Start Now partnership allows test run for college
A 2016 partnership, Start Now, has been created between Oswego State and Jefferson Community College to help students make the academic and personal transition from high school to college easier. The goal of the program is for high school students…
Science Today series brings Kerin Claeson to campus
People thought Kerin Claeson was crazy for wanting to travel to Antarctica, but the goal of finding the connection between South America and Antarctica before they split was what drove her forward into the cold. “Antarctica did not always look…
Oswego State faculty hold benefit bake sale
Oswego State’s faculty and staff picked up their aprons and oven mitts to bake for a good cause this week for the 17th annual employee bake off to raise funds for State Employees Federated Appeal/United Way. The bake off was…
Interdisciplinary digital humanities minor introduced
A new digital humanities minor was introduced at Oswego State this fall for students to open new possibilities and new perspectives in the world of the digital age. There are several definitions of what digital humanities could stand for, said…
Education grant for underrepresented groups
Oswego State’s School of Education was awarded a five year, $1.63 million grant through the New York State Department of Education to upgrade their Teacher Opportunity Corps program. “TOC is a New York State grant funded program and was created…
Philosopher, author speaks about book on war
Philosophers such as Homer and Sophocles have studied the effects of war on soldiers, their moral injury and their psychological response to the aftermath and threat of battle throughout time. Nancy Sherman, a philosophy professor at Georgetown University, said about…
Last town hall raises issues of protecting international, undocumented students
Oswego State President Deborah Stanley held her last town hall meeting of the semester discussing issues and topics with faculty, staff and students on April 6, in the Marano Campus Center Auditorium. A continuing topic brought up by Stanley was…
Adopt-A-Grandparent raises awareness
Oswego State students have the opportunity to form relationships with the elderly outside of campus and bridge the generation gap through the college’s Adopt-A-Grandparent program. The program was created to bring awareness to students as to what is out there…
Newly built lactation rooms create safe, clean spaces for pumping breastmilk
Nursing mothers at Oswego State now have the option to breastfeed or pump in private inside the newly opened lactation rooms around campus. Over the summer the process of designing and building the rooms began, but the idea to create…
Fake news sparks panel of professionals
College students have used the words “dismaying” and “bleak” to describe their ability to assess the credibility of news sources, but student journalists can use tools including fact checking and transparency to educate their peers, said a panel of experts….
