Oswego State students enter competition
Nayancie Matthews, a freshman business administration major at Oswego State, spearheaded the introduction of the nonpartisan campaign and competition, Up to Us, to campus this year. “Up to Us is a program that empowers students to educate peers on our…
President Stanley hosts town hall meeting to address campus concerns
Oswego State students voiced their concerns with sustainability, student health insurance and discrimination to President Deborah Stanley during a town hall meeting held Thursday night in the Marano Campus Center auditorium. Omar van Reenen, director of diversity, equity and inclusion…
Vocal Effect spreads good vibes to Oswego
The sound of 25 blending voices can be heard pouring from Lanigan Hall at Oswego State every Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday. Vocal Effect, a show choir consisting of students from all majors, performs anywhere between three and six times per…
Student Association hotly debates resolution
For three weeks, debate and personal grievances have plagued Oswego State’s Student Association before senators voted down a proposed resolution focusing on sustainability in dining hall facilities on campus. Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Omar van Reenen, with the…
BOUNCE works to educate people about diabetes
Communities around the U.S. observe National Diabetes Month each November to spread awareness and education about the disease and how it impacts Americans. An estimated 9.4 percent of the U.S. population had diabetes in 2015. This total included 30.2 million…
Student Association Senate argues over resolution, tables legislation
Conflict arose in the weekly Student Association Senate meeting Tuesday when senators and directors alike butted heads over opposing views on a proposed resolution and the process in which it has been handled. Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Omar…
Campus hosts benefit bingo for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Oswego State students and faculty and community members in Oswego gathered on Wednesday night to fundraise for relief efforts in Puerto Rico after the devastation of hurricanes Irma and Maria. Different departments around campus collaborated with the department of Community…
Experiences of minority groups shared in presentation
A group of close to 40 Oswego State students gathered Wednesday to discuss what it means to be a minority in other countries and to share their own experiences with prejudice and racism. Elisa Descartes and Tarica Thomas, both students…
Excelsior Scholarship falls short of student expectations
Approximately 700 Oswego State students applied and were accepted over the summer to receive the Excelsior Scholarship for free tuition during the 2017-2018 academic year. The New York State Higher Education Services Corporation recently implemented the first program in the…
Oswego State associate professor awarded
Maria Murray, an Oswego State associate professor in the curriculum and instruction department, recently received two awards for her work in literacy assessment and intervention in the Central New York area. Murray was awarded the 2017 Perry A. Zirkel ’66…
