Awards + honors

Magdalena (Maggie) Rivera, assistant dean of students, student outreach and support in SUNY Oswego’s Office of the Dean of Students, was honored this fall by Sen. John Mannion for her contributions to and support of the Hispanic community in Central New York.

Christina Vasquez, the director of SUNY Oswego’s CSTEP (Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program), was recently appointed as one of 11 emerging Hispanic/Latinx leaders and allies to become fellows for the 2024 SUNY Hispanic Leadership Institute (HLI) class.

SUNY Oswego’s menu of sustainability activities once again earned recognition in Princeton Review’s "Guide to Green Colleges" for 2024, released in October.

SUNY Oswego continues to rank among the most military-friendly and supportive universities, according to the Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges ranking, released on Nov. 6, 2023.

SUNY Oswego senior biology major Naw Ka Paw Paw recently joined a distinguished list of SUNY Educational Opportunity student ambassadors, a role in which she advocates for and promotes this program that opens doors to higher education for students.

Francisco Suarez – associate professor in the communications studies department – was recently publicly recognized for his hard work and dedication on and off campus.

Connor Censak, a SUNY Oswego senior majoring in cinema and screen studies, is among the recipients of the 2023 Lake Placid Film Festival Student Summit Scholarship.

The Department of Experiential Course and Engaged Learning won the "Excellence in Employer/Community Collaboration Award" at the SUNY CDO conference in Albany.

Serving as a global expert and dedicated scholar, while advocating for digital human rights, recently earned SUNY Oswego communication students professor Ulises Mejias the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities.

Outstanding work in customer service, technological projects and overall support recently earned Michele May earns the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service.