba that transitions in its life cycle from a collection of unicellular amoebae into a multicellular slug and then into a fruiting body within its lifetime.

Technology education graduate student Jake Folts designed and constructed a stringed musical instrument from raw materials in a project over the spring semester. Pictured working in a Park Hall technology lab, he compares physical measurements to his CAD schematic.

Admitted student Tyler Johnson (right) of Tully High School dropped the puck at the Syracuse Crunch Pride Night game on Saturday, April 24. Johnson is already known for his activism on behalf of LBGQT+ issues. SUNY Oswego Communications Manager Alex Dukat was on hand to support and document this memorable moment for a member of the Class of 2026.

The Meteorology 350L class took a trip to the Oswego County Airport April 12 to look at the meteorological instruments that aid aviation and serve as weather observations for the public. (Photo provided by Katelyn Barber, atmospheric and geological sciences)

Students in biological sciences faculty member Daniel Baldassarre's ornithology class met at Rice Creek Field Station for more hands-on experience with a variety of bird species. Callista Weber, pictured, holds a black-capped chickadee before releasing it back into the habitat.

SUNY Oswego's Counseling Services Center partnered with Active Minds to bring their "Send Silence Packing" exhibit to campus April 11. Active Minds (activeminds.org) is the nation’s leading nonprofit working to change the culture around mental health. Send Silence Packing is a display that inspires action around suicide by sending the message that viewers are not alone, help is available and everybody plays a critical role in changing the culture around mental health.

SUNY Oswego hosted a community conversation in Marano Campus Center auditorium April 12 with featured guest Mateo Askaripour, author of The New York Times best-selling "Black Buck." The public event examined corporate culture, racial justice and inclusive workspaces. Askaripour, pictured at right talking with senior Mitchell Farrar during a meeting in Wilber Hall, earlier that day visited faculty and students in the School of Business.

Faculty members Justin Mastrangelo of art and design and Sandy Bargainnier of health promotion and wellness were recently honored as SUNY Online Teaching Ambassadors. The award acknowledges the hard work they invest into building fulfilling curriculums for online courses. Read the full story on this honor.