Around the SUNY Oswego campus

Many students participated in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Feb. 7, honoring King’s commitment to direct action and community support. The annual event is hosted by Experiential Learning, Student Engagement and Leadership, and The Institute for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Transformative Practice. Projects included students packing hygiene kits for homeless community members, shown by the project’s student organizers in 141 Marano Campus Center.

Students participating in the Feb. 7 Martin Luther King Jr. 2026 Day of Service in 143 Marano Campus Center, making Valentine’s and Easter cards for senior citizens.

As part of the Feb. 7 Martin Luther King Jr. 2026 Day of Service, Jacqueline Wallace (seated right), associate director for career education in Career Services, works with students in the Hearth Lounge in Marano Campus Center to make hand-knitted blankets.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service features the vibrant "Tree of Life" poster, imprinted with multicolored handprints of students and event volunteers.

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, with the theme "Moving the Dream Forward: Music Through the Movement," took place on Feb. 6 in Sheldon Hall, featuring readings and performances blending academic insight with cultural performances. James Dekle provided the keynote speech and a musical performance. Dekle has over 20 years of professional experience in music and currently serves as Artist-in-Residence, music director at the Purdue University Black Cultural Center. In this role, Dekle serves as the choral director for the Black Voices of Inspiration Choir and is the founding director of the Purdue Express, a performance-based recruitment ensemble.

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration featured readings and performances, including gospel music from The Praise Team from Peoples AME Zion Church from Syracuse.

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration included a classic jazz piece by John Coltrane titled “Mr. P.C.,” performed by Eric Schmitz, professor of music (on drums), with Aaron Wrafter (alto sax), Trey Woolwine (trumpet), Charlie Cherchio (trombone), Mya Roper (bass) and Joe Salazar (guitar). 

Performances during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration included the Del Sarte Dance Club choreographed to "Tightrope" by Janelle Monáe, a song that echoes the need to maintain balance, ambition and integrity regardless of the “highs and lows” of life.

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration featured Michael Nedrick, a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, discussing the importance and legacy of the event. The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated founded the first Annual MLK Celebration at SUNY Oswego in 1989.

Rice Creek Field Station's annual Celebrate Snow Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 14, provided free activities for visitors of all ages. Activities included catching and examining snowflakes with the Meteorology Club, cross-country skiing, roasting marshmallows over a campfire, maple tree tapping with the Sustainability Office, science demonstrations and much more. Pictured, Linda Knowles of Rice Creek Field Station helps kids create animals from pine cones and other organic materials.

Rice Creek Field Station's annual Celebrate Snow Winter Festival included information on tapping sugar maple trees to collect sap used to make maple syrup. Office of Sustainability Interns demonstrating the process are, from left, sophomore zoology majors Jade Emmanuel and Emily DeLuca, and Logan Tillinghast, a sophomore environmental Earth science major.

Rice Creek Field Station's annual Celebrate Snow Winter Festival included storytelling for children by the pavilion.

Rice Creek Field Station's annual Celebrate Snow Winter Festival included science demonstrations, such as chemistry students in a lab classroom showing the physics of floating ice.

Rice Creek Field Station's annual Celebrate Snow Winter Festival included such family-friendly activities as guests roasting marshmallows and s'mores over a campfire. In the background is the campus observatory.

During Rice Creek Field Station's annual Celebrate Snow Winter Festival, snowshoers and cross-country skiers had the opportunity to explore the trails.

Ten faculty members were promoted to the rank of full professor, marked by a ceremony on Feb. 12 in Hewitt Hall ballroom. Pictured is President Peter O. Nwosu (in back row center) and Kristen Eichhorn, Provost (at far right), with honorees, from left:

• Jinpei Wu, accounting, finance and law
• Mohammad Islam, physics
• Krystal Kennel, theatre
• Ritu Radhakrishnan, curriculum and instruction
• Juliet Giglio, English, creative writing
• Napatsorn Jiraporn. marketing and management
• Victoria Chiu, accounting, finance and law
• Vadoud Niri, chemistry
• Jason Zenor, communication studies
• Benjamin Entner, art and design

Enterprise Mobility presented their generous annual gift to SUNY Oswego recently. Marking the occasion is Jody Giarrusso (center), Enterprise Mobility Human Resources, with from left: Heath Wood, vice president for University Advancement; Kristin Sotak, associate dean, College of Business and Entrepreneurship; Gary Morris, director of Career Services; and Jennifer Hill, executive director of Career Services, Corporate and Foundation Relations.

The Bahamas Ministry of Education recently visited campus to discuss its enrollment partnership with SUNY Oswego. From left are Joshua. McKeown, associate provost for Oswego’s International Education and Programs and director of the Office of International Education and Programs; Tonia Ferguson, Bahamas Ministry of Education scholarship and educational loan division administrator; SUNY Oswego President Peter O. Nwosu; and Sophia Rolle, Bahamas Ministry of Education scholarship and educational loan division consultant. Watch for a future story in Oswego Today with more information on the visit and partnership.

Students in the new digital marketing minor certification work in class in Rich Hall, from left: Kayla Tarquinio, senior business administration major; Teagan McGinn, senior marketing major; Olivya Tobin, senior marketing major; and Penelope Brown, junior marketing major.

SUNY Oswego University Police Officer Scott Maynard (left) earned SUNY’s Professional Service Award, an honor that recognizes members for acts that greatly enhance the operation of their respective University Police departments. Maynard was among the recipients of the 2025 University Police Awards, the highest recognition by the SUNY Police Chiefs Association, SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. announced in December. The annual awards honor investigators, lieutenants, officers, staff and students for their devotion, bravery and unwavering commitment to campus safety. Here, he receives congratulations from University Police Chief Scott Swayze.

Ecology students use the Shineman Center Greenhouse during a class held Feb. 5 by biological sciences professor C. Eric Hellquist. Pictured setting up their research projects are junior zoology majors, from left, Sarah Healy, Griffin McCullough and Connor McCullough.

Herpetology lab classes by Jennifer Olori, biological sciences, are held at Rice Creek Field Station and feature lots of amphibian and reptile specimens out on the tables that students examine as an introduction to the diversity of those groups. From left, senior zoology majors Ariah Martin and Atlas Hyde examine one such specimen, a black-bellied salamander.

The Spring Student Involvement Fair, Feb. 4 in Swetman Gym, hosted by the Office of Student Engagement and Leadership, encourages students to explore Oswego's 150+ clubs and organizations. Caribbean Student Association officers present included, from left, Leslie Vargas, director of correspondence; Sarah Harris, vice president and director of entertainment; Kaiya Williams, treasurer; and Dayna Purrier, president.

Those taking part in the Spring Student Involvement Fair included groups aligned with academic areas, such as the Society for Human Resource Management, represented by, from left: Antoine Jean-Baptiste, Kaedyn McClain and Josh Poorman.

The Spring Student Involvement offers students the chance to explore clubs and organizations that offer academic, cultural, interest and recreational connections, the latter including Women's Club Ice Hockey.

The Spring Student Involvement Fair held Feb. 4 in Swetman Gym’s participating organizations included the Oswego Robotic Club, here represented by Anthony Harter, president, and Julia Searer, vice president.

In the context of St. Valentine’s Day, juniors Gabby Runge, an adolescence education - English major, and Bryen Belknap, a computer science major, enjoy the Sweetheart Open Skate Feb. 12 in Marano Campus Center. The event was hosted by Campus Recreation.