Around the SUNY Oswego campus

Hollywood style comes to Tyler Hall as the college and its School of Communication, Media and the Arts roll out the red carpet Oct. 28 for guests at the Tyler Hall Take 2 Debut presidential reception in honor of the rejuvenated building's official reopening. School of Communication, Media and the Arts Dean Julie Pretzat introduced college President Deborah F. Stanley, and both made welcoming remarks. The Oswego Jazz Project faculty combo played, State Singers performed and a surprise appearance by the Wicked Witch of the West -- summoning visitors to enjoy "The Wizard of Oz" in Waterman Theatre -- capped off the elegant evening.

Dan Wood (left), senior program specialist-audio for the music department, speaks with alumnus Larry Rubinstein, engineer in charge at NEP Broadcast Services' U.S. studios, during an open house Oct. 28 in Tyler Hall. The building's new recording studio features an Avid HDX system, Avid's flagship S6 control surface, Genelec's 8260A studio reference monitors and top-of-the-line microphones from Neumann, Royer, AKG, Sennheiser and Shure, according to Wood.

College President Deborah F. Stanley (center) and her husband Michael pause for a red carpet interview Oct. 28 with WTOP-TV reporter Lindsey Martin, a senior broadcasting and mass communication major. The carpet led reception guests through Tyler's spacious new lobby to the stairway leading to the new two-story instrumental music hall.

Junior studio art major Lindsey Ubeda offers programs detailing all the Tyler Hall Take 2 Debut celebration has to offer during a week of theater and musical performances, an art exhibition, open houses, alumni networking events and more. The week officially wraps this evening with the sold-out performance of the renowned Ailey II dance troupe in fully renovated Waterman Theatre.

The State Singers choral ensemble performs at the Tyler Hall Take 2 Debut reception, leading SUNY Oswego's alma mater from the balcony overlooking the new instrumental music hall, one of the signature features of the $22.2 million Phase I renewal of Tyler Hall. The first phase focused on the building's utilities infrastructure and its public spaces, including Waterman Theatre, Tyler Art Gallery and the new choral rehearsal room. Phases II and III, with a budget of $18 million, are under way, aiming to modernize backstage theater operations; upgrade the art studios, classrooms and remaining offices; and complete Tyler Hall exterior cleaning and landscaping.

The cast of the theater and music departments' "The Wizard of Oz" takes a bow Oct. 28, the penultimate staging in a five-show run. Directed by theater faculty member Jonel Langenfeld and conducted by music chair Todd Graber, the musical showed off many of Waterman Theatre's new capabilities, thanks not only to deft acting, singing and instrumental work, but to state-of-the-art lighting, sound, rigging, a new orchestra pit and even new stage traps, to which the Wicked Witch of the West (Alex Matsu, farthest right) can attest. The intrepid Oz travelers (in front, left) were played by Dwan Hameed (Cowardly Lion), Seth Prevratil (Tin Man), Megan VanVorce and Chloe (Dorothy Gale and her dog, Toto) and Anthony Sagrestano (Scarecrow).

The 2016 Lewis B. O'Donnell Media Summit raises the curtain on Tyler Hall Take 2 Debut on Oct. 27, appropriately using "The Wizard of Oz" set for a lively discussion of the impact of the digital era, particularly social media, on theater, music and the arts. Representing disciplines that span communication, media and the arts are (from left) moderator Sean McAllister, class of 2001 and now co-host of "MORE" and "MORE Access" for Fox affiliate KVVU-TV in Las Vegas; and panelists Mya Brown, a director, actor, playwright and visiting assistant professor of theater; George Gianopoulos of the class of 2007, composer-in-residence for the Los Angeles-based Symbiosis Ensemble and concert series Music @ MiMoDa; Diana Preisler of the class of 1996, star of Lifetime Television series “Pitch Slapped” and leader of the a cappella band Blue Jupiter; and Michael Yoon of the class of 2000, communications manager for University Services at Princeton University, specializing in print design and illustration.

Volunteers and donors gather Oct. 21 for Passionately Pink for the Cure, an annual campaign to raise awareness and funds for the fight against breast cancer, in conjunction with October's observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Organizers conducted drawings for eight baskets and a 50/50 raffle and served cookies decorated with the campaign's signature pink loop.

Public justice senior Daliana Gonzalez (center) takes part in an Oz Speaks speak-out titled "Blue Lives Matter" on Oct. 25 in Marano Campus Center auditorium. Moderator Jerri Howland (left) is associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students for the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. The Oz Speaks series offers students a forum for expressing thoughts and feelings on subjects from Black Lives Matter to the shootings at Orlando's Pulse nightclub to political correctness. 

Junior creative writing and journalism dual major Christina Bandru (center) and senior creative writing major Jenn Moss speak Oct. 26 with Paul Austin, class of 1989, manager of system test for IBM WebSphere and a skilled writer, communicator and facilitator. Austin returned to SUNY Oswego as a guest of the Living Writers Series, a course of English and creative writing faculty member Juliet Giglio that features weekly speakers in a wide variety of writing genres. 

Andrea Virgilio Cotter, class of 1974, partner of Allegory Inc. focusing on company culture and brand consulting, speaks on behalf of the Alumni-In-Residence program Oct. 26 in a communication/service learning class of Jenny Rosenberg (left) in Room 204 of Mahar Hall. The senior capstone course in communication is designed to integrate and apply students' knowledge through service to the community and seminar study.

Technology faculty member John Belt (center) speaks Oct. 28 with SUNY Oswego alumni and 2016 Technology Fall Conference presenters Matt Slauson, class of 1997, and Andrew Horton, class of 1981, in Belt's design studio in Park Hall. The 77th annual conference brought together about 500 technology and other educators from across the state to share innovations in teaching and in classroom technology.

Pioneering ESPN "SportsCenter" anchor, author and 1981 alumna Linda Cohn (standing center) visited campus and Central New York recently. In addition to serving as a featured guest and dropping the puck for the Syracuse Crunch's home opener on Oct. 15, Cohn came to campus Oct. 16 for a lively public Q&A in Sheldon Hall. Here the former Laker goalie spends a little time with the current women's ice hockey team at the Crunch game. (Submitted by Diane Dillon.)

Sophomore software engineering major Shakhar Dasgupta (right) speaks with Sgt. Erica Loucks of the New York Army National Guard during the Office of Career Services' Fall Career Fair Oct. 19 in Marano Campus Center's Swetman Gymnasium. Dozens of organizations recruited and otherwise assisted students who are exploring careers, internships or cooperative education experiences.

Lakers junior forward Olivia Ellis (pictured) corrals the puck and slings it toward goal during the season-opening exhibition contest Oct. 22 versus the Toronto Midget Aeros. Ellis went on to tally an assist in the team's 6-2 win Oct. 28 at New England College, then backed it up by scoring or assisting on every goal in the Lakers' 4-3 win Oct. 29 at Castleton, giving her five points for the season. The women's ice hockey team returns to action at 7 p.m. Friday for its home opener against the Chatham Cougars during Homecoming Weekend.

Sophomore cross-country standout Dylan McCarthy (pictured at the Oswego State Invitational in September) saved the best effort of his career for the SUNYAC Championships last weekend at Letchworth State Park. McCarthy placed sixth overall with a career-best time of 25:39.3 in the 8K race, beating his previous best by 3 seconds. The Liverpool native led the Lakers to a fourth-place finish as a team, narrowly missing third by six points, but nonetheless improving on its sixth-place result in 2015. The men's and women's cross country teams next compete in the NCAA Atlantic Regional on Nov. 12 at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey.

David Ferreira (left-center in white) shoots and scores Oct. 28 in the men's ice hockey team’s season-opening 7-1 victory over Elmira College. The junior forward tallied the goal just short of nine minutes into the final period, extending the Lakers' lead to 6-0. Also scoring was Kenny Neil, who would go on to notch a hat trick with half of Oswego's goals in a 6-3 win at Elmira on Saturday. Alex Botten, Jody Sullivan, Aaron Huffnagle, Matt Galati and Andrew Barton also added their first goals of the season. The team returns to the Marano Campus Center ice at 7 p.m. Saturday in a SUNY Athletic Conference matchup vs. Geneseo.