Admissions switches from early decision to early action
The Oswego State admissions office unveiled a new policy to allow incoming freshmen to be informed of their acceptance earlier than before. Previously, Oswego State participated in the early decision program, which allowed students to know of their acceptance earlier,…
Newly built lactation rooms create safe, clean spaces for pumping breastmilk
Nursing mothers at Oswego State now have the option to breastfeed or pump in private inside the newly opened lactation rooms around campus. Over the summer the process of designing and building the rooms began, but the idea to create…
Survivors of traumatic events share their stories
Nearly all 500 seats in Lanigan 101 were full on Wednesday evening for a presentation on school safety and preparedness from two survivors of two of the worst school shootings in United States history. Law enforcement officers, school officials, community…
Web-based tools launched in over 100 languages
SUNY expanded their Sexual Assault and Violence Response (SAVR) resources by translating the Affirmative Consent, Amnesty and Bill of Rights provisions of Enough is Enough legislation into more than 100 languages alongside recently added web-based tools. “We developed SAVR with…
Mental health counseling program meets 156 standards, opening new options
Oswego State’s mental health counseling program received national accreditation opening new options for graduate students seeking a license to have a career in the field. In the fall of 2016, the mental health counseling program within the Counseling and Psychological…
Reported child abuse increasing in Oswego County
In 2016, more than 3,200 child abuse cases were reported to the state from Oswego County, an increase in recent years, according to the Oswego County Department of Social Services. Christine Patrick, the director of services at the Oswego County…
Oswego County provides alternative to landfills
The average American produces about 1,500 pounds of trash a year. In Oswego County, that translates to about 94,000 tons a year. With all that trash, landfills can be filled to their limit. In Oswego County, there is an alternative…
Oswego State breaks world record on live TV
The “Today Show” broadcasted live from Oswego State Friday to record 593 students breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest conga line on ice. Al Roker, an alumnus, returned home to Oswego as part of Rokerthon 3 and the…
4 third period goals lead Lakers to SUNYAC final
With a bye into the semifinal round of the SUNYAC Championship, the top-seeded Oswego State men’s ice hockey team eliminated the fourth-seeded Buffalo State Bengals with a 6-2 victory in front of 2,211 people at the Marano Campus Center Ice…
OzFest lineup includes rap again
For the third straight year, rap has been the number one genre of music Oswego State students chose on the OzFest survey. DNCE and A-Boogie Wit Da Hoodie have been confirmed for the annual OzFest concert lineup at 8 p.m….
