Around the SUNY Oswego campus

President Peter O. Nwosu waves to enthusiastic spectators lining Bridge Street while leading the procession as grand marshal of the 2025 City of Oswego Independence Day Parade. Laker students and staff joined him in the annual celebration, this year held July 6 from Oswego High School to Fort Ontario. Burritt Motors provided the vehicle for President Nwosu to lead the parade.

SUNY Oswego students and staff gather with President Peter O. Nwosu and City of Oswego Mayor Robert Corradino as they assemble to participate in Oswego's Independence Day Parade. President Nwosu served as grand marshal for this year's annual event held July 6.

Oswego students join President Peter O. Nwosu, serving as grand marshall, as they participate in Oswego City's Independence Day Parade on July 6.

The Oswego County Micron Strategy Steering Committee hosted its second annual summit June 20, at SUNY Oswego’s Marano Campus Center auditorium, celebrating a year of significant milestones and strategic collaboration supporting Micron Technology’s historic $100 billion investment in Central New York. President Peter O. Nwosu (at podium) welcomes subcommittee chairs (seated) and attendees to the summit.

Alumni coming back to Oswego for Reunion Weekend received a first-hand look at Hewitt Hall's transformations June 7, scheduled to reopen for the fall semester as the new home for visual arts programs in the College of Communication, Media and the Arts.

Alumni Reunion Weekend guests reunite at Fallbrook for the annual BBQ and bonfire on june 6.

Milestone receptions held Reunion Weekend included one in Tyler Hall and to honor alumni award winners David Haas ’09 (center left) with the Community Service Award, and Vincent Cioci ’15 (center right) with the Graduates Of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award. Read more about them and this year’s other winners.

Richard Bush, technology department chair, speaks to guests at the Leadership Donor Recognition Reception in Marano Campus Center Hearth Lounge during Reunion Weekend, prior to the University Update presentation. May 2025 psychology graduate Madison Flood, and Muhammad Musozoda, who earned a bachelor’s in chemistry 2023 and a master’s in chemistry in May 2025, also spoke about their experiences at Oswego.

Muhammad Musozoda, who earned a bachelor’s in chemistry in 2023 and a master’s in chemistry in May 2025, speaks to guests at the Leadership Donor Recognition Reception in Marano Campus Center Hearth Lounge during Reunion Weekend. Musozoda spoke in appreciation of the opportunities at SUNY Oswego.

May 2025 psychology graduate Madison Flood speaks to guests at the Leadership Donor Recognition Reception in Marano Campus Center Hearth Lounge during Reunion Weekend about opportunities provided during Flood’s time on campus. 

Class of 1975 alumni were each presented with a Golden Alumni pin by Heath Wood, vice president for university advancement, in a ceremony during the Golden Anniversary Society Breakfast held in Sheldon Hall ballroom.

Longtime admission staff member and 1977 graduate Jerome “Jerry” Oberst received the Alumni Impact Award at the University Update program during Alumni Reunion Weekend. Presenting his award is Heath Wood, vice president for university advancement. Read more about this award and this year’s other winners.

Antoine Dufour, a 2005 graduate who is now a researcher at University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine, earned the Distinguished Alumnus Award at the University Update program during Alumni Reunion Weekend. Presenting his award is Heath Wood, vice president for university advancement. Read more about this award and this year’s other winners.

The Mark Cole Memorial Library Dedication was held during Reunion Weekend with a reception in Tyler Hall. Cole was a longtime and beloved member of the theatre faculty who directed countless productions and also served for many years as chair of the department.

The University Advancement staff, gathered here for a group photo, welcomed home hundreds of Oswego alumni and guests June 5 to 9, for a fantastic and successful 2025 Alumni Reunion Weekend.

The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders visited campus for a reception on July 7. President Peter O. Nwosu welcomed the fellows, as well as Oswego students, faculty and staff, and City of Oswego Mayor Robert Corradino. Here participants pause for a commemorative photo on the steps at Shady Shore. The fellowship is the flagship program of the U.S. Government’s Young African Leaders Initiative.

President Peter O. Nwosu welcomes students and faculty to Shady Shore for the Mandela Washington Fellowship Presidential Reception on July 7. Pictured is Emmanuel Onwuka, a Nigerian student at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

President Peter O. Nwosu talks with Candace Campbell Jackson, senior vice president and chief of staff to the chancellor at Syracuse University, during a July 7 reception welcoming participants in the Mandela Washington Fellowship program.

Laker Leaders and other SUNY Oswego representatives also took part in Fair Haven's signature Mile-Long Parade during the Cayuga County village's Independence Weekend celebrations on July 3. (Photo by Kyle Meddaugh/OnePhoto)

SUNY Oswego Career Services earned two top honors at the recent SUNY Career Development Organization (SUNYCDO) conference, reflecting the office’s commitment to excellence, innovation and student-centered impact. Jason Virginia (at left), office manager in Career Services, received the Unsung Hero award, recognizing a SUNYCDO member who positively influences programs from behind the scenes with a positive attitude, a willingness to help in any capacity and pursuit of the highest standards. This marks the first time in SUNYCDO’s history that an individual in a specialist administrative role has received this honor. SUNY Oswego Career Services also received the Excellence in Employer/Community Collaboration: Office Award, which recognizes programs that engage employers and community partners to enhance career education, networking and recruiting.

Three alumni returned to Oswego to meet with science students and faculty and to hear student presentations on July 10. Pictured in the Shineman Center Nucleus during a break in the schedule with student presenters are chemistry alumni Peter Bocko ‘75 (standing center in blue plaid shirt), retired from Corning as chief technology officer; Paul Vianco ‘80 (standing, right of center, in blue shirt) retired senior engineer at Sandia National Laboratories in Enfield, New Hampshire; and physics alumnus George Vianco ‘77 (standing back row, right of center, green shirt), retired from Xerox as plant manager.

Aditya Raj Singh, a freshman computer science major, leads one of the many Admissions campus tours on July 14 for visiting prospective students and families.

Community members from the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) regularly help unload and organize deliveries to Oswego's Human Concerns Center from the Food Bank of New York, including this shipment on July 9. RSVP of Oswego County, which has been dedicated to engaging volunteers aged 55 and over in the community since 1973, is part of the university's Office of Workforce Innovation and External Relations (OWIER) and AmeriCorps Seniors.

Earlier in spring, the Office of Sustainability hosted an Arbor Day Celebration that included planting two new trees in the Centennial Arboretum located near the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Sheldon Avenue. The event commemorated the university’s second consecutive year of recognition as a Tree Campus USA. (Photo provided by Maxon Ali)