Around the SUNY Oswego campus

Working on a class assignment project that incorporates floating vehicle buoyancy, hydraulics, pumps and battery powered motors are (from left) junior technology education majors Shafia Ibrahim, Hunter Sabella and Ryan Parrish. Students work on a variety of technology assignments in the energy technology lab in the School of Education, 115 Park Hall, including these students in a course taught by Professor Richard Bush.

In late October, the Geology 101 class taught by Dave Valentino began mapping the area where the college's Splinter Village used to be located. The class uses a GSSI electromagnetic induction tool to chart below-ground features in the campus athletic field North of Lee Hall. Splinter Village was a collection of military surplus temporary buildings used for classrooms and housing to accommodate the rapid increase in student enrollment just after World War II, thanks to the GI Bill and an economic boom. Melissa Montera (front left) begins a pass across the field with the electromagnetic induction tool and GPS, with Matthew Broadnax (in back), Valentino (center) and Alyssa Czaplinski (right).

The 2020 edition of the college's Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit welcomed an all-star panel to discuss “On the Front Lines with the First Amendment” on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Here President Deborah F. Stanley welcomes (clockwise from top left) moderator and communication studies faculty member Michael Riecke; and panelists Ava Lubell, a Legal Fellow at the Cornell Law School First Amendment Clinic; Bret Jaspers, politics reporter for KERA Public Media in Dallas-Fort Worth; Steve Brown, investigative reporter at WGRZ in Buffalo; Connie Schultz, a Pulitzer-Prize winning, nationally syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate; and Oswego alumna Michelle Garcia, editorial manager of NBC News’ NBC BLK, which tells stories by, for and about the Black community.

This year’s Launch It student entrepreneurship competition played out virtually but still featured a robust variety of excellent student ideas. Daniel Maslowski took first place, and a $2,500 prize sponsored by Wired for the startup SWTRS (Severe Weather Threat Ranking System). Keith Loh’s Composting Initiative concept earned second place and a $1,500 prize sponsored by Wegmans. Mairna Yousef’s Audio Guidance for the Blind project earned the third-place prize of $1,000 sponsored by Sherwin Williams. The Crowd Favorite award, and a $300 prize, went to Nicole Noel for her Networking App. In all, 13 students and their alumni mentors prepared presentations for the Oct. 30 final pitches.

Elizabeth Keida teaches a wellness class -- complete with masks and facility features reflecting current health protocols -- in recently renovated room B5 of Wilber Hall.

The college’s Wind Ensemble conducts a class and rehearsal under the direction of music faculty member and chair Trevor Jorgensen. The new normal for the group includes special masks and windscreens, as well as breaks to clear out Room 11 in Tyler Hall.

Timothy Moorhouse, a freshman chemistry major in Kristin Gublo's first-year seminar class (CHE 110F), demonstrates the creation of "Elephant Toothpaste." Once the catalyst is added to the simple ingredients, the volume greatly expands to overflow the container.

Malia Minckler (foreground), a senior art/illustration major, works on a painting during a painting class taught by Christopher McEvoy. In the background, Kate Miller, a sophomore art/graphic design major, gets some feedback from McEvoy.

Virtual programs have brought the popular planetarium in the Shineman Center back into use by the public. This clip comes from the October show, “Constellations of Fall: Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn,” presented by John Zielinski. For its November shows, at 7 p.m. every Sunday,  planetarium director Scott Roby will present “Echoes of the Past,” featuring highlights from his planetarium shows created over the past seven years, including the curious moons of Jupiter and Saturn, a cosmic voyage and more.

Griffin Biviano (right), a freshman health and wellness major, and Peyton Daeffler, a sophomore wellness management and nutrition major, work in the “Intro to Personal Training” class taught by Brian Wallace (left) in the Wellness Lab in Wilber Hall.

Enterprise Holdings Foundation presents a check for $4,000 to SUNY Oswego's Office of Career Services. Presenting the check is Jody Giarrusso (right), talent acquisition specialist with Enterprise Human Resources. Accepting is Gary Morris (left), director of Career Services. The Enterprise gift to Career Services is part of their initiative to help support the communities in which their employees and partners live and work, with funds to be used to further enhance student success.

The Latino Student Union student organization hosted a virtual comedic conversation with Marcella Arguello from HBO's "Two Dope Queens" and Netflix's "Bill Nye Saves the World" on Oct. 9. Moderated by Francisco Suarez from SUNY Oswego's communication department, Arguello’s talk served as a closing keynote for Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. (Courtesy of Nsikak Ekong)

Colors on trees and an outdoor tent surround Glimmerglass Lagoon looking toward West Campus in this late October image. (Photo by Nsikak Ekong)