A retirement celebration for Distinguished Service Professor Leigh Wilson will take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, on the third floor of Poucher Hall in the creative writing wing.
The farewell coffee invites all those who have worked and/or connected with Wilson during her 40 years of service with SUNY Oswego. Recognized in 2020 with a Distinguished Service Professorship, Wilson is the current chair of the Department of English and Creative Writing, with a record spanning leadership, service and creativity.
In her time at Oswego, Wilson also has directed the college’s creative writing program, campus-wide Grand Challenge’s Fresh Water for All initiative, the Interdisciplinary Programs and Activities Center and the Digital Oz storytelling project.
Wilson also is an award-winning writer who has taught and mentored countless successful writers and creators over those four decades.
Light refreshments will be served and the farewell event, and all are welcome to stop by to express gratitude and wish Wilson luck with her future endeavors.
-- Submitted by the English and Creative Writing Department