International

A new opportunity from SUNY's Office of Global Affairs resulted in 13 Oswego students receiving a new scholarship titled Global Learning for All.

In late July, SUNY Oswego’s Office of International Education and Programs hosted 18 students and teachers from the SIS International School in Gwangju, South Korea. While the experience itself was fun for participants, it also represented the return of the Institute for Global Engagement Summer Global Partnership Programs, previously curtailed by the COVID pandemic.

SUNY Oswego, in partnership with Monroe Community College (MCC), recently received a federal grant to support study-abroad opportunities connected to the massive economic impact of Micron Technologies building in Central New York.

School of Business professor Dr. Barry A. Friedman continued his international teaching activities -- including a connection that could result in SUNY Oswego students traveling to Germany next summer.

Esfir Pievskaya, a double major in English and illustration, has earned a competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for an opportunity this fall in Italy.

Issac McGee, a graduate student majoring in business and marketing education, will continue a SUNY Oswego tradition as a finalist for the prestigious U.S. Student Fulbright English Teaching Award when he travels to the Czech Republic for several months.

December graduate Otis Gbala became the first SUNY Oswego alumnus who studied from Liberia, and served as the graduate banner presenter for December Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 16.

The Office of International Education and Programs is offering services to any class, organization, group, faculty or staff who would like to highlight the importance of the Education Abroad programs and experience.

Two SUNY Oswego students were recently inducted into the university's chapter of Delta Phi Alpha, the National German Honor Society. Marie Parker and Maya Sprague were honored for their outstanding academic achievement in German as well as for their participation in cultural events focusing on the German-speaking countries.

Barry A. Friedman of SUNY Oswego’s School of Business reported a productive time completing a Fulbright Specialist Project at the Hamburg School of Business Administration (HBSA) in Germany.