Community

SUNY Oswego’s Canal Forest Restoration Project team will host nature-related activities, such as arts and crafts, kayaking, a story walk, local vendors and student research posters the day after National Arbor Day, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, at Rice Creek Field Station.

The university’s Great Lakes Institute will connect schoolchildren and other community members with educational opportunities tied to the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary through a recent $100,000 grant.

The next installment of Rice Creek Associates (RCA) Reflections will feature an expert talk on “Poking About Porcupies” at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, at SUNY Oswego’s Rice Creek Field Station.

SUNY Oswego's Rice Creek Field Station invites the public to the fifth annual Celebrate Snow winter festival on Saturday, Feb. 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (with a severe weather date of Feb. 18).

A variety of recreational activities, athletic events, nature programs, tours and more invite the community to the SUNY Oswego campus for the Winter Break Cruisin’ the Campus from Dec. 26, 2024, to Jan. 5, 2024.

SUNY Oswego is one of the pioneering institutions involved in the launch of SUNY’s Institute for Local News this fall. The program connects talented students with valuable experiences to help hometown newspapers collect stories that might otherwise go untold.

Oswego's H. Lee White Maritime Museum will feature SUNY Distinguished Professor in Physics and Astronomy Shashi Kanbur presenting “The Longitude Problem” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, as part of their fall History Lecture Series.

Rice Creek Associates again invites the public and campus community to a weekend of art and music at Rice Creek Field Station for "Inspired by Nature" on Oct. 18 and 19, part of SUNY Oswego's Family and Friends Weekend. All events are free and open to the public.

A community reception at SUNY Oswego’s Syracuse Campus on Sept. 24 featured proclamations and conversations recognizing SUNY Oswego’s contributions to Syracuse and Central New York while celebrating the Sept. 27 inauguration of the institution’s 11th President Peter O. Nwosu.

Stories of local legends and spirits will return with a live performance when SUNY Oswego's storytelling class presents the 9th annual Oswego Town Rural Cemetery: Ghost and History Storytelling Tour at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26.