Skylar Bechard came from Southern California to SUNY Oswego to join a rising Laker volleyball team and a nationally recognized zoology program. She’s one of many student-athletes looking forward to the return of live fall sports contests next week.
SUNY Oswego’s Educational Opportunity Program returned to an in-person session this summer, with a robust enrollment in the program that provides access, academic support and financial aid to students who show promise for succeeding in college but who may not otherwise be able to attend.
The newest members of the Oswego family will enjoy a week full of activities titled Laker Launch, starting on Aug. 15, to learn more about college life and their new home.
While the 2021 May Commencement ceremonies, May 14 to 16, looked different than previous years, nearly 1,000 graduates and 2,000 guests were able to celebrate the accomplishments of the college's newest alumni.
The Student Association Volunteer Ambulance Corporation (SAVAC) this year marks its 50th anniversary of helping the campus community, after starting as one of the first student-run ambulance companies in the country.
The successful, student-oriented peer-mentoring program Focus Forward is celebrating its tenth anniversary as it continues to cultivate student interest and bring new schools into its program.
For students, having to go into isolation (for a positive COVID-19 test) or quarantine (for potential infection) is not part of their college plans. But SUNY Oswego’s Quarantine and Isolation Buddy program, aimed at facilitating caring interactions with students who are isolated from everyone due to the virus, tries to make a difficult situation a little better.
Students Helping Oz Peers (SHOP) is a volunteer-staffed pantry continues to support Oswego students’ needs from its base of operations in the basement of Penfield Library.
