Student life

While the 34th edition of the ALANA (African, Latino, Asian and Native American) Student Leadership Conference, Sept. 23 to 30, will take place virtually, it will continue a long tradition of celebrating and promoting diversity, unity and understanding.

SUNY Oswego’s award-winning student media organizations The Oswegonian, WNYO 88.9 FM and WTOP-10 TV are adapting in response to the pandemic while still offering students hands-on experience.

Move-in days had a different look and schedule for students and families this fall. Staff and student volunteers worked hard to adapt to how COVID-19 impacted new and returning students moving into their SUNY Oswego homes.

All students are invited to take part in the first-ever Virtual Student Involvement Fair, running 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. via the college's Laker Life website.

The shift of New Student Orientation to a virtual welcome has changed the nature of this tradition, but also offered some benefits, organizers said.

The show went on for an annual tradition for cinema and screen studies students thanks to alumni support and the determined creativity of filmmakers in the Oswego family.

Abhishek Thapa, who won multiple Art Department Awards this semester, discusses why he chose Oswego, working with faculty and what inspires him.

The Laker women's hockey team took on the popular Toilet Paper Challenge making its way around the internet and had some fun. The players may be all around North America at the moment, but they still show #TogetherOz teamwork.

Yards for Yeardley, an annual daylong walk/run/roll to raise awareness about domestic and dating violence, has been extended into a month-long virtual event, coordinated locally by It's On Oz. Working #TogetherOz, the campus community has already logged more than seven million yards … and counting!